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Official description: Unimatrix Zero, a cyberspace enclave for certain Borg within the collective, is under threat by the Borg Queen who wants it destroyed at any cost. Meanwhile, with Janeway and her crew going undercover as Borg drones in an attempt to infiltrate the Collective, the Borg Queen gets more and more desperate to unravel the mystery of Unimatrix Zero. She will even resort to the destruction of her own kind in an attempt to stop Janeway and Unimatrix Zero. UPN description: An enclave of Borg drones create a virtual escape, a paradise of freedom and nature, which they enter mentally through their regeneration cycles, but which vanishes from memory when they awake. Janeway recognizes this mutation as a potential crevice through which Borg resistance may be encouraged - and with Seven of Nine, embarks on an undercover entry into the Borg transponder to plant a target virus. "In the season opener, the Borg Queen will go toe-to-toe with Janeway," says executive producer Ken Biller, who also promises that "the crew will manage to snag a victory out of the jaws of defeat in a way that will surprise everyone." Brannon Braga: "I don’t mean to toot our little horn here, but I think we did a pretty good job on all seven Voyager two-hours. We delivered, and this is no exception.
I thought Part I and this is really a fault of the writing was a little slow at first; it didn’t pick up until about 20 or 30 minutes in. Part II is good from the beginning. Whether or not we’re going to see this resistance movement again, and what part they might play in our continuing adventures, we have not yet decided. But I feel comfortable telling you that the Borg will never be the same again!" After Janeway, Tuvok and Torres' assimilation releases the Unimatrix Zero virus into the Collective, the Borg Queen takes drastic action to bring an end to the ensuing chaos. This includes destroying every Borg vessel with drones capable of retreating into Unimatrix Zero, and designing a counter-virus with which she can infect the mysterious realm. Rather than let her do this, Axum and the others decide to destroy Unimatrix Zero than let it be dominated by the Queen.
Meanwhile, the Janeway and Torres drones are endangered when Tuvok's neuro-suppressant (which they are using to hide their plans from the Collective mind) wears off and he becomes a fully compliant automaton. As this happens, a number of drones work to help Voyager retrieve their crewmembers, then turn on the Borg Queen, who's last act is to send Seven of Nine an ominous warning that her demise will lead only to the rise of a new Queen, and that the Borg's plans for Earth will not be interrupted by this "civil war". Some rumors speculate that the long subdued romantic angle in Janeway and Chakotay's relationship will finally be explored. As the drones of Janeway, Tuvok and Torres unleash the virus into the Collective causing chaos for the Borg Queen, Janeway and the others will continue to confer with Voyager through Unimatrix Zero. Chakotay may come to visit Unimatrix Zero by tapping into Seven's cordical implant (as he did at the end of Scorpion, Part II), where he and Janeway find time to confront the changing nature of their relationship -- and may kiss, or come close to kissing. Says executive producer Brannon Braga: "I have some ideas. Let’s just say that ‘Part II’ is going to be pretty big. It’s a lot of fun. We may very well see the beginning of the end of the Borg. I don’t know that they will be gone forever. I don’t know that we will destroy them, but I think it’s time to shake things up a bit, get a revolution going on. A Borg civil war might be kind of fun." The episode started filming June 22nd, and ended June 30th. The story was written by Mike Sussman, and the teleplay was written by Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky (Menosky's last episode). It was directed by Allan Kroeker (Michael Vejar?). - Sources: StarTrek.com and Star Trek News
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Official description: Seven of Nine shows some emotion when three of the four Borg children leave the U.S.S. Voyager, but the Doctor confirms that she may have malfunctioning ocular implants. The remaining young Borg, Icheb, then decides that he would like to join Starfleet Academy. When Seven later admits to suffering from some headaches, it is discovered that she needs a critical operation requiring Borg parts. However, it may be that the young Borg, Icheb, is the only one who can help her. UPN description: Seven's imminent core disintegration opens the door for another Borg to calculate the only possible solution - the transference of his Borg core to her. When Seven realizes the potential danger to his physiology she summarily rejects the proposal. But the Borg secretly disconnects his own cortical node so that his theory can be proved and Seven's life saved. Deals with the fate of the Borg children, Azan, Mezoti, and Rebi, who were acquired by the U.S.S. Voyager in the season six episode Collective. Captain Janeway, who has always felt a great responsibility to the Borg children, refers to them as some of the ship's most "precious cargo". This will mark the final appearance for several of the Borg children, whose story line continued in the season six episodes Child's Play and The Haunting of Deck Twelve. Also making an appearance in this episode will be the Delta Flyer, version II. The first Delta Flyer was destroyed by the Borg in Unimatrix Zero. When Seven's cordical implant stops working, the crew tries to find her a replacement by raiding some dead borg. That wont work, and they need a live one. Seven looks like she will die, but just before that happens, Icheb saves her by taking off his own implant. He is able to attempt to survive, since he was never fully assimilated in the maturation chamber. He is also younger and stronger. An "aftermath-episode" to Unimatrix Zero, Part II. It revolves around Seven going further in her own personal human experience. The episode is somewhat a role reversal for Seven, as she needs to help Janeway climatize to being unassimilated. The episode started filming July 5th, and ended July 13th. The story was written by Andre Bormanis (Voyager's science consultant), and the teleplay was written by Carlton Eastlake & Rob Doherty. It was directed by David Livingston. - Sources: StarTrek.com and Fandom
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Official description: While Tom Paris and Harry Kim are performing tests on the new Delta Flyer, they encounter a mysterious pilot who challenges them to a race. The woman, Irina, later informs them of an upcoming starship race. Soon, the Starfleet officers find themselves involved in this race-an event intended as the first step towards peace between four different cultures from this area of space. But one of the racers is determined to sabotage the goodwill of the event. UPN description: An impromptu space race leads to foul play, danger, and a wedding when Tom Paris enters the Delta Flyer in a good-natured space race between former enemy factions. While his relationship with B'Elanna Torres endures a rough ride, Paris realizes that hardlined dissidents plan to explode the Flyer as it crosses the finish line. His only way out may be to take the reigns of both the ship and his personal life, executing a flawless evasive maneuver and a marriage proposal, simultaneously. Paris and Torres are to be engaged in this episode as they are in a clutch moment near death. Their marriage is expected by mid-season. Paris builds the Delta Flyer up and ends up entering sort of Baja race across the solar system. The race is among several different species to celebrate a new peace accord after many years of war. Torres becomes Tom's co-pilot. Harry teams up with a female pilot from another team when her regular co-pilot gets injured. Turns out she is evil and sort a terrorist out to destroy the race and the peace by rigging the flyer. In a rather unique story line to Star Trek, the new Delta Flyer will be featured in a race with other ships with Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres at the controls. One scene will apparently hommage "Star Wars: The Phantom Menace" when Paris takes the Flyer on a Trek version of the pod-racing scene. The episode started filming July 14th, and ended July 24th. It was written by Michael Taylor, and directed by Winrich Kolbe. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: Aboard the U.S.S. Voyager, former members of the Maquis appear to be singled out in a rash of violent attacks. Before long, the safety of the entire crew is in jeopardy. When Tuvok takes charge of the investigation he becomes frustrated at the lack of a logical motive, but soon makes some rather startling discoveries. UPN description: After members of the crew are found unconscious, Tuvok leads a search for the mysterious attacker who seems to prey only on those involved in the Maquis resistance movement, including Chakotay and Torres. Although the victims make seemingly quick recoveries, events take an astonishing turn when Tuvok uncovers the identity of the predator who has left his prey with deadly post-hypnotic suggestions. Says Kenneth Biller, "In taking back the show to its early days, you'll see the old Maquis/Starfleet tensions arise once more during the course of the season". He says the renewed emphasis on the Maquis-Starfleet relationship will be akin to a "psychological thriller" and adds that "We might see things play out in a more present and immediate way where they'll have to deal with what the repercussions will be for the Maquis, who may be considered criminals back on Earth", Biller continues. "If in fact it becomes clear to the crew that home is within reach..." The episode started filming August 3rd, and ended August 14th. The story was written by Kenneth Biller, and the teleplay was written by Mark Haskell Smith. It was directed by Winrich Kolbe. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and Cinescape
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Official description: The Doctor's program is stolen from the U.S.S. Voyager and he is forced to work on a large, multi-tiered hospital ship. While Captain Janeway and her crew try to find him, the Doctor decides to take matters into his own hands when dealing with the unethical treatment procedures for the sick and dying aboard the hospital ship. UPN description: The Doctor is hijacked to a planet where critical medical treatment is dispensed by social rank and a patient's importance to the colony, leaving many in desperate need. The Doctor's techniques and knowledge are crucial to this alien society, but the kidnappers didn't plan on Voyager's tenacious search and rescue, nor the Doctor's inventiveness in deceiving the authoritarian rule. Care goes critical when the Doctor comes face to face with his most menacing adversary yet: the HMO (Health Maintenance Organization, a form of health insurance in the US that restricts you to only being able to consult doctors that have a contract with that particular HMO). The episode started filming July 25th, and ended August 2nd. The story was written by Kenneth Biller & Rob Doherty, and the teleplay was written by James Kahn. It was directed by Terry Windell. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager gets an unexpected bonus in their regular "mail" beamed from Starfleet in the Alpha Quadrant. When a hologram of Reg Barclay appears telling the crew of a new plan that can get them home within days, everyone is elated. The plan seems dangerous in theory, but the Barclay hologram persuades the crew the risk is minimal. Meanwhile, back at Starfleet, the real Reg Barclay is completely unaware of his doppelganger's actions. UPN description: The crew is optimistic when Starfleet transmits a holographic version of Lieutenant Reginald Barclay with a plan to deliver Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant. While the Doctor and Seven of Nine assist the holo-Barclay, the real Barclay, seen back at Pathfinder Project Research Lab with Commander Harkins and Admiral Paris, realizes his hologram has been hijacked and re-programmed by the Ferengi. When he learns their motive and their method, Barclay enlists Counselor Deanna Troi's help. The episode centers around a Starfleet datastream-sent operative whose mission is more than meets the eye. The episode started filming August 15th, and ended August 24th. It was written by Robert Doherty, and directed by Allan Kroeker. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: While performing experiments on the Delta Flyer, Seven of Nine, Harry Kim and the Doctor are attacked by a Delta Quadrant race who view "photonics" such as the Doctor as mortal enemies. With time running out, the Doctor must hide in plain sight - taking refuge in Seven of Nine's Borg implants! Taking over her consciousness, the Doctor must convincingly behave as Seven of Nine to survive. UPN description: When Seven protects The Doctor from Lokirrim captors by harboring his hologram in her body, The Doctor's delight in experiencing human sensations clashes with Seven's strict physical and mental disciplines - and is only exacerbated by romantic advances from the alien captain toward Seven and The Doctor's attraction toward a female alien with whom he works. In a recent interview Robert Picardo said: "The Doctor, Seven of Nine and Harry Kim are on an away mission in a part of space where holograms are fugitives. It's hard to believe we have back-to-back shows about hologram uprisings, but in this region they're called photonics by a new race of aliens we meet called the Lokirrim," he added.
"The Lokirrim sensors reveal that there is a photonic, meaning me, on board the Delta Flyer. They attack the ship and insist Seven and Harry surrender the photonic, because in this sector's social structure, the photonics are in serfdom. In order to protect my program from being de-compiled by remote control, Seven of Nine downloads my program into her optic implant and I take over her body. So the basic slant of the show is that the Doctor is inside and controlling Seven of Nine. It's got elements of Tootsie and All of Me.
But it's really Jeri Ryan's acting turn; she does a very fine impression of my character, which is gratifying. I pop out several times during the course of the show when she complains about the Doctor, who is having a ball by the way, now that he can experience the sensations and feelings of an organic being. Before this, he's never had the pleasures of breathing, eating, drinking. He stuffs his face and gets high on synthohol and does all these things that Seven has to suffer the physical consequences of. So it's like someone who sublets your body and then leaves it a wreck." This will be a Doctor/Seven of Nine episode with a twist. It will see the Doctor being downloaded into Seven of Nine when his program needs a quick hiding place - thus taking over her body. The episode started filming September 19th, and ended September 27th. The story was written by Michael Taylor, and the teleplay was written by Eric Morris and Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman. It was directed by Robert Duncan McNeill. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and Cinescape
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Official description: Searching for dilithium in the Delta Flyer with Neelix and Seven of Nine, Harry Kim intercedes in a conflict between two Delta Quadrant Races. While he manages to save a Kraylor ship from destruction, its command crew has been killed and they're in need of a Captain. Having been an Ensign his entire Starfleet career, Kim is tempted by the offer and assumes command of the vessel, but soon finds himself bearing the weight of leadership in a complicated and dangerous conflict. UPN description: While Voyager's power core is down undergoing extensive maintenance, a Kraylor ship ostensibly on a humanitarian mission, is brutally attacked by the warring Annari. Harry Kim is granted permission to take the helm of the crippled vessel and, with the assistance of Seven of Nine, help her on her voyage home. Kim's new position, however, goes to his head, and he finds himself learning a lesson in leadership while under the Annari guns. A Harry Kim episode dealing with the issues surrounding his rank as a lowly ensign. Says new show-runner Ken Biller, "We're doing an episode where you'll see Harry Kim pushed to his core, where he is forced to realize and acknowledge the fact that if Voyager doesn't get home, he's hit a glass ceiling. He's going to be stuck on this ship as an ensign for conceivably his entire professional career. That means giving up his dream, which is to captain a starship. He's going to be confronted with an opportunity to do that, and it's really going to test him and force him to examine how to balance his own desires with his loyalties to his family on Voyager". The episode started filming September 28th, and ended October 6th. The story was written by Robert Lederman & David Long, and the teleplay was written by Andre Bormanis. It was directed by LeVar Burton. - Sources: StarTrek.com and Cinescape
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Official description: The U.S.S. Voyager answers a distress call from a Hirogen training facility, only to find a holographic environment littered with Hirogen corpses. The holographic technology given to the Hirogen by Captain Janeway for hunting training has been modified to the point where the prey have become the hunters. The holograms have not only become self-aware, but are essentially a new race, seeking refuge from "organic" slavery and brutality. Seeking to liberate one of "their own," the holograms kidnap the Doctor, who soon finds himself torn between his loyalties to Voyager and his holographic brethren. UPN description: Janeway and the Voyager crew are shocked when The Doctor commits treason to help a group of renegade Holograms that have been enhanced, made adaptable and turned into combative prey for the Hirogen. In a raging battle among the Hirogens and Holograms, the U.S.S. Voyager is defenseless to attack after The Doctor, feeling sympathetic towards his own kind, transfers Voyager's defensive frequency information to their ship. This is the two-hour telemovie planned to air during November sweeps. Voyager discovers a group of self-aware holograms that have revolted against what they consider to be their oppressors and abusers. The Doctor is suddenly forced in a very powerful way to choose between his loyalties to his Voyager family and his desire to help what he considers to be his own people, the holograms. The episode will deal with the holographic technology given to the Hirogen in the end of the fourth season two-parter The Killing Game. The technology has been causing problems and guess who's responsible... The two-hour episode started filming August 25th, and ended September 18th. The story for the first part was written by Jack Monaco and Bryan Fuller & Raf Green, and the teleplay was written by Bryan Fuller. It was directed by Mike Vejar. The story for the second part was written by Bryan Fuller & Raf Green, and the teleplay was written by Raf Green & Kenneth Biller. It was directed by David Livingston. - Sources: StarTrek.com and Cinescape
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FULL SCRIPT NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!!. Click here to see it. Official description: A temporal anomaly strikes the U.S.S. Voyager, hitting Chakotay point-blank and splitting different areas of the ship into different time-frames from its history. After the Doctor creates a chronoton serum to counteract the effects of the temporal bolt, Chakotay finds he is the only member of the crew that has free range of the ship. Forging alliances with crewmates from Voyager's past, present and future, Chakotay must find a way to set events back to normal. UPN description: Voyager is suddenly fractured into a myriad of separate time zones, ranging from its distant past through two decades into the future, and only Chakotay can move among them. Although he understands the phenomenon and how to reverse the fatal event, he must convince hostile crew members and a reluctant Janeway, all of whom exist years in the past. The ship encounters an anomaly that causes different areas of the ship to shift to different eras in time. The Doctor, for instance, will reprise his second-season characterization, when he behaved with less compassion towards the humanoid crewmembers, and could not visit the bridge or other areas. Chakotay is the only crewmember able to move about the entire ship -- which makes Seska's return doubly interesting, since she was once Chakotay's lover and believed herself to be pregnant with his child. Later viewers learned that early in the voyage, she had planted a holographic program that nearly killed Tuvok and Paris when they discovered it. Although primarily a ship-based episode, "Shattered" promises to be a special treat for long-time fans of Star Trek: Voyager as Commander Chakotay moves through several different time periods in the ship’s history after being struck by a temporal anomaly. Characters and settings from Voyager’s past, including Chaotica’s Lair from the Captain Proton holodeck program, will once again make an appearance. The ship and crew suffer temporal problems and Chakotay catches a glimpse into Voyager’s past, present and future. Time-travel will allow Chakotay to lead a pre-stranded Janeway around her ship, experiencing different slices of the crew's story. "She'll face key moments in her past," says ST:VOY executive producer Ken Biller, "and a few points in the future that will take place if they can't escape the anomaly that time-shatters the ship." Martha Hackett will return as Seska, and we'll also see Dr. Chaotica (Martin Rayner), Icheb (Manu Intiraymi) and Naomi Wildman (Scarlett Pomers) again. We'll also the older versions of the latter two characters. The episode started filming October 9th, and ended October 17th. The story was written by Mike Sussman & Michael Taylor, and the teleplay was written by Michael Taylor. It was directed by Terry Windell. - Sources: StarTrek.com and Fandom
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FULL SYNOPSIS NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!! Click here to see it. Official description: Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres reach a crossroads in their relationship which could have long-ranging effects on both of their lives. Early in her life, B'Elanna and her father joined his family on a camping trip where something happened -- something that could result in B'Elanna making an irrevocable decision against Tom's will that no amount of technology can rectify. UPN description: A momentous annoncement causes the initially ecstatic Torres to soon become haunted by unhappy flashbacks to her childhood. Tom and B'Elanna find out that B'Elanna is pregnant. The child turns out to be a girl, but unfortunately she has a spinal disorder that runs in Torres' family. Through gene resequencing, the Doctor repairs the problem, and this sets off Torres in a quest to change the DNA of her child, attempting to save her daughter from the problems she herself had as half-Klingon. This episode will feature several flashbacks to Torres' childhood. The episode started filming October 18th, and ended October 26th. It was written by James Kahn, and directed by Peter Lauritson. - Sources: StarTrek.com, Cinescape, Star Trek News, The Universe, and TrekToday
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Official description: The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager rescue the crew and passengers aboard a critically damaged vessel transporting convicts scheduled for execution. When the Doctor and Seven of Nine make a discovery that changes the ground rules, Captain Janeway and the crew have to walk the gray area between the Prime Directive and justice, with the ship's safety hanging in the balance. UPN description: Seven of Nine faces repressed feelings about the pain she inflicted on thousands in the Collective when she witnesses the intense guilt experienced by a violent alien prisoner, rehabilitated through The Doctor's medical efforts. In what sounds like an unusual plot for Voyager, in this episode the ship comes to the aid of a prison ship, and ends up transporting several death row inmates to their executions. Apparently, one of the murderers on the ship is severely hurt by the guards, and while trying to save him, the Doctor injects Borg nano-probes into his brain. These instill a sense of guilt in him, and he turns into a model citizen. The Voyager crew tries to have his life spared, but the family of his victim has him executed anyway. The crew of are put in the unenviable position to deliver eight prisoners to their scheduled deaths. This episode also introduces us to some more Delta Quadrant races, the Nygean and Benkaran. The episode started filming October 27th, and ended November 6th. The story was written by Mike Sussman and Robert Doherty, and the teleplay was written by Robert Doherty. It was directed by Mike Vejar. - Sources: StarTrek.com and The Universe
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Official description: Generations ago, a Klingon warship left familiar territory and headed off into unknown space. When the descendants of that original crew run into the U.S.S. Voyager in the Delta Quadrant, Captain Janeway's first concern is convincing the Klingons that the hostilities between the Federation and the Klingon Empire are long over. After that, a more intractable problem arises after the Klingon vessel is destroyed and its crew of over 200 find themselves aboard Voyager and perhaps living out the fulfillment of an ancient prophecy. UPN description: When a nomad band of Klingon come face to face with a pregnant B'Elanna, they misconstrue her child to be their long awaited Messiah, and resolve to follow the baby to their destiny. Confronted with the disruptive reality of housing over 200 itinerant Klingon aboard Voyager, Torres and the forward thinking Klingon leader, Kohlar, devise a plan to relocate the group to a suitable planet using their own scriptures as a catalyst. Voyager encounters a Klingon generational ship. The Klingons aboard the ship are all infected by a fatal genetic disease, presumably result of the inbreeding that occurred on the ship over the generations. For the past three generations, the Klingons have been looking for 'a sign', and they believe that Torres' child is their Messiah.
The episode will feature Torres coming to grips with her Klingon heritage, and helping the leader of the Klingons convince his followers that her child is indeed the one, so that they can finally stop wandering through the universe and settle down. Before this happens, though, the genetic disease is passed on to Torres and her unborn child, but the Doctor is able to come up with a cure from the baby's blood, convincing the Klingons that the child really is their saviour. At the end of the episode, they settle down on a nearby planet. Voyager takes on a new complement of Klingons who believe they may have found exactly what their generations long search was intended for -- the Kuvah’Magh -- the savior of the Klingon race: B'Elanna's unborn child. Voyager faces a challenge from a Klingon generational ship that has been travelling towards the Delta Quadrant for decades and doesn't recognize the peace between the Federation and the Klingon Empire. This will be part of a renewed effort in exploring the Paris-Torres relationship arc. Says Ken Biller, "We now have a few different storylines that will resolve their relationship in a way that is surprising and in tune with Star Trek without being soap opera-ish.
Part of the arc involves Voyager encountering a generational Klingon ship that has been traveling from the Alpha Quadrant toward the Delta Quadrant for many years", Biller reveals. "The offspring of the original Klingons who went off on this journey are people who don't understand that their fight with the Federation ended decades ago". The episode started filming November 7th, and ended November 15th. The story was written by Larry Nemecek & J. Kelley Burke and Raf Green & Kenneth Biller, and the teleplay was written by Mike Sussman and Phyllis Strong. It was directed by Terry Windell. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and The Universe
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Official description: The crew of the U.S.S. Voyager find themselves and their ship stranded in a dark void with seemingly no escape, where the only proven means of survival is to prey upon weaker vessels when they first arrive. With resources dwindling, Captain Janeway must decide whether to stick to the principles that govern Starfleet or to concede that in this strange place, the ends justify the means and Voyager must become a predator to survive. UPN description: In an extraordinary diplomatic effort, Janeway creates an alliance among several aggressive alien vessels trapped together in a spacial void, able only to prey on each other for survival. Voyager is sucked into a region of space from which there is no escape: 'The Void'. The name fits the place well: there are no resources at all to be found here, and the people that have already been trapped in the void survive by attacking newcomers and stealing their stuff the minute they come in. Janeway starts a coalition and is able to get several ships to work together, eventually allowing them to escape from the void. Janeway must forge an alliance of aliens to help Voyager escape duress. The episode sees Voyager sucked into a starless spatial anomaly with no visible means of escape. We will also see many Delta Quadrant races and ships, several of which we have seen before. The episode started filming November 16th, and ended November 28th. The story was written by Raf Green & Kenneth Biller, and the teleplay was written by Raf Green & James Kahn. It was directed by Mike Vejar. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and The Universe
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Official description (Part I): When Chakotay, Harry Kim and Neelix attempt to rendezvous with the U.S.S. Voyager after a trading mission, neither the ship nor the crew are anywhere to be found. Meanwhile, on a far away planet, Kathryn Janeway and the rest of Voyager's former crew begin new careers. Oblivious to each other and the lives they once shared, the Voyager crew has been integrated into a gigantic industrial workforce. Official description (Part II): With the majority of the U.S.S. Voyager crew brainwashed into leading the lives of industrial workers for a race called the Quarren, Chakotay, Harry Kim, Neelix and The Doctor find themselves vastly outnumbered in their quest to restore the crew to normal and return them to the ship. However, Janeway and the rest of the crew have moved on with their lives as Quarren forces close in on Chakotay on the planet's surface and on Voyager in orbit. UPN description (Part I): Abducted, brainwashed and integrated into an alien workforce, Janeway and 130 Voyager colleagues are unaware of their history together, nor of Chakotay's efforts to return them, body and mind, to Voyager. Even though he's held captive, Tuvok resists the continuing mind assimilation, but the others have become comfortable with their surroundings and new acquaintances, including Janeway, who has found a charming admirer. UPN description (Part II):While The Doctor and Ensign Kim defend the ship, Chakotay and Neelix transport themselves to an alien power plant, in an attempt to locate and convince the abducted Voyager crew of their true identities. Although Tuvok has sown seeds of recognition with Seven of Nine, the others are oblivious to the past, and put Chakotay in imminent danger until he can identify the three ringleaders and reveal their trade in human cargo. This will be the season's second two-parter, and we'll see the Voyager crew as part of an alien workforce in an alien city. The first part of this two-hour episode started filming November 29th and ended December 8th. The second part began filming December 11th. The story for both parts were written by Kenneth Biller & Bryan Fuller who also wrote the teleplay for the first part, while Kenneth Biller & Michael Taylor wrote the teleplay for the second part. The first part was directed by Allan Kroeker while the second part was directed by Roxann Dawson. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: As the U.S.S. Voyager enters a hazardous region of space being used as a weapons-testing range by unknown parties, the ship must count on Seven of Nine's long-range scans to steer it out of danger. Seven of Nine, however, is becoming more and more distracted with a personal experiment, one that could change how she deals with her crewmates forever. UPN description: Furthering her research into personal and social relationships, Seven of Nine grows increasingly at ease with the crew members, allowing herself to experience the gamut of human experiences and emotions including romantic relationship. Jeri Ryan said some time ago that Seven would become a tragic figure. Well it's true, if you can call it 'tragic'. It'll be discovered that Seven's cortical node will prevent her from being able to feel strong emotions - probably a new innovation to stop drones from leaving the collective. Any strong emotions she feels will result in her being zapped by the node. B'Elanna will have her baby shower - twice. The first will be in Seven's holodeck fantasy, the second in reality which Seven does not attend. Among the presents in reality will be a selection of lullabies sung by, surprise surprise, the Holodoc. Seven will request and wear a Starfleet uniform in her fantasy life and will also, as has been suspected, get her own quarters. The quarters will be more or less bare, not even containing a replicator. That will change later when Seven gets around to altering the program to make them more homey. Also in her fantasies, Seven won't have any Borg implants and won't need to regenerate. That finger scene from the promo for Workforce, Part II is not really all that surprisingly, from her 'hot scene' with Chakotay. It'll happen after she invites him around for dinner. As she's quite the gourmand these days, she cooks and asks Chakotay to check the seasoning, which he does by sticking his finger in. He tells her it needs more salt and for her to check, he dips his finger in again, and, well, you've seen the rest. Chakotay's been pre-programmed as a potential romantic interest for the scenario, by the way. Seven explores her own fantasy life. The episode started filming January 3rd. The story was written by Andre Bormanis & Kenneth Biller, and the teleplay was written by Brannon Braga & Andre Bormanis. It was directed by Allan Kroeker. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekToday, and TrekWeb
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FULL SYNOPSIS NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!! Click here to see it. Official description: It's not easy being a parent, even for a Q. Because Captain Janeway and the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager were so instrumental in Q's quest to have a child, he decides to make "Aunt Kathy" teach his son some responsible virtues. Although appearing to be fully grown, the younger Q proves harder to handle than his irascible father, and with his omnipotent powers, disciplining the youngster proves not only impossible, but exceptionally dangerous as well. UPN description: Q's teenaged son Q2, a spoiled child with omnipotent powers, is dumped in the lap of his reluctant Aunt Kathryn Janeway for a week-long rehabilitation period, after which his reinstatement will be considered by the Continuum judges. With the child's powers temporarily stripped, the young Q2 begins to make progress, but a rebuff from his father puts Q2 back to square one and the Voyager crew in danger. As John de Lancie returns to the Star Trek universe to play the omnipotent Q, his fiction son is to be played by his real son Keegan de Lancie. The Borg will also retun for this episode. Q and his (now) teenage son (last seen in The Q and the Grey) come to Voyager to get help from Godmother Janeway. The episode started filming January 17th and ended January 25th. The story was written by Kenneth Biller, and the teleplay was written by Robert Doherty. It was directed by LeVar Burton. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and Fandom
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SYNOPSIS NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!! Click here to see it. Official description: As the U.S.S. Voyager gets closer and closer to the Alpha Quadrant, a new means of direct yet brief communication with Starfleet is established, allowing the crew a few minutes each to communicate with family and friends. The Doctor may not have any family or friends on Earth, but he does have a holo-novel to pitch to publishers -- the story of a ship stranded on the other side of the galaxy with a strangely familiar crew; a crew that barely tolerates their holographic doctor who lives in virtual slavery... UPN description: Impressed with his own artistic merit, the Doctor plans to publish a holo-novel based on an exaggerated and unflattering portrayal of a thinly disguised starship crew. This episode will see Josh Clark's (Lt. Carey) return to the Voyager sets, and other important guest stars for this episode are Dwight Schultz (Barclay), Richard Herd (Admiral Paris - Tom's father), Robert Ito (John Kim - Harry's father), Irene Tsu (Mary Kim - Harry's mother), Juan Garcia (John Torres - B'Elanna's father), and Lorinne Vozoff (Irene Hansen - probably related to Seven of Nine (Annika Hansen in case you forgot)).
The Doctor writes his own holo-memoirs. The story was written by Brannon Braga, and the teleplay was written by Phyllis Strong & Mike Sussman. It was directed by David Livingston. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: Now that regular communication between the Alpha and Delta Quadrants is possible, Starfleet has a mission for the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager -- locate and retrieve the old Earth probe "Friendship One." Launched in the late 21st century, the probe's trajectory places it somewhere near Voyager's current position, but no one predicted what a Delta Quadrant civilization would do with the probe when they found it... UPN description: A misguided decision on Earth circa 2067 sends destruction to an alien planet in the form of nuclear radiation. Although Janeway believes they can reverse the effects for the few who remain, she is halted by their hostility and distrust for all things from Earth. Now that regular communication between the Alpha and Delta Quadrants is possible, Starfleet has a mission for the crew of the U.S.S. Voyager -- locate and retrieve the old Earth probe "Friendship One." Launched in the late 21st century, the probe's trajectory places it somewhere near Voyager's current position, but no one predicted what a Delta Quadrant civilization would do with the probe when they found it... Voyager finds an Earth probe in the Delta Quadrant. The episode was written by Michael Taylor & Bryan Fuller, and directed by Mike Vejar. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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FULL SCRIPT AND SYNOPSIS NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!! Click here to see it. Official description: Chakotay and Seven of Nine are stranded amongst a primitive people when their shuttle encounters an energy barrier that prevents Captain Janeway and the U.S.S. Voyager from locating them. The only solution they can attempt would violate the Prime Directive and pollute the native culture. Meanwhile, Tom Paris takes a wrong turn that could cost him valuable time. UPN description: On their way to an intergalactic conference, Seven and Chakotay are deterred by an intense force field surrounding a planet. Blasting through to the surface, they find they're without communication to Voyager, with the delta flyer in shreds and isolated in the middle of a primitive society of hunter-gatherers. Chakotay and Seven of Nine are stranded in a primitive alien habitat. The story was written by Kenneth Biller & James Kahn, and the teleplay was written by James Kahn. It was directed by Terry Windell. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekWeb, and Fandom
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Official description: When the U.S.S. Voyager encounters Talaxian lifesigns on a long-range scan, Neelix is understandably excited at the prospect of encountering people of his own race, whom he'd thought he'd left far behind. What they find when they arrive at the source of the sensor readings, a mineral-rich asteroid field, will forever change life for the entire crew of Voyager. UPN description: When life signs are detected on a nearby asteroid, Neelix is amazed to find a community of fellow Talaxians struggling to survive against mercenary oppressors who want only to mine the asteroid for minerals. Paralyzed with complacency, it falls to Neelix to instill in them the will to fight for the land they wish to keep. At the end of this episode Neelix chooses to leave Voyager and stay behind with his fellow Talaxians, and we won't see him in the remaining episodes. Neelix tries to rescue a colony of besieged Talaxians. This episode will most likely change title since there exists a Deep Space Nine episode entitled Destiny. The episode was written by Raf Green and it was directed by LeVar Burton. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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Official description: When Delta Quadrant beings take Captain Kathryn Janeway hostage, it's up to The Doctor to fulfill the requirements of their ransom: the U.S.S. Voyager warp core itself. The Doctor must fool his crewmates by holographically assuming their identities, knowing that one false move will result in the immediate execution of his Captain. UPN description: The Doctor, must impersonate several members of Voyager's crew in order to free the ship's valuable warp core and deliver it to the profiteers who threaten the captain's life. The TV Guide description states "Janeway stuns Chakotay by caving in to a ransom demand. Upon her return from a deep-space mission, Janeway startles Chakotay with her plans to hand over the ship's warp core -- the key to Voyager's interstellar travel capacity -- to the R'Kaal collective. The captain's willingness to part with such a crucial piece of Voyager's technology without a fight disturbs Chakotay, who turns to the Doctor for help. The hologram insists that Janeway is mentally sound. Chakotay, though, remains skeptical, and soon has even more reason to question her actions. The Doctor must go incognito to save the Captain (possibly a comedy episode). The story was written by Andrew Shepard Price & Mark Gaberman, and the teleplay was written by Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong. It was directed by Mike Vejar. - Sources: StarTrek.com and TrekWeb
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SYNOPSIS NOW ONLINE FOR THIS EPISODE!!! Click here to see it. Official description: It took the U.S.S. Voyager decades to journey home from the Delta Quadrant, decades which took their toll upon the ship's crew and Captain. Now an Admiral in Starfleet, Kathryn Janeway cannot reconcile the price of the long passage, and embarks on an ambitious and forbidden plan to change the past, forcing a final confrontation with Voyager's deadliest enemy. UPN description: A mysterious visitor from another time forces Captain Janeway into a deadly confrontation. In the midst of the peril, an unexpected liaison alters the "Voyager" family. It appears that at least part of the episode will take place 23 years in the future, after the return of Voyager to the Alpha Quadrant. Kathryn Janeway apparently did well during the years since the return, as she holds the rank of Admiral. Tuvok, however, has fared a lot worse, as he is in an asylum, claiming that Janeway is an imposter.
Besides these familiar Voyager characters, the episode will also feature several new ones, including at least two descendants of the Voyager crew. We will be introduced to Lieutenant Miral Paris, the actress for which should be in her early 30s. Miral is part Klingon and presumably the daughter of B'Elanna Torres and Tom Paris. She is described as a smart, competent Starfleet officer, with dark hair and a light complected skin tone.
Another character we will meet is Sabrina, the nine-year old daughter of Naomi Wildman, who is described as "part alien, inquisitive and cute." Finally, some of the other characters seen in the finale include a male Starfleet doctor in his 40s, a beautiful woman in her late 20s-early 30s named Lana, a 19-to-22-years old Starfleet Academy cadet and a tall and intimidating Klingon male in his 30s. These four characters will all be appearing in just a single scene, and no further information about them is known (all information in this paragraph is only about Part I of the finale). "The finale will involve the Borg (we'll get to see the Borg Queen again, and she will be played by Alice Krige who will be reprising her "First Contact" role) who has always been Voyager's arch-nemesis" according to Executive Producer Kenneth Biller. He added that "It's going to be a rip-roaring, slam-bang action adventure full of twists and turns and surprises." Kate Mulgrew said that "[The finale is] a tour de force, an absolute tour de force." She also said that "It's Janeway versus Janeway. Admiral Janeway meets Captain Janeway. Admiral Janeway is 73 years old." Producer Bryan Fuller thinks it would be anti-climactic for them to get home before the final episodes -- implying that we’ll see exactly that -- or that Voyager will even get home in the last few minutes -- though he does comment that they might not make it: "The story should end with them getting home or not being able to get home ever." Furthermore, Robert Duncan McNeill (Tom Paris) has said that none of the cast members will be killed off in the finale. Without giving anything substantial away, the actor continues on the finale, "I can tell you it's got a lot of action in it, which Star Trek has become known for. It's got great space battles and action scenes. It's also got some wonderful emotional, charged scenes. Every character on the show gets real attention and their stories come full circle by the end of it, and it really brings together every character in a strong, emotional way." In a romantic turn we will also see Chakotay getting together with Seven of Nine in the finale. In the future timeline Janeway will be an admiral, while Harry Kim has been promoted(!) to captain. In this timeline we will see Janeway visit Chakotay's grave. Josh Clark (Lt. Carey) and Alexander Enberg (Lt. Vorik) will return for the finale as well as the hierarchy aliens (seen in Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy and The Void). Dwight Schultz (Lt. Barclay) will most likely also return while Marina Sirtis (Deanna Troi) probably won't. The finale began filming March 19th and ended April 9th. The story was written by Rick Berman & Kenneth Biller & Brannon Braga, and the teleplay was written by Kenneth Biller & Robert Doherty. It was directed by Allan Kroeker. - Sources: StarTrek.com, TrekToday, Sci Fi Wire, and Cinescape
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