196: Water Squatters

Thirty Days.  Of all the characters in Star Trek: Voyager, perhaps Tom Paris had the greatest degree of character growth during Voyager's run, developing from an immature ex-convict into a responsible Starfleet officer and helmsman, and a loving husband and father. The fifth-season episode "Thirty Days," however, sees Tom Paris once again in trouble with the law, and with Captain Janeway. But this time, the broken and newly demoted Ensign Paris spends his thirty days in the brig because he acted on his principles and his conscience, defying orders from the captain who gave him his second chance only five years before. In this episode of To The Journey, hosts Zachary Fruhling, Kay Shaw, and Suzanne Williamson share their thoughts on Tom's seafaring aspirations and on the inner struggles of Voyager's beloved fly-boy.  Chapters Intro (00:00:00)  The One with That Guy from Sex and the City (00:02:59) I Always Wanted To Be .... (00:04:29) Going Deeper (00:07:39) Tom's Demotion - Yeoman Kim (00:10:19) Captain Proton Saves the Day (00:13:57) The Delaney Sisters - Dimple or No Dimple? (00:15:31) Sailor Talk (00:17:41) Bread and Water - The Everlasting Leola Root (00:19:38) The Walk of Shame (00:24:00) Tom's Letter to His Father (00:24:50) Waterworld II: The Search for Kevin Costner (00:27:43) Environmentalism and Bureaucracy (00:29:39) Voyager / Sex and the City Character Matching (00:32:03) Seven of Nine - Complying with the Collective (00:35:29) Harry and Tom - Following Through and Finishing the Letter (00:36:52) Tiny Tom = Jailbird Joey (00:40:11) Aquarium in the Sky (00:41:46) Closing (00:42:42)  Hosts Zachary Fruhling, Kay Shaw, and Suzanne Williamson  Production Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C. Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Kenneth Tripp (Executive Producer) Jamie Duce (Associate Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Dante Hopkins (Associate Producer) Brian Beliso (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager)