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Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Star Trek: Voyager, Season 4, Episode 8 & 9 - "Year of Hell Part I & Part II"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

Roddenberry Entertainment

Star, Tv & Film, Science, Ethics, Trek, Meaning, Analysis, Fiction, Morals, Arts, Commentary, Performing Arts, Scifi, Messages, Tv Reviews, Roddenberry, Philosophy

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 December 2023

⏱️ 77 minutes

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Summary

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Year of Hell Part I & Part II," the best part about incursions in the timeline is all the rare food you get to try. The worst part is wiping entire civilizations from history. Voyager finds itself in the wrong time at the wrong time.  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 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, Episode 509, Star Trek podcast.

0:33.0

I'm Norman Lau.

0:34.0

And I'm John Champion each week on Mission Log.

0:37.0

We take a great deal of time to calculate all of the possible

0:41.0

narrative incursions in a single episode of Star Trek and see if

0:45.7

there are any lingering counter indications of morals meanings and messages.

0:50.9

This week, Year of Hell, Parts 1 and 2, where Janeway and her crew are caught somewhere

0:56.2

in time amok, only to be tested time after time to get back to the future.

1:01.6

I'll return with trivia shortly, but first hears Norman with a few

1:04.5

notes on how to contact us. Mission Log is a conversation about Star Trek.

1:09.8

Drop us a line at Mission Log at Roddenberry.com and join us on X, formerly known as Twitter and

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Facebook at Mission Log Pod. While you're at it, leave us a review and a rating at Apple

1:20.4

Podcasts or your favorite podcast platform and please remember your comments could be used on Mission Log or Engage on the Rod and Berry YouTube channel

1:30.0

And now here's John Champion with this week's trace elements of temporal trivia.

1:36.0

All right, thank you, Norman, for this two-parter.

1:39.0

Both episodes were written by Branen Braga and Joe Minoski.

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And if you were paying attention toward the end of the last season of Voyager,

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you remember Kess jumping around in her own timeline in the episode before and after,

1:52.0

in which the phrase year of hell is uttered by Tom

1:56.0

Paris. In that episode Voyager had taken a beating and Brandon was interested in

2:01.4

following that story thread.

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