It's explained in the TNG episode where the Trill and the symbionts are first introduced; iirc, the Enterprise carries some candidates for a joining, Crusher (or maybe Troi??) gets romantically involved with one of the Trill (maybe the host that is about to pass?), and through that relationship we learn some about the process for choosing a new host and that it's a very coveted position. In DS9, iirc, it's part of Jadzia's backstory that she got into some of the studies and extracurriculars she did specifically because she wanted to be an especially appealing host when presented to the Dax symbiont.
You should do it! My partner and I are in the middle of watching the entire 90s run by air date (I set up a smart playlist on my plex server to make this automatic). It's a lot of fun, we just finished TNG, DS9 is getting going after laying down its foundations, and Voyager just began.
i watched voyager first and when i moved on from it i realized just how much mulgrew carried the show. picardo too. i liked the actors more than the characters.
I'm not far enough to judge Voyager just yet, but I can agree that up that Mulgrew is doing a fantastic job with some very "season 1 of a Star Trek show" stories. If she keeps up what she's doing, she will definitely carry me through the show.
Unfortunately, every season of Voyager is basically a "season 1". There's some gems scattered throughout but it never really matured into its own, the way TNG and DS9 matured into their own. There were rarely any long-lasting narrative consequences resulting from individual episodes. A lot of the actors visibly stopped caring after awhile. It didn't help that the consultant hired to flesh out the character of Chakotay was a fraud.
It's explained in the TNG episode where the Trill and the symbionts are first introduced; iirc, the Enterprise carries some candidates for a joining, Crusher (or maybe Troi??) gets romantically involved with one of the Trill (maybe the host that is about to pass?), and through that relationship we learn some about the process for choosing a new host and that it's a very coveted position. In DS9, iirc, it's part of Jadzia's backstory that she got into some of the studies and extracurriculars she did specifically because she wanted to be an especially appealing host when presented to the Dax symbiont.
Oh yeah I remember that episode now. This whole thread is making me want to rewatch 90s Star Trek.
You should do it! My partner and I are in the middle of watching the entire 90s run by air date (I set up a smart playlist on my plex server to make this automatic). It's a lot of fun, we just finished TNG, DS9 is getting going after laying down its foundations, and Voyager just began.
I'm not a fan of Voyager, but I really respect Kate Mulgrew for doing her best with the sometimes-awful material she was given.
i watched voyager first and when i moved on from it i realized just how much mulgrew carried the show. picardo too. i liked the actors more than the characters.
I'm not far enough to judge Voyager just yet, but I can agree that up that Mulgrew is doing a fantastic job with some very "season 1 of a Star Trek show" stories. If she keeps up what she's doing, she will definitely carry me through the show.
Unfortunately, every season of Voyager is basically a "season 1". There's some gems scattered throughout but it never really matured into its own, the way TNG and DS9 matured into their own. There were rarely any long-lasting narrative consequences resulting from individual episodes. A lot of the actors visibly stopped caring after awhile. It didn't help that the consultant hired to flesh out the character of Chakotay was a fraud.