Thirty Days
- Episode aired Dec 9, 1998
- TV-PG
- 46m
In a letter to his father, Tom Paris tells the story of the events leading up to his demotion to Ensign and sentence to thirty days in Voyager's brig.In a letter to his father, Tom Paris tells the story of the events leading up to his demotion to Ensign and sentence to thirty days in Voyager's brig.In a letter to his father, Tom Paris tells the story of the events leading up to his demotion to Ensign and sentence to thirty days in Voyager's brig.
- Burkus
- (as Benjamin Livingston)
- Admiral Paris
- (voice)
- Ensign Ashmore
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Timothy Lang
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Culhane
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis marks the only on screen appearance of the Delaney twins, who were first mentioned in Time and Again (1995) and have been discussed frequently by Tom and Harry.
- GoofsAfter Tom is released from the brig, B'Elanna calls him in his quarters and "orders" him to have dinner with her, but she says for him to meet her in her quarters at 0700 hours, which of course is 7 AM, not 7 PM (a more usual time for dinner). She should have said 1900 hours. All true, except as shown, the ship appears to be in evening lighting (Brig and hallways). This might indicate that Tom is released during the third shift's watch, in which case B'Elanna is talking about dinner when she finishes her shift. This could be at 0700.
- Quotes
Captain Janeway: Four years ago I released you from prison and gave you a fresh start. Until now you've been a fine officer; your service on this ship has been exemplary. I really believed you were past this kind of conduct.
Lt. Tom Paris: I've never been very good at playing by the rules. That doesn't mean that serving under your command hasn't changed me - for the better. At least, this time I broke the rules for a reason, for something I believed in.
Captain Janeway: I admire your principles, Tom, but I can't ignore what you've done.
The show begins with Paris being placed in the brig. He begins to dictate a letter to his father and the rest of the show is a giant flashback. You then see Paris and Ensign Kim playing Captain Proton but fortunately this doesn't last very long and the story actually begins. Voyager finds a planet completely covered by ocean and is shocked when folks on the planet hail them. Apparently, there are folks living in cities under the sea! The Moneans are wary at first but soon warm to the Federation visitors. However, when Paris helps one of their scientists investigate why the ocean level is changing, the real problem begins--and you'll just have to see the show to see what I mean.
To me, this plot seems like a way for the program to address Global Warming or Global Cooling (I cannot remember which concept was in vogue at that time). Overall, it's interesting and it's interesting that for once, someone is more sanctimonious than the Captain!
- planktonrules
- Feb 25, 2015
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3