Well I took a bit of a reviewing hiatus over the past month or so because I made a major move for work, but now I’m settled in Ottawa and feel like tackling an epic Janeway episode: “Bride of Chaotica!” “Bride of Chaotica!” is probably among the best holodeck-gone-wrong episodes. It’s written by the fabulous Bryan …
Lucia Lorenzi is back to analyze another Janeway-centric episode with me! You can read Lucia’s writing at Rabble.ca and her own blog, and follow her on Twitter @empathywarrior. Her comments are in bold. So several years into Voyager’s time in the Delta Quadrant, the crew finally gets performance reviews. Lord knows what Chakotay was doing if not paying …
Today I am joined for this review by my fabulous feminist friend, Lucia Lorenzi! You can read her writing at Rabble.ca and her own blog, https://lucialorenzi.wordpress.com/, and follow her on Twitter @empathywarrior. Her comments are in bold. One day a bunch of Star Trek: Voyager writers were sitting around trying to think of a story. Writer 1: I know! …
Page from a daily Trek calendar, transcribed below “A human, Janeway is by no means the only female Captain in Starfleet. But it is generally acknowledged that she is among the best-male or female. She embodies all that is exemplary about Starfleet officers: intelligent, thoughtful, perspicacious, sensitive to the feelings of others, tough when she …
Voyager does horror in this episode, which fans seem to either love or hate. I was curious to re-watch it with a feminist eye to see if it would reinforce or subvert the standard gender patterns we see in the horror genre. Turns out it’s not bad on that front. In fact, the only remotely …
When Funko came out with their first Trek Pop! Vinyls I was pretty disappointed, as I wrote about here. But then I found out that you can buy blank ones to make your own custom figures! This Captain Janeway one was my first attempt and it’s not 100% perfect but I’m pretty happy with it. Used air-dry …
Fan video celebrating Captain Kathryn Janeway, set to the “Wonder Woman” theme, by Oscar White.