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The Delta Flyers - Jetrel 115 Video (Patreon)

Published:
2020-08-03 04:00:02
Edited:
2023-11-16 22:22:47
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2024-06
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The Delta Flyers is a weekly Star Trek: Voyager rewatch and recap podcast hosted by Garrett Wang and Robert Duncan McNeill. Each week Garrett and Robert will rewatch an episode of Voyager starting at the very beginning. This week’s episode is Jetrel. Garrett and Robbie recap and discuss the episode, and share their insight as series regulars.

Jetrel:
Neelix confronts his past when the Haakonian scientist who created the doomsday weapon that killed his family comes aboard the ship to conduct experiments.

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Amit J

Excellent analysis and criticism from Robbie in this episode, both for the hit-and-miss writing as well as the choices made by the director. I disagree that it needed a lighter B-plot as it couldn't even fit in enough of the A-plot in one episode, but aside from that, agree with Robbie completely. Regarding the fan reviews, I agree with Nia that the Neelix/Kes relationship was off-putting from the start, as well as that this episode was quite boring overall. I had no idea that Jennifer was only 18 and a full 20 years younger than Ethan...kinda gross, tbh. As for the episode being boring, I think Robbie's criticism of the directorial choices highlight why that was the case. Compared to the absolute perfection that is DS9's "Duet", this very similar story missed the mark, and did a disservice to the complexities of what happened in WWII. As far as we know, the Talaxians didn't slaughter 5 million innocent people in some of the most horrible ways imaginable like the Japanese did before the bombs stopped their rampage cold. To draw comparisons between the use of the Metreon Cascade and the A-bombs just doesn't work without more context regarding their conflict, etc. In "Duet" we already had some strong backstory on the Bajoran-Cardassian conflict to lend weight to the revelations within, whereas here we are rushed in 42 minutes to a conclusion. Should have been a 2-parter or had some build-up story-wise from previous episodes. As for Jamahl's review (FYI that's Jamahl Epsicokhan who runs the very popular Jammer's Reviews site if you want to read his full take on the episode which he gave 3/4 stars), I totally agree that the tonal shift at the end to a ridiculous rescue attempt severely diminished the character arc that he had. I get the idea that he was doing it out of desperation, both because he was dying and because of the guilt that weighed upon him, but it just didn't work. On Jamahl's scale I'd give the episode a lower rating for sure...probably 2/4. All that said, even not-so-great Trek is still typically entertaining, and this episode had some great moments, but it left me with a rare bad taste in my mouth that fun stinkers like "Threshold" and "Spock's Brain" never did (actually I like both of those episodes for their campiness).

Sarah Ettritch

I liked this episode and agree with those that think a lighter B-story would have been out of place. It's a bleak subject. Also, not every story has to be a hero's journey. The hero's journey is one story structure, not the be all/end all. It's popular in film, but it can be formulaic (and once you're good at recognizing the stages as you read/watch a story, it can make the story very predictable). The only thing that really bothered me about this episode was the doctor. Kes said at one point that the doctor would work tirelessly to find a cure for Neelix, if necessary. But the doctor doesn't do anything. He doesn't ask to see Neelix's test results, doesn't do his own research in parallel with Jetrel's, nothing. He just hangs around. I understand that it would reveal Jetrel's deception if the doctor had been more involved. But that was the only part that was poorly written/unbelievable to me.