Get ready to be depressed after this week's episodes of "Voyager"! First up: can a saurian scientist get his society to admit they may be wrong about their place in the Galaxy in "Distant Origin"? Can The Doctor make a holo-family work after B'Elanna de-Stepfords it in "Real Life"? No. No in either case. And it ends pretty poorly for a lot of folks involved.

Also this week: saying titles, playing The Sims, and Bajorans!

[timestamps: "Real Life": 00:44; "Distant Origin": 26:35; Bajoran talk: 58:33]

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NOTE: "Independence Day 2" spoilers after the closing theme

Origins are tricky things, sometimes. First up, Harry Kim might be more than we assumed when salmon-like instincts kick in for him in "Favorite Son". After that, Kes gets to examine her entire life backwards and really see her starting point in the most unsettling ways in "Before and After"!

Also this week: Sir Galaharry, strong candle opinions, and Klingons!

[Timestamps: "Favorite Son": 00:55; "Before and After": 31:46; Klingon chat: 1:03:07]

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We love Tuvok here on "A Star to Steer Her By", but even we can admit he's occasionally a bit of a pill. And this week he gets to show that off! First up, he and a bunch of the other men of "Voyager" think they know better than Kes what she wants to do with her life, and the results almost turn deadly in "Darkling"! After that, Neelix just wants to help and ultimately calls his colleague on some of his nonsense in "Rise"!

Also this week: pitching to "Prodigy", a surprising amount of monkey talk, and Romulans!

[timestamps: "Darkling": 00:51; "Rise": 29:32; Romulans: 56:02]

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"Voyager" continues the unsettling tradition of "Trek" being bad at being sexy this week. First up, things go too pon farr when a crewman hits the disturbing Vulcan mating season and sets his sights on B'Elanna in "Blood Fever". After that, some ex-Borg have decided they want to be pseudo-Borg but need Chakotay's help to pull it off in "Unity"! Will his attraction to one of their number be enough to turn Commander Milquetoast against Janeway's orders?

Also this week: needs more bells, a doomed proposition, and our favorite Vulcans!

CW: sexual assault in the first episode

Note: MINOR "Strange New Worlds" ep1 spoiler

[Timestamps: "Blood Fever": 00:49; "Unity": 33;25; Vulcans: 57:15]

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Nothing super standout this week in "Voyager". First up, it's a not-quite love triangle when Tuvok gets chummy with Harry's holodeck crush in "Alter Ego". After that, several episodes happen at once in the very confused "Coda".

Also this week: space yarn, Chakotay's talent, and favorite Ferengi!

[timestamps: "Alter Ego": 01:04; "Coda": 21:59; Ferengi: 42:45]

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It's annoying bugs and annoying old friends this week on "Voyager"! First up: the ship has fallen prey to a swarm of bad CGI super-viruses in "Macrocosm"! After that, Neelix's knowledge runs out just as he runs into a shady old friend who claims he can help in "Fair Trade"!

Also this week: kitbashed aliens, leftover episode, and artificial life forms!

SPOILER WARNING: major "Picard" season detail discussed in final segment!

[timestamps: "Macrocosm": 01:24; "Fair Trade": 23:19; Artificial Life: 44:16]

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Civil wars are breaking out all over the cosmos in "Voyager" this week! First up, a long-deposed ruler has found the key to immortality, and it involves stealing bodies! And now he's using Kes as his vehicle to foment rebellion on his old homeworld in "Warlord"! After that, we actually see consequences in an episodic series when we find out that the Q Continuum is tearing itself apart over Quinn's decision in "The Q and the Grey"!

Also this week: catering facts, sweet nicknames, and Q looks!

[timestamps: "Warlord": 01:21; "The Q and the Grey": 29:03; fashion time: 54:56]

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"Voyager" is going both rad AND tubular as they time travel back to the radical 1990s in the two-part "Future's End"! When a Future Federation Time Cop shows up to explode the "Voyager" and her crew because they allegedly kill billions, things go awry and everyone is back in time and back on Earth. Get ready for "Trek 4" references and a bunch of other obvious time travel gags, an evil Ed Begley, Jr and the EMH on a walkabout!

Also this week: old TV themes, the curse of "Trek" 2-parters, and "Trek" tech!

[timestamps: "Future's End": 06:19; Technology: 1:08:49]

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This week starts off strong and then plunges right into a cave full of garbage! First up: what seem like very pleasant dreams for Torres soon turn to a tale of monumental evil in "Remember". After that, Kes is almost killed and our interest in this episode is definitely offed by the end of "Sacred Ground".

Also this week: the worst home renovation, needing Betazoids, and TOS aliens!

[timestamps: "Remember": 03:35; "Sacred Ground": 29:56; Blogtivity: 49:00]

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We've got visitors from the Alpha Quadrant dropping in this week, albeit one of them holographically. First up: when The Doctor's memory begins fragmenting, only his holographic Papa can help...but can they save him without wiping his last two years of experience? Find out in "The Swarm". After that, it's a sequel to TNG's "The Price" when the "Voyager" crew come across Ferengi in the Delta Quadrant in "False Profits"!

Also this week: Wonka space, Murphy's Law, and TOS villains!

[Timestamps: "Swarm": 01:58; "Profits": 29:24; TOS Baddie Chat: 1:00:07]

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