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Returning from an away mission, the Delta Flyer is boarded. Tuvok is assaulted by a cloaked alien from a xenophobic race called the Ba'Neth. Neurological damage leaves the once-disciplined,... See full summary »

Director:

Roxann Dawson

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 (credit only)
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
Mark Moses	...	Naroq

Storyline

Returning from an away mission, the Delta Flyer is boarded. Tuvok is assaulted by a cloaked alien from a xenophobic race called the Ba'Neth. Neurological damage leaves the once-disciplined, logical Vulcan with the mentality of a lost and scared child. With Neelix's help, Tuvok discovers new hobbies and embraces the concept of 'fun.'

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Plot Keywords:

episode directed by cast member | 24th century | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Directed by Roxann Dawson, one of two Voyager episodes she directed, along with Star Trek: Voyager: Workforce: Part II (2001). She has been a successful director of many television shows in the following years.

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Goofs

When the Voyager crew discovers the home-base of the Ba'Neth ships, both Harry and Chakotay refer to a "nine million terawatt" cloaking grid. A terawatt is equal to one trillion watts, thus nine million terawatts would equal nine quintillion (9,000,000,000,000,000,000) watts, which is more properly referred to as nine exawatts.

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Quotes

Neelix: Don't worry, Captain - Tuvok will be back to his old self before you can say "Live long and prosper".

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Tuvok as himself....and then again....

This to me was one of the better episodes of Voyager. When Mr. Tuvok is attacked on an away mission by an unknown species and weapon. At first he is comatose and the Doctor can do nothing more for him without being able to analyze the type of weapon used on him. Neelix begins feeling strong guilt about the situation about what he could have done differently and what he can now do to help Tuvok. When he speaks to the Doctor about this, the Doctor tells him of rare instances when external stimuli have triggered a reaction in the comatose patient. Neelix sets to this task with relish and starts bringing and doing things with Tuvok constantly to try and elicit a response. When Neelix does get a response from him after the Doctor becomes slightly irritated about one of his attempts, the result is more than either could have expected. Tuvok is suddenly awake and alert. However he is not his old self at all. Instead he experiences an almost child like simplistic view of the world. After a harrowing incident Tuvok is able to speak again, but still with this same more emotional and simple view of the world. Eventually he is restored to his former self but there does still seem to be some of the "emotional Tuvok" left. Which brings some joy to Neelix.

Watching Tim Russ play his character but not as his character normally would be was an enlightening look into the actors range and depth. His portrayal in this episode was a fabulous look at "Tuvok not a vulcan" would be like.

Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

USA

Language:

English Greek

Release Date:

3 November 1999 (USA)

Filming Locations:

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

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Stereo

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1