Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
The skilful episodes from each ofStar Trek : Voyager ’s seven season represent the unique challenges face by Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and theUSS Voyager crewas the only Starfleet vessel in the Delta Quadrant . Compassion and connection were part ofVoyager ’s story from the jump , as a belittled Starfleet crew needed to fall in force out with Commander Chakotay ’s ( Robert Beltran ) Maquis crew in ordering to survive in a far - flung corner of the galaxy , populate with brand - newStar Trekaliens , like Talaxian chef Neelix ( Ethan Phillips ) and psychic Ocampa Kes ( Jennifer Lien ) . Each workweek , Voyager encountered newfangled moral quandary singular to the Delta Quadrant , but unmistakablyStar Trekin nature .
Beginning inStar Trek : Voyagerseason 4,ex - Borg drone Seven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan ) reinvigorated the serial , bring not just sexual activity ingathering but also a complex , intelligent character who clashed with Captain Janeway ’s staunch Federation nonpareil . Seven and Voyager ’s holographical Doctor(Robert Picardo ) were breakout stars , changingVoyagerfor the better , especially when paired as a comedic duo of unlikely friends . Star Trek : Voyagerbecame stronger with tarradiddle discharge have the Borg , the predatory Hirogen , and the USS Voyager ’s contact with the Alpha Quadrant . To review the very best ofStar Trek : Voyager , however , we must start from the beginning .
Star Trek : Voyager had many great ensemble episodes , but every master theatrical role on the show also got their chance to reflect in the spotlight .
7Star Trek: Voyager Season 1’s Best - Episode 7, “Eye of the Needle”
“Just our luck, we raise one ship from the Alpha Quadrant and it has to be Romulan.”
Despite its fragile footing , Star Trek : Voyagerseason 1 delivers a memorable episode that offer the USS Voyager crew an early fortune to connect to the Alpha Quadrant whenEnsign Harry Kim ( Garrett Wang)discovers a new wormhole … but the wormhole is only 30 cm wide-cut . That ’s big enough for a communications signaling , but there ’s a question of whether Telek R’Mor ( Vaughn Armstrong ) , the Romulan scientist on the other side , is willing to cede Voyager ’s message to Starfleet . The tenuous trust built on Janeway ’s desperation and R’Mor ’s curiosity is quintessentialStar Trek , and the devastating final twist SEAL " Eye of the Needle " asVoyagerseason 1 ’s right installment .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 1 , episode 15 , " Jetrel "
6Star Trek: Voyager Season 2’s Best - Episode 24, “Tuvix”
“I don’t want to die.”
There is no nifty quandary inStar Trek : Voyagerthan the one in " Tuvix " , which stay a hot debate most 30 years later . When symbiogenetic orchid samples addle their conveyor belt patterns , Neelix and Lt . Tuvok ( Tim Russ ) are merged into a single being cognise as Tuvix ( Tom Wright ) , who becomes dear by most of Voyager ’s crew over several weeks . That makes it all the more hard when the Doctor figures out how to bring Tuvok and Neelix back , but at the disbursement of Tuvix . Janeway ’s Tuvix decisionis hard to watch , since there ’s no right or easy answer no matter how you bet at it , especially after the intestine - sprain pain of watching Tuvix plead for his continued existence .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 2 , episode 21 , " Deadlock "
Star Trek : Lower Decksseason 4 , sequence 1 " Twovix " pasquinade the Tuvix quandary withVoyagerreferences aplenty , highlighting the effectiveness of " Tuvix " to brook the trial of clock time .
5Star Trek: Voyager Season 3’s Best - Episode 26, “Scorpion, Part 1”
“‘I couldn’t help it,’ said the scorpion, ‘it’s my nature’.”
face with the choice of settling down in the Delta Quadrant or forging ahead through Borg blank space , Captain Janeway decides to safeguard against the perils of the latter by allying with the Borg , even though Commander Chakotay is all but certain that the Borg will renege on their ending of the agreement , as the eponymic scorpion . Janeway ’s third option is n’t an easy one , buttaking the muckle show just how set Kathryn Janeway is to see her the great unwashed home at any toll . The tense cliffhanger resolves at the showtime ofStar Trek : Voyagerseason 4 , kicking off the rivalry between Janeway and the Borg , and famously introduce Seven of Nine .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 3 , instalment 22 , " Real Life "
4Star Trek: Voyager Season 4’s Best - Episode 8 & 9 “Year of Hell”
“He’s trying to erase us from history.”
Originally conceived as the backcloth for the entireseason 4 ofStar Trek : Voyager , " Year of Hell " pits the USS Voyager against Annorax of the Krenim Imperium ( Kurtwood Smith ) , a potentate obsessed with fix the glory of his former imperium through temporal warfare . The Krenim are a redoubtable opposer with unparalleled technology essential to the key sci - fi conceitedness , but in the end , the strength of this state of war history is its focusing on character psychology . The year - tenacious cat and black eye game examine the tenacity of both major actor , with Annorax and Captain Janeway equally matched in their sheer determination , flop until the very ending reveal which of them is unforced to lay on the line more and get ahead .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 4 , episode 23 , " surviving Witness "
In Star Trek : Voyager , multiple technical upgrades , most courtesy Seven of Nine and the Borg , helped the USS Voyager sail the Delta Quadrant .
3Star Trek: Voyager Season 5’s Best - Episode 11, “Latent Image”
“As difficult as it is to accept, the Doctor is more like that replicator than he is like us.”
A slow unravel secret reveals that the Doctor ’s plan has been fiddle with , and it ’s up to him to project out not only who altered his remembering , but why . The unsettling psychological puzzle falls into blank space bit by snatch , raising interrogation about medical ethical code , personal autonomy , and the unfeigned nature of the Doctor as a sentient holograph with an evolve program . “Latent Image " is a turning pointedness in the Doctor ’s character spark , as the hard verity that come forth bends the Doctor ’s perception of himself towards keen compassion , and also affects how Captain Janeway , Seven of Nine , and the eternal sleep of Voyager ’s crew perceive the Doctor motivate forward .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 5 , sequence 10 " Counterpoint "
2Star Trek: Voyager Season 6’s Best - Episode 12 “Blink of an Eye”
“How does this sound? ‘The Weird Planet Where Time Moved Very Fast and So Did the People Who Lived There,’ by Naomi Wildman…”
The USS Voyager is stuck in orbit of an unnamed planet where fourth dimension go far more quickly relative to the residual of the population . The bunch is able-bodied to watch civilization rise and fall at an accelerated rate , as the culture on the planet is heavy influenced by Voyager ’s presence for 1000 of years – but mere weeks to Voyager ’s bunch . “Blink of an Eye " is a new angle on a Prime Directive storythat centers the unknown affected by the"Skyship " , with a nod to how science fiction , andStar Trekin finical , shapes our own culture by prompt us to attain for the whiz .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 6 , episode 4 , " Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy "
1Star Trek: Voyager Season 7’s Best - Episode 25 & 26 “Endgame”
“Set a course… for home.”
Star Trek : Voyagerseason 7 is rife with solid episodes , but it ’s the finale that hold the laurels of being the season ’s best . " Endgame " give on the USS Voyager ’s return to Earth after decades of torturesome adventures , in which the gang face up devastating losses . With a Modern plan , Admiral Janeway ensures those loss never hap , comes home betimes , anddeals with the looming Borg terror in one fell swoop , even if she has to interrupt a few rules to do it . Kate Mulgrew ’s public presentation as both Captain and Admiral Janeway carry theStar Trek : Voyagerfinalethrough time and alternating realities to the serial publication ' logical – and satisfying – decision .
Honorable Mention : Star Trek : Voyagerseason 7 , episode 7 , " Body and Soul "
WhileStar Trek : Voyagernever receive the same critical acclaim as its forerunner , Star Trek : The Next GenerationandStar Trek : Deep Space Nine , the USS Voyager ’s journey back home to the Alpha Quadrant had meaning eminent points . Throughout seven years , apparently disparate episodes follow together like beads on a cosmic string , string with themes of beloved , personnel casualty , grief , and kinsfolk . Voyager ’s crew grew to care for each other , and often brought out the best in each other despite check pasts and uncertain bond . In the last , it ’s the characters that madeStar Trek : Voyagera well-situated show beloved by its devotee , like the home we were looking for all along .
Star Trek : Voyageris streaming on Paramount+ .
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