213: An I Love Lucy Situation

"Real Life" and "The Offspring" Comparison.  Don't forget your box of tissues for this episode of To The Journey, as hosts Kay Shaw, Zachary Fruhling, and Suzanne Williamson compare and contrast the tearjerker episodes "Real Life" (Star Trek: Voyager) and "The Offspring" (Star Trek: The Next Generation). From the respective motivations of The Doctor and Lt. Commander Data in exploring family life, to lessons learned from love and loss, Kay, Zachary, and Suzanne laugh and cry together as they discuss these emotionally charged, fan-favorite episodes of Voyager and The Next Generation.   Chapters  Intro (00:00:00)  You Need a Box of Tissues (00:01:39)  Comparing Androids and Holograms (00:03:12)  Stepford Family (00:05:29)  Why So Sad, Doc? (00:08:08)  Like "The Sims" (00:10:00)  The Reasons Why (00:12:01)  Picard Doesn't Deal With the Unknown All That Well (00:14:45)  Freeze Program! - B'Elanna and Family (00:16:37)  Access the Aryan Database (00:23:09)  Love Them For Who They Are (00:25:53)  Of Endings We Wish To Speak (00:27:34)  Lal McGuire (00:33:06)  Death Never Makes Sense (00:34:11)  Is It Worth the Pain? (00:37:15)  Contrasting TNG and Voyager in General (00:39:31)  That "To The Journey" Show is a Real Downer (00:42:07)  Takeaways for Data and The Doctor (00:48:31)  Closing (00:51:54)     Hosts Kay Shaw, Zachary Fruhling, and Suzanne Williamson    Production Kay Shaw (Editor) Suzanne Williamson (Producer) Zachary Fruhling (Producer) C Bryan Jones (Executive Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Ken Tripp (Executive Producer) Bruce Lish (Associate Producer) Joo Kim (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Associate Producer) Richard Marquez (Production Manager) Brandon-Shea Mutala (Patreon Manager)