165. Hallmark Trek (VOY 5.22)

Anika and Liz fire up the ancestry.com subscription and do a deep dive into an episode which does a deep dive into Kathryn Janeway's heritage. Yes, we're watching "11:59", an episode which has aged badly but maybe wasn't ever good to start with. This is ostensibly the sort of filler episode that people now say they want more of, but it mistakes trivia for character development "Small town business owner who hates progress and reveres the past" is a type that hits different in 2024 Henry Janeway voted for Mike Pence Why are so many (white) starship captains from small town America?  "11:59" is not interested in exploring the forces that would drive a woman out of STEM and into homelessness Has any problem in the history of humanity ever been solved by a benevolent corporation?  At 26:06, Liz says "dystopian" when she means "utopian", please be assured this will keep her up at night for the foreseeable future We debate the benefits and otherwise of genealogy (content warning: from 34:03 to 34:27, this includes revelations about incest)