My Notes
Tom knows how to start up this old truck, I bet most people in 2026 wouldn't be able to start that thing. Why would they keep the SOS going all that time but not somehow realize that the"37s" are still alive?
My Notes
Broccoli is trying to convince Doc that he's real, but they're using his actual memories aboard Voyager? How what that be close to plausible? If he's Zimmerman, he wouldn't have this ridiculous scenario to roleplay in. And if he's the doc, he should know how stupid that is. The writing on Voyager is so measurably worse than the other 2 shows of the period.
Nate’s Notes
If I were you and you were me then I'd use your body to destroy the warp core!
My Notes
dr is written poorly here. but this episode does at least raise the topic of treating voyager like a generation ship, making babies. thats one of the better concepts that voyager shouldve stuck with
My Notes
wow the acting. garrett can't carry an episode on his own. Why is an escape necessary when the aliens set this whole thing up in the first place?
Nate’s Notes
How to make boring "what if" episodes
My Notes
"Have it your way!" "I thought you'd never ask." Man these writers just love the canned cliche lines. This one starts as a decent space mystery, wtf is with Neelix though "as you may have heard, my tracking skills are legendary"
My Notes
Holodeck shenanigans, but with a sprinkle of telepathy. I can't remember if this combo has been done before. Kim: "I see my girlfriend Libby..." Janeway: "SHUT IT OFF NOW"
My Notes
Chakotay and Tuvok are constantly arguing over orders for no reason other than manufactured drama. Why would it be logical for a vulcan to ignore the chain of command?
My Notes
I like the idea of expanding Kes' abilities. Some Dark Phoenix vibes, but I wonder if this has become such a lazy trope now. Even in Trek. They just tried to do it again in SFA
My Notes
Voyager's "Make it go" episode. I actually like the concept that's revealed at the end about Bot vs Bot war going on, but Belanna's attachment to "creating life" at the end feels really forced, no?
Nate’s Notes
Give robots weapons of mass destruction. Nothing could go wrong.
My Notes
This episode is funny. I do like the concept, it's a little bit cosmic horror if you look for it. I just wish sometimes that every Trek episode didn't have to "reset" and set everyone back to normal. Worth watching since it's a meme-worthy ending.
Nate’s Notes
Another "why" episode but the comedic value at the end is kinda worth it.
My Notes
That one big twist... you couldn't say anything sooner? Like when touring sickbay? And NOW the kid acts old and wise? Oh and I have a grandson. That didn't seem relevant to mention before.
Nate’s Notes
I guess we all start and end in diapers. Wish I could age this episode out of my memory with younger brain cells.
My Notes
I like the idea of interpretive realities, or taking something that could only exist in your head and trying to show it visually in a metaphorical way, but this doesn't succeed for me in the way that The Royale works. I'm not sure why. This episode kind of turns into a Tales from the Krypt episode.
Nate’s Notes
McKean makes the episode interesting. Otherwise it is fairly boring.
My Notes
It's crazy how often Voyager keeps running into the same people over and over when this ship is supposed to be travelling in a straight line back to the alpha quadrant.
Nate’s Notes
Curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Also, who needs command processors really.
My Notes
Interesting idea of a virus disguised as a memory. Also a bit of a tease of the Sulu show that we wanted but never got. Ultimately though maybe the combination felt a little forced (like Takei's acting)
Nate’s Notes
Shields! SHIELDS!!! Too bad nothing could shield the episode from being mediocre
My Notes
wow. Voyager shouldve been a show about "set course for home, at all costs" but instead we have these two clowns taking "shore leave" on a planet that incarcerates them for life. its so dumb
Nate’s Notes
Well chute, not much of an episode here
My Notes
what a lame resolution to an interesting hologram problem. Some made up delta quadrant "life threatening" situation that is resolved without any logical reason
Nate’s Notes
Nothing to see here, Deus Ex at work.
My Notes
This episode looked promising and then failed the launch and the landing. "we have to Out-Ferengi the Ferengi" its the right idea but so absolutely bombed. Absolutely. "kill the messenger" is great, and then ht caves.
Nate’s Notes
DS9 had great Ferengi episodes by this point. No excuse for this garbage.
My Notes
A Federation ship from the future shoots to kill without warning? A "hacker" from 96 downloads 20% of Voyager's computer in 5 seconds? Spiky hair is shocking to Janeway and Chakotay? Tom paris wears blue shirt with blue jeans? okay that part is believable
Nate’s Notes
Ratings dipped so we need to pull in recognizable actors and give them bad lines
My Notes
This dude knows how to control the EMH immediately? He's so well-versed with the 29th century tech that he's only been able ot create PCBs at this point but can inflict paint on the doc with zero effort? This show's writing never fails to disappoint me
My Notes
I am someone who generally enjoys Q episodes, but it feels less than genuine when Q visits other starfleet ships and acts like he's close friends the way he did with the Enterprise. It weakens the TNG episodes somehow. It's possible that they're playing Q as someone who just acts fake with everyone, but we were shown that Q really DOES care about the Enterprise crew, so you can't have it both ways. BUT, any excuse to get more Suzie Plakson is a good excuse.
My Notes
Harry being in love with a hologram is one of the easiest to believe concepts voyager has had so far. Tuvok falling for the same hologram is the hardest to believe.
My Notes
Why do the top ranking officers keep finding themselves off-ship and in danger? It starts better than it ends, but it's more like old Trek than most of this show has been-
Nate’s Notes
Is this their attempt at a Conspiracy type episode?
My Notes
the deranged doctor, it's funny they had to scruff up his hair a little so the audience knows this is the bad guy. He tried to murder Kes' boyfriend and they aren't even going to acknowledge it?
Nate’s Notes
At least they gave Picardo a chance to break character
My Notes
We've done this time thing before, and usually I'm 100% supportive, but this one is pretty bumpy as has some plot holes that kill the sci-fi concept. This one has a hard time conforming to the "every episode has to reset" mantra
Nate’s Notes
Hey, remember that time Kes reverted to an egg?
My Notes
Smooth that they wrote Kes off here and not at the end of the previous season. I liked Kes though, and they certainly had room to write more interesting stories for her. The just kept her a little too homely for too long I guess
My Notes
More recycled gear from First Contact. This Blanna/Paris connection feel so fake and forced. I understand they want some kind of couple on the show but these two ain't it.
My Notes
Outdoor episode = Chakotay: wilderness expert. Are they re-using Nausicaan prosthetics? Neat twist but I don't think they sold it well enough-
Nate’s Notes
Dark episode that seems more relevant in the present time
My Notes
TNG did this already (several times) but clever way to get Seven involved again, nice initiative! Tuvok and Janeway should've been the relationship for drama, not the completely unbelievable and incompatible Paris and Torres. Also funny how yet again Janeway takes over and does everything herself, flying the ship right into a star-
My Notes
Chakotay is a temporal expert now, trying to solve the calculations that these fools couldn't solve in 200 years? How can you expect the audience to care or feel for any of these situations when you're just going to reset and pretend they never happened? In TNG's AGT for example, at least Picard comes out of it with a different perspective on his life and his crew.
Nate’s Notes
Great two parter but I can see how this should have been a full season
My Notes
Neelix is the most experienced in collecting some scientific and dangerous samples? Haha Kazon so bad not even the Borg wants them. Is this even a Voyager shuttle? How many shuttles does Voyager have?
My Notes
Makes you wonder why they gave Seven so much leeway in the first place. They put the xB in the crew right away! The rest of the episode is... fine?
My Notes
Starts off like a pretty typical procedural. They never even came to any conclusive decision? Dude freaked out, overreacted and blew himself up? Also how many free passes will Seven get in this crew?
My Notes
Is this the first time Harry Kim has acted with any sort of actual confidence? The busted holodeck wall is fun, but holographic soldiers spreading through the ship? Hmm
My Notes
"It's too dangerous to tell the crew" (proceeds to tell the crew). Another episode with Seven breaking the rules. They wanted to write so much for her but they really didn't help her make any sense in this crew. This molecule is now her "god"? It really seems like the vast majority of Voyager episodes revolve around some kind of macguffin with enemy combat. This one almost felt like something potentially profound but it devolved into the same cliche beats.
My Notes
I like the idea of beings that can't be remembered by others, but it seems too conveniently selective to function. Chakotay turns real fast, wow, and boy is it creepy when he tries the same thing on her. I kept waiting for some hook or twist that would make this all make sense, but it never came.
My Notes
This works where most of the other VOY "alt" concepts fail, because this is a perspective that survives, not a "dream" that vanishes at the end of the episode. I like how they even have Janeway mispronouncing Chakotay's name because of course they have no reference. Following up on this story could've been an interesting idea for DISCO or SFA. This is also pretty relevant today with people and their blind devotion to conveniently written narratives. The fiction of course is that in this episode this guy can change his mind. In reality idiots stay devoted to the lies because they can't admit their wrong. The only problem with this.... are there now two Docs out there acting as sentient beings?
Nate’s Notes
Interesting spin on a "what if" idea that is not the alternate universe.
My Notes
More Seven episodes.... yay. Her character is intentionally annoying right, then why do we keep focusing stories around her? This actually ends on a really nice scene at the table, but then after Seven's line there's no chance to get a reaction or acknowledgement of any kind
My Notes
I THOUGHT YOU SAID THIS THING WAS A FETUS. Didn't we do this episode already? And a lot better? This is Hugh and Lal merged with Voyager's lack of charm.
My Notes
Torres gets depressed but ultimately saves the day. Also, inexplicably, Voyager has the resources and expertise to build a brand new shuttle design in a couple days.
Nate’s Notes
Feeling suicidal? Sign up for the suicide mission with command approval. WTF?!
My Notes
some big overacting in this one. Belanna's "GREAT IDEA HARRY" is a bit forced, because nobody has ever said great idea harry. "Are you ready for some home cooking? - I'll alert sickbay" OH GET A ROOM YOU TWO. This might actually be harry's best episode
My Notes
I love the attempt to bring some non-humanoid aliens into the story. I'm mostly on board with this except for some reason they make a HUGE deal about this holocaust-adjacent Cardassian hologram. Like guys, it's a hologram, couldn't you just download all that expertise into ANY generic form? They spend half the episode trying to assess this guys backstory instead of you know dealing with your dying engineer.
Nate’s Notes
All the options available and we go with war criminal
My Notes
Saw where this was going, and I don't buy it. They are always about rehabilitating everyone (SEE: 7/9) and yet Janeway calls the Doc a replicator and wipes his memory? And they wipe any record of this poor redshirt from existence just to coddle the doctor?
Nate’s Notes
Fun story about the Doctor reconciling his programming versus emergent humanity
My Notes
It's that easy to hack into the captain's log? Yet another episode where Seven is the only one who can save the crew... oh and Van Helsing here