Eye of the Needle 

When the Voyager crew encounters a wormhole and makes contact with a Romulan ship on the other side, it raises the crew's hopes of getting back to Earth.

Director:

Winrich Kolbe

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	...	Captain Kathryn Janeway
Robert Beltran	...	Commander Chakotay
Roxann Dawson	...	Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
Jennifer Lien	...	Kes
Robert Duncan McNeill	...	Lieutenant Tom Paris
Ethan Phillips	...	Neelix (credit only)
Robert Picardo	...	The Doctor
Tim Russ	...	Lieutenant Tuvok
Garrett Wang	...	Ensign Harry Kim
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Telek R'Mor
Tom Virtue	...	Lieutenant Walter Baxter

Storyline

The Voyager crew detects a wormhole in the Delta Quadrant, and immediately changes course with hopes it will provide passage home. Upon reaching the opening, the find it to be too small for the ship, but large enough to establish contact with a ship in the Alpha Quadrant.

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Plot Keywords:

24th century | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Language:

English

Release Date:

20 February 1995 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The title references the biblical metaphor from Luke 18:25: "For it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God."

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Goofs

At 14:10 Janeway orders soup and spinach juice from the replicator. The style of the glass containing the juice changes from shot to shot.

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Quotes

The Doctor: If I see you in here again for an exercise-related injury, I'll have to discuss the matter with your superior officer.
Lieutenant Walter Baxter: [bewildered] Yes... sir.
The Doctor: You're fine now. You may leave.
Lieutenant Walter Baxter: [abashed] Yes, sir. Thank you, sir.
[leaves]
Kes: I don't think he'll make the mistake of ignoring you again.

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Connections

Featured in Star Trek: Voyager: Parturition (1995)

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Promise Denied

This is an intriguing episode. Of course, there is profound loneliness on the part of the crew. They face the possibility of never seeing their loved ones again. When a tiny wormhole is discovered, many possibilities rear their heads. It is discovered that the passageway is much too small for Voyager to get through. Now things get creative. When a connection is made with the other side, a Romulan, they believe they can send individual messages to their homes and loved ones. Then Torres finds a way to transport objects and potentially crew members. But not without pitfalls. We also get to embrace one of the best characters, the holographic Doc.