Star Trek: Voyager 109-116
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katikatI was surprised when the season ended with just another episode, not with a big bang or with a cliffhanger as we are used seeing today. It was somehow... weird.
When I watched the show as a kid, I really adored Chakotay. Now, I still like him, but I adore Janeway. I admit that I might have skipped a scene or two that focused too much on other crew members to get to her scenes. I really love it when she's a smart bad-ass of a woman. Like with this quote from the episode State of Flux:
You go, girl! Here's a woman in a leadership position who is NOT A BITCH! These days, it feels like women in charge have to be bitchy, always aggravated and demeaning everybody in sight - especially men. See Gates in Castle. And sayings like "Bitches get things done" really don't help. No, you don't have to be a bitch to get stuff done. You don't win anybody's respect by being a bitch, they just hate you for it and stab you in the back at the first occasion. Why can't there be more women like Pam Landy in the Bourne trilogy? Or Hetty Lang in NCIS:LA? So yeah, that's why Janeway is such a hero for me!
My favorite episodes are those where they encounter unknown entities. Like in Heroes and Demons and Cathexis. I love it that in this show, not all aliens have to be humanoid. That's awesome.
As far as philosophical episodes go, I liked Jetrel best. It was basically Oppenheimer and his nuclear bomb, just set in the Gama Quadrant. And for once, I didn't find Neelix annoying. I know that he's the comic relief but mostly, he isn't funny, he's simply irksome. And let's not even talk about his way too possessive relationship with Kes. Uh. Never understood the pairing.
And I'm done with S1! It's the only season I have got. I do own the whole of ST:TOS (I've seen only the first season so far) and ST:E, though. So... But I guess I will choose something action driven next. I'm an action!girl - which is why, even though I love Star Trek, SG-1/SGA will always be my favorite sci-fi shows.
When I watched the show as a kid, I really adored Chakotay. Now, I still like him, but I adore Janeway. I admit that I might have skipped a scene or two that focused too much on other crew members to get to her scenes. I really love it when she's a smart bad-ass of a woman. Like with this quote from the episode State of Flux:
"You know, I'm really easy to get along with most of the time, but I don't like bullies and I don't like threats, and I don't like you, Culluh. You can try and stop us from getting to the truth but I promise you that if you do I will respond with all the 'unique technologies' at my command."
You go, girl! Here's a woman in a leadership position who is NOT A BITCH! These days, it feels like women in charge have to be bitchy, always aggravated and demeaning everybody in sight - especially men. See Gates in Castle. And sayings like "Bitches get things done" really don't help. No, you don't have to be a bitch to get stuff done. You don't win anybody's respect by being a bitch, they just hate you for it and stab you in the back at the first occasion. Why can't there be more women like Pam Landy in the Bourne trilogy? Or Hetty Lang in NCIS:LA? So yeah, that's why Janeway is such a hero for me!
My favorite episodes are those where they encounter unknown entities. Like in Heroes and Demons and Cathexis. I love it that in this show, not all aliens have to be humanoid. That's awesome.
As far as philosophical episodes go, I liked Jetrel best. It was basically Oppenheimer and his nuclear bomb, just set in the Gama Quadrant. And for once, I didn't find Neelix annoying. I know that he's the comic relief but mostly, he isn't funny, he's simply irksome. And let's not even talk about his way too possessive relationship with Kes. Uh. Never understood the pairing.
And I'm done with S1! It's the only season I have got. I do own the whole of ST:TOS (I've seen only the first season so far) and ST:E, though. So... But I guess I will choose something action driven next. I'm an action!girl - which is why, even though I love Star Trek, SG-1/SGA will always be my favorite sci-fi shows.
