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Unacceptable! [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: :PROPERTIES: :EXPORT_HUGO_SECTION: star-trek/picard diff --git a/content/star-trek/stv/05x15-15-dark-frontier.md b/content/star-trek/stv/05x15-15-dark-frontier.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..8c14ff8 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/star-trek/stv/05x15-15-dark-frontier.md @@ -0,0 +1,95 @@ ++++ +title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x15&16 - Dark Frontier" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-03-22T22:45:00+01:00 +categories = ["st-voy", "star-trek"] +draft = false +weight = 3014 +hasNavSection = "st-voy-episodes abstract A Borg themed two-parter" +[menu] + [menu.st-voy-rev-s5] + weight = 3014 + identifier = "star-trek-voyager-05x15-and-16-dark-frontier" + name = "15&16" ++++ + +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 {#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! + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-01.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +Borg ships always gives me a sense of claustrophobia. +Games with Borg ignored how small the living space is there. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-02.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +The Death Star makes a guest appearance +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-03.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +Chibi-Seven +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-04.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +I am often amazed by the quality of special effects on display here. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-05.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +Borg Queen doing her best Alex Murphy impression. +{{< /img-c >}} + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-dark-frontier-06.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} +Say what you will, Queen looks better here than she looked like in Picard. +{{< /img-c >}} + +> Seven: I will resist +> +> Queen: I know + + +## Doctor Factor {#doctor-factor} + +The episode is so good, that I don't care that we deserve more of The Doctor. diff --git a/content/star-trek/stv/05x16-the-disease.md b/content/star-trek/stv/05x16-the-disease.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..6ba86b0 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/star-trek/stv/05x16-the-disease.md @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ ++++ +title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x17 - The Disease" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-03-22T23:27:00+01:00 +categories = ["st-voy", "star-trek"] +draft = false +weight = 3015 +hasNavSection = "st-voy-episodes abstract Space STD and rebelion?" +[menu] + [menu.st-voy-rev-s5] + weight = 3015 + identifier = "star-trek-voyager-05x17-the-disease" + name = 17 ++++ + +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 {#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. + +{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-the-disese.webp" "https://them0vieblog.com/2017/08/30/star-trek-voyager-the-disease-review/" >}} +Varro's ship. +{{< /img-c >}} + + +## Doctor Factor {#doctor-factor} + +Present, but just as unsatisfying as the entire episode. diff --git 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