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Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3, Episode 2 - "Flashback"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

Arts, Performing Arts, Tv Reviews, Tv & Film

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 2 February 2023

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Flashback," when Tuvok starts having distracting visions, he takes Captain Janeway on a mind meld to his own past, under the command of Captain Sulu on the USS Excelsior! 

Hosted by John Champion & Norman Lao

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.
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You're listening to a Roddenberry Podcast.

0:08.6

This episode of Mission Log is brought to you by Star Trek Wines.

0:12.4

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planets Medallion. Mission Log, a Rodinberry Star Trek Podcast, episode 478. Flashback. Welcome into another episode of Mission Log, a Rotenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm Norman Lough and I'm John Champion each week on

0:55.9

Mission Log we look way back inserting ourselves into an episode of Star Trek

1:00.4

to see if we can walk away of the moral or two and seeing if the whole thing stands the test of time.

1:06.3

This week, Flashback, the one where Tuvaq needs Janeway's help,

1:11.4

rescuing him from a repressed memory that just won't go away.

1:15.9

This week, flashback.

1:17.6

The one where Tuvaq needs Janeway's help rescuing him from a repressed memory that

1:22.3

just won't go away.

1:24.0

Wait, what are you doing?

1:25.8

I mean, I already said that.

1:27.3

We're done with that part of the intro.

1:28.9

I don't remember that. I tell you what, I'll check the playback while you tell everyone how to contact us.

1:39.0

Mission Log is a conversation about Star Trek.

1:42.0

Drop us a line at Mission Log at rodenberry.com and join us on Twitter and Facebook at

1:46.6

Mission Log Pod.

1:48.0

While you're at it, leave us a review and a rating at Apple Podcasts or your favorite podcast

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