"Meld" (VOY S2, Ep 16) w/ TIM RUSS

About this episode

The episode features TIM RUSS discussing the Voyager episode 'Meld' and its themes of reforming a killer instinct within the crew.

The Treksperts Briefing Room RETURNS with an all new season! This voyage, TIM RUSS joins Peter and Lisa once more to discuss the Season 2 episode of Voyager, Meld. What would the Voyager crew do if confronted with a killer… in its own crew. Brad Dourif guest starred in an episode that ponders if a killer instinct can be reformed. Join the Treksperts Briefing Room to find out all that and more on this week’s episode of the Treksperts Briefing Room! Follow us on your favorite social channels at: @trekspertsBR @inglorioustrek @inglorioustreksperts **Join us on our new INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS DISCORD Channel at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://discord.gg/7kgmJSExeh⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ SUBSCRIBE TO TREKSPERTS PLUS TODAY... and get every episode of INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS and our new podcast, INGLORIOUS TREKSPERTS presents DECK 78 along with additional bonus content, exclusive commercial free video versions and surprises all season long. For more details, visit trekkspertsplus.com. Learn all that is learnable about Star Trek in Mark A. Altman & Edward Gross' THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION, available in hardcover, paperback, digital and audio from St. Maritn's Press. Follow Inglorious Treksperts at @inglorioustrek on…

People in this episode

Hosts: Peter, Lisa

Guest: TIM RUSS

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• Voyager
• moral dilemmas
• character analysis
• guest stars

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Voyager
• Meld
• TIM RUSS
• Brad Dourif
• character development
• moral questions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Treksperts Podcast Network, St. Martin's Press

Books & works: Meld, THE FIFTY-YEAR MISSION

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