Mini-Review: VOY: Timeless

[@KertaDrake]

Aww! Harry was so well-trained that he couldn't bear the thought of not being tortured by his captain for the rest of his life!

[@BrettCaton]

I wonder if this episode proves that Harry could have been good given better writing?

[@horaciosi]

No. It proves that Voyager could have been good given better writing.

[@SLagonia]

This is a real gem as far as Voyager is concerned. My favorite Voyager episode.

[@Robizoid]

Maybe the Grim Reaper took one glance at Harry Kim and thought "Eh, he's walking water balloon, I don't have to bother!"

[@dvader518]

Wouldn’t that make him immortal?

[@HiroshiMizushima]

Harry Kim is *almost* the Trek equivalent of Terry Pratchett's Rincewind. Almost, but not quite. Rincewind is like a magnet for trouble but always manages to get away by the skin of his teeth, often as his sandals clatter to the ground. Harry is ALSO a magnet for trouble, but always manages to come out worse somehow, even if he survives. The universe seems to enjoy his torment almost as much as Janeway does. "Of course it does, who do you think the universe revolves around?" Ah, I should have known.

[@dvader518]

Hiroshi Mishima And he also didn’t get promoted (though his doppelgänger did in that sequel to Demon).

[@RawbeardX]

at least special crystals beat magic mushrooms. but only just.

[@RawbeardX]

@Timefliesbye nothing beats that. except maybe the power of meth

[@cameronheaton9900]

@@RawbeardX yes Crystal Meth.

[@Redrally]

Certainly shows that this was a decent episode based off an original idea...

[@Maniac536]

This is still one of my favorite episodes of Voyager

[@thephantomeagle2]

Mine too.

[@Mate397]

As Thanos said "You could not live with your failure. Where did that bring you? Back to me." "Me" in this case being Voyager.

[@All2Meme]

That could apply to Janeway too. I can hear her saying that in Chuck's Janeway voice...

[@Mate397]

@@All2Meme Indeed it does work with Insaneway just as well.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Insaneway of Borg with the Infinity Gauntlet...just the thought of it makes one’s heart skip a beat.

[@Banjo_Oz]

Chuck's Janeway monologue gag from Nemesis where she reveals her "evil plan" to Picard during her cameo is one of my favourite "non-canon" fan explanations of anything ever. Even if it was in jest, it actually makes sense, is genuinely fun and even consistent with what is seen onscreen. I actually wish it was official, even if only in a parallel universe way. :)

[@Zotel_US]

Tom is greater than the sum of the parts he doesn't even have.

[@scaper8]

God, these burns are just brutal. I love it.

[@HiroshiMizushima]

Episodes like Timeless and The Thaw show what Voyager was capable of, which is a shame because it's so rarely what we got. The majority of Voyager isn't so much "unwatchable" as it is "mindless entertainment", which isn't what you look for in a Star Trek show. TNG's season 1 was understandably bad but it got better quickly. Voyager's season 1 was just a taste of things to come, for better or (more often) worse.

[@myriadmediamusings]

Given how much Tom Paris does, it’s no wonder why your TV Tropes page on your character interpretations lists Tom as the third most competent person in Starfleet behind Kirk and Sisko.

[@rhocat362]

We'll always have Tom Paris!

[@lynngreen7978]

I could swear you did this episode earlier this year.

[@NGOTB]

Poor Harry. Always got the burning end of the stick. You should review "The Disease", really shows what Harry was to the crew: the smol boi who needs guidance and special protection from the captain.

[@KnightRaymund]

He has reviewed it on the main site.

[@177SCmaro]

So Voyager had a super warp drive that future Harry taught them how to shut off safely that got them 10 years closer to home in a matter of minutes. And this is Voyager so I'm not surprised they never tried making short jumps or talked about it ever again.

[@CybershamanX]

So, "next time" it's Balance of Terror. There must be a separate schedule for these mini-reviews. That or they just come "whenever". heheheh ;) I'm not complaining. It's just an observation. Love your work, Chuck! :)

[@KnightRaymund]

I think they come out on weeks he doesn't do a normal Star Trek review on the main site.

[@CybershamanX]

@@KnightRaymund Interesting. I never considered that! :)

[@Corpantano]

I actually laughed out loud alone at the nanoprobe wanting to be a real boy bit. Great minireview and great humor as always!

[@mrpopsful]

"Nanoprobe wishing it could be a real boy" made me subscribe

[@rhocat362]

At least we'll always have Tom Paris!

[@kylekullin2520]

😆, Picard!

[@notmatt4293]

Didn't they basically reuse this plot for endgame..... The Voyager episode not the marvel movie

[@dvader518]

Ironically, both the Voyager episode Endgame and Avengers: Endgame involve time travel.

[@shippo72]

@@dvader518 Yeah, the coincidences between the Voyager episode and Avengers movie is laughably similar.

[@corbindalis]

Spot on about Tom Paris hahaha

[@diosoth]

The City on the Edge of Forever - time travel & alterations to history change the present DS9 Past Tense - time travel & alterations to history change the present First Contact - time travel & alterations to history change the present VOY Timeless - altering the past will likely erase the current present, if the present isn't erased then it didn't work movie reboot- time travel & altering the past only creates a parallel universe because 2 writers who only watched one TNG episode that had no time travel say so

[@DaveDurango]

When you make these, do you chose the picture in picture to avoid copyright issues?

[@wdcain1]

I'm surprised there aren't more Trek stories about using time travel to improve the Federation, since there are tactical advantages to it.

[@lectornox]

Does Chipotle really have a duck face oh wait that's blue steel!

[@magina23]

No Mercy

[@S1nwar]

whats the point of that thumbnail artwork? its like just a traced screenshot

[@bustedsim]

This is a great episode, despite some narrative loopholes that were ignored (small hops instead of one large jump - easily fixed with a line) what interests me is how this compares to Endgame, where Janeway, realizing that despite some of the good that has happened in the elapsed years, voyages back through time to undo the initial mistake by collecting all six infinity stones and... oh no, wait, my notes have gotten jumbled. Hang on. =P But seriously, the character arcs/motivations of Harry in this episode and Admiral Janeway in the final are near identical, as are the stories themselves, really, that it'd be interesting to compare them and see how Timeless succeeded while Endgame floundered. You know, besides the latter being a direct rip-off of the former.

[@YuzuruA]

tight script don´t agree with "time travel" "voyager"