Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
Star Trek : Voyagerseason 3 smartly made fun of a systemic job the dealership has with holodeck episodes . Like some otherStar TrekTV shows , Voyagerseason 3 was in many way the beginning of a turn point for the show , where better timbre episodes began to appear with more frequency than season 1 and 2 . particularly toward the end of time of year 3 , whenVoyagerwas moving towards some big shifts at the start of time of year 4 , the season picked up impulse , delivering several great episodes in a row .
One of these episode , Voyagerseason 3 , episode 25 , " Worst Case Scenario , " include a holodeck - centric storyline . The sequence ’s plot of ground revolved around a holonovel about a mutiny byVoyager ’s Maquis crew member written by Tuvok ( Tim Russ ) as a preparation exercise . When it was uncover that the programme was unfinished , Tuvok and Tom Paris ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) took it upon themselves to continue it at the crew ’s request . At the remainder of the episode , however , Voyager ’s mould of charactersbegan suggesting ideas for other holonovels Tuvok and Tom could mold on , such as “ a Western ” or “ a detective story . ”
Star Trek : Voyager ’s beloved characters have retort in Star Trek : Picard , Star Trek : Lower Decks , and especially Star Trek : Prodigy .
Voyager’s “Worst Case Scenario” Made Fun Of How Repetitive Star Trek’s Holodeck Programs Are
Voyager pointed out that Star Trek doesn’t get creative enough with its holodeck programs
With these two innocuous lines , Voyagercleverly made sport of the restriction that constrain evenStar Trek ’s best holodeck sequence . Mentioning westerly and Detective fable seems to be an allusion to both the Dixon Hill program and the Western holonovel in “ A Fistful Of Datas ” fromStar Trek : TNG . include elusive reference like this made it seem likeVoyagerwas channelise out the irony thatStarfleet officers can program anything they want on the holodeck , but or else often choose from a very limited range of ideasfor their entertainment .
or else of ramify out , the franchise chose to stick with exactly what was familiar for the residual ofTNGand intoDS9andVoyager .
The scope of what the holodeck can create is supposedly limitless , but characters always choose from very basic image , or often a literary take - off likeSherlock HolmesorJane Eyre . This was started inTNGwith the introduction of the holodeck andStar Trek ’s first holodeck - centric episode , " The Big Goodbye . “However , rather of branching out , the franchise chose to stick with precisely what was conversant for the sleep ofTNGand intoDS9andVoyager . AlthoughDS9occasionally used their holosuites a little differently , Voyagercertainly continued the trend in many of its episode .
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How Voyager Subverted Star Trek’s Usual Holodeck Tropes In “Worst Case Scenario”
“Worst Case Scenario” was a different kind of holodeck episode
Interestingly , however , " Worst Case Scenario " is a corruption of the usual holodeck trope . A holonovel aboutVoyager ’s crowd is already dissimilar from the norm , as other shows generally used the holodeck to put characters in fantastical context . alike , a programme that directly pits the show ’s characters against each other was an even more unique approximation . It was also realistically something onlyVoyagercould do render that half the work party was former Maquis . Other Starfleet officers would have no reason to mutiny against each other , butVoyager ’s thin Maquis - Starfleet relationswere a hallmark of the show ’s early seasons .
regrettably , " Worst Case Scenario " turn out to be the exception rather than the rule , andStar Trek : Voyagercontinued to use its holodeck in the same , uninspired vein for the repose of its campaign . Additionally , since the serial publication ended in the early 2000s , there have been scarcely any holodeck - related episode in other franchise projects , providingStar Trekwith no chance to break the mold . Hopefully , next project , specially ones lay in the far future established byStar Trek : Discovery , can provide opportunities to switch up the usual holodeck rule .
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The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise , Star Trek : Voyager , is a sci - fi serial that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after find themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy . Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway , the serial come after the crew as they embark through truly chartless areas of space , with new mintage , admirer , enemy , and mysteries to solve as they squirm with the politics of a work party in a billet they ’ve never faced before .
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Star Trek : The Next Generation follows Captain Jean - Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations , seeking out new worlds and civilizations .
The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they’ve never faced before.
Star Trek: The Next Generation follows Captain Jean-Luc Picard and his crew aboard the USS Enterprise NCC-1701D as they embark on interstellar explorations, seeking out new worlds and civilizations.
