Antimatter Pod

165. Hallmark Trek (VOY 5.22)

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Anika and Liz fire up the ancestry.com subscription and do a deep dive into an episode which does a deep dive into Kathryn Janeway's heritage. Yes, we're watching "11:59", an episode which has aged badly but maybe wasn't ever good to start with.

  • This is ostensibly the sort of filler episode that people now say they want more of, but it mistakes trivia for character development
  • "Small town business owner who hates progress and reveres the past" is a type that hits different in 2024
  • Henry Janeway voted for Mike Pence
  • Why are so many (white) starship captains from small town America? 
  • "11:59" is not interested in exploring the forces that would drive a woman out of STEM and into homelessness
  • Has any problem in the history of humanity ever been solved by a benevolent corporation? 
  • At 26:06, Liz says "dystopian" when she means "utopian", please be assured this will keep her up at night for the foreseeable future
  • We debate the benefits and otherwise of genealogy (content warning: from 34:03 to 34:27, this includes revelations about incest)
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