Best Shadeaux Public Radio Podcasts (2024)

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Case 7.27: Season Seven Finale 1:29:54

4M ago1:29:54

1:29:54

70,000 light years and what felt like 70,000 episodes later, we arrive at the (sort of) end of our journey through STAR TREK: VOYAGER! Is season 7 the send-off this ship and crew truly deserved, or did behind-the-scenes apathy make it a dumping ground for unused scripts? It’s a musical and dramatic extravaganza of interplanetary litigation, but onl…

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Case 7.26: Endgame - Part Two 1:27:14

6M ago1:27:14

1:27:14

It’s Janeway vs. Oldway vs. Borg Queen vs. Time Itself in a quadrangle showdown that will bring the entire series to a thrilling and puzzlingly abrupt conclusion! Can Janeway finally give her crew the happy homecoming of their dreams? Will audiences get the BioWare-style epilogues they deserve? Is “Endgame, Part II” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?patreon.c…

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Case 7.25: Endgame - Part One 1:27:16

6M ago1:27:16

1:27:16

It’s the beginning of the end, and it begins… at the end! Voyager’s not-too-distant future reveals a destination that is less happy than Admiral Janeway is willing to accept. Can she convince Captain Janeway to smash up the timeline (again)? Will audiences believe that Harry actually made Captain? Is “Endgame, Part I” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?…

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Case 7.24: Renaissance Man 1:21:38

6M ago1:21:38

1:21:38

Janeway and the Doctor are kidnapped by some aliens, and only the Doctor can endanger the entire ship and crew to save her from a situation she was perfectly capable of handling on her own! Can the Doctor rescue her before she rescues herself? Will anyone explain why the Doctor doesn’t get thirty days in the Tom Paris brig suite for doing a full-on…

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Case 7.23: Homestead 2:06:59

7M ago2:06:59

2:06:59

A once-hated, now-beloved friend is leaving the ship for good, and there’s only one way to properly send him off: with the final DRUNKASODE of The People Vs. Star Trek Voyager! Can Neelix find a true family among the remnants of his people? Is whiskey and pickle juice actually delicious, or do we just hate ourselves? Is “Homestead” GOOD… or is it G…

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Case 7.22: Natural Law 1:24:25

7M ago1:24:25

1:24:25

By The People v. Star Trek: Voyager

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Case 7.21: Friendship One 1:22:58

7M ago1:22:58

1:22:58

Humanity tries doing something nice for once and of course it ends up causing a genocide! At least this one was an accident! Can Voyager clean up Earth’s mess in time to rescue their hostage crew members? Will Smarm Johnson’s heroic death prove to be the emotional climax of season 7? Is “Friendship One” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?www.shadeauxpublicradi…

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Case 7.20: Author, Author 1:24:24

8M ago1:24:24

1:24:24

With Earth now close enough to receive FaceTime calls and email attachments, the Doctor cashes in on Voyager’s celebrity status to launch his long-postponed literary career! Will his revolutionary work about holo-bigotry wreck the reps of the Delta Quadrant darlings? Will artistic truth lose out to hurt feelings? Is “Author, Author” GOOD… or is it …

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Case 7.19: Q2 53:22

9M ago53:22

53:22

Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the space-time continuum, it’s Q2! The exciting sequel to Q (“sequel,” like in a biological sense)! Can Mama Janeway teach Qboy how to act right before the Q authorities blast him out of the galactic narrative? Can Q2’s reality-warping powers make Icheb likable? Is “Q2” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?patreon.…

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Case 7.18: Human Error 1:27:22

9M ago1:27:22

1:27:22

Seven’s new obsession with the holo-romance genre is all good fun until it has her missing work shifts and giving serious thought to smooching Chakotay. Can she get her fantasy-reality balance adjusted in time to rescue the ship from a subspace firing range? Is veggie prep the sexiest of the pseudo-erotic culinary skills? Is “Human Error” GOOD… or …

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The People v. Star Trek: Voyager - The Relationship Edition - Live @ DragonCon 1:05:26

9M ago1:05:26

1:05:26

***SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE ALERT*** It’s DRAGONCON 2023 and love is in the booze-tinged air of Hilton Galleria ballrooms 1-2! Can the PvSTV team find justice for the best and worst romantic couplings across all seven seasons of Voyager? Will the raucous live crowd shatter the show’s already-fragile veneer of professionalism? Is the concept of romantic…

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Case 7.17: Workforce - Part 2 1:06:43

11M ago1:06:43

1:06:43

This city is paved with dirty secrets, and regret is the only street sweeper that can work on Thursdays. Can Amal Kotay wave a fiery stick at the thick web of lies and free his crew? Is Amal Kotay Amal Kotay? Is Amal Kotay? Is “Workforce, Part II” AMAL KOTAY… or is it AMAL KOTAY?shadeauxpublicradio.compatreon.com/shadeaux…

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Case 7.16: Workforce - Part 1 1:10:54

11M ago1:10:54

1:10:54

Up every morning just to keep their job, the Voyager crew has to find their way through the hustle and bob… of an alien planet where mind control is used to supplement the labor force! Will Janeway find love on the factory floor? Has Paris found his true calling as a smarmy bar back? Is “Workforce, Part 1” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?shadeauxpublicradio…

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Case 7.15: The Void 1:26:02

12M ago1:26:02

1:26:02

Voyager plunges headlong into an inescapable pocket of space where violence is the only currency and the only rule is to survive! Shockingly, Janeway isn’t super into it. Can Voyager escape with its conscience intact? Will they get their stuff back? Is this the happiest that Chakotay has been in a while? Is “The Void” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?patreon…

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Case 7.14: The Prophecy 1:18:53

12M ago1:18:53

1:18:53

Voyager runs into a group of multi-generational religious refugees from the Alpha Quadrant and learns that B’Elanna’s baby might just be the Klingon messiah. It’s a weird Tuesday, even by Voyager standards. Are Tom and B’Elanna up to the job of raising Bat’Leth Jesus? Is a religious lie ok if it’s a beneficial religious lie? Is “Prophecy” GOOD… or …

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Case 7.13: Repentance 51:16

12M ago51:16

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A chance encounter with a prison ship puts Voyager smack in the middle of a heated debate about state punishment and the death penalty. Will the Prime Directive win out over Janeway’s (historically dubious) respect for life? Will Seven learn a valuable lesson from this? Is “Repentance” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?patreon.com/shadeaux…

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Case 7.12: Lineage 1:21:28

1y ago1:21:28

1:21:28

B’Elanna finds herself in a family way! While everyone else is thrilled to welcome the ship’s newest bundle of rage, Torres thinks now is a good time to make the kinds of tweaks that aren’t street legal in Federation space. Can she edit away years of family trauma? Does Tom get a say? Can we all at least admit that B’Elanna’s dad is trash? Is “Line…

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Case 7.11: Shattered 1:10:43

1y ago1:10:43

1:10:43

When is a clip show not a clip show? When it’s a Chakotishow! Chakotay takes us ping-ponging through Voyager’s past to revisit old friends, current friends, and old enemies who should have been allowed to become current enemies. Can he save Voyager from the time lightning? Will Chakotay hook up with Season 1 Janeway? Is “Shattered” GOOD… or is it G…

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Case 7.9 and 7.10: Flesh and Blood 2:00:50

1y ago2:00:50

2:00:50

MEGASODE ALERT! It's two episodes for the price of one when The Doctor meets a group of fellow holograms fleeing Hirogen servitude and discovers that getting radicalized is more fun than being treated like an appliance. Will the Doctor quit his day job and join the revolution? Is Janeway an ally or a #ally? Is “Flesh and Blood” GOOD… or is it GARBA…

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Case 7.8: Nightingale 1:39:08

1y ago1:39:08

1:39:08

Ensign Kim takes command of an alien ship under fire and steers it right into an interplanetary crisis! Will his latent command abilities manifest in time to prevent Voyager from getting dragged into war? Will audiences finally stop asking why Kim never gets promoted? Will anyone on the ship think to ask if they can maybe borrow that cloaking devic…

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Case 7.7: Body and Soul 1:27:01

1y ago1:27:01

1:27:01

In a last-ditch effort to save him from arrest, and deletion, Seven uploads the Doctor’s program to her cortical whatever— with allegedly funny results! Can they tolerate sharing a body long enough to get clear of the space cops? Will the Doctor try Fruit By The Foot? Will the Voyager writers ever stop using Seven’s agency as a springboard for chea…

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Case 7.6: Inside Man 1:25:02

1y ago1:25:02

1:25:02

Holo-Barclay returns with a pocket full of dreams and a bucket full of BS for the Voyager crew! Is this the highly implausible and obvious con that will finally get them home? Will the writers ever think to mention that Troi likes chocolate? How many more times is Voyager contractually obligated to tell this exact story? Is “Inside Man” GOOD… or is…

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Case 7.5: Critical Care 1:23:52

1y ago1:23:52

1:23:52

The Doctor is kidnapped (again) and must face his most terrifying enemy yet: the systemic injustice embedded in the modern healthcare system! Will he shatter the Prime Directive in the name of equitable care? Will the crew ever learn to put the portable emitter in a lockbox when no one is using it? Does Starfleet health insurance even cover hologra…

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Case 7.4: Repression 1:05:58

1+ y ago1:05:58

1:05:58

Someone is picking off former members of the Maquis Resistance, and the truth might bring Detective Tuvok face-to-face with the only person who is Vulcan enough to take him down! Can he solve the mystery in time to save Voyager from ridiculous Maquis fashion choices? Is this the mutiny we’ve asked for, just six seasons too late to make sense? Is “R…

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Case 7.3: Drive 1:23:13

1+ y ago1:23:13

1:23:13

ENGINES HOT AND GO! IT’S SPEED TIME! Step behind the wheel of justice in THE PEOPLE vs. STAR TREK VOYAGER’S SPEED COURT, the third-most thrilling racing game of the 16-bit generation! Tom and B’Elanna try to fix their relationship by going really fast in space. Will they face greater perils than some dangerous curves? Will Harry’s love life make hi…

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Case 7.2: Imperfection 1:09:58

1+ y ago1:09:58

1:09:58

It’s the Seven-centric Voyager medical drama that we didn’t know we wanted and still aren’t sure that we want! Icheb steps up to the plate when chugging protein shakes fails to fix Seven’s malfunctioning Borg whatever. Will she accept Icheb’s surprisingly selfless offer of donated parts? Will this finally FINALLY complete Seven’s emotional arc? Can…

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Case 7.1: Unimatrix Zero - Part 2 1:18:00

1+ y ago1:18:00

1:18:00

The People vs. Star Trek Voyager warps into a brand new season with an episode about… last season! Before the crew can begin their final descent into the Alpha Quadrant, there’s Borgy business to wrap up from Season 6. Will Borg Janeway have taken over the entire collective by lunch? Can Borg Tuvok resist the siren song of perfect organization? Wil…

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Case 6.27: Season Six Finale 1:23:18

1+ y ago1:23:18

1:23:18

Warping forth from the Darkness, venting plasma and blasting some sweet original tunes, The People vs. Star Trek Voyager returns to deliver the thing you thought you’d never see: red-hot justice for Season Six! How did the Grand Space Jury rule? Will Voyager score one more unlikely win before the FINAL SEASON begins? We’re in the end game now, Neel…

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Spooky Space News! Grand Jury Summoning Spell Activate! 8:50

2y ago8:50

8:50

Bats and skeletons and monstrous phantasms abound! The finale of Season Six is bubbling away in our witch cauldron. Head on down to the spooky Patreon and join at any level to be a member of the Grand Jury and vote for all eternity whether or not Season Six of Star Trek Voyager is GOOD or GARBAGE!!!! Oooooh, so frightful!!Patreon.com/shadeaux…

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Case 6.26: Unimatrix Zero - Part 1 - LIVE AT DRAGONCON 2022! 1:11:39

2y ago1:11:39

1:11:39

SPECIAL LIVE EPISODE!!! It’s the final story of Voyager Season 6, and there’s no better place to take it for a spin than in front of a live, slightly drunk audience at DragonCon 2022! Can the crew save the besieged inhabitants of a digital Borg paradise? If this is such a paradise, why did Seven date such a big lame when she lived there? Is the gal…

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Case 6.25: The Haunting of Deck Twelve 1:11:39

2y ago1:11:39

1:11:39

Neelix tells the Borg Babies a spooky tale to distract them from Voyager’s high-stakes (well, medium-stakes) mission! Will the CyberKid Detective Squad discover the chilling reason behind the lights being briefly turned off? Will someone fix the coffee replicator before Janeway drives the ship into a space ditch? Is “The Haunting of Deck Twelve” GO…

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Case 6.24: Life Line 1:30:13

2y ago1:30:13

1:30:13

A doctor is sick, and the only doctor who can save him is The Doctor! The EMH hops into WinZip and e-mails himself back to the Alpha Quadrant for a medical emergency unlike any other! Can he save his cantankerous, emotionally abusive genius of a pseudo-father? Is it possible for the marvelous presence of Counselor Troi to be kind of a drag? Whateve…

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Case 6.23: Fury 1:57:08

2y ago1:57:08

1:57:08

In an episode that should not be listened to by anyone ever, we decide to drink multiple rounds of something called a “pickleback” while discussing the violent, rage-soaked return of Kes to the Voyager stage! Can she save the ship from her angry old lady self? Will this story bring long-awaited closure to the Ocampan arc? Did we provide any coheren…

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Case 6.22: Muse 1:48:25

2y ago1:48:25

1:48:25

B’Elanna falls from the sky and lands in the adoring clutches of an alien bard! He’s writing for his life on a proxy of ancient-ish, renaissance-ish Earth, but B’Elanna is more of a math person! Will she escape back to Voyager before the bard can finish his peacemaking masterpiece? Will anyone notice that Harry also fell from the sky? Is “Muse” GOO…

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Case 6.21: Live Fast and Prosper 1:10:01

2y ago1:10:01

1:10:01

Three con artists on a garbage scowl engage in the Delta Quadrant’s most devious crime: unauthorized Voyager cosplay! Can Janeway put an end to their spree before her reputation as a killer is replaced by a reputation as a cheat? Will random criminal guy take his one-man show “I, Tuvok” on the road? Is “Live Fast and Prosper” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE…

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Case 6.20: Good Shepherd 1:40:38

2y ago1:40:38

1:40:38

Janeway takes four sad-sack crew members out for some mandatory fun in a gas giant! Can a tightly regimented afternoon of professional development and forced morale building turn these weirdos into Starfleet material? What insane lengths will this season reach in order to avoid dealing directly with its main characters? Should this thrilling look i…

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Case 6.19: Child's Play 1:21:35

2y ago1:21:35

1:21:35

WRASSLIN’ COURT convenes to bring you all the high-flyin’, hard-hittin’, bone-crunchin’ action of what is arguably Season 6’s most boring episode! Will Icheb’s newly found parents put his future in a figure-four leglock? Can Seven of Nine take their nefarious (yet well-obscured) plans to Suplex City? Will Tom hit Neelix with that Sweet Chin Music a…

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Case 6.18: Ashes to Ashes 1:22

2y ago1:22

1:22

After striking out with holograms, malicious aliens, and holographic cows, Harry Kim decides to try dating the undead! Can his Academy crush be salvaged from her new life as a corpse-recycling alien with great makeup? Will their rekindled love create yet another diplomatic incident for Voyager? Is “Ashes to Ashes” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?…

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Case 6.17: Spirit Folk 1:33:19

2y ago1:33:19

1:33:19

Voyager makes a regrettable return to Fair Haven in an adventure that simultaneously strains the limits of holographic technology, audience credulity, and human compassion. Will Tom and Harry be burned as warlocks, as we always suspected they might? Will Janeway’s digital boyfriend lead the NPC revolution? Will Star Trek writers ever leave the Iris…

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Case 6.16: Collective 1:05:46

2y ago1:05:46

1:05:46

Chakotay & chakompany are kidnapped and held hostage by a Borg youth group on the hunt for a new deflector array! Can Harry pull off a daring rescue from within the derelict Cube? Can Seven muster enough parental authority to get these adolescent killing machines under control before Janeway resorts to biological warfare? Will Neelix have to open a…

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Case 6.15: Tsunkatse 1:15:02

2y ago1:15:02

1:15:02

After being kidnapped and conscripted into a pay-per-view space kickboxing league, Seven of Nine has no choice but to become the most electrifying drone in sports entertainment! Can she layeth the smacketh down long enough to keep Tuvok (and herself) alive? Can Acting Captain Chakotay teach Penk (The Great Jeffery Combs) to know his role and/or shu…

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Case 6.14: Memorial 50:22

2y ago50:22

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Tom, Chakotay, Harry, and Neelix return from an away mission with horrifying memories of atrocities that they maybe, almost probably, did not commit. Can the crew unravel the mystery behind the galaxy’s most aggressive public monument? Will Tom successfully douse his trauma in beer and cartoons? Is “Memorial” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?…

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Case 6.13: Virtuoso 1:09:45

2y ago1:09:45

1:09:45

After becoming an overnight musical sensation on Planet Jerkwad, the Doctor shockingly decides he prefers adulation over casual disrespect! How they gonna keep him down on the metaphorical farm now that he’s had a taste of fame? Can Janeway crush his dreams in time to save the crew from Chief Medical Officer Tom Paris? Does this finally satisfy the…

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Case 6.12: Blink of an Eye 50:05

2y ago50:05

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Voyager gets becalmed over a planet with a temporal compression phenomena, leading the planet’s primitive civilization to make a highly questionable choice in personal lord and savior! How will Janeway respond to her new role as angry sky god? Can the crew escape orbit before their worshippers become violently secular? Is “Blink of an Eye” GOOD… or…

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Case 6.11: Fair Haven 1:08:31

2y ago1:08:31

1:08:31

Tom Paris lures the entire crew into his “Irish Pub in Alpharetta, Georgia” Sims 4 holo-mod. Janeway shocks herself by getting, uh, a little too into the game. It’s (kind of) the exploration of sexy social holo-norms we’ve long awaited! Can the good Captain “Katie O’Clare” reconcile her need to maintain control with her need to not be lonely all th…

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Case 6.10: Pathfinder 1:03:37

2+ y ago1:03:37

1:03:37

Men will literally create a micro-wormhole to establish a quantum communications link with a lost starship instead of going to therapy. Can Voyager’s most unlikely TNG guest star bring words of hope to the best friends he’s never met? Can Kate Mulgrew win an Academy Award for a UPN show? Is “Pathfinder” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE?…

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Case 6.9: The Voyager Conspiracy 1:19:50

2+ y ago1:19:50

1:19:50

Greetings, Tarnished. Queen Annika Hansen the Seventernal has plunged her mind into the ever-flowing river of Accursed Knowledge, and her thirst for clarity has been slaked instead with the nectar of madness. Harken the Noble Triumvirate of Barking Fools as they face podcast death again and again in their quest to answer the Elden Question: Is “The…

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Case 6.8: One Small Step 58:13

2+ y ago58:13

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Against her better judgment, Seven gets roped into Chakotay’s nerdy anthropology hobby! Will joining an away mission to recover a pre-WW3 space vessel from the belly of a roving subspace phenomenon help her discover her love of aerospace history? Was Zephraim Cochran just some first-contact also-ran whose only notable contribution was inventing war…

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Case 6.7: Dragon's Teeth 1:06:06

2+ y ago1:06:06

1:06:06

Seven learns the dangers of mashing buttons in space when she accidentally awakens a long-dormant race of subspace raiders! Can Voyager prevent them from going back to their pillaging ways? Will Seven face the wrath of Janeway’s chiding finger wag? Why is Naomi Wildman in this episode? Where is her mother? Is “Dragon’s Teeth” GOOD… or is it GARBAGE…

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Case 6.6: Riddles 1:02:01

2+ y ago1:02:01

1:02:01

An alien attack aboard the Delta Flyer leaves Tuvok recovering from a tragic case of Thinking Neelix is an OK Guy! Can he recover before Neelix talks him into a bro’s weekend on Gatlinburg VI? Is there such a thing as true self, or are we simply just what we are at any given moment? Should Tuvok be worried that no one seems to miss the old him all …

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