Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5, Episode 14 - "Bliss"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 15 August 2024

⏱️ 75 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, "Bliss," anything can happen in the Delta Quadrant - like a wormhole suddenly appearing that can transport Voyager back to Earth in mere minutes. Another thing that can happen is a giant telepathic space creature masquerading as said wormhole with the sole intent of eating Voyager for lunch. Hosted by John Champion & Jessica Lynn Verdi 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.
0:11.0	Mission Log, A Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm John Champion.
0:36.0	And I'm Jessica Lind Verdi, sitting in for Norman Lau.
0:40.0	Each week on Mission Long, we examine an episode of Star Trek looking for the morals, messages, and
0:46.2	meanings asking ourselves does it stand the test of time?
0:50.5	Does it indeed?
0:51.5	This week, Bliss, the one where everyone is super excited
0:55.4	about going back to Earth. The Seven of Nine's total disinterest just might save
1:00.3	them all. Yeah. Jessica, welcome to the show. I hope that you are not a new voice to our audience
1:08.0	because of course you host Missionlogged the Orville on our very own podcast at rodberry.com but for those who may not know you
1:16.6	give us the nickel tour if you would. Oh my name is Jessica Lindberty a long time ago I
1:21.9	was born on a cloudy day and my mother was grateful.
1:25.8	And then fast forward and yeah I'm a Star Trek lover since I was a young kid I was part of the
1:32.2	improvised generation at Improvieter in Los Angeles and yeah I was
1:37.6	asked to do the Mission Long The Orville show with the wonderful Mike Richards and just having a blast going through
1:44.4	episode by episode over there and has brought me to today I think.
1:48.8	Yeah I love that that's well you've done Mission Log the or of all you did the spinoff series
1:54.0	talking Ted about Seth McFarland's comedy show on peacock has a lot of morals messages
1:59.9	and meetings and that shows it does so yeah I love how they took that kind of 90s sitcom
2:07.0	style and like they were true to that but then they were also true to assess humor and you can see a lot of
2:15.6	reverence for like norm normally or there it's it's pretty good it made a lot of
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