Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3, Episode 20 - "Favorite Son"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 1 June 2023

⏱️ 62 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Favorite Son," wow, Harry Kim, you lucked out! A planet full of women who want to make you their husband to repopulate the species? Too bad they're only after your altered alien DNA and will kill you when they're finished. 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. 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 50% off your first box from 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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0:31.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:56.0	And I'm Norman Lau. Each week on Mission Log, we strip away the outer layers of Star Trek
1:01.6	getting down to the molecular level, examining each episode
1:05.0	for morals, meanings, and messages, and asking ourselves whether it stands the test of time.
1:10.3	This week, Harry Kim, we've got some good news and some bad news for you.
1:14.8	The good news, there are beautiful women throwing themselves at you,
1:18.5	the bad news, they're aliens who have manipulated your DNA and will kill you in the process.
1:25.0	And that's how our favorite Ensign becomes their favorite son, the title of this week's show.
1:31.0	We'll have trivia in a moment, but but first a word on how to reach us.
1:35.0	Mission Log is a conversation about Star Trek. Drop us a line at Mission Log at Rodinberry.
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1:56.7	And now here's John Champion with this week's favorite trivia.
2:02.3	It's everybody's favorite trivia. It's trivia for favorite son and we have an episode
2:07.7	written by Lisa Klink and not to spoil the plot too early but it's interesting to note that there was some
2:14.8	discussion about making Harry Kim actually stay an alien spots and everything
2:22.2	through to the end so So yes, this is a script that went through a few
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