We've got former and future Vulcans guesting this week on "Voyager"! First up, Admiral Savar of TNG is dropping by to play Dad to young, annoying Chakotay's "Tattoo". After that, a pre-"Enterprise" Ambassador Soval is playing a DIFFERENT smug, superior jerk – with a whole extra dose of creepy – when he gets caught up in "Cold Fire".

Also this week: Doctor Flu, desecrating a corpse, and dress uniforms!

[Timestamps: belated holidays: 00:41; "Tattoo": 12:34; "Cold Fire": 36:28; dress uniforms: 58:03]

[readalong with Tumblr!: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/675105342397546496/star-trek-plays-fancy-dress-up]

Kes continues to be the unluckiest woman in space, as she finds herself at the heart of conflict twice this week. First up: Tom and Neelix's audience-upsetting conflict comes to a childish head and then they bond over a middling puppet in "Parturition". After that: can Kes's powers-ex-machina save the day from a mighty psychic villain in "Persistence of Vision"?

Also this week: the alleged end of jealous Neelix, post-birdstrike Fabio, and Admiral's uniforms!

[Timestamps: "Parturition": 01:24; "Vision": 26:30; Admirals' Duds: 50:57]

[Tumblr: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/674478031376711680/starfleet-admirals-love-gold]

You want to fully know what's going on this week in "Voyager"? Well TS, kid! We're only getting a very vague explanation as to how Harry Kim's reality has been supremely altered in "Non Sequitur". We then get even LESS of an explanation behind the ship going all MC Escher in "Twisted".

Also this week: Bird headcanon, too many Sandrines, and crushing on Wilson Cruz. Wait, no, duty uniforms, pt 2.

[Timestamps: "Non Sequitur": 01:20; "Twisted": 32:44; Duty Uniforms pt2: 53:40]

[This week's tumblr: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/673850222973157376/which-starfleet-uniforms-make-it-work-as-they]

Could extra (or any) pockets have solved the major issues this week in "Voyager"? We'll let you decide! First up: is everyone's favorite hologram actually a hologram or his creator gone mad in "Projections"? After that: space shenanigans put the ship in an uncomfortable position and cause Kes's mating cycle to kick in too early so everything just gets gross in "Elogium".

Also this week: defining the Roberts, nonsensical biology, and uniform chat!

[timestamps: "Projections": 2:13; "Elogium": 30:45; duty uniforms 0:53:19]

[tumblr: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/673204291529506816/which-starfleet-uniforms-make-it-work-as-they]

We're starting "Voyager" s.2 and...ah...it's not the best start. We're down a body but that doesn't stop us from discussing some truly underwhelming stuff. First up: humans from the past have been brought across space for REASONS and tempt the "Voyager" crew with a new home in "The 37s"! After that, the brutally dull Kazon are back but have brought DS9's Aaron Eisenberg along for the ride to liven things up in "Initiations"!

Also this week: just trust us about the cities, Surprisenberg, and insignia!

[Timestamps: "37s": 1:40; "Initiations": 45:28; insignia chat: 1:19:24]

[Tumblr link: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/672582721777942528/delta-variants-no-but-the-starfleet-combadge]

Executive meddling means we've come to the very sudden end of "Voyager" season one! First up, we learn more about Neelix and his people when the designer of a super-weapon that devastated a Talaxian moon drops by for a visit in "Jetrel". After that, get the cheese to sickbay and brace yourself for a crappier version of TNG's "Lower Decks" in "Learning Curve".

Also this week: rappin' "Trek", the Eddington sniff, and season 1 tops and bottoms!

[timestamps: Jetrel: 1:21; Learning Curve: 34:57; S.1 wrap: 1:08:24]

[S.1 Wrap Blog: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/671939064893718528/a-surprisingly-good-showing-for-neelix-in-season-1]

Everybody needs stuff put back this week on "Voyager"! First up, Chakotay's very being is shoved out of his body by weird aliens that want to eat everyone's neural energy in "Cathexis". After that, B'Elanna's been split into human and Klingon forms and they DO NOT get on in "Faces"!

Also this week: we'll always blame Paris, a drowned-rat Talaxian, and title sequences!

[timestamps: "Cathexis": 01:17; "Faces": 36:00; Title Sequences: 1:04:07]

[Tumblr link: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/671302284402098176/fwooming-by-in-the-star-trek-opening-title]

Folks are trying something new this week on "Voyager". First up, someone has been doing some under-the-table diplomacy, otherwise known as treason, but WHO could it possibly be?! Find out the obvious answer in "State of Flux". After that, The Doctor has to leave his comfort zone and the only part of the ship he's ever known to pop into the holodeck to try and save vanished crewmembers. Find out if he also gets lucky in "Heroes and Demons"!

Also this week: Cardassian birthdays, English major tangent, and series themes!

[timestamps: "Flux": 00:58; "Heroes" 27:03; theme discussion: 52:33]

[this week's blogpost: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/670669728663158784/do-we-have-faith-of-the-heart-and-other-star-trek]

It has been suggested that all literature, at the end of the day, is about sex, death, and/or religion. And we've got the lot this week on "Voyager"! First up, the Prime Directive is getting destroyed along with a new species' concepts of mortality and the afterlife in "Emanations". After that, a bunch of creepy hedonists have insanely powerful tech and their own Prime Directive in "Prime Factors!"

Also this week: surprising lack of spiders, Chicago gangster fascists, and title cards!

[timestamps: "Emanations": 01:22; "Prime Factors": 31:28; analyzing title cards: 01:03:00]

[this week's blog post: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/670034861111885824/s-is-for-star-trek-series-title-cards]

You can't always rely on the past in "Voyager" this week. First up, a seeming chance to get home is revealed only to be a chance to get a message home, until some science-fiction nonsense reveals that time might be an issue in "Eye of the Needle". After that, recollections are thrown into question, as is the talent of whoever designed this week's aliens in "Ex Post Facto".

Also this week: Boston Vulcans, an absolutely idiotic conclusion, and trailers!

[timestamps: "Eye": 00:00:49; "Facto": 00:42:47; trailer chat: 01:18:30]

[this week's tumblr: https://sshbpodcast.tumblr.com/post/669413059494854656/the-following-movie-trailer-blog-post-has-been]