Fire up your solid-body Gibson and let that power chord sing— B’Elanna Torres is taking a trip on the BARGE of the DEAAAADDDD!!! Can she repair her relationship with her mother in time to escape a hell that looks suspiciously like the final level of Quake? Is Janeway her new mom? Is there life after death? More importantly, is “Barge of the Dead” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?

Case 6.3: Barge of the Dead

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 6.3: Barge of the Dead