Star Trek: Voyager--"Random Thoughts"

Sometimes screencapping these episodes is more than half the fun. “Random Thoughts” is an interesting, though flawed episode that brings up some interesting ideas, but cannot quite decide what it wants to be. In some ways, it is a commentary on the negative influence of violent images on a person’s psyche. In other ways, it appears to be a morality tale about the use of narcotics, or perhaps

Star Trek: Voyager--"Year of Hell, Part II"

There was definitely going to be a reset button resolution for the “Year of Hell’ episodes. History has proven fans consider its use here to be the near the top in notoriety. I cannot argue with that assessment. Not only did the story ultimately not happen, the resolution gave the villain exactly what he wanted. But that leaves an important question--how come he never figured to that in 200

Star Trek: Voyager--"Year of Hell, Part I"

I am going to be upfront about a point I usually criticize about VOY, but will not attack in the “Year of Hell” storyline. One of the most consistent complaints I have about VOY outside of the off kilter characterization is the Magic Reset Button. Too often the show allows its characters to suffer insurmountable problems only to completely restore the status quo in the resolution or completely

Star Trek: Voyager--"Scientific Method"

I have noticed a pattern with VOY. More often than not, the longer the teaser, the worse the episode. Perhaps it has something to do with requiring a long time for story set up. Whatever it is, “Scientific method’ is a prominent example. The teaser lasts a shade under five minutes and mostly involves Tom and Torres going at it like two teenagers in the back of a primer colored Pacer. If

Star Trek: Voyager--"The Raven"

Credit where credit is due: while VOY has an annoying habit of capitalizing on Seven’s popularity by tacking on a lesson in humanity for her in many, many episodes that are not overtly about the character, when an episode is a genuine exploration of Seven, it is generally good. Such is the case with “The Raven,’ an episode in which seven begins to recall the trauma of her assimilation as a child