Remember: well THAT is not wear I thought that was going. We went from having sensual dreams to uncovering genocide.

I like B’Elanna more and more as we go. She’s better rounded. Still emotional, still lashes out, but more thoughtful, and I think her moral compass has been dialed in to more comfortable federation values. Is that always the right answer? No. But it does make her a lot more likable to my human self.

Sacred Ground: ah, the Star Fleet equivalent of “Can I speak to the manager? I’m going to sue.”

Who would have guessed that I would say this, but... there were no consequences! Yes, Kes got knocked out and could have died. But she wasn’t hurt in the end. And she did invade a sacred space because she heard a sound. And JANEWAY was the one who got to learn a lesson? Look, I really did like the message of the episode. And I liked the personal growth for Janeway. But Kes got distracted, wandered away from her tour group, and entered sacred space that she wasn’t meant to go. And we’re not even going to address that?

I’m all for learning about trust and faith but Chakotay was also a little inconsistent. “I could declare you grossly unfit for duty but you seem committed so I won’t.

Future’s End (Parts one and two): I don’t love the time travel episodes throughout Star Trek series. That’s pretty consistent with me throughout. DS9 had a couple that were good but they didn’t make my favourites. This is definitely not an exception to that. It’s not a bad episode. There are some pretty obvious inconsistencies though. Even if someone had access to a 29th century database, there’s no way the technology would be compatible. Even if it was, there’s no way some random dude was going to know how to make it work or what to do with it when he did.

The doctor had some really top notch moments in this episode though. Super funny. I hope he gets to keep that device it would unlock a whole new world for him.

Of course Tom fell in love with the girl in the past. I found her a little annoying. She also fits a trope I didn’t notice from these sorts of episodes before which is the love interest from the past who “isn’t like anyone I’ve met before.” Maybe that’s part of the reasons I dislike this kind of episode. Tom finally gets a girl

Warlord: Man guys I was SO excited for Kes standing up for herself for a minute there... really awkward time to do it, but ya know you go.

It’s a little difficult for me to believe Kes’s character in this episode. It’s like when they dressed up Ezri in leather for DS9 in the mirror universe and tried to make her seem like more of that bad-ass type character. It just doesn’t work for me. It’s also frustrating because I just love who Kes is already. Is she the strongest or the most interesting character? No. But she has a beautiful soul and spirit. The scene where she argued with Tiran in her mind did not feel like her.

I did like Tuvok in this episode. Gotta love that Vulcan discipline. Other than that it was a pretty lackluster episode. I can’t believe I’m saying this but it was a typical possessed by aliens, jailbreak rescue mission. I find it interesting that Tom and Chakotay were the strike team while Tuvok was incapacitated. Chakotay makes sense. Tom is a little random but I do like when he’s involved.

At least Janeway’s hair is becoming more realistic (although apparently for one of you it was already attainable). Mine is still not able to get that fluffy, it’s too fine and brittle, but I do regularly wear it in twists like that.

Edit: Thank you to u/ThePuzzledMoon for giving an award to this post. I’m really grateful to be part of this community and chatting with everyone here.