Infinite Metallics

bgilliard:

I link to this despite being of an age that Voyager is the truest, most natural series in the franchise for me. (And, for what it’s worth, First Contact was the best of the movies.) But I went back to watch a few old episodes recently and was reminded of how unbearable it could be, so it’s interesting to hear from somebody who has taken a more critical eye to the entire series than a 10-year-old who likes explosions and astronauts and newness.

The sixth point—technology is overused until it loses all meaning—really stands out for me because I just watched The Wrath of Khan (1982) and was really shocked at how much starships were treated like blind, weak, vulnerable submarines until, I guess, The Next Generation. I think (oh god, I am just realizing that I have a lot of opinions about this) the return to a submarine model of space travel was a strength of the first attempt at a reboot, even if it was a little too self-consciously of its post-9/11 moment.

Stopping now before an internet bully overhears me.

I watched Voyager’s series twice through, and never actually noticed a couple of these reasons until now. But every that article mentioned is true. No question about it.

(Source: titularhumour)