Star Trek: Voyage, Season 5, Episode 13 - "Gravity"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 1 August 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyage episode, "Gravity," a shuttle crash on a desert planet is bad enough. It's worse when time on that planet moves much faster than it does on Voyager and presents a real problem for rescuing the shuttle crew. It's worse yet when Tuvok's emotional repression is challenged when he meets a stranded woman. Hosted by John Champion & Matt Mira Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we explore the Star Trek universe one episode at a time. Each week, Mission Log examines a single episode of Star Trek, diving into its ethical subtext, metaphors, and cultural significance. From the show's most iconic moments to its hidden gems, we analyze what makes Star Trek one of the greatest science fiction sagas of all time. In this Episode of Mission Log we'll... Recap the story and analyze key moments. Discuss the moral dilemmas presented. Debate whether the episode holds up and if the messages are still relevant. Join the Conversation: What are your thoughts on this episode? Share your take on the ethical questions and themes explored, and let us know how it fits into the broader Star Trek narrative. We'd love to hear from you! For as little as $1 a month, you can gain access to our Mission Log Discord Community! There, we continue the discussion with dedicated channels and a weekly video chat with the hosts. Become a member of our Patreon today! Want to share your thoughts on an upcoming episode? Email us at for a chance to be featured during the episode. Follow us on Social Media: X INSTAGRAM THREADS FACEBOOK Did you know Roddenberry Podcasts is on YouTube? Find the video versions of your favorite shows like Mission Log: Prodigy, Mission Log: The Orville, as well as exclusive content only available on YouTube. Subscribe now! Our shows are part of the Roddenberry Entertainment family. For more great shows and to learn how we live the legacy of Gene Roddenberry, the creator of Star Trek, follow us here: RODDENBERRY PODCASTS https://www.instagram.com/RoddenberryPodcasts RODDENBERRY ENTERTAINMENT https://x.com/roddenberry RODDENBERRY FOUNDATION https://x.com/RoddenberryFdn THIS EPISODE IS SPONSORED BY: - get three months FREE! Subscribe and Stay Updated: Never miss an episode! Subscribe on your preferred podcast player, leave a review, and join Mission Log on the journey of weekly deep dives into the Star Trek universe. Technical Director: Earl Green Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Roddenberry Podcast.
0:07.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:36.0	And I'm Matt Meyer sitting in for Norman Low.
0:39.0	Each week on Mission Log, we spend a few hours or a few months with an episode of Star Trek picking it apart for the morals, meanings, and messages and asking ourselves if it stands the test of time.
0:48.5	This week, gravity! The one where a shuttle gets caught in a gravity well making rescue very difficult while
0:55.8	Tuvok wrestles with the singular weight of his emotions or lack thereof because he's
1:01.8	a Vulcan and he totally doesn't get bothered by his emotions, right?
1:04.9	Well, I've always wondered how Laurie Petty would react to a ship going down and I got to see it in this episode.
1:11.2	Got to, is it? yeah it's satisfied that answer
1:14.4	Matt Meyer a welcome to the show for our listeners who may not know your
1:20.0	Star Trek bona fides and background why don't you share a little with them?
1:24.8	Okay so I first saw Star Trek when I was saying no.
1:29.0	Lifelong Trek fan there was a point in time where I hosted After Trek on CBS All Access back
1:38.0	pre-Paramount Plus days. Long may she wave. Yes. Will Wheaton took my job ruthlessly. Yeah, we know what that feels like here. You know, it's just it's
1:48.9	Will is a hate that he's so nice in person likeable just as a human being that I really can't actually hold grutches.
1:57.0	Sure.
1:58.0	But yeah, I did that. I host a number of podcasts back in the day.
2:03.6	You might even know me from Nerst.
2:04.8	You might know me from James Bonding.
2:07.4	Absolutely.
2:08.4	If you're a Star Trek fan, there's a podcast I do called Star Trek The Next
2:10.9	Conversation, which is a podcast I only agreed to do because I thought the title was funny enough. I was like, yes.
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