happy voyager gleee party!

[mylittleredgirl]

"Shattered" is absolutely my favorite episode of Voyager EVARR. It might even be my favorite episode of TEEVEE evarrr. It is that FULL OF JOY.

Yeah, there are continuity problems and other things that Make Trek Geeks Flail And Go "But Wait!" but it's just a totally faboo episode concept. I'd love it if every show would have an episode where characters from the (beaten, broken, matured) end of the series could interact with the (naive, excitable, hopeful) characters from the beginning. Think how much that would rock on, say, The X-Files -- where this could never have been an episode, but whatev -- if 9th-season Mulder got the chance to redeem himself by going back in time and trying to save a first-season Scully, who wouldn't trust him and who is all Time Travel Is Impossible, MULDER. It would be awesome!

This could be because I love first seasons of just about everything.

So yes. Favorite episode of Voyager ever.

My family has had extensive debates on the following topic for many many years, and I would like to know where the internet stands. For the record:

[Poll #978413]

Comments

[katejaneway.livejournal.com]

Robert Beltran is an ass of a man, and once I found that out I stopped liking Chakotay. He hated the show by the end, and talked shit about other actors. I feel like it really translated into his acting by seasons 6/7. So Janeway deserves better, and I wish Kashyk hadn't gone to the dark side again.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Aww, really? I didn't know that. I think I sort of assumed that he was annoyed with the show when he started acting incredibly BORED for a few years there, but I try not to think about actors at all when possible. ;) It is a MAGIC TV BOX. There is no PRODUCTION! It just magically arrives in my living room like a window to an alternate reality with editing cuts and dramatic music!

That episode with Kashyk was Wow Chemistry, I agree. However, I love love love that he dark-sided at the end, because that just made the episode hang together beautifully.

[katejaneway.livejournal.com]

Yeah, Kashyk sort of made me like him more/want to rip his clothes off more, at the end lol.

Robert Beltran in a few interviews towards the end, talked about how Kate Mulgrew had a drinking and smoking problem, and how she was neglectful of her kids. All of those things, I find hard to believe. Beltran's just an angsty fool.

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

How do you have a smoking problem?

Although, interesting, because you just reminded me that when the show was first on and I read articles (before I started denying the whole production/actors/etc existed...), I always used to worry about Kate Mulgrew's kids. ;)

[katejaneway.livejournal.com]

Really? Hmm, I saw her on Rosie a few times, and read a couple interviews she did. I always got the impression that she loved them deeply and spent a lot of time with them. But maybe not!

I must always have Kate Mulgrew/Janeway as perfect in my eyes <33

[mylittleredgirl.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, you're probably right!! I was what, like 12? And struggling with my own parents working 70-hour weeks, and how I had two of them, or whatever.

It just reminded me of how I used to stay up nights being Very Concerned about things like this.

[katejaneway.livejournal.com]

Haha I totally did the same thing, worrying about things that had no impact on my life.