Passing through a vast starless void, monotony hits the crew hard till a darkness species attacks, mistaking Voyager as an ally of a poisonous garbage freighter.Passing through a vast starless void, monotony hits the crew hard till a darkness species attacks, mistaking Voyager as an ally of a poisonous garbage freighter.Passing through a vast starless void, monotony hits the crew hard till a darkness species attacks, mistaking Voyager as an ally of a poisonous garbage freighter.
- Night Alien
- (as Steve Dennis)
- Voyager Computer
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Foster
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- …
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Night Alien
- (uncredited)
- Constance Goodheart
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAccording to Brannon Braga, The Adventures of Captain Proton holodeck program was influenced by Flash Gordon. Versions of the program also appear in Thirty Days (1998), Bride Of Chaotica! (1999), and Shattered (2001). In the prequel Cogenitor (2003), a title called "The Bride of Chaotica" is one of the movie options for the crew's movie night, indicating that the holodeck program is an interactive version of a (fictional) movie.
- GoofsWhilst Voyager heads toward the vortex, the Malon apparently disable Voyager's engines; however, when we see the exterior of the ship, both warp and impulse engines are undamaged and functioning normally. Not only that, just before Voyager enters the Vortex, Tom Paris tells the Captain that the engines are damaged and offline; yet, upon exiting the vortex moments later, Captain Janeway orders "Full speed ahead," even though Voyager has apparently not paused to fix the seriously damaged engines.
- Quotes
[Paris has asked Seven to join him on one of his 'Captain Proton' missions]
Seven of Nine: My designation?
Tom Paris: Ah, right. You're Constance Goodheart. You're... my secretary.
Seven of Nine: Secretary?
Tom Paris: Yeah, you tag along on all the missions. Now, I want you to keep the robot occupied, while I save Earth. Computer - run program.
Satan's Robot: Citizen of Earth, surrender. Do not resist.
Seven of Nine: I am Borg.
[opens the control panel of the robot and pulls out a few wires]
Satan's Robot: Surrennnnderrrr...
[shuts down]
Seven of Nine: The robot has been neutralized. May I leave now?
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek Voyager: Elite Force (2000)
For one, the aliens should have asked Janeway again to close the vortex. This is not just to keep the Malon dirt bags out but the Night Aliens can't get outside anymore (or travel 2 years?), should they ever decide to contact the outside world. It just seems like another "Janeway decision" to me. Making it a straight and clear request of the alien government would make this not seem like "deciding the fate of others".
Also this episode (and a few others) gives a glimpse of what VOYAGER could have been if UPN and the producers had been a bit more courageous. This concept of a void (and the crew feeling the effects of it) should span over several episodes and provide better in-depth character drama (and maybe some consequences for a change?). Instead this is just a blip and quickly forgotten.
A stupid side plot that should have been cut down was the Captain Proton bit. The lights go out everywhere, no sensors and screens - but the holodeck just freezes? And not even that but Paris is able to use equipment from the program (flashlight)? That doen't make any sense in the context of the show.
Furthermore, at the beginning the trip through the void was estimated to take over 2 years. Having to cope with resource problems at the end of last season, this doesn't make any sense. Should we just accept that now they have enough resources and energy for food, shields and holodecks?
But this is a typical VOYAGER problem. The writers just throw in willy-nilly some problems but seldom put them in the context of the season. In past seasons we had limited resources with the crew having to ration replicator use but at the same time they enjoy themselves on the holodeck which must consume a lot more energy than eating some spaghetti.
I liked a lot of this episode and always put it high on my list of VOYAGER episodes but some things compell me to take away some stars.
- vsek
- Jun 18, 2021
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3