OK I just binge watched the whole series and the last episode (Endgame) killed me.
I'm sorry but Chakotay and 7-of-9? That makes no sense.
Chakotay and Janeway spend 6 and a half years together, having dinner having breakfast being Mom and Dad to the crew. I truly imagined a scene on Earth where they say "Well, we're no longer Captain and First Officer" and fall into each other.
But no. Instead we have a pic-nic.
On the other hand 7-of-9. The Doctor has professed his love at least once in public. Harry Kim has had some romantic interests. Hell! Even Tuvok had a certain logical affinity to her. All of these are thrown out the door.
As an aside I thought a hook-up with Data would have been excellent. Those wiley nana-probes.
I just picture a bunch of writers with no interest the show just saying "yeah, that'll do it let's have lunch."
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Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 22, 2018 at 9:39 AM
I'm sorry but I have to disagree. In my experience and those of people I know, opposites DO NOT attract. Sure it might be fun for a weekend but anything longer ended up in a disaster.
Besides I don't think of Chakotay and Seven as opposites. In every episode that I saw, including the ones you mention they had a professional working relationship. There was no build up of a relation ship that I saw. I've talked to people about fantasy romances. They all agreed that you should never fantasize about people in your real circle.
Then there is this: https://youtu.be/s73YJkOGLdA
As she says: it would have been one thing if it was slowly developed, but it wasn't.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 22, 2018 at 8:22 PM
Wow. You've obviously given this a lot more thought than I have. The "opposites" I was thinking of were more along the line of: pirogis or lasagna for supper.
But lecture aside, I have never seen Seven as a shy person. She knew her own beliefs and was willing to stand up for them. One of the problems was that Seven and Chakotay were never shown to have shared interests.
Which takes me back to sloppy writing. If they (the writers) would have started a romance earlier I might have believed it. I think we're in agreement on that.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 23, 2018 at 10:41 PM
We agree that the relationship between Chakotay and Seven was last minute and forced but you're forgetting Seven and the Doctor:
https://youtu.be/uv0sXurldwY
and also Chakotay and the Captain:
https://youtu.be/KSoqs7GYlss
There was a lot of wasted potential there.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 24, 2018 at 12:13 PM
This is why I expressed disappointment that as soon as Janeway and Chakoty were no longer Captain and First Officer they didn't have a massive romantic kiss.
That sounds like a pretty romantic situation to me, two adult-children learning about social interactions together.
This only applies if the mentor/teacher has some sort of authority over the student. Seven doesn't have that problem as seen below.
It feels like you're reaching. But clearly Seven has had more romantic scenes with the Doctor than she has had with Chakotay. Seven had one episode with a holodeck Chakotay and then while on the primitive planet, they were nothing but professional colleagues.
See my above comments.
I was also surprised that Lieutenant Torres was allowed to continue a relationship with Ensign Paris. Which by the way also knocks a Captain/First Officer problem into a hat.
I lost your argument there. Is she logical and not needing romance ? Does she find having a romance with a hologram acceptable? Did somebody tell the Doctor? In any case, I still don't see any points of connection between Chakotay and Seven.
Not that they aren't both nice people.
https://youtu.be/EE_Jd_njHgI
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 27, 2018 at 1:08 AM
I think I can live with that Otherwise we'll just be going in circles as to who had chemistry and who didn't.
"What RANK is she as CHIEF ENGINEER??? After he's thrown into the BRIGG for 30 days wasn't he also DEMOTED DOWN to the lowest rank possible again???
Her "rank" was lieutenant, her "position" was Chief Engineer.
So she'd also OUT RANK him as being an OFFICER???"
Voyager seemed to me to play fast and loose with rank. Tom Paris dropped a rank for a year and nothing seemed to change. At other times Harry Kim (an ensign) would take charge of the ship as acting Captain. And how the heck did they let the Doctor keep his Emergency Command function?
Gack..now I'm starting to remember a lot of other plot holes.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 27, 2018 at 11:32 AM
_"So what begins as his becoming ROMANTICALLY attracted to and attached to the other BLOND WOMAN (who's a FORMER BORG on the planet where the FORMER BORG members live), then proceeds to still another similar situation where he kind of MIND MELDS (to use a VULCAN term) with SEVEN.
So that would also help explain the reason why he'd feel a CLOSER CONNECTION to SEVEN than to other females on the ship.
Because he'd also actually have been INSIDE of her MIND and SEEN what's there.
Thus also making it possible for him to KNOW and UNDERSTAND her better than anyone else on the ship.
The eppy where he's connected to the MIND of SEVEN happens in S4 (where JANEWAY makes the DEAL with the BORG to fight together against the other SPECIES that can DEFEAT the BORG).
It's also the eppy where SEVEN is first introduced to the show and is disconnected from the HIVE after B'Elanna knocks her out when she tries to ASSIMILATE the SHIP's CONSOLE and the CREW.
And that also helps to explain the reason why SEVEN would feel more close to CHAKOTYA than she would to the DOC or to anyone else on the ship.
Because technically speaking he would also have (at least temporarily) been a member of her HIVE at the time when he SHARES her MIND and her CHILDHOOD MEMORIES with her."
_ That actually makes a lot of sense. I just wish they would have put that thinking into some story lines. But as Cyrano Jones would say: "What would happen to mans search for knowledge?".
Military rank never made a lot of sense to me in real life let alone Star Trek. Why doesn't a Sargent Major outrank a Lieutenant Colonel? And where the heck does a Commodore fit in?
But on Voyager, rank seemed to be a good idea rather than a rule and then bringing in the Maquis only stirs the pot. But what do we have? The lowest ranking officer on a starship, once the captain, first officer and head of security are gone becomes acting captain. On TOS that would have fallen to Scotty. On Voyager, Be'lanna Torres should have been acting captain. And I still have problems with the Doctor becoming acting captain. I can see that for about five minutes before you get a real officer on the bridge. Otherwise they might as well feed a leadership textbook into the computer.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 29, 2018 at 11:19 PM
You have such interesting references.
All I have is this:
https://youtu.be/Dcu6GEti_94
**In one night time scene, Janeway is standing alone in the moonlight with a Bay wind blowing leaves on a flat grave marker inside San Francisco National Cemetery. She stoops to wipe the leaves away; the marker simply reads: Chakotay 2329 - 2394*.
Did Chakotay ever have a second name?
So was "Endgame" an alternate future or the actual one for the Star Trek time line?
Just a thought: The Doctor should have a police call box. Probably presented by Tom Paris (who knows about such things).
" To our very own time traveling Doctor with no name, his very own TARDIS"
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on January 30, 2018 at 9:11 AM
I could have sworn that the entire ship (or at least bits and pieces of it) did some time travel. And if the ship did then the Doctor did. But I'm working from memory here.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 1, 2018 at 7:41 AM
I think you're looking for this:
Futures End:
Storyline
In 1967, an apparent meteor crashes in the forest near a lone camper. Flash forward to the 24th century, where Voyager is on its trek back to the Alpha Quadrant. An artificial temporal rift opens in front of them, and a Federation vessel from the 29th century emerges. The pilot, CAPT Braxton, says that Voyager somehow is responsible for a temporal disruption in his time that destroys Earth's solar system. So he begins an attack on them, hoping to change the future. In defending themselves, Voyager disables Braxton's time ship, and he is pulled back into the time rift; so too is Voyager. Braxton's vessel is flung back to 1967 and is the meteor seen at the beginning. Voyager only goes back to 1996. Once in the 20th century, Voyager detects a warp signature in the Los Angeles area, so an away team - Janeway, Chakotay, Paris, and Tuvok - goes to investigate. Unknowingly, a SETI scientist - Rain - who has been scanning for a particular radiation signature finds it emanating from Voyager ...
So the Doctor did in fact time travel.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 1, 2018 at 11:53 PM
Well now you're just arguing semantics.
If a ship was in the 24th century and travelled to the 20th century then it time travelled. Whether the trip was voluntary or not is irrelevant.
As a side note the Federation does have the ability to voluntarily time travel.
Assignment Earth (TOS 1968)
The ENTERPRISE, on a historical research mission to observe earth in 1968. intercepts a powerful transporter beam from a distant part of the galaxy. A human male dressed in 20th century business suit and carrying a black cat materializes on the pad. Calling himself Gary Seven informs Capt Kirk that he is on a vital mission. Kirk unsure of his identity and motives orders him to be taken to brig Seven and his cat, Isis, attack the ENTERPRISE crew in attempt to escape and overpower Kirk and his men. Even Spocks "Vulcan Neck Pinch" is ineffective against him. Kirk finally stuns him with phaser and orders "Bones" Mc'Coy to examine him and determine if human. In the briefing room Kirk and Spock receive McCoy's report. Seven is human, in fact is a perfect human speciman with no scars or imperfections. Spock remarks that Seven's cat is a lovely animal and is strangely attached to it. In the brig Seven removes what appears to be pen from his pocket which uses to disable the force field and stun the security officer. Heading to the transporter room is joined by Isis and beams down to an office suite in New York City. Seven attempts to access the Beta-5 computer, hidden behind a sliding bookcase, but the computer refuses to recognize him. Declaring himself to the computer as Supervisor 194 attempts to access it. He describes his mission, humans taken from earth 6,000 years in the past have been selectively breed and trained by a superior alien civilization to undertake mission on earth. Seven asks the computer for status of Agents 201 and 347. At this time a young woman enters the office. Seven mistakes her for Agent 201 and ask where she had been for past 3 days and to write a report using voice activated typewriter When the woman reacts with confusion to Seven's request, Seven has computer to scan her. The computer reveals she is Roberta Lincoln, 20 yr secretary hired by 201 & 347 to supposedly do research for an encyclopedia. Realizing his mistake has the computer scan all communications to locate the missing agents. The Beta-5 reveals that 201 and 347 were killed in a car crash near McKinley Rocket base. Their mission was to arrange for a failure in an upcoming launch of an orbital nuclear platform by the United States. Meanwhile Spock and Kirk disguised in 20th century clothing track Seven to the suite .Rushing in they demand that Roberta tell them where Seven is. Roberta calls the police while Spock and Kirk try to break into the inner office after Seven uses a transporter device hidden in large walk-in safe to transport to McKinley Rocket base. The police enter the suite while Kirk and Spock are transporting back to the ENTERPRISE. The two police officers are picked up by the transporter beam and materialize back on the ENTERPRISE with Kirk and Spock. Kirk has the transporter reversed and sends the 2 police officers back to the suite. Seven in meantime has materialized at McKinley Rocket Base where he is captured by a security officer. Seven warns Isis to be careful and not get stepped on. Isis emits an yeowl and Seven uses the distraction to stun the security officer. He then conceals himself in the trunk of the launch director's car when he inspects the launch pad. Seven then rides up the gantry to the top of the rocket where he opens an access panel and begins to rewire the rocket's guidance system. Kirk and Spock having discovered Seven's target have the ENTERPRISE transport them to McKinley Rocket Base. Materializing outside a hanger they are captured by the security officer who has regained consciousness Mr Scott, who has been keeping McKinley Rocket Base under observation spots Seven and attempts to beam him aboard the ENTERPRISE. Roberta has discovered Seven's secret transporter portal by moving a pen on a desk set. She then accidently activates the transporter which beams him from the ENTERPRISE back to the office suite. The rocket blasts off, Seven asks the Beta- 5 computer if his tampering with the rocket's guidance system was sufficient to take over. The Beta-5 answers affirmative if done on manual. Roberta, watching as Seven takes over control sending the rocket off course and arming the warhead, becomes concerned. She takes a metal cigarette case and strikes him on the head. She then takes his Servo device and holds him prisoner. Seven attempts to get Roberta to let him finish what he started, otherwise the warhead will detonate on impact triggering a thermo-nuclear war. Spock and Kirk have been taken to the launch control center and held at gunpoint by security. Mr Scott attempts to contact Kirk to inform him of the rocket launch and malfunction. Spock uses the Vulcan Neck Pinch to disable the security officer when he picks up Kirk's communicator in response to Mr Scott's call. Kirk and Spock are beamed to Seven's suite. Seven disarms Roberta, handing his servo to Kirk and informing her that it was set to kill. Kirk asks Spock if he can take over the rocket and detonate the warhead. Spock said he does not have sufficient time to study the Beta-5 to safely detonate the warhead. Kirk is forced to trust Seven and tells him to complete the job and detonate the warhead. Seven has the Beta-5 detonate the warhead at 104 miles above earth, sufficient to convince governments of need to ban such devices. Roberta looking at Isis on the couch sees a beautiful exotic woman instead. Questioning Seven as to who the woman is she is told by Seven that is merely his cat. Isis having transformed back to a cat. As Kirk and Spock bid Seven and Roberta farewell inform them that will have some interesting experiences in store.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 3, 2018 at 10:38 PM
I think we have different definitions of time travel.
I contend that anytime someone travels through time (other than the normal one) is in fact time travel, regardless of it being voluntary.
My understanding is that you believe time travel must be controlled by the traveler for it to count as time travel.
Yes? No?
(I totally forgot about the whales.)
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 4, 2018 at 10:31 AM
OK let's cut to the chase.
Time Travel is fantasy. Anybody can make up their own rules for how it works. You cannot use your definition to disprove someone else's. In "_Somewhere in Time" _ the hero puts on a suit. I don't judge.
My personal view of time travel may not agree with yours. But as a friend of mine has said: Go back in time and prove it then I'll agree with you.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 4, 2018 at 10:36 PM
I do apologize for the misunderstanding. I do get into extended arguments over what turns out to be confused definitions.
I hope this clears things up:
https://youtu.be/SFgw3IINwPM
The trick is to hold two contrary truths in your head at the same time.
(Drinking helps.)
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 5, 2018 at 3:40 AM
Best answer:
Do you want to watch a brand new show about time travel?
Seen it.
Reply by Tim-Buktu
on February 5, 2018 at 11:45 PM
It was "Threshold"
This guy really didn't like it:
User Reviews
Can this be as horrible as I just read?!
14 February 2015 | by MartinHafer – See all my reviews
According to IMDb, this is among the most hated episodes of the series. And, when I read through the six reviews for the show, one was lukewarm and the other five totally hated it. So is this really that bad? After all, there have been so many horrible episodes of the various Star Trek shows! Mind you, I love the shows but I also am honest enough with myself to admit that on rare occasions the Trek shows and films let down the viewers. I am a fan but I am NOT a fanatic!
When the show begins, Paris and a few other crew members are working on trying to achieve warp 10. We are told that in theory this would allow for instantaneous travel ANYWHERE...but is it possible? Well, eventually they are ready to test this outside the holodeck and Paris insists that he be allowed to pilot the shuttle on the attempt. At first, it seems to work...but of course it cannot work perfectly, otherwise the series would come to an end and they'd all be home in the middle of the second season!
What follows reminds me a lot of the remake of "The Fly" but with a lot less coherence. It also wasn't bad...that is until the end. Then, it became completely bat$&#* crazy...as well as stupid! You really have to see this one to believe it...but I can see much of why folks disliked this episode...it was kooky indeed! But is it the worst? I don't think so, as the final episode of the original series featured Kirk getting a sex change and suffering a HUGE menopausal mood shift, a terrible "Star Trek: Deep Space 9" episode involving a baseball game in the holodeck and much of season one and two of "Star Trek: Voyager" at least give it a run for the money as worst episode!
Personally, the part I didn't like was that they turned into lizards. Isn't that backwards evolution? My grandchildren are going to be great big giant brains sitting on top of tiny crab bodies. For entertainment we'll kidnap aliens and force them to fight each other.
http://uploads.neatorama.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/voyager-500x551.jpg
Who is the BALD HEADED DOLL next to KIM in the BLUE UNIFORM???
The Doctor
Kids always get chased by the uncle.
My definition of time travel is fairly straight forward:
You travel through time at a different speed and/or direction than everyone else. It can be willing or not. It's possible to change location but that doesn't affect the definition.
Consider "The Time Machine" by H.G. Wells, it stayed in one location.
I question whether or not "Quantum Leap" was in fact time travel. He did not leave his laboratory. His mind went back to inhabit someone else.
I'm also not sure about changing dimensions. Is going to a dimension that is in a prior age any different than going to Amish country?