Voyager crosses paths with a rare spatial anomaly that swallowed an Earth ship orbiting Mars in 2032 (a discovery that calls for an away mission).Voyager crosses paths with a rare spatial anomaly that swallowed an Earth ship orbiting Mars in 2032 (a discovery that calls for an away mission).Voyager crosses paths with a rare spatial anomaly that swallowed an Earth ship orbiting Mars in 2032 (a discovery that calls for an away mission).
- Computer Voice
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- Lt. Ayala
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- Starfleet Scientist
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- Ensign Culhane
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe Doctor reminisces about an away mission to Arrakis Prime. Arrakis is the spice planet from Frank Herbert's Dune series of novels.
- GoofsChakotay mentions accomplishments in space including John Glenn, but omits any references to Russian cosmonauts such as Yuri Gagarin although he was the first human to actually fly in space, before Glenn or any other American.
- Quotes
Seven of Nine: I did not know this individual. Had I encountered him while I was a Borg, I would have found his technology unworthy of assimilation, but we are more alike than one might think. In a sense, his desire to explore was not unlike a quest for perfection. His contribution helped secure humanity's future, and in some ways, my own.
[she places her hand on Kelly's coffin]
Seven of Nine: [softly] The Yankees... in six games.
- ConnectionsReferences Dune (1984)
The Voyager crew discovers an old spacecraft from the 21st century inside a space anomaly, which was swallowed and dragged along by this anomaly during an early mission to Mars. For Chakotay, Janeway, and everyone else except Seven, it is clear that this piece of history must be recovered to honor the memory of the shining hero of this mission, whose life was swept away by this space anomaly. While the crew feels the touch of nostalgia under their fingertips and is thrilled to have made such a once in a lifetime discovery, Seven cannot get excited about recovering a pile of ancient technology and putting her own life in danger to do so. However, Janeway convinces her to "volunteer" for this salvage mission because it might teach her how important history and its heroes are to the human species - something she never learned as a Borg Drone.
While the episode is certainly appealing as an example of how much the stories of a few heroes determine both the future of a civilization and the careers of individual people, it also gets very pompous at times. Chakotay is willing to risk not only his life but also those of Paris and Seven just to get the spacecraft back to Voyager. Despite all the nostalgia, the here and now should still be the focus when in doubt. Especially since memories and legends continue to exist, even without material memorabilia being archived.
In any case, Seven has her character development moment when she realizes how important the knowledge of bygone days can be for today's spirit of discovery and that the human species in particular needs role models to guide them on their own journey of discovery.
- tomsly-40015
- Jan 18, 2024
Details
- Runtime44 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3