I don't care that it's unlikely to meet a Klingon ship in the Delta Quad, I'm just happy to have an episode full of them.
15 Reviews
Klingons! I've missed y'all.
sloopnp3 September 2020
Klingons in the Delta Quadrant
Tweekums18 May 2010
Warning: Spoilers
When Voyager comes across a Klingon ship which left the Alpha Quadrant four generations ago they must persuade them that the federation is no longer their enemy. To do this they show that they have a Klingon on the crew. When they see that B'Elanna is pregnant some of them believe believe that an ancient prophecy has been fulfilled and her unborn daughter is destined to be their saviour. In order to further fulfil the prophecy they destroy their ship forcing Janeway to beam all two hundred of them to Voyager. Once over many of them believe that B'Elanna can't be the mother of the one spoken of in the prophecy as she is only half Klingon, the fact that the baby's father is human makes things even worse. The leader of the sceptical faction challenges Tom to a duel but collapses, this is due to a disease which has infected all of the Klingons and has been passed on to B'Elanna and her unborn child. Feeling that the prophecy can't have been fulfilled a group of the Klingon's attempt to take Voyager.
This was a fairly good episode of Voyager which contains both action and some comedy. It was funny to see Harry attempting to get away from Klingon woman with romantic intentions and Neelix helping Harry by getting the woman for himself. There have been plenty of episodes where B'Elanna has been forced to deal with her Klingon heritage, thankfully it wasn't overplayed here despite her being seen as the mother of their saviour. I liked how the ending left it open to the viewer to decide whether or not the unborn child is in fact the saviour from their prophecies.
This was a fairly good episode of Voyager which contains both action and some comedy. It was funny to see Harry attempting to get away from Klingon woman with romantic intentions and Neelix helping Harry by getting the woman for himself. There have been plenty of episodes where B'Elanna has been forced to deal with her Klingon heritage, thankfully it wasn't overplayed here despite her being seen as the mother of their saviour. I liked how the ending left it open to the viewer to decide whether or not the unborn child is in fact the saviour from their prophecies.
Nice to have a bit of Klingon culture
snoozejonc7 August 2020
Voyager runs into a multi-generational Klingon ship that has travelled to the delta quadrant over long period of time.
I found this a pretty fun episode given the distinct lack of Klingon culture present in the series normally. Who doesn't love a bit of machismo and honour paraded about every now and again?
The plot of the episode was okay with one or two interesting themes about faith and religious leadership. I particularly enjoyed the scenes where the Kohlar and B'Elanna interpret the events of her life to be consistent with text from ancient scriptures. There is also a highly amusing sub-plot involving a quite amorous Klingon female who takes a shine to a couple of Voyager's eligible males.
This is another good episode for Tom and B'Elanna, where they again have something tangible to do other than act romantically towards one another. Other characters that contribute well such as Neelix and Tuvok, but the star attractions are the Klingons.
I found this a pretty fun episode given the distinct lack of Klingon culture present in the series normally. Who doesn't love a bit of machismo and honour paraded about every now and again?
The plot of the episode was okay with one or two interesting themes about faith and religious leadership. I particularly enjoyed the scenes where the Kohlar and B'Elanna interpret the events of her life to be consistent with text from ancient scriptures. There is also a highly amusing sub-plot involving a quite amorous Klingon female who takes a shine to a couple of Voyager's eligible males.
This is another good episode for Tom and B'Elanna, where they again have something tangible to do other than act romantically towards one another. Other characters that contribute well such as Neelix and Tuvok, but the star attractions are the Klingons.
Is this episode one of the mysterious ties to "Discovery?"
Kvic21126 June 2018
Warning: Spoilers
B'Elanna is supposedly the mother of the Kuvah'magh, the savior that a group of Klingons have been searching for, because of a prophecy, for over 100 years...the glory days of our beloved Captain Kirk...in s D-7 battle cruiser...
I wonder...At the risk of retconning, could this "The Kuva'magh" be a fourth-generation bastardization of T'Kuvma, the Klingon martyred in the opening episodes of Discovery? Without knowing the specifics of the "prophecy," since most deal with some sort of reincarnation, perhaps they believe Paris/Torres' baby is the "second coming" of T'Kuvma...
Not the best episode of Voyager, but possibly one that is slyly connected tonthe greater overall Trek universe, in more ways than one.
I wonder...At the risk of retconning, could this "The Kuva'magh" be a fourth-generation bastardization of T'Kuvma, the Klingon martyred in the opening episodes of Discovery? Without knowing the specifics of the "prophecy," since most deal with some sort of reincarnation, perhaps they believe Paris/Torres' baby is the "second coming" of T'Kuvma...
Not the best episode of Voyager, but possibly one that is slyly connected tonthe greater overall Trek universe, in more ways than one.
Klingon Preachers and Stem Cells
XweAponX14 October 2013
Warning: Spoilers
And Neelix finally gets "Doch nga'chuq" after 7 years.
Voyager is in the process of "Move Along Home" when they get bombarded with Klingon Disruptors. 7-of-69's Magic Astrometrics Gadget gives Voyager an advantage over an 80-year old D-7 Battle Cruiser, so their Captain Kohlar (Wren T. Brown) beams over.
These Refuges from Qo'NoS have been traveling for generations looking for "The Kuvamagh" (TIquvma)- Some kind of Klingon Messiah, so they pick B'Elanna's unborn child to be this god!
Suddenly, 200 Klingons are all over Voyager cos they blew up their ship. This Kohlar is the epitome of an Evangelical, Charismatic Preacher, even talks like one. Kind of sounds like The Sisko in that regard.
Actually I liked it, a full Klingon that spoke like Martin Luther King. But Kohlar's side-kick "T'Greth" (Sherman Howard) has a smaller Faith than Kohlar's - At least in Appearance.
Because as Kohlar orally and Visibly seems to expound a full Faith in his Klingon Religion, he actually just wants an End to the Wandering.
It was convenient they came across the One Ship in the Delta Quadrant with at least one partially Klingon Crewoman who had been knocked up during the one month that the Kuvamagh was supposed to be conceived.
So it seems that with Kohlar, in Losing his Faith, he found it. But this must needs be tested. T'Greth challenges Paris to a duel to the death, which Janeway immediately intervenes in to make it potentially less bloody.
But these Klingons are all infected with "The Tourette Syndrome" and it infects B'Elanna and her Baby. T'Greth see this as yet another shortcoming with their new "'IHrIStoS ngan voDleH" and moves to take over Voyager. Fast thinking by Tuvok and Janeway prevent this, giving the Doctor the time he needs to find a cure for Tourette Syndrome.
And it is all in B'Elanna's Child's Split Heritage Stem Cells. So they have found their Saviour after all.
There is a little Side-Comedy when a large and beautiful Klingon Woman "Ch'Rega" (Peggy Jo Jacobs) gets infatuated with Harry - Aw, C'Mon Harry, this would have made up for "Seven" Years of falling for the Wrong Borg! But he's too Chicken, whereas Neelix is not!
I'll say this about Neelix, that man can ADAPT. It seems he is another like Dax from Deep Space Nine, who although not a Klingon understands what a Klingon is and loves it. This is probably his finest moment on Voyager.
Faith and Comedy, kind of an unusual mixture of concepts, but not too far fetched, because it is Faith that makes us believe in Trek just as much as it is Faith that drives our belief in The Prophets.
Ironically, although this is a Fiction, this is precisely how Faith is. Faith is not the Blind following of one's Religion, it's when a person believes in where that Religion will take them, and sometimes we do things in frustration with that Faith that are the exact Steps we should take - In this story, Kohlar's frustration and seeking to end his ship's wandering - Or rather, his giving up - Was the very thing that brought him to his personal Goal. That is how Faith Works. It is not by blindly following a book of Rules, but by knowing in your Heart what is right, and sometimes that means going against what is written in the Rulebook.
This episode has a kind of connection to the first season of Star Trek discovery where there is a character named "T'Kuvma", who is setting himself up to be the new Klingon Messiah. At the time I wrote this original review, the Bing Klingon-to-English translator was actually working, so some of those Klingon phrases I used had some kind of meaning. Unfortunately, the translator has been broken for the last couple of years, it is no longer a good source for the discovery of cling on words and meanings. T'Kuvma appears to be a shortened version of "Kuvemagh". Unfortunately in Discovery, they never traced T'Kumva's Heritage, was he a descendent of Be'lana Torres? They may have more about this in the Memory Alpha site. There actually was a large Reddit thread that discussed this... it's in the r/DaystromInstitute sub. The proper spelling is actually "TIquvma".
Voyager is in the process of "Move Along Home" when they get bombarded with Klingon Disruptors. 7-of-69's Magic Astrometrics Gadget gives Voyager an advantage over an 80-year old D-7 Battle Cruiser, so their Captain Kohlar (Wren T. Brown) beams over.
These Refuges from Qo'NoS have been traveling for generations looking for "The Kuvamagh" (TIquvma)- Some kind of Klingon Messiah, so they pick B'Elanna's unborn child to be this god!
Suddenly, 200 Klingons are all over Voyager cos they blew up their ship. This Kohlar is the epitome of an Evangelical, Charismatic Preacher, even talks like one. Kind of sounds like The Sisko in that regard.
Actually I liked it, a full Klingon that spoke like Martin Luther King. But Kohlar's side-kick "T'Greth" (Sherman Howard) has a smaller Faith than Kohlar's - At least in Appearance.
Because as Kohlar orally and Visibly seems to expound a full Faith in his Klingon Religion, he actually just wants an End to the Wandering.
It was convenient they came across the One Ship in the Delta Quadrant with at least one partially Klingon Crewoman who had been knocked up during the one month that the Kuvamagh was supposed to be conceived.
So it seems that with Kohlar, in Losing his Faith, he found it. But this must needs be tested. T'Greth challenges Paris to a duel to the death, which Janeway immediately intervenes in to make it potentially less bloody.
But these Klingons are all infected with "The Tourette Syndrome" and it infects B'Elanna and her Baby. T'Greth see this as yet another shortcoming with their new "'IHrIStoS ngan voDleH" and moves to take over Voyager. Fast thinking by Tuvok and Janeway prevent this, giving the Doctor the time he needs to find a cure for Tourette Syndrome.
And it is all in B'Elanna's Child's Split Heritage Stem Cells. So they have found their Saviour after all.
There is a little Side-Comedy when a large and beautiful Klingon Woman "Ch'Rega" (Peggy Jo Jacobs) gets infatuated with Harry - Aw, C'Mon Harry, this would have made up for "Seven" Years of falling for the Wrong Borg! But he's too Chicken, whereas Neelix is not!
I'll say this about Neelix, that man can ADAPT. It seems he is another like Dax from Deep Space Nine, who although not a Klingon understands what a Klingon is and loves it. This is probably his finest moment on Voyager.
Faith and Comedy, kind of an unusual mixture of concepts, but not too far fetched, because it is Faith that makes us believe in Trek just as much as it is Faith that drives our belief in The Prophets.
Ironically, although this is a Fiction, this is precisely how Faith is. Faith is not the Blind following of one's Religion, it's when a person believes in where that Religion will take them, and sometimes we do things in frustration with that Faith that are the exact Steps we should take - In this story, Kohlar's frustration and seeking to end his ship's wandering - Or rather, his giving up - Was the very thing that brought him to his personal Goal. That is how Faith Works. It is not by blindly following a book of Rules, but by knowing in your Heart what is right, and sometimes that means going against what is written in the Rulebook.
This episode has a kind of connection to the first season of Star Trek discovery where there is a character named "T'Kuvma", who is setting himself up to be the new Klingon Messiah. At the time I wrote this original review, the Bing Klingon-to-English translator was actually working, so some of those Klingon phrases I used had some kind of meaning. Unfortunately, the translator has been broken for the last couple of years, it is no longer a good source for the discovery of cling on words and meanings. T'Kuvma appears to be a shortened version of "Kuvemagh". Unfortunately in Discovery, they never traced T'Kumva's Heritage, was he a descendent of Be'lana Torres? They may have more about this in the Memory Alpha site. There actually was a large Reddit thread that discussed this... it's in the r/DaystromInstitute sub. The proper spelling is actually "TIquvma".
A mildly interesting commentary on religion used as a political tool
wwcanoer-tech4 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
The leader of an Klingon ship who has been searching for a savior to lead them to a new home world discovers Voyager and "believes" that Belana's daughter is their savior because their religious texts predicted finding such a baby.
I say "believes" in quotes because the leader doesn't truly believe it. He simply sees it as an opportunity to end their journey and settle down. He uses religion as a tool, just as our political leaders do today.
They purposefully read the religious text for things in Belana's life that match the text. Ex. "Royal blood? I don't have any royal blood. Everyone has royal blood if you go back far enough." (paraphrasing) Ex. "Fought 10,000 warriors? I've never done that! What about the Borg?! I had a small roll. Doesn't matter. We create a great story about how your role was key to the conquest." (paraphrasing again)
Therefore, we feel that the situation is contrived, of course the baby is not their savior...
Or is it? The doctor uses the baby's unique hybrid Klingon-Human DNA to create a cure for the virus that has infected all of the Klingons and causes them a premature death.
So, is Belana's baby truly the savior? The odds of the Klingons meeting Voyager and the baby at the right age and the doctor developing a cure are astronomically small. Is this all chance or pre-ordained prophecy?
The main weakness in the Klignon storyline is the casting of their leader. He's the most human Klignon that we've ever met. He doesn't have the fire of the others, so he's not as believable as other actors may have been.
Having 200 Klingons on Voyager leads to some funny moments but the reason for them being there is contrived. They come from 80 years ago and just met an old enemy (Star Fleet) but believe that if they self-destruct their ship, Star Fleet will have both the capability and desire to save them all. It further falls apart when a Klingon expresses surprise that Voyager's transporter could transport 200 of them at once. This is done as a hint to the Kligon's planned revolt, but it doesn't fit.
I don't have a good idea of how else to get the Klingons all on board as guests other than perhaps a smaller contingent required to prepare the baby or otherwise prepare for being relocated on a planet.
I would also like to have seen Belana initially welcome meeting the Klingons and then go through a change when they overwhelm her. Instead of the ship's captain being the one to recognize Belana, maybe she transported over to the Klingon ship either to connect with them or help with an engineering problem but then a Klingon religious leader sees her and announces that her baby is the Messaiah. He then convinces the captain and most crew, but, as now, there are others who don't believe.
How do people who have lived generations on a ship suddenly survive on a planet without any technology from their ship? Sure, Voyager would leave them some supplies and tech, but they would be limited and vulnerable. It was bold to say that destroying their ship was necessary to shed the "old ways" but is a terrible leadership position. The leader could interpret the texts more rationally.
Of course, once again, a cloaking device and people who know how to maintain and use it are available but Voyager, once again, does not obtain this technology.
I say "believes" in quotes because the leader doesn't truly believe it. He simply sees it as an opportunity to end their journey and settle down. He uses religion as a tool, just as our political leaders do today.
They purposefully read the religious text for things in Belana's life that match the text. Ex. "Royal blood? I don't have any royal blood. Everyone has royal blood if you go back far enough." (paraphrasing) Ex. "Fought 10,000 warriors? I've never done that! What about the Borg?! I had a small roll. Doesn't matter. We create a great story about how your role was key to the conquest." (paraphrasing again)
Therefore, we feel that the situation is contrived, of course the baby is not their savior...
Or is it? The doctor uses the baby's unique hybrid Klingon-Human DNA to create a cure for the virus that has infected all of the Klingons and causes them a premature death.
So, is Belana's baby truly the savior? The odds of the Klingons meeting Voyager and the baby at the right age and the doctor developing a cure are astronomically small. Is this all chance or pre-ordained prophecy?
The main weakness in the Klignon storyline is the casting of their leader. He's the most human Klignon that we've ever met. He doesn't have the fire of the others, so he's not as believable as other actors may have been.
Having 200 Klingons on Voyager leads to some funny moments but the reason for them being there is contrived. They come from 80 years ago and just met an old enemy (Star Fleet) but believe that if they self-destruct their ship, Star Fleet will have both the capability and desire to save them all. It further falls apart when a Klingon expresses surprise that Voyager's transporter could transport 200 of them at once. This is done as a hint to the Kligon's planned revolt, but it doesn't fit.
I don't have a good idea of how else to get the Klingons all on board as guests other than perhaps a smaller contingent required to prepare the baby or otherwise prepare for being relocated on a planet.
I would also like to have seen Belana initially welcome meeting the Klingons and then go through a change when they overwhelm her. Instead of the ship's captain being the one to recognize Belana, maybe she transported over to the Klingon ship either to connect with them or help with an engineering problem but then a Klingon religious leader sees her and announces that her baby is the Messaiah. He then convinces the captain and most crew, but, as now, there are others who don't believe.
How do people who have lived generations on a ship suddenly survive on a planet without any technology from their ship? Sure, Voyager would leave them some supplies and tech, but they would be limited and vulnerable. It was bold to say that destroying their ship was necessary to shed the "old ways" but is a terrible leadership position. The leader could interpret the texts more rationally.
Of course, once again, a cloaking device and people who know how to maintain and use it are available but Voyager, once again, does not obtain this technology.
Klingons drinking the Kool-Aid
GreyHunter21 January 2020
Warning: Spoilers
What's a Klingon to do when he or she decides the government is corrupt and they need a new-age messiah? Jump on a ship and head toward the Delta Quadrant, turning a Klingon battleship into a generation ship. Somehow. I never got the sense that Klingon ships were quite as amenable to...domestication as a Federation ship. But there they are, 100 years later, and thriving (with the negligible exception of a deadly disease that kills them in their prime, obviously.)
It's an interesting look at how a culture changes, and doesn't change, over generations of isolation. Their captain seems positively contemplative by Klingon standards, and their Resident Rebel Leader seems perfectly comfortable with sneak attacks and stabbing people in the back (metaphorically.) I'm not sure the episode ever rose above its basic conceit, though. It spent most of its time focused on the one issue, the cult's prophecy, and we never really get to see the (imho) far more interesting issue of how the Klingon culture has been affected by both the atypically-messianic religious doctrines and the enforced isolation over four generations. It's not *bad*, strictly-speaking. It's just underwhelming given its potential.
One question did bug me: the Resident Rebel Leader was amazed at the powers of the modern Federation transporters versus their antiquated ones, with a specific (and plot-driving) emphasis on the fact that the Federation transporters could move large numbers of people, in a pinch. So the leaders set their ship to self-destruct in approximately 60 seconds under the impression that Voyager's transporters wouldn't be able to save most of them....? Seems overly suicidal, to say nothing of homicidal, and there wasn't even any guarantee they'd be among the few saved. In the absence of any reason to believe these Klingons were happy committing straight up suicide without even the honor of dying in battle, I'm going to call this a massive goof.
It's an interesting look at how a culture changes, and doesn't change, over generations of isolation. Their captain seems positively contemplative by Klingon standards, and their Resident Rebel Leader seems perfectly comfortable with sneak attacks and stabbing people in the back (metaphorically.) I'm not sure the episode ever rose above its basic conceit, though. It spent most of its time focused on the one issue, the cult's prophecy, and we never really get to see the (imho) far more interesting issue of how the Klingon culture has been affected by both the atypically-messianic religious doctrines and the enforced isolation over four generations. It's not *bad*, strictly-speaking. It's just underwhelming given its potential.
One question did bug me: the Resident Rebel Leader was amazed at the powers of the modern Federation transporters versus their antiquated ones, with a specific (and plot-driving) emphasis on the fact that the Federation transporters could move large numbers of people, in a pinch. So the leaders set their ship to self-destruct in approximately 60 seconds under the impression that Voyager's transporters wouldn't be able to save most of them....? Seems overly suicidal, to say nothing of homicidal, and there wasn't even any guarantee they'd be among the few saved. In the absence of any reason to believe these Klingons were happy committing straight up suicide without even the honor of dying in battle, I'm going to call this a massive goof.
PRAISE KAHLESS - NEELIX GETS LUCKY & TUVOK'S QUARTERS GET WRECKED
awbusa24 November 2020
Warning: Spoilers
This episode had 3 funny scenes
1st : CH'REGA declaring she wants to MATE with HARRY KIM and the sheer terror on his face
2nd : NEELIX taking CH'REGA off HARRY KIM'S hands in a funny moment
3rd : the aftermath of NEELIX & CH'REGA'S PASSIONATE VIOLENT sex with TUVOK'S quarters nearly destroyed
1st : CH'REGA declaring she wants to MATE with HARRY KIM and the sheer terror on his face
2nd : NEELIX taking CH'REGA off HARRY KIM'S hands in a funny moment
3rd : the aftermath of NEELIX & CH'REGA'S PASSIONATE VIOLENT sex with TUVOK'S quarters nearly destroyed
B'Elanna's Ladder
californiarecordshop24 July 2017
Warning: Spoilers
I just wanted to point out, (and when I get to the right episode, I will include it in goofs) that the Bat'Leth that B'Ellana gets from the Klingon captain is a 'Kayless' style Bat'Leth, and she places it on the wall opposite the crib. In a later episode ('Endgame'? - I'll find it soon...) the Bat'Leth on the wall is now a traditional Bat'Leth, not in the 'Kayless' style. Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame. Shame..... I love this episode. Its interesting to see B'Ellana's embarrassment at having all these 'musky' Klingons around. The part about the musk is funny. I like how Voyager puts them in their place, by using the sensors to see through the cloak and disabling them easily. Their journey is fascinating - a group following some ancient scrolls for hundreds of years, an original idea for Star Trek which - I hate to say it - is lacking on the original story lines. A few derivative character stories:
We have the Captain: the reluctant hero and his second the 'Doubting Thomas whom gets converted at the end'. Even thought the themes are overdone they carry it off well.
We have the Captain: the reluctant hero and his second the 'Doubting Thomas whom gets converted at the end'. Even thought the themes are overdone they carry it off well.
The Kuvamagh!
gritfrombray-121 May 2007
Warning: Spoilers
When Voyager encounters a Klingon vessel in the Delta Quadrant which is under the impression that Humans are their enemies and are oblivious to the Khitomer Accords and the peace treaty, they attack and eventually are convinced of the peace treaty as Belanna Torres is aboard. When the Klingons learn that Belanna is pregnant they destroy their ship and are left stranded on Voyager. The Klingons reveal they believe Belanna's unborn child is the Kuvamagh, the savior child of the Empire. But this is thrown into disarray when it is revealed that the child is part human and the Klingons are afflicted with a wasting disease called the n'ret. When the Klingons try to take over Voyager upon discovering the child is a hybrid they are thwarted and many of them end up in sickbay where the Doctor announces them all healthy and the n'ret gone. Belanna's child being the savior as it's stem cells had antibodies which was developed into a cure. The Klingon spokesman states clearly that the Kuvamagh has saved all of them. A rare brilliant episode of Voyager.
Wandering Klingons
Hitchcoc17 September 2018
Another contrived plot. A herd of Klingons who have been wandering in space for centuries, comes upon voyager. When they find out that B'ellana is on board and she is pregnant, they assume from their ancient scrolls that her baby will be the messiah of the Klingons. All the actions features differences between the humans and the Klingons. Of course, there are other aliens on the ship, but we seldom see them (for instance those big fat blue guys). The one thing that must be dealt with is a condition carried by our perennial enemies. Anyway, it's a lightweight episode but engaging at times. By the way, when the Klingon fights Paris, I was hoping he was collapsing from being overweight and out of shape.
Who knew the Klingons could be so entertaining
norman_ezzy7 November 2023
Warning: Spoilers
One of the top 5 episodes of Voyager
With undertones of seriousness around respect for the Klingon culture and belief system there were so many laugh out loud moments and you have to love the fact that they don't take themselves too seriously..
Neelix and Tuvak becoming roomies. Neelix, ever the diplomat celebrating Klingon drinking songs and Harry Kim trying to ward off the advances of an amaros Klingon female we're just some of the highlights.
All the while one can't help but feel the writers are trying to tell us that the bible and any other similar religious text incites behaviour based on no more than interpreting the said text.
All the while one can't help but feel the writers are trying to tell us that the bible and any other similar religious text incites behaviour based on no more than interpreting the said text.
Torres' baby is the Klingon messiah?!
planktonrules7 March 2015
Improbable and contrived as it might seem, the episode begins with Voyager encountering an old-style Klingon ship that looks like the ones from the original "Star Trek". It seems the ship is full of bizarro pilgrims that are looking for the Klingon savior--and these folks think the Klingon Empire and the Federation are still at war. Fortunately, they are able to eventually convince these Vulcans that the war is over but now they have another problem--the leader of the Klingon ship deliberately destroys their ship and informs his crew that their savior is aboard Voyager and it's B'Elanna's baby!!! While this sounds improbable and insane, there MIGHT be something to this.
This is a mildly interesting episode and I really enjoyed the final scene with Neelix and the very frisky Klingon lady. Interesting but not a particularly great episode but worth seeing if you are a fan.
This is a mildly interesting episode and I really enjoyed the final scene with Neelix and the very frisky Klingon lady. Interesting but not a particularly great episode but worth seeing if you are a fan.
Not bad..but certainly a wasted opportunity...
karacter4 July 2010
Warning: Spoilers
A fairly entertaining Season 7 installment- with a particularly funny subplot involving Neelix & an amorous Kilingon woman- but the rest is rather mediocre.
The appearance of Klingons in ANY Star Trek show always brings the promise of high drama, action, and adventure...unfortunately here, the promise isn't kept. This particular episode features the Klingons spending much more time in staff meetings than in battle or in conflict.
The plot moves along quite slowly. A great opportunity to explore a very old Klingon battle cruiser from Captain Kirk's(!) era is squandered early, and the main "action" of the piece..a battle showdown between Tom Paris and an aggressive Klingon challenger...is devoid of any real drama because all the actors- including Robert Duncan McNeill- are so nonchalant about it that no dramatic tension has a chance to build, and so we never really feel that Tom is ever in any danger or at risk at any time (which one would ordinarily expect when one is forced to fight an angry Klingon).
The "poor casting" gremlin that seems to haunt Voyager's last two seasons strikes again here with the casting of Wren T. Brown as the Klingon leader Kohlar. Although a competent actor who turns in a sincere performance, Mr. Brown lacks the Klingon "edginess"- (the simmering and chilling threat of barely restrained aggression that could burst forth at any moment)- that the best Klingon actors in Star Trek possess (Michael Dorn, Robert O'Reilly, Christoper Lloyd, Christoper Plummer, etc.) Mr. Brown's portrayal is quiet, subdued, polite, and soft spoken- not threatening at all, and certainly not Klingon. It should be noted that two of Mr. Brown's previous roles include a turn as Whoopi Goldberg's comic relief brother in Whoopi" (2003-2004) and as a reoccurring character in "The New Adventures of Flipper" (1995). Hmmmm...I rest my case on the casting issue.
Not the worst Voyager adventure by any means, but don't expect to be on the edge of your seat during this one..rather, you're more likely to be comfortably settled in it and possibly dozing off from time to time.
The appearance of Klingons in ANY Star Trek show always brings the promise of high drama, action, and adventure...unfortunately here, the promise isn't kept. This particular episode features the Klingons spending much more time in staff meetings than in battle or in conflict.
The plot moves along quite slowly. A great opportunity to explore a very old Klingon battle cruiser from Captain Kirk's(!) era is squandered early, and the main "action" of the piece..a battle showdown between Tom Paris and an aggressive Klingon challenger...is devoid of any real drama because all the actors- including Robert Duncan McNeill- are so nonchalant about it that no dramatic tension has a chance to build, and so we never really feel that Tom is ever in any danger or at risk at any time (which one would ordinarily expect when one is forced to fight an angry Klingon).
The "poor casting" gremlin that seems to haunt Voyager's last two seasons strikes again here with the casting of Wren T. Brown as the Klingon leader Kohlar. Although a competent actor who turns in a sincere performance, Mr. Brown lacks the Klingon "edginess"- (the simmering and chilling threat of barely restrained aggression that could burst forth at any moment)- that the best Klingon actors in Star Trek possess (Michael Dorn, Robert O'Reilly, Christoper Lloyd, Christoper Plummer, etc.) Mr. Brown's portrayal is quiet, subdued, polite, and soft spoken- not threatening at all, and certainly not Klingon. It should be noted that two of Mr. Brown's previous roles include a turn as Whoopi Goldberg's comic relief brother in Whoopi" (2003-2004) and as a reoccurring character in "The New Adventures of Flipper" (1995). Hmmmm...I rest my case on the casting issue.
Not the worst Voyager adventure by any means, but don't expect to be on the edge of your seat during this one..rather, you're more likely to be comfortably settled in it and possibly dozing off from time to time.
Tom Paris is a god father
tomsly-400156 February 2024
One positive side of the series so far has been that there have been no Klingons in the Delta quadrant (except for the second-rate Klingon copy, aka the Kazon). And with B'Elanna there is only one half-Klingon on board the ship, who had little use for Klingon culture and drivel about heroic fights and honor in battle. A welcome change from Worf, who ultimately annoyed me massively in both TNG and DS9. He was only tolerable in PIC.
And now Voyager has to deal with 200 Klingons who have blown up their own ship in order to continue their journey on board Voyager. And as if honor, heroic songs, blood wine and gagh weren't enough, they also belong to a religious Klingon sect that sees B'Elanna's unborn child as their savior - a Klingon female J'Esh'us, so to speak. Klingons and religion - a toxic mix.
The running gags about the Klingon woman who first stalks Harry and is then wrapped around Neelix's finger are only moderately funny. Only Tuvok's reaction is amusing.
I also wonder how 200 Klingons want to colonize an uninhabited planet. There are no buildings there, they have no agricultural machinery, no medical supplies and without huge industrial replicators they would live there like the first settlers in the USA - only, unlike these Klingons, they had seeds, animals and equipment with them. Did they get everything they needed for the next hundred years from Voyager? The crew would have been busy for weeks if not months replicating everything a society needs to survive. And that's not to mention the question of genetic diversity in this population. After all, they have already only reproduced among themselves for the last 100 years.
And now Voyager has to deal with 200 Klingons who have blown up their own ship in order to continue their journey on board Voyager. And as if honor, heroic songs, blood wine and gagh weren't enough, they also belong to a religious Klingon sect that sees B'Elanna's unborn child as their savior - a Klingon female J'Esh'us, so to speak. Klingons and religion - a toxic mix.
The running gags about the Klingon woman who first stalks Harry and is then wrapped around Neelix's finger are only moderately funny. Only Tuvok's reaction is amusing.
I also wonder how 200 Klingons want to colonize an uninhabited planet. There are no buildings there, they have no agricultural machinery, no medical supplies and without huge industrial replicators they would live there like the first settlers in the USA - only, unlike these Klingons, they had seeds, animals and equipment with them. Did they get everything they needed for the next hundred years from Voyager? The crew would have been busy for weeks if not months replicating everything a society needs to survive. And that's not to mention the question of genetic diversity in this population. After all, they have already only reproduced among themselves for the last 100 years.
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