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+title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x21 - Juggnaut"
+author = ["Michał Sapka"]
+date = 2024-04-20T18:51:00+02:00
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+weight = 3019
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+abstract = "My mini review"
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+    identifier = "star-trek-voyager-05x21-juggnaut"
+    parent = "voy-r-s5"
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+
+Voyager meets Malons again.
+This time they need to act together, as the Malon's ship is about to explode and destroy everything in radius of 3 light years.
+There is also a monster in play.
+
+
+## Impressions {#impressions}
+
+A true monster of the week episode, we haven't seen that in a while.
+
+The episode starts with Torres learning meditation from Tuvok.
+Well, Tuvok tries to teach her, as her proud Klingon heritage is always in the way.
+I dig this concept.
+I liked Worf's problems with being Earth-raised, and I like the same things with B'Elanna.
+It's not as developed as in _TNG_, since there is no family honor at stake, but still - always a pleasure.
+
+Unfortunately Malons are a mediocre... enemy?
+They are often _against_ Voyager, but are the enemy?
+As much as criticizing capitalism in Trek goes, they are not a comic relief (like the Ferengi are) as it would not match the tone of the series.
+But it's very much obvious, as they basically are a race whose sole reason to exist is to dump toxic products of their culture all over the universe.
+[Timothy Cain](https://www.youtube.com/@CainOnGames) recently gave a talk about developing fractions, and he mentioned that we need to understand individual persons.
+We may have an enemy race, but there should be unique people with different world views.
+And this episode tries this.
+We hear that Malons are _proud_ of their toxic dumps as it makes their home planet beautiful.
+They are not evil for being evil sake, but there is some reasoning behind this.
+Is it an interesting explanation?
+Not really.
+But it's there!
+Mallons are not Borg, and there are individuals!
+I'll take any development when the alternative is nauseating.
+
+And then we've got a monster.
+We've got scares, ugliness and fight scenes.
+It didn't go into the hall of fame, as it wasn't all that interesting.
+But it's there!
+
+This matches the entire episode.
+It's not bad, it's not really good.
+It's there and it's enjoyable.
+
+
+## Doctor factor {#doctor-factor}
+
+Unsatisfactory, like most of the time.
+
+{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-jaggernaut-001.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/s5/521-juggernaut/juggernaut_134.jpg" >}}
+Most definitely not a Ferengi.
+{{< /img-c >}}