In this week’s Prime Subjective, we take a deep breath before a plunge into a season of Star Trek: Prodigy! But since Prodigy has Voyager on the brain, so do we! And so, we take a trip down memory lane and discuss two episodes from Star Trek: Voyager’s sixth season that center on the holographic Irish town of Fair Haven. First is S6E11, “Fair Haven”, and then S6E17, “Spirit Folk.” Enjoy!

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