Bliss 

The Voyager crew discovers what seems to be a wormhole leading to the Alpha Quadrant and home. Images of Earth and letters from home elates the crew of Voyager. Seven, and others, however, are skeptical of this seeming deliverance.

Director:

Cliff Bole

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Rick Berman (created by)

Stars:

Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Kate Mulgrew	...	Capt. Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran	...	Cmdr. Chakotay
Roxann Dawson	...	Lt. B'Elanna Torres
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Lt. Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor
Tim Russ	...	Lt. Tuvok
Jeri Ryan	...	Seven of Nine
Garrett Wang	...	Ensign Harry Kim
Scarlett Pomers	...	Naomi Wildman
William Morgan Sheppard	...	Qatai (as W. Morgan Sheppard)
Majel Barrett	...	Voyager Computer (voice)

Storyline

A stable wormhole leading to Earth suddenly appears in Voyager's path. Everything seems perfect, including sensor readings, transmissions from Starfleet, even letters from home promising warm welcomes and promotions, but Seven of Nine insists it's too good to be true and that the Captain should be cautious. When she seeks The Doctor's opinion, he is deactivated. When she provides proof, she is ordered to be put into stasis. She resists, unsuccessfully, and Voyager falls into a clever alien deception.

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Plot Keywords:

deception | telepathy | trap | home | wormhole | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

One of the few instances the mess hall set was used as a corridor. Specifically the windows. It appears as a corridor looking out into space.

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Goofs

When Seven enters the astrometrics lab and first learns of the "wormhole," she states that the "wormhole" is only 300 million kilometers away. Later on when she first contacts Qatai, she says that Voyager is on an intercept course 3.4 light-years from his position. Also, Tom says that they are still several hours away from the "wormhole," which is in line with the distance Seven states while talking to Qatai, as Voyager would be able to cover a distance of 300 million kilometers at full impulse in a matter of minutes as full impulse is 1/4th the speed of light.

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Quotes

Chakotay: [attempting to persuade Seven to go into stasis] I realize the prospect of returning to Earth is frightening to you. It's perfectly natural for you to resist the unknown. But you're in good hands. Resistance is futile.

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Connections

Referenced in Star Trek: Voyager: Shattered (2001)

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Soundtracks

Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

User Reviews

Awesome Episode!!

W. Morgan Sheppard is amazing as usual. Very Good episode, top notch story.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

10 February 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

46 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1