LCARS here with a small update. We've added our judgement for Episode 14: Jetrel to the guide. This is the penultimate episode of the first season, and it's a heavy one. This was one we hadn't remembered seeing before, and were surprised to see Neelix carrying such a heavy episode so early in the show's run. While it takes many seasons for Neelix to shed his worst characteristics, this is a strong early showing. We did some live-tooting, too.

Speaking of toots, I recently read through the unpublished 1995 Star Trek Voyager “Technical Manual.” I say this in quotes, since this document was never completed and released in the same way as the TNG manual. In fact, the Voyager manual appears to have been written entirely before production, and doesn't seem to have been updated. It's a shame, since Voyager does introduce so many new species, places, and technologies. I posted a few thoughts/goofs regarding it on our Mastodon.

It's a short read, and definitely interesting (if repetitive) for those interested in the earliest ideas for the series. The text is full of references to ideas that are never used, like Voyager's AeroWing shuttle, or dimming the lights on the ship to conserve power. It also says repeatedly that Warp 10 is impossible to achieve, and should be avoided. The logic was that any craft traveling at Warp 10 would simultaneously occupy every point in the universe. We'll be sure to let the newts know when we get there.