A Starfleet Emergency Channel

Star Trek Voyager Season 6 Pathfinder Episode 130

[@uncletaylorify]

I always said if they would just put Reg in a lab, leave him alone or at least don't put pressure on him he'd come up with some invention that would save the entire galaxy. He was one of those people who didn't work well under pressure but if left alone was so brilliant there was much he could do.

[@davidmcphail5653]

No one will ever read this, but, every time I view this clip from Voyager... well, I tear up. Can’t help it. I’m glad that an admiral took a second to tell how he felt about his son... nobody resented it.

[@yogertslinger84]

Barkley is the true hero of Starfleet. Faces crippling social anxiety and ridicule on the daily and still achieves greatness

[@Vijay-tg7hf]

"He heard you admiral" is such a simple way to say your son works on the bridge. Such an emotional scene. Glad Barclay got the recognition he deserves.

[@boinx1234]

"Keep a docking bay open for us." Gets me every time.

[@nfinn42]

I also love how Reg's boss is humanized here. He's not a villain, he's just a harried middle management type trying to find a way to utilize this extremely talented but bizarre employee he's saddled with. He means well, and it shows.

[@quinnsinclair7028]

I love Admiral Paris’ “how are your people doing?” He’s desperate to ask after his son’s well being but can’t justify taking personal time on a decaying transmission when there are several hundred other people on that ship that deserve his attention as much as Tom.

[@NehemiahDC]

Barclay risked his whole career on a "family" he never met. Now that's loyalty on another level.

[@robertmoore6149]

Love how the show redeemed Barkley. Was a brilliant move to use an already established character to give the audience reassurance about intentions.

[@curzongaming]

I love how Janeway replies with "He heard you Admiral" giving Admiral Paris a small hint that Tom is important on the ship and a bridge officer.

[@theshlauf]

I like how the background crewmen who usually just stand around pressing buttons suddenly stopped what they were doing to listen to the message. It was a nice touch to build up the moment.

[@CharlesUrban]

This is the most courageous thing Barclay ever did. When he started out on the Enterprise, he could barely talk to other people without panicking, and now? Now he's putting his reputation, his career, and even his freedom on the line for the sake of getting something important to work under a strict time limit (the true test of any Starfleet engineer!). The characteristic self-doubt remains, especially when he thinks he's miscalculated, but he's gained the capacity to override that and take major risks when he feels it necessary. And the best part is that while Admiral Parris could (possibly should) have tossed Barclay into the brig, he rewarded his wayward Lieutenant because his gamble paid off

[@Action_Figure_King]

The emotion Captain Janeway shows when she says Keep a Docking Bay Open for us, shows why she was the perfect fit for Voyager. It always gets me in the feels. No matter how many times I see this clip.

[@redcardinalist]

What I particularly like about this scene is that the writers don't present Reg's boss as an asshole (something that happens all too often in Star Trek [usually in shoddy writing with Admirals to make our heroes look better]). He's right in there helping Reg and he let's him take the glory😀

[@Haze1434]

I like how Reg got the recognition he always deserved, in the end.

[@theduke7539]

I don't care that voyager had its faults, this was an emotional scene. Just mere moments to tell each other everything. Less than 60 seconds to tell command that they're still alive, and the same to tell voyager that they aren't forgotten.

[@Captainrave]

One of the few admirals who wasn’t a crook!

[@Holden308]

I tell you people ... Dwight Schultz is one extremely underrated actor.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

I love the Janeway shoulder hold on Paris when he hears his father's words

[@sammycoats524]

"Keep a docking bay open for us." My god it wrenches my gut everytime I hear it.