Scorpion
- Episode aired May 21, 1997
- TV-PG
- 46m
About to enter Borg space, Voyager finds a threat so devastating that even the Borg cannot deal with it.About to enter Borg space, Voyager finds a threat so devastating that even the Borg cannot deal with it.About to enter Borg space, Voyager finds a threat so devastating that even the Borg cannot deal with it.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Borg
- (uncredited)
- Borg
- (uncredited)
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Borg Drone
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Brooks
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Fitzpatrick
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe pile of dismembered Borg seen on the disabled cube was actually a twelve-inch pile of Playmates Toys action figures.
- GoofsWhen Janeway orders Chakotay to take an away team to the Borg ship, she tells him that they will keep an open com link and an active transporter lock on them. When Chakotay is on the Borg ship, he needs to tap his communicator and request a connection with Captain Janeway. This would not be necessary if they had an open com link. Later Torres can not get a lock on the away team to transport them. She should have known the lock was down previously if she was actually keeping an active lock on the away team.
- Quotes
Commander Chakotay: There's a story I heard as a child, a parable, and I never forgot it: A scorpion was walking along the bank of a river, wondering how to get to the other side. Suddenly he saw a fox. He asked the fox to take him on his back across the river. The fox said, "No. If I do that, you'll sting me, and I'll drown." The scorpion assured him, "If I did that, we'd both drown." So the fox thought about it, finally agreed. So the scorpion climbed up on his back, and the fox began to swim, but halfway across the river, the scorpion stung him. As the poison filled his veins, the fox turned to the scorpion and said, "Why did you do that? Now you'll drown too." "I couldn't help it," said the scorpion. "It's my nature."
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Voyager: The Voyager Conspiracy (1999)
This is an intriguing end to the season that makes you want to find out what happens next.
The reintroduction of the Borg was a good idea at this point in Voyager's overarching narrative and the concept of another more deadly enemy heightens the threat. For me though, certain aspects of the story are resolved too easily.
There are some good character moments like the dynamic between Janeway and Chakotay, and the anxiety over commencing such a perilous part of the journey.
Katie Mulgrew and Robert Beltran are on good form.
There are some excellent visuals in this episode, particularly the moments involving the Borg cubes.
For me it's a a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Mar 9, 2023
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3