RBVOY 104 – Nothing Human (S5E8)

RBVOY 104 – Nothing Human (S5E8)

From Rebinge It by Kim V & James R

May 3, 2026 · 1h 10m · Season 5 · Episode 104

About this episode

The episode discusses Star Trek Voyager S5E8, focusing on the challenges faced by the doctor and B'Elanna when dealing with an alien threat and ethical dilemmas in using AI.

Rebinge It watches: Star Trek Voyager's Nothing Human Hello Star Trek fans and welcome to Rebinge It! This week we cover Star Trek Voyager S5E8: Nothing Human where a giant rubber alien (see image below) attacks B'Elanna and the doctor uses AI (kind of) to try and save her. David Clennon guest stars as Crell. Nothing Human When the doctor needs an exobiologist to save B'Elanna from an unfamiliar alien, he recreates an expert in the field on the holodeck. While this seems like a good idea, the doctor in question is Dr. Crell Moset a Cardassian with a spotty past (what Cardassian doesn't have a spotty past??). B'Elanna and the other Maquis on board (especially the Bajoran crew member) are outraged. Seems like we could have fudged reality a little bit here and everyone would have been none the wiser. What's this rebinge thing? It’s a re-watch of a thing you’ve probably already seen but love to watch and talk about. We go deep with every episode, walking you through every scene and analyzing all of the characters and story lines. In each episode we discuss “Women in the Future” and “Janeway’s Leadership Corner” while over-analyzing everything. Be sure to listen to our previous…

People in this episode

Hosts: Kim V, James R

Guest: David Clennon

Topics covered

  • Star Trek
  • Voyager
  • AI
  • exobiology
  • character analysis
  • leadership

Keywords

  • Nothing Human
  • Star Trek Voyager
  • B'Elanna
  • Dr. Crell Moset
  • AI
  • holodeck
  • exobiologist
  • Cardassian

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Books & works: Star Trek Voyager

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