Feeling a bit "Undiscovered Country" up in "Voyager" today. Most of all because we take a look at Tuvok's memories from when he was an Ensign under Captain Sulu during that very time in "Flashback". But there's also some real Rura Penthe vibes at the prison Harry and Tom find themselves unjustly tossed into in "The Chute".

Also this week: pon farr again, General Order 24, and TOS guests!

[timestamps: "Flashback": 01:25; "The Chute": 33:04; TOS Guests: 54:38]

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Time to spend some time on crappy planets! First up, in "Resolutions", Janeway and Chakotay are stranded on a world that gave them a disease they can only survive there. Will they find a cure...and maybe more? After that, Season 2 ends with a Kazon/Cardassian scheme-bang and 3 begins SUPER underwhelmingly as the crew fights cavemen and gets eaten by lizards in "Basics", parts 1 and 2!

Also this week: deconstructing Harry, Seska's love, and rating Season 2!

[timestamps: "Resolutions": 1:50; "Basics": 33:14; S.2 Wrap: 1:29:47]

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Everybody wants to live this week on "Voyager", but who deserves to? First up, Michael McKean plays a psychotic digital clown in a pre-"The Matrix" virtual world and he needs brains to keep him going in "The Thaw". After that: a transporter accident creates new life but at the cost of two crew members in "Tuvix".

Also this week: Lurches, Curzodo, and Taco Turquoise!

[timestamps: "Thaw": 02:10; "Tuvix": 30:59; blogtivation: 1:08:57]

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Death! Existential crises! Vidiians! And, worst of all, children! Dear God how will the "Voyager" crew cope after this week?! First up: two Voyagers, two problems! In "Deadlock" Voyager has 99 problems and they're all...their own fault? After that: a recycled "Mork & Mindy" plot is meant to be a shocking twist in the ultimately awful "Innocence".

Also this week: Janeway needs to listen to Janeway, the true identity of the monster that lives in the cave, and alien chairs!

[timestamps: "Deadlock": 02:07; "Innocence": 36:50; Blogtivity: 58:40]

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Storylines come to a head this week on "Voyager", and boy oh boy it sure is an unsatisfying conclusion! First up, though, we get a delightful love story between the EMH and the show's first nice Vidiian alongside some useless drek in "Lifesigns". [content warning: there is more talk of end-of-life choices related to this episode] After that: is Tom really leaving and will Jonas finally be exposed in "Investigations"?

Also this week: EMH smell, hole-flinging, and Captain's chairs part two!

[Timestamps: "Lifesigns": 02:46; "Investigations": 34:37; Blogtivity: 1:01:49]

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CONTENT WARNING: one of this week's episodes is about suicide, so lots of talk of that sort.

Choices are key here this week on "Voyager", tho in quite different ways. First up: an old decision of B'elanna's comes back to haunt her in the form of a Cardassian doomsday device in "Dreadnought". After that, Janeway has to play judge in a trial for a Q (no, not that Q, but he's also here) who wants asylum and the right to die on his terms in "Death Wish".

Also this week: missile perfection, Q-uid pro quo, and Captain's chairs!

[Timestamps: "Dreadnought": 03:22; "Death Wish": 32:51; Blogtivity: 1:06:25]

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It's the moment at least SOME of you have probably been waiting for...SSHB has made it to not only the most infamous "Voyager" episode, but possibly one of the most infamous "Trek" episodes in general. Yes, we're talking "Threshold" this week! What do we think about Tom Paris's adventure into Infinite Velocity that leads to some really junky evolutionary science? Listen to find out! After that, we spend way too long talking about the filmography of Brad Dourif when he shows up to play a sociopath Betazoid in the deeply twisted "Meld"!

Also this week: coke and coffee, screaming at Janeway from behind a forcefield, and character transformations!

[Timestamps: "Threshold": 3:37; "Meld": 41:19; Blogtivity: 1:08:00]

[Blog link: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/677656292079419392/making-a-case-for-threshold-character]

Whoops! Looks like we took a bit of a side-trip and forgot to warn you it was coming! Inspired by "Prototype", we decided to take a look at James Cameron's "Terminator" and "Terminator 2: Judgement Day" (so the only movies from that franchise that matter). Relive the classics that spawned a franchise that is harder to kill than its titular robot man with tales of time travel, paradoxes, and an eternal search for clothes!

Also this week: opening with butts, James Cameron's nightmares, and childhood trauma!

Rough week for the Prime Directive on "Voyager". First up, Torres isn't willing to die OR let her crew be killed over it when murderbots ask her to help them reproduce in "Prototype". Then in "Alliances", Janeway has to balance the needs of her ship against the strictures of the Prime Directive.

Also this week: suffocating actors, Square One Television, and alien uniforms!

[Timestamps: "Prototype": 01:31; "Alliances": 24:00; Alien Uniforms: 56:02]

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People just keep getting caught and abused this week on "Voyager"! First up, Seska's back with another Cardassian scheme and Chakotay decides to take it personally in "Maneuvers". After that, a deal for some space gas or whatever goes awry, landing Torres and Tuvok in jail while Janeway hangs out with Broadway's own Joel Grey in "Resistance".

Also this week: hitting the T on sects, local boy Neelix, and Mirror Universe fashion!

[Timestamps: "Maneuvers": 02:50; "Resistance": 28:27; Mirror Universe: 50:14]

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