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 [fn:poste] Plain Old Star Trek Episode
 
+*** DONE Star Trek: Voyager 05x15&16 - Dark Frontier 
+CLOSED: [2024-03-22 Fri 22:45]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: 05x15-15-dark-frontier
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: abstract A Borg themed two-parter
+:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-c
+:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu st-voy-rev-s5 :name 15&16
+:END:
+
+Voyagers crew decide that it's a good time to plan a heist on Borg and steal their transwarp coil.
+During the heist, Seven meets the new Borg Queen who has huge interest in her.
+
+We're also witness of Sevens memories from just before being assimilated by the Collective.
+
+**** Impressions
+
+Oh, a two-parter!
+Of course, it's about the Borg.
+
+Say what you will, the basic premise of Borg still scares me.
+The idea of loosing /self/ and to be reduced to a drone?
+Not even corporate America is capable of doing it fully.
+But I started watching Trek years ago.
+When Picard became Locutus, I was some 7-8 year younger.
+It was a scary concept, sure.
+But here I am, in 2024, a father.
+The premise of Borg assimilating children is terrifying.
+A young kid loosing /self/ and becoming part of the collective?
+Yeah, scary stuff became terrifying.
+I get we're dealing with alien-third-reich and /borg-jungen/ make perfect sense.
+But in unnerving at the very least.
+
+Here we learn that Hanses fought for the title of worst parents ever.
+Not only have they risked their own lives, not only have they not thought of the risk making Anika an orphan, but they took her with them.
+They took their little girl to the most dangerous place in known space.
+Star Trek is about "boldly going were no one has gone before", but have some restrains!
+Even the Doctor agreed.
+
+Speaking of children in dangerous areas of universe - Naomi continues to rock.
+When /TNG/ introduced Alexander, they could not throw his character fast enough.
+They had no idea how to write children.
+But here?
+Here she acts like a kid.
+Cute and believable.
+
+On the other hand, we're seeing assimilation.
+I don't remember how graphical the previous ones we witnessed were, but hot damn.
+Strogg... Borg aren't fooling around - arms are cut off, and it's actually scary.
+People complained about the eye-removal scene from /Picard/, but it wasn't so off.
+
+But my biggest takeaway: there are privacy protocols on federation ships!
+I always wondered how they store all this private info without prying eyes.
+The answer: protocol.
+Oh! you crazy space-commies!
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-01.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+Borg ships always gives me a sense of claustrophobia.
+Games with Borg ignored how small the living space is there.
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-02.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+The Death Star makes a guest appearance
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-03.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+Chibi-Seven
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-04.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+I am often amazed by the quality of special effects on display here.
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-05.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+Borg Queen doing her best Alex Murphy impression.
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-06.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96"
+#+begin_img-c
+Say what you will, Queen looks better here than she looked like in Picard.
+#+end_img-c
+
+#+begin_quote
+Seven: I will resist
+
+Queen: I know
+#+end_quote
+
+**** Doctor Factor
+
+The episode is so good, that I don't care that we deserve more of The Doctor.
+
+*** DONE Star Trek: Voyager 05x17 - The Disease
+CLOSED: [2024-03-22 Fri 23:27]
+:PROPERTIES:
+:EXPORT_FILE_NAME: 05x16-the-disease
+:EXPORT_HUGO_CUSTOM_FRONT_MATTER+: abstract Space STD and rebelion?
+:EXPORT_HUGO_PAIRED_SHORTCODES: img-c
+:EXPORT_HUGO_MENU: :menu st-voy-rev-s5 :name 17
+:END:
+
+Voyager assists Varro - an alien species who live in a huge spaceship for the last 400 years.
+Kim falls in love with one Varros females, Tal, who are (as we learn) have surprisingly different physiology compared to humans, making sex weird.
+
+Later we learn that some Varro don't want to live aboard the ship, but are forbidden from leaving.
+
+
+**** Impressions
+
+A Kim episode, finally!
+He is one of the most underutilized characters in the entire series, so it's always nice when he is not only background for Paris.
+
+I loved the first part of the episode.
+It's infantile and funny.
+/STV/ lacks the humour of /TNG/.
+
+And then we got the Space STD which was extremely unexpected turn of events.
+Not the *smartest* part of the episode, but it was the funniest idea I've seen here in a long time.
+
+Unfortunately, the subplot 2 is underdeveloped.
+Some part of Varro want to leave the collective.
+We've got terrorists, resistance and all the jazz.
+Remember when part of the fleet of Battlestar Galactica decided to stop pursuing earth?
+Remember how much has happened as a result?
+Nothing of this magnitude happens here.
+I think this is the weakest aspect here - great idea, but a low effort execution.
+
+If those were two separate episodes - one completely of the wall, one serious and deep - I'd love it.
+Both stories deserve so much more.
+I left unsatisfied.
+
+#+attr_shortcode: "star-trek-voyager-the-disese.webp" "https://them0vieblog.com/2017/08/30/star-trek-voyager-the-disease-review/"
+#+begin_img-c
+Varro's ship.
+#+end_img-c
+**** Doctor Factor
+
+Present, but just as unsatisfying as the entire episode.
+
 * Picard                                                         :@star_trek:
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