Watching Voyager. I shouldn't watch Voyager.

If I watch it, I think about it, and the more I think about it the more I think Star Trek doesn't make any sense.

Now, this is the episode where Barclay contacts Voyager. And I know he does contact Voyager, because I happen to like this episode, because I happen to be a fan of Reg Barclay. Also, I think it's adorable that he named his cat Neelix.

They're able to aim the message more or less to Voyager by using a projected flight plan. Except in the very last episode, Voyager cut 5 - 10 years off their trip by using a catapult! (And what, did they just leave that there for unsuspecting ships to wander across and strand themselves with? Gosh, I do hope they saved as much data on the catapult as possible, it will most definitely revolutionize how the Federation travels!) Now, I can get that they can detect the signal from far away... but from 10 years behind them? Really?

This would have been a better show if the people writing it had thought continuity was important.

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