Star Trek: Voyager, Season 5, Episode 24 - "Relativity"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 17 October 2024

⏱️ 58 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode, “Relativity," Seven of Nine dies! But in the confusing world of temporal incursions, she can live again only to be recruited to carry out a dangerous mission in Voyager's past. Meet Captain Braxton again... and again... and again when "Relativity" goes into the Mission Log. Hosted by John Champion and Jessie Earl Welcome to Mission Log, a Roddenberry Entertainment podcast, where we we explore the Star Trekuniverse 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: “Greato the Uh Oh” by J. D. Atlus – available at and online book retailers 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. Produced by Roddenberry Entertainment | All Rights Reserved

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0:00.0	You're listening to a Rotenberry Podcast.
0:07.0	Mission Log, a Rotenberry Podcast.
0:11.0	Mission Log, a Rotenberry Star Trek podcast.
0:35.0	I'm John Champion.
0:37.0	And I'm Jesse Earl sitting in for Norman Lau.
0:39.0	Each week on Mission Log, we peer into the future by way of the past exploring each and every episode of Star Trek to find the morals, meanings, and messages.
0:47.0	And at the end, we ask ourselves if it stands the test of time or the test of time travel as it maybe.
0:53.0	That's because this week we're watching relativity.
0:56.0	The one where seven goes back in time and then dies, goes back in time again and dies and
1:02.0	dies again and well rinse and repeat when time goes
1:05.5	pair-shaped on Voyager. Welcome to the show Jesse I am so glad that we get to do this
1:11.6	together you picked this episode I know I am so glad that we get to do this together. You picked this episode.
1:13.2	I know, I am very excited because I mean, you talk about time
1:16.8	going pear shaped on Voyager.
1:18.1	That tends to be common thing.
1:20.6	And those are always like my favorite episode of Voyager growing up. So when you sort of gave me a list of like episodes that you were you were looking to cover, I'm like, oh, perfect. This is this is right up my alley is one of my favorites.
1:33.2	So nice now I can't imagine that there are people in our listening audience who don't know what you do and who you are but if you give us the
1:40.6	the nickel tour and let people know where to find you and what you're up to.
1:44.3	Yeah, I am mainly known as a youtuber that goes by the name Jesse Gender on the interwebs and on that channel I do
1:51.3	video essays about science fiction and also queer stuff as well.
1:56.2	Basically the way I pitch myself is if you're a sci-fi fan, I'll get you interested in philosophy and
2:01.1	queerness and all of that stuff. And if you're a queer person and you come to a work
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