Janeway’s distant relative is the reason she joined Starfleet, but her family lore might turn out to be a family snore! Fire up your Ancestry-dot-com account and take a journey into the thrilling world of 24th-century space genealogy! Can Janeway’s ancestor save small-town America? Is she actually super boring? Is this episode actually super boring? Is “11:59” GOOD... or is it GARBAGE?

Case 5.23: 11:59

Is Star Trek: Voyager good... or is it garbage? Journey forward to the courtroom of the Honorable Judge Midnightien Later as he seeks to discern a final and legally-binding answer to this and other perplexing questions, one Voyager episode at a time. Is Janeway the purest exemplar of the overarching Star Trek ethos, or does she personify the dangers of dogmatic adherence to Starfleet’s institutional code? Is the Voyager a pretty ship? Why does the theme song never speed up? The court’s only hope for finding answers are three voices from the ancient past: The apologist, the hater, and the dude who is watching it all for the first time.

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Case 5.23: 11:59

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