A l t e r E g o 9 Posted May 27, 2005 Production: 101 Season: 1 Episode: 1 DVD Disc: 1 Air Date: 01.16.1995 Stardate: 48315.6 In the late 24th century, a renegade group known as the Maquis operate outside the law to right what they see as Federation injustices. After infiltrating a Maquis cell to apprise Starfleet of the group's activities, Lieutenant Tuvok, along with the crew of a ship commanded by the Maquis captain Chakotay, disappear in an area of space known as the Badlands. Tuvok's commanding officer, Captain Janeway, leads a mission to find the Vulcan lieutenant, enlisting the aid of Starfleet prisoner Tom Paris, a former Maquis member, to guide her ship, the U.S.S. Voyager NCC-74656, through the Badlands. Considered a traitor by most of Voyager's crew, Paris strikes up a friendship with Ensign Harry Kim, a naive young Starfleet Academy grad. Kim learns that Paris was drummed out of Starfleet after his piloting error caused the deaths of three officers. The outcast joined the ranks of the Maquis, but was soon arrested by Federation authorities. After reaching the Badlands, Voyager encounters an inexplicable phenomenon that sends the ship hurtling to the Delta Quadrant, located 70,000 light years from home. The catapult effect kills a number of crewmembers, including the Chief Medical Officer, who is replaced by an Emergency Medical Hologram (EMH) that attends to the wounded. But the EMH has barely begun his work when the entire crew of Voyager is transported to what appears to be a pastoral farm, populated by friendly humans. But it's only an illusion; the farm is actually the interior of the Array, a huge space station, and the residents are holograms. The crew is imprisoned within a strange laboratory facility, alongside the missing Maquis. After being subjected to a painful examination, the crews of Voyager and the Maquis vessel are returned to their respective ships, docked outside the Array. But two crewpersons are missing: Harry Kim and B'Elanna Torres, the half-Klingon, half-human engineer from the Maquis vessel. Returning to the "farm," Janeway confronts the only remaining inhabitant, an old man playing a banjo. But the man cares nothing about their dilemma and offers them no information about the missing officers. Noting that the Array is sending energy pulses toward the fifth planet of a neighboring system, Janeway sets course in that direction. Far beneath the surface of that planet, an ailing Kim and Torres regain consciousness in a medical facility. But what they're doing there — and why — they have yet to discover. Cast: Kate Mulgrew as Kathryn Janeway Robert Beltran as Chakotay Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris Ethan Phillips as Neelix Robert Picardo as The Doctor Tim Russ as Tuvok Garrett Wang as Harry Kim Jennifer Lien as Kes Guest Cast: Bruce French as Ocampa Doctor Richard Poe as Gul Evek Josh Clark as Lt. Carey Alicia Coppola as Lt. Stadi Stan Ivar as Mark Scott Jaeck as Cavit Eric David Johnson as Daggin Basil Langton as Banjo Man Scott MacDonald as Rollins Jeff McCarthy as Human Doctor Gavan O'Herlihy as Jabin Jennifer S. Parsons as Ocampa Nurse Angela Paton as Aunt Adah Keely Sims as Farmer's Daughter David Selsburg as Toscat Armin Shimerman as Quark Creative Staff: Director: Winrich Kolbe Teleplay By: Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor Story By: Rick Berman & Michael Piller & Jeri Taylor Related Items: herbal medicine trianoline Arias Caldik Prime Ocampa Terikof Belt Volnar Colony Al-Batani, U.S.S. Array, the Intrepid-class starship Kazon raider shuttle, Neelix's Voyager, U.S.S. Kazon raider mothership Kazon raider, small corn on the cob deviled eggs deviled wood throk tomato soup Kazon ships raider, Kazon raider mothership, Kazon shuttle, Kazon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sea trooper 0 Posted December 27, 2005 A great beginning to a Trek series, if not one of the best! Great start for the cast and crew of the Voyager (the only problem I have is the Intrepid class ships, which IMO are an eyesore) and the Maquis conflict assimilating to the ship make great future storylines. 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youbroughtheryouRiker 2 Posted August 19, 2007 I gave it a 4. Actually a very good storyline. My chief beef is that they don't hide the exposition well in it. (at least with this part of it. Pts. I and II aren't separated on the rental DVD, so I'm not too sure where Pt 1 ends.) The exposition here FEELS like they're trying to inform whoever may be listening in. Beyond that, this is a very necessary episode too. If you don't see this episode first, you REALLY get left with too many questions. That's another problem I have with it. Nonetheless, a good first half of an episode. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GhostofMajorHayes 10 Posted November 6, 2007 A very good plot. Neat intro of all the main players. Of all the pilots, this is the one that i looked forward to seeing the most. I was not dissapointed. I give it a 4. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Warrior_Princess 0 Posted April 29, 2008 I gave it a 5, great beginning to a great show. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaboGirl 7 Posted June 25, 2008 4 - Pretty solid episode. I would have liked to have seen a little more of the Voyager crew on DS9 before getting trapped in the Delta quadrant just for fun. I really thought it was cool when you get to see what the Caretaker actually looks like, then it just withers away right before Janeway and Tuvok. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DaboGirl 7 Posted July 17, 2008 5!The best beginning of all the ST-series No doubt better than, 'Broken Bow' and 'Encounter At Far Point'. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rob39874 0 Posted July 18, 2008 4. A decent enough episode and we see some more of the marquis and also found out that Chakotay crew had a spy called Tuvok. Didn't really like Neelik or the Ocampa much and the Kazon were just like any other species I have seen in the series so the caretaker was the only good episode but it was the pilot so I cut it some slack Share this post Link to post Share on other sites