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Sacred Ground

  • Episode aired Oct 30, 1996
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 46m
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5.8/10
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Kate Mulgrew in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
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After Kes is injured by an energy field on a planet's sacred ground, Janeway must undergo a spiritual quest in order to save her life.After Kes is injured by an energy field on a planet's sacred ground, Janeway must undergo a spiritual quest in order to save her life.After Kes is injured by an energy field on a planet's sacred ground, Janeway must undergo a spiritual quest in order to save her life.
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    • Director
      • Robert Duncan McNeill
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Rick Berman
      • Michael Piller(showrunner)
    • Stars
      • Kate Mulgrew
      • Robert Beltran
      • Roxann Dawson
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Robert Duncan McNeill
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Rick Berman
      • Michael Piller(showrunner)
    • Stars
      • Kate Mulgrew
      • Robert Beltran
      • Roxann Dawson
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    • 45User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Kate Mulgrew and Harry Groener in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Harry Groener in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Kate Mulgrew in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Kate Mulgrew, and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Jennifer Lien and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Kate Mulgrew and Becky Ann Baker in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Becky Ann Baker in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Parley Baer, Keene Curtis, and Estelle Harris in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Kate Mulgrew, and Becky Ann Baker in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Jennifer Lien and Kate Mulgrew in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Jennifer Lien and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Jennifer Lien and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

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    Kate Mulgrew
    Kate Mulgrew
    • Capt. Kathryn Janeway
    Robert Beltran
    Robert Beltran
    • Cmdr. Chakotay
    Roxann Dawson
    Roxann Dawson
    • Lt. B'Elanna Torres
    • (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
    Jennifer Lien
    Jennifer Lien
    • Kes
    Robert Duncan McNeill
    Robert Duncan McNeill
    • Lt. Tom Paris
    Ethan Phillips
    Ethan Phillips
    • Neelix
    Robert Picardo
    Robert Picardo
    • The Doctor
    Tim Russ
    Tim Russ
    • Lt. Tuvok
    Garrett Wang
    Garrett Wang
    • Ensign Harry Kim
    Becky Ann Baker
    Becky Ann Baker
    • Ritual Guide
    Estelle Harris
    Estelle Harris
    • Old Woman
    Keene Curtis
    Keene Curtis
    • Old Man #2
    Parley Baer
    Parley Baer
    • Old Man #1
    Harry Groener
    Harry Groener
    • The Magistrate
    Damaris Cordelia
    • Security Guard
    • (uncredited)
    Tarik Ergin
    Tarik Ergin
    • Lt. Ayala
    • (uncredited)
    Kerry Hoyt
    Kerry Hoyt
    • Crewman Fitzpatrick
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Robert Duncan McNeill
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Rick Berman
      • Michael Piller(showrunner)
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    • Trivia
      This is the directorial debut of Robert Duncan McNeill.
    • Goofs
      (at around 27 mins) Reflected on the left of the console the Doctor sits at when he, Chakotay and Tuvok discuss that the Captain has not had sleep for three days.
    • Quotes

      Old Man #2: If you can explain everything, what's left to believe in?

    • Connections
      Referenced in AniMat's Crazy Cartoon Cast: Scrats, Servants & Sea Beasts (2022)
    • Soundtracks
      Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
      Written by Jerry Goldsmith

      Performed by Jay Chattaway

    User reviews45

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    Top review
    4/10
    Star Trek Fail
    Sold episode except that it is a science vs faith plot which runs counter to the whole universe. The cornerstone of Star Trek, in it's resurgence, was science and humanity but this episode takes a few previous hints at spirituality in this series to an extreme. There's a scientific explanation for the problem but no-one other the Doctor and Kes seem to want to accept that. Kind of sad that the franchise would allow a Star Fleet Captain of a cutting-edge vessel would sink to this level even if you accept the incredibly banal and simplistic plot: Give up on logic and knowledge and you will find a cure... as a base allegory this works OK in the sense that sometimes we have to have faith in something to succeed but it pins that faith on religion instead of humanity. That's the simple reason this episode fails the Universe: it alludes that faith in the unknowable is somehow superior to faith in ourselves.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • October 30, 1996 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Official site
      • Official site
    • Languages
      • English
      • Greek
    • Filming locations
      • Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production company
      • Paramount Television
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    • Runtime
      46 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 4:3

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