Flashback
- Episode aired Sep 11, 1996
- TV-PG
- 46m
Captain Janeway participates in a mind meld with Tuvok, who relives his experiences on the U.S.S. Excelsior under the command of Captain Sulu at the time of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Co... Read allCaptain Janeway participates in a mind meld with Tuvok, who relives his experiences on the U.S.S. Excelsior under the command of Captain Sulu at the time of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).Captain Janeway participates in a mind meld with Tuvok, who relives his experiences on the U.S.S. Excelsior under the command of Captain Sulu at the time of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991).
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Helmsman Lojur
- (as Boris Krutonog)
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Excelsior Crewman
- (uncredited)
- USS Excelsior Navigator
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- GoofsTuvok repeatedly states that the explosion of the Klingon moon took place three days before the final battle scene; however, in the movie Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), the explosion of the moon is stated to have taken place two months before the next scene in the film.
- Quotes
[Tuvok protests against Sulu's decision to rescue his comrades]
Captain Sulu: Ensign, you're absolutely right, but you're also absolutely wrong. You'll find that more happens on the bridge of a starship than just carrying out orders and observing regulations. There's a sense of loyalty to the men and women you serve with, a sense of family. Those two men on trial, I served with them for a long time. I owe them my life a dozen times over, and right now they're in trouble and I'm gonna help them. Let the regulations be damned.
Tuvok: Sir, that is a most illogical line of reasoning.
Captain Sulu: You better believe it.
- ConnectionsFeatures Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
When the show begins, Tuvak begins having weird flashbacks of an incident he says never occurred. On top of that, he begins to behave goofy and becomes ill. The Doctor thinks some repressed memory* is responsible and Captain Janeway climbs inside Tuvok's head to see his memories and help him recover this hidden memory.
The journey soon takes the pair to the old Excelsior--a ship commanded by Captain Sulu (yes, Sulu!) and it shows much of what led up to Sulu's surprise entrance into the film "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country". On hand along with George Takei is Grace Lee Whitney** as Commander Rand (formerly Yeoman Rand in "Star Trek") as well as Michael Ansara as 'Kang' (a Klingon from "Star Trek").
Overall, while I enjoyed seeing a few old cast members, the plot itself was only okay at best. It came off as a bit contrived and lacked all the charm and humor that made "Trials and Tribble-ations" such a wonderful episode.
*In the 1990s, so-called repressed memories were all the rage and folks assumed they happened often. However, in the last 25 years or so, so many of these 'repressed incidents' have been shown to have never actually occurred. It's a LONG and complicated and divisive topic-- and one I had to deal with when I was working as a psychotherapist.
**Ms. Whitney was an interesting choice for this reunion episode, as she had actually reportedly been thrown off the original Trek series due to her substance abuse. However, from what she said in her autobiography, she got her life together and is a happier and better person. I love to hear about people overcoming difficulties, so it was really nice to see her here.
- planktonrules
- Feb 15, 2015
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