Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5, Episode 10 - "Counterpoint"

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🗓️ 11 July 2024

⏱️ 76 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Counterpoint," Voyager finds itself in the heart of Devore territory, and that means submitting every so often to annoying inspections. For what? Stowaway telepaths. The crew have secreted them away in the transporter buffer, but soon one of the Devore defects and knows all about the scheme. Does Janeway trust him? Or does she, as the old saying goes, keep her enemy even closer? Hosted by John Champion & Adam Pranica 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 Podcast,
0:12.0	A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast, Episode Rotary Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:35.6	And I'm Adam Pranaca sitting in for Norman Lau each week on Mission Log. It's a careful, dangerous game. S sizing up an episode of Star Trek peeling
0:45.1	back the layers and seeing who's telling the truth in the end. This week
0:48.7	Counterpoint, the one where Jane Way falls with a guy from the wrong side of the tracks, but don't worry about her.
0:55.0	She's got them all figured out.
0:57.0	Adam, welcome to Mission Log.
0:59.6	I feel like this has been such a long time coming.
1:02.2	We are blessed with some incredible guest co-host
1:06.2	to join us while Norman takes some personal time off
1:09.5	and you of course maybe need no introduction to our audience, but why don't you tell folks about the show that you do?
1:17.0	I am one of the hosts of Greatest Generation and Greatest Trek, along with Benjamin R Harrison.
1:24.0	And Greatest Generation is a show about a catalog Star Trek, the older Star Trek,
1:29.0	and Greatest Trek is about all the new Star Trek series that are coming out on the streaming services and we've been
1:36.0	doing those shows for eight years we've got hundreds of episodes and it's been a
1:42.2	blast it's changed our lives like we both used to be
1:46.0	professional video producers who dabbled in podcasting as a hobby and this hobby just kind of elbowed its way into our lives and we became professional podcasters.
1:58.0	God, like seven and a half years ago. It happened really fast once we started. It's so weird because we've had
2:04.5	this conversation before privately where it's like if you said to your 12 year old
2:09.2	self like yeah there's a thing in the future where you can make a living talking about Star Trek.
2:16.0	That doesn't, it doesn't make any sense and yet here we are.
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