| Captain Janeway's deceased Father | |
| Series: | VOY |
| Episode: | 3x15 |
| Original Airdate: | 1997-01-29 |
| Production Number: | 158 |
| Year: | 2373 |
| Stardate: | 50518.6 |
| Story by: | Jeri Taylor |
| Directed by: | Nancy Malone |
After her shuttlecraft crashes, Captain Janeway isn't sure if she's hallucinating or dead.
Summary
Janeway and Chakotay are travelling back to Voyager on a shuttlecraft when they are forced down by electrical interference from a nearby planet. Janeway is critically injured in the crash and has to be revived by Chakotay via CPR and cordrazine. Katherine activates their homing signal and unknowingly shows the Vidiians(who Chakotay discovers have shot them down) right where to find them. They are then captured and killed by the Vidiians (Chakotay is shot, Katherine is strangled).
Then Janeway finds herself back on the shuttle. They are tracking Vidiian ships on sensors who are on a intercept course. They start having problems with the warp core and it explodes. Janeway and Chakotay are right where they started again; in the shuttle. Then they once again see Viddian ships on an intercept course when suddenly the ships dissapear. They are contacted by Voyager and brought back safe and sound. (think again) the Doctor informs Katherine that she has been infected by Vidiian phage and then euthanizes her with nerve gas. Then (guess what) they are back on the shuttle. They see a strange bright light in front of them that is coming towards their shuttle; suddenly it engulfs them.....
Next, she finds herself in an out-of-body experience. She sees Chakotay trying, unsuccessfully, to revive her. (this is a very emotional spot, if you are a J/C'er:expect to cry) Crewmembers arrive and transport her straight to sickbay, and her "spirit" follows, trying unsuccessfully to contact the crew. The Doctor and Kes get some signs of life, but ultimately, Janeway dies.
"Spirit" Janeway is next encountered by the "spirit" of her "father", who is there to transfer her to the "next world". He allows her to stay for her funeral. Something about the whole thing doesn't seem right to her. Soon after her funeral, she stalls going with her "father" so she can figure out what is going on.
Suddenly, she sees a vision of looking up at Chakotay and the Doctor, still on the surface of the planet, as if they are still trying to revive her. A second and third vision makes it obvious this is all a ruse, and her "father" is really a non-corporeal being trying to coax her spirit away from her body so he can feed off of it. She refuses to go, and they are successful in finally reviving her. She makes a full recovery on Voyager. Katherine invites Chakotay on a holo-date and he accepts.
Background Information
- In spite of all the technology available in the 23rd and 24th centuries of the Star Trek universe, this is the first time in canon that any character has used cardiopulmonary resuscitation as part of advanced cardiac life support.
- This episode contains the first indication that the crew of Voyager are nearing Borg space.
Memorable Quotes
"Go back to hell, coward."
- - Captain Janeway
"You can't die!!"
- -Chakotay
Links and References
Guest Stars
- Len Cariou as Admiral Janeway
- Tarik Ergin as Ayala (uncredited)
- Steve Carnahan as William McKenzie (uncredited)
References
clarinet, cortical stimulator, cordrazine, ghost, hydrazine, inaprovaline, ion lightning, Lake George, magneton scanner, Matrix, nitrogenase, nitrogenase compound, Kashimuro Nozawa, phage, Sacajawea, tachyon, Talent Night, Tau Ceti Prime, thoron pulse, Vidiian
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