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“Time and Again” 30th-anniversary reflections

A planet orbiting a red dwarf presents a mystery that Janeway cannot resist, so Voyager makes a pit stop to investigate. She and Tom Paris beam to the surface and discover a timepiece that has stopped working, seemingly indicating the moment that an explosion destroyed all life. Believing there is nothing left to do, they prepare to return to the ship when the world around them suddenly changes. They’ve jumped back in time one day before the disaster, to a place where a singular color palette rules.

In this episode of To The Journey, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 30th-anniversary retrospective that will take you through all of Star Trek: Voyager, one episode at a time. In this installment, we discuss “Time and Again” and whether another trip to the well of time is the best way to help viewers get to know the series in its third outing.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Going to the Well Too Many Times? (00:02:20)
Budget Constraints (00:11:43)
Why Are They There?! (00:16:30)
Is the Mandate Clear? (00:21:35)
Meeting Fan Expectations (00:27:20)
Kes, Tom, and Developing Characters (00:32:57)
The Technobabble Crutch (00:42:30)
One World, One Outfit (00:44:47)  
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:48:38)
Closing (00:52:28)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer)