B'Elanna's discovery of a holonovel projecting a Maquis takeover of Voyager enthralls the crew, but a hidden edit could kill its mystery author.B'Elanna's discovery of a holonovel projecting a Maquis takeover of Voyager enthralls the crew, but a hidden edit could kill its mystery author.B'Elanna's discovery of a holonovel projecting a Maquis takeover of Voyager enthralls the crew, but a hidden edit could kill its mystery author.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Operations Division Crewman
- (uncredited)
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Security Guard
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Crewman O'Donnell
- (uncredited)
- Science Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Brooks
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTowards the end of the episode, suggestions of "a western" and "a detective story" are made by the crew in the mess hall. Both were running gags on the Enterprise holodecks of Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).
- GoofsSeska left the ship around stardate 48658.2 (in State of Flux (1995)) but, according to Torres, Seska modified the holo-program on stardate 48671.
- Quotes
Captain Janeway: [on Tuvok's refusal to continue his unfinished holo-novel] I'm more than just a captain. I'm the leader of a community, and communities need entertainment, culture, creative outlets. Since we're not exactly privy to every new piece of music or holo-novel that's written back home, I think it's only natural that we should start creating our own.
Commander Chakotay: Besides, Tuvok, if the crew doesn't get an ending, you may have a real mutiny on your hands.
While I also think that this episode could have played out differently and it was fun to watch how everyone wanted to add his ideas to the plot, I don't find the appearance of Seska too bad either. It has flaws though. I don't get what her motivations were to reprogram this novel. If she wanted to sabotage Voyager and kill some of her former crew mates, she could have done that the moment she appeared and removed the safety measures from the holodeck. Instead she let Chakotay and Paris run and plays cat and mouse. Yet, later she wants to execute them both after they have been captured. So, what is the point of all this? It makes no sense. If she wanted revenge, she would have acted immediately. Playing a story in this novel doesn't benefit her at all. She wouldn't be there anyhow to "enjoy" her little tortures.
- tomsly-40015
- Dec 24, 2023
Details
- Runtime46 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3