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Billy Hargrove ~ The Upside Down II

This episode is so good. This TYPE of episode is so good. It may just be my favorite kind of episode. The kind of episode where Janeway is plagued with regrets and guilt and self-doubt but then in the end the crew comes together to show her that they love her just as much as she loves them and they’re ready to give just as much for her as she gives for them and they won’t allow her to punish herself unnecessarily or throw her life away in a misguided attempt to make things up to them. 

Basically the “everybody loves Janeway SO MUCH” episodes are my favorite episodes.

Like in “The 37′s″ where Janeway gives the crew the option to stay on the new planet even at the risk of not having enough of a crew left to make the journey back home, and then NOBODY stays even though they’ve all been talking about it for days.

Or in “11.59″ where Janeway has to realize and accept that her ancestor Shannon O’Donnel who she has looked up to her entire life wasn’t quite the person Janeway thought she was, and she’s quite disppointed, but then in the end the senior staff comes together to throw a surprise ancestor party or something to cheer her up and remind her that the important thing isn’t who Shannon really was but the impact she had on Janeway’s life.

Neil Hargrove: my son is not gay