Star Trek: Voyager 2x5 "Non Sequitur"

[frakkintalos]

I guess Starfleet rehabilitation doesn’t actually rehabilitate, if Paris is still “a maquis criminal”

Dagger of the Mind dealt with incarceration very well. What is true re-hab? Therapy or re-education or mind-frakking.

[frakkintalos]

I just realized I went off on a rant of this episode being difficult to follow and non sequitur means ‘it does not follow.’

Now, were my comments subconsciously deliberate…hmmm?

[Casilda]

And the plot is wrapped up with a pretty bow.

That is my biggest beef with Voyager. Now…why don’t quick wrap-ups that happen in TOS bother me? Am I being bias? Can TOS do no wrong in my eyes? Yes. And Yes.

Seriously, I wonder. Does Voyager suffer the Star Wars prequel syndrome for me? I grew up on TOS. I was a child while watching them and they hold a very special place in my heart. I wonder if I had watched Voyager as a child would I feel so much resentment towards it? I guess I figured Star Trek should be getting better, more challenging. By this point, it feels like they gave up or that horrible excuse of the tank is running out on Star Trek was reeking its ugly head. I am a strong believer that there can never be too much Star Trek. I do however believe that other folks need to step in when the present regime is tired of it.

I like late season Voyager (i.e. after the departure of Kes and the arrival of Seven. Though perhaps not for the same reason as many people here) better. And DS9 is my most favorite Star Trek.

I just realized I went off on a rant of this episode being difficult to follow and non sequitur means ‘it does not follow.’

Now, were my comments subconsciously deliberate…hmmm

True but… it still doesn’t really work. IMO.

[Casilda]

I think part of the issue with Starfleet on earth is that they’re almost always antagonists to our main characters. Starfleet’s supposed to be so fantastic, but every time we’re back on earth the crap hits the metaphorical fan, right?

[frakkintalos]

I like late season Voyager (i.e. after the departure of Kes and the arrival of Seven. Though perhaps not for the same reason as many people here) better. And DS9 is my most favorite Star Trek.

I agree. I think Jeri Ryan really injected life into the series. The character Seven was complex and had depth. I really liked that they didn’t just add eye candy for eye candy sake. She was an updated Star Trek babe, equipped (sorry) for a new Star Trek. She was strong, intelligent but at the same time vulnerable and emotional. I wished they had spent time and made the rest of the cast as complex.

[frakkintalos]

I think part of the issue with Starfleet on earth is that they’re almost always antagonists to our main characters. Starfleet’s supposed to be so fantastic, but every time we’re back on earth the crap hits the metaphorical fan, right?

Ah. It suffers from all Starfleet Admirals are douches. To be honest, I never liked that either. If you’re out on the frontier and encounter a crazy Captain, that makes sense. But you shouldn’t have to deal with big headed bureaucratic morons if your society has moved past such things. How can a society free from <<enter misgivings>> and yet the gov’t/military is run by assholes?