Star Trek: Voyager, Season 6, Episode 2 - "Survival Instinct"

Mission Log: A Roddenberry Star Trek Podcast

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🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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In the Star Trek: Voyager episode “Survival Instinct," Voyager welcomes aboard an eclectic mix of visitors, three of whom are old friends of Seven. Well, "friends" might be the wrong word. They're ex-Borg, and they want Seven's help whether she's willing or not. "Survival Instinct" goes into the Mission Log. Hosted by John Champion and Norman Lao 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: 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: Listeners like you! for exclusive early access and the Mission Log Discord 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 Roddenberry podcast.
0:10.3	Mission Log, a Rodenberry Star Trek podcast, episode 552, survival instinct.
0:19.6	Music instinct. Welcome into another episode of Mission Log, a Roddenberry Star Trek podcast. I'm Norman
0:36.6	Lau. And I'm John Champion. Each week on Mission Log, we examine an episode of Star Trek, picking it apart for the morals. Morals, meanings, and messages. And asking ourselves if the whole thing stands the test of time. Wow.
0:54.8	Wow.
0:55.7	Wow. It's like you're in my head, man.
0:57.5	It's like I know what you're going to say next.
1:01.0	Are we psychically bonded? Is this the next step in human cyborg evolution?
1:08.0	Or are we reading from the same template forged over hundreds of episodes of mission
1:12.8	log, like the echoes of hundreds of voices keeping us company all the time? We may never know.
1:21.0	But we do know this. This week's survival instinct, the one where three X Borg show up on Voyager and have a bone to pick with
1:29.0	seven of nine. But it's a Borg bone, so it's got nanoprobes and it looks great in green lighting.
1:35.1	Norman, welcome back to the show. I shouldn't say, welcome back. It's your show, but all these
1:39.6	times that we've heard people say, I'm so-and-so sitting in for Norman Lough. And now we got Norman Lough sitting in for Norman Lough.
1:45.5	Glad to have you here.
1:46.7	Hey, John, thrill me a borg bone here.
1:49.9	I think we just got our, the early album name.
1:54.7	I think we did.
1:55.3	Beginning here.
1:55.9	Yeah.
1:56.2	I think we did.
1:57.1	Yeah.
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