I always thought that space was three dimensional, that you move through either X, Y or Z axis. What I find puzzling is that finding that they're surrounded by the distortion cloud, Tuvoc's response is to fly through it. Didn't anyone think to point Voyager upwards on the Z axis and fly over it?
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The ship gets rearranged!
Tweekums5 July 2010
Warning: Spoilers
While most of the crew are on the holodeck for Kes's second birthday party Voyager encounters an anomaly which encircles the ship when Tuvok tries to fly through the anomaly the warp engines stall and it starts to have a strange effect on the ship; as the crew try to go from the holodeck to their work stations they find themselves in the wrong part of the ship, at first they think something must be wrong with themselves but it soon becomes apparent that the ship itself has somehow been distorted. While trying to get to the bridge Captain Janeway come into contact with the anomaly and starts to act in a delirious manner. As the anomaly moves through the ship the main crew are caught in the holodeck trying to think what they can do to stop it crushing them.
This was a decent enough episode, I particularly liked the final way they dealt with the threat. There were some flaws though, the main one being that the anomaly that encircling them was constantly described as a ring that being the case why didn't they just fly above or below it, space is three dimensional after all. I'm not too keen on Neelix's constant jealousy because Kes has other male friends. It was good to see Chakotay's slightly different command style which lead to a disagreement with Lt. Tuvok although by the end it was clear that they respected each other's methods.
This was a decent enough episode, I particularly liked the final way they dealt with the threat. There were some flaws though, the main one being that the anomaly that encircling them was constantly described as a ring that being the case why didn't they just fly above or below it, space is three dimensional after all. I'm not too keen on Neelix's constant jealousy because Kes has other male friends. It was good to see Chakotay's slightly different command style which lead to a disagreement with Lt. Tuvok although by the end it was clear that they respected each other's methods.
Decent episode, but these characters!
sloopnp10 July 2020
I don't hate this episode, but fresh out of watching DS9, I'm having trouble liking this cast. Janeway, B'Elanna and the Doc are cool, but the rest are either annoying (Neelix), or just plain dull (Kim, Chakotay, Kes and Paris). I wont call Tuvoc dull because Vulcans be Vulcans. Maybe there are too many humans onboard. I'm missing cool aliens with a symbiote, shape shifters, Ferengi and full-Klingons and not to mention GAREK. I hope this gets better.
Twist And/Or Shout
Bolesroor2 February 2011
Warning: Spoilers
A spatial anomaly warps the ship's structure, leaving the crew trapped in corridors and the holodeck.
Two words that put the fear of God into every Trek fan: Spatial Anomaly. Spatial anomaly is Berman for crazy s#it that's gonna turn the ship upside down for the next 45 minutes minus commercials. An SA can warp the ship, trap characters in alternate realities, bring a ship back in time (as long as it's orbiting Earth) or simply make your replicated chimichanga slightly more spicy. It's become a lazy writer's shorthand for an unexplained occurrence to provide this week's weak plot.
Nowhere is that more evident than in Voyager's "Twisted," wherein an SA appears and warps the ship in on itself, misplacing key stations like engineering and the bridge. The crew wanders around the hallways much longer than necessary before finally deciding there's no way out of this maze, and as the Ring of Weird closes in on their sanctuary of the holodeck, they ultimately decide to stop devising pointless technical stopgaps and accept the onset of Death. This leads to some truly bizarre moments like the one in which Tuvok and Chakotay- who have pretty much never spoken to one another before this moment- apologize and affirm their mutual respect using the stiffest, most formal dialogue in the history of Starfleet. Kleenex anyone?
Not to be outdone, the Doctor informs Kes that in spite of the fact that he despises Neelix he actually misses him and wishes he were here to share the hour of their death. He then HUGS Kes to reassure her- good thing somebody programmed the EMH on how to react when an impending spatial anomaly implodes the ship and the crew is gathered in a holo-recreation of 1930's France to await death by oblivion. Natch!
I was going to give this episode an A+ but there's a strange Spatial Anomaly invading my air ducts...
GRADE: C-
Two words that put the fear of God into every Trek fan: Spatial Anomaly. Spatial anomaly is Berman for crazy s#it that's gonna turn the ship upside down for the next 45 minutes minus commercials. An SA can warp the ship, trap characters in alternate realities, bring a ship back in time (as long as it's orbiting Earth) or simply make your replicated chimichanga slightly more spicy. It's become a lazy writer's shorthand for an unexplained occurrence to provide this week's weak plot.
Nowhere is that more evident than in Voyager's "Twisted," wherein an SA appears and warps the ship in on itself, misplacing key stations like engineering and the bridge. The crew wanders around the hallways much longer than necessary before finally deciding there's no way out of this maze, and as the Ring of Weird closes in on their sanctuary of the holodeck, they ultimately decide to stop devising pointless technical stopgaps and accept the onset of Death. This leads to some truly bizarre moments like the one in which Tuvok and Chakotay- who have pretty much never spoken to one another before this moment- apologize and affirm their mutual respect using the stiffest, most formal dialogue in the history of Starfleet. Kleenex anyone?
Not to be outdone, the Doctor informs Kes that in spite of the fact that he despises Neelix he actually misses him and wishes he were here to share the hour of their death. He then HUGS Kes to reassure her- good thing somebody programmed the EMH on how to react when an impending spatial anomaly implodes the ship and the crew is gathered in a holo-recreation of 1930's France to await death by oblivion. Natch!
I was going to give this episode an A+ but there's a strange Spatial Anomaly invading my air ducts...
GRADE: C-
Space Twists
Hitchcoc15 August 2018
Here we go again. One of those darned anomalies. The entire episode involves a rearranging of the ship by some sort of outside influence. The word anomaly means something outside the norm. It seems that Voyager has more anomalies than they have regular days. I like these shows but let's face it, the science is so obtuse and so quickly engaged, it's hard to follow. The solution is quite hopeless and unremarkable. Oh, and once again, Neelix is insufferable.
Don't give a taken women a necklace for her birthday.
thevacinstaller3 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Neelix is indeed a very overprotective Spacecat ---- but for the love of Sisko --- what man gives a 'taken' woman a necklace with a locket for a birthday present? Neelix --- I reach brother. I would have shut that down myself if I was stationed on the Voyager.
There's a nice scene of Tuvok being a real softy and he lets ensign kim off his duty 30 minutes early to go to the birthday party. There's no way Spock would be down with that nonsense.
I have never been to France but I am intrigued by the idea of going into a bar and immediately being accosted by a sultry French girl like the Doctor in this episode.
I work in construction and I feel safety standards are a bit lax on Voyager. No knee pads for the crawl space? It's a steel floor for crying out loud --- my knee's are screaming out in anguish.
Tuvok has a crush on Janeway and seems legitimately bummed out about not being number 1 ---- I liked the slight movement of the hand closer to Janeway as the anomaly was about to hit him.
The episode ends with the crew throwing out hypothesis that this could have potentially been an alien life form communication with Voyager ---- well, that certainly would have been interesting to watch. There is not much to chew on in this episode just a few interesting/memorable moments.
There's a nice scene of Tuvok being a real softy and he lets ensign kim off his duty 30 minutes early to go to the birthday party. There's no way Spock would be down with that nonsense.
I have never been to France but I am intrigued by the idea of going into a bar and immediately being accosted by a sultry French girl like the Doctor in this episode.
I work in construction and I feel safety standards are a bit lax on Voyager. No knee pads for the crawl space? It's a steel floor for crying out loud --- my knee's are screaming out in anguish.
Tuvok has a crush on Janeway and seems legitimately bummed out about not being number 1 ---- I liked the slight movement of the hand closer to Janeway as the anomaly was about to hit him.
The episode ends with the crew throwing out hypothesis that this could have potentially been an alien life form communication with Voyager ---- well, that certainly would have been interesting to watch. There is not much to chew on in this episode just a few interesting/memorable moments.
Voyager does Langoliers
Pjolterbeist19 August 2022
...or vice versa? Both came out in 95... Both same kind of creepy feeling to it. Allways enjoyed the old Stephen King Classico, in spilte of the silly CGI. Neelix is getting a little too much of a parody og himself though.
Kudos to the doctor!
Kudos to the doctor!
Phenomena (doot doo da doo doo)
deronboyd10 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
5 minutes of plot drug out into a 45 minute episode.
Twisted shows our faithful heroes perplexed by an ever confusing series of hull changes, which become even more confusing when they show the current shape of Voyager, which really doesn't explain at all why they're seeing what they are seeing.
Apart from some of the mutual admiration society where Father Chakotey lectures Neelix on love, Janeway gives Kim an atta boy, and Chakotey and Tuvak agree, they're both stolid, unembraceable dictators, along with a soaring climax of "well, that's it then, time to shuffle off this mortal coil" as yet another Star Trek universe collapses in on itself, the majority of this episode is a bewildering "huh", followed with an ending of "wha-?" And just as quickly, they're off at light speed to the next "phenomena". Time clock punched, this one's been mailed in.
Twisted shows our faithful heroes perplexed by an ever confusing series of hull changes, which become even more confusing when they show the current shape of Voyager, which really doesn't explain at all why they're seeing what they are seeing.
Apart from some of the mutual admiration society where Father Chakotey lectures Neelix on love, Janeway gives Kim an atta boy, and Chakotey and Tuvak agree, they're both stolid, unembraceable dictators, along with a soaring climax of "well, that's it then, time to shuffle off this mortal coil" as yet another Star Trek universe collapses in on itself, the majority of this episode is a bewildering "huh", followed with an ending of "wha-?" And just as quickly, they're off at light speed to the next "phenomena". Time clock punched, this one's been mailed in.
Well I guess they're all going to die in this one....
planktonrules12 February 2015
I've always thought that episodes of the Star Trek franchises that were confined to the ship were among the worst. After all, they often had no aliens and the crew was very, very limited in what they could do to breathe life into the scripts. This is definitely such a case.
When the show begins, many of the crew members are in a holodeck having a surprise party for Kes. One thing that occurs is predictable--one isn't. Neelix once again shows extreme jealousy of her and acts a bit like a jealous and controlling boyfriend. What is surprising is that when they try to leave the program to return to duty or their quarters, the crew cannot find their way! The ship keeps changing as if it's messing with them. And, their attempts to stop it only make it worse.
Apart from the very end (which I liked), this is not a particularly inspired program. It's not terrible but slow and uninteresting until the end.
When the show begins, many of the crew members are in a holodeck having a surprise party for Kes. One thing that occurs is predictable--one isn't. Neelix once again shows extreme jealousy of her and acts a bit like a jealous and controlling boyfriend. What is surprising is that when they try to leave the program to return to duty or their quarters, the crew cannot find their way! The ship keeps changing as if it's messing with them. And, their attempts to stop it only make it worse.
Apart from the very end (which I liked), this is not a particularly inspired program. It's not terrible but slow and uninteresting until the end.
aka Another bout of Neelix' psychotic jealousy
jimwhit7 December 2020
The 90's really suffered from fillers due to the archaic format of 20 episodes seasons. And, the notion that jealousy is a necessary spice of life when it actually is a repugnant condition that needs treatment. Any anomaly could obviously suffice as framework for a plot entertaining mental abuse.
Star Trek: Voyager - Twisted
Scarecrow-8814 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
The ole Spatial Anomaly, that trusty plot device that allows for any number of odd occurrences to befall the Voyager crew, is called on to alleviate budget burden for the show's production, "bottling" up the cast in holodeck and plentiful corridors as a type of distortion *twists* and *distorts* the ship. Getting to the Bridge or staying in Engineering long enough to solve their problem is undermined until Tuvok offers the suggestion of doing nothing, which ruffles Torres to no end. When Janeway encounters the *distortion ring*, it leaves her frazzled and delirious, seemingly experiencing the distortion from within. Chakotay is at odds with Tuvok over the next course of action, while Torres just wants to solve it. The Doctor unable to leave Cafe Bistro as the lusty bartender pursues him offers some much needed comedy. The technobabble is working overtime in this episode, attempting to explain what is causing the ship to "reconfigure" its layout. Command decisions causing friction as Janeway is debilitated adds some dramatic spark while Neelix's jealousy towards Tom Paris, recognizing his attraction to Kes would be elaborated further and "fixed" in the episode, Parturition. Nothing special; each Trek series had its disposable episodes and this was one of Voyager's. Even production and cast opined on this episode's lack of quality.
Playing doctor
snoozejonc9 July 2022
Voyager runs into a bizarre spatial anomaly.
This is a mostly weak episode.
It's a difficult story to describe, except that it features members of the crew walking around various decks of the ship engaging in dialogue that is not very interesting and feels quite repetitive. Eventually we have some plot contrivances that bring it to an anticlimax.
There are some character moments that work well such as the crew in conflict with each other about what actions to take when Janeway is unavailable, and the holodeck girl trying to bed The Doctor. However, we also have more annoying Neelix jealousy and the continuation of his highly implausible relationship with Kes.
None of the cast do a bad job, I just think the material is irretrievable.
This is a mostly weak episode.
It's a difficult story to describe, except that it features members of the crew walking around various decks of the ship engaging in dialogue that is not very interesting and feels quite repetitive. Eventually we have some plot contrivances that bring it to an anticlimax.
There are some character moments that work well such as the crew in conflict with each other about what actions to take when Janeway is unavailable, and the holodeck girl trying to bed The Doctor. However, we also have more annoying Neelix jealousy and the continuation of his highly implausible relationship with Kes.
None of the cast do a bad job, I just think the material is irretrievable.
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