Death Wish

Episode aired Feb 19, 1996
TV-PGTV-PG
46m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

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John de Lancie in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

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As Voyager's captain, Janeway conducts a hearing for asylum tied to a suicidal Q's right to die.As Voyager's captain, Janeway conducts a hearing for asylum tied to a suicidal Q's right to die.As Voyager's captain, Janeway conducts a hearing for asylum tied to a suicidal Q's right to die.

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

YOUR RATING

Director
- James L. Conway
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman
- Michael Piller(teleplay by)
Stars

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Robert Beltran in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Jennifer Lien, Kate Mulgrew, Tarik Ergin, Gerrit Graham, and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Gerrit Graham and Tim Russ in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

John de Lancie and Gerrit Graham in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Jennifer Lien, Kate Mulgrew, Tarik Ergin, Gerrit Graham, Ethan Phillips, and Richard Sarstedt in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Kate Mulgrew, John de Lancie, Gerrit Graham, and Tim Russ in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Roxann Dawson in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Jonathan Frakes and Kate Mulgrew in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Trivia
The character of Maury Ginsberg was played by an actor of the same name. The producers liked the actor's name so much that they decided to use it for his character.

Goofs
Riker wears the old-style com-badge, which suggests that he has been "abducted" from a time before 2370, i.e. before Voyager was launched and got lost in the Delta Quadrant. He should, therefore, have no knowledge of Janeway being captain of that vessel, as Janeway took command in 2371, but he does.

Quotes
Quinn: I was the greatest threat the Continuum had ever known. They feared me so much, they had to lock me away for eternity, and when they did that, they were saying that the individual's rights will be protected only so long as they don't conflict with the state. Nothing is so dangerous to a society.

Connections
Edited from Star Trek: The Next Generation: Masks (1994)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

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Review

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The most thought provoking episode of Star Trek from all it's incarnations.

The subject matter in this episode is a grand feast to anyone who likes to contemplate the mysteries of the universe. This is an incredible thought experiment about the ultimate nature of eternity, time, mortality, and why an immortal consciousness might want death. To be or not to be, this subject even reaches into philosophical issues such as the existence of evil, free will, higher intelligent civilizations, multiple timelines, war in heaven, ultimate reality beyond out perceptions, etc, etc, etc. To me, this episode is an orgy of profound deep thought and contemplation on the highest level.

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