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Today's genre-hopping adventure takes us to 6th Century Denmark, where Beowulf (Ensign Harry Kim) has just arrived to slay the beast Grendel and save the kingdom. With jutting chest and piercing gaze, he heroically soils his pants and is immediately devoured.
Take two.
Today's genre-hopping adventure takes us to 6th Century Denmark, where Beowulf (Chief Medical Officer.exe) has just arrived to slay the beast Grendel and save the kingdom. Armed with magical hologram powers and more than half an IQ point, he has a bit more luck.
Yes, it's Star Trek Voyager, Season 1, Episode 12: "Heroes and Demons!" Wow, we didn't lose you at "Voyager"? Well good, cause it's actually got a lot of plusses: the alien isn't a walking forehead prosthetic, the most competent actor of the bunch (Robert Picardo, followed closely by Kate Mulgrew's hair) gets the spotlight, and best of all, Neelix is COMPLETELY ABSENT. Then again, it IS basically Star Trek Voyager meets Dungeons and Dragons.
So curl up with a flagon of mead and a leg of spit-roasted elk, and help us sacrifice another episode of Star Trek Voyager to the riffing gods!
Performed by David Pinkston, Brian Tanner, and Todd Gutknecht.
Written by David Pinkston, Brian Tanner, Todd Gutknecht and Michael T. Bradley.
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Comments
Another good installment in the "Voyager Line". Good mix of observational, situational and "contempt of the lameness of Voyager" riffs without going over board on any one. Solid 4/5.
You guys drew the best episode out of this pool. Lotsa fun. Of course DogKnob would have had a field day with this one. Let's somehow establish a parallel universe where you guys do Prime Factors and we get this one!
Nice job, guys.
i think what really strikes me the most about this episode is how quickly it just firmly and defiantly claims, 'i don't even care, man.' like, nothing about it gives it a sense of urgency, intrigue, or mystery. the doctor gets to go on a mission, but it never quite feels like it matters, and like ... probably the aliens would've just gone away eventually. the beowulf bkgd just feels tired and silly, and like it could've been replaced with anything and have been at least slightly more interesting.
RiffRaff tears it to shreds, thankfully. I'll admit, this was one of the toughest episodes for me to watch, it was just so dull, but the jokes are full and plentiful. very fun, and the enthusiasm shows through. i'll admit, it's been months since i've watched it so i barely remember much except the pain of the episode itself, but i definitely was not let down.