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Star Trek: Voyager (1995-2001)

Episode:601
Equinox, Part II

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The crew of the USS Equinox attempt to elude the USS Voyager in order to exploit the nucleogenic lifeforms in a bid to return home.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 09/22/99
Director: David Livingston

Jack's Notes
Excellent ending to a great two-parter!

Episode:602
Survival Instinct

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Three Borg from Seven's past appear, and ask to be completely separated from the Collective.

Features: The Borg
Stardate: 53049.2
Air Date: 09/29/99
Director: Terry Windell

Jack's Notes
Another terrific Seven of Nine episode with some back-story for her and her unimatrix. Awesome episode.

Episode:603
Barge of the Dead

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B'Elanna's shuttle is hit by an ion storm and she awakens to find herself among Klingons in the Barge of the Dead, on the way to Klingon Hell.

Features: The Klingons
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 10/06/99
Director: Mike Vejar

Jack's Notes
An interesting look at Klingon mythology, sure. However, this one feels like a clip show without being a clip show. Well acted as always...the best part is B'Elanna talking to her father for the first time in years.

Episode:604
Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy

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The Doctor adds daydreaming to his program, imagining himself as the Emergency Command Hologram (ECH) aboard Voyager; but aliens, tapping into his perceptions to observe the crew, prepare an attack when they believe that what they are seeing in the daydreams is real.

Features: The Holodeck
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 10/13/99
Director: John Bruno

Jack's Notes
This one is just awesome. Love the whimsy of the Doctor's daydreams here.

Episode:605
Alice

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Tom Paris becomes obsessed with a salvaged alien shuttlecraft which appears to have a mind of its own.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 10/20/99
Director: David Livingston

Jack's Notes
Cool episode but overall there are a few minor issues. Tom's actions would have landed him in the brig and eventually sickbay...

Episode:606
Riddles

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Returning from a diplomatic mission Tuvok is attacked by a cloaked intruder and suffers neurological damage.

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Stardate: 53263.2
Air Date: 11/03/99
Director: Roxann Dawson

Jack's Notes
Easily one of the best performances by Tim Russ - and that saying something!

Episode:607
Dragon's Teeth

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Voyager discovers a network of subspace passageways, but is forced to land on a planet after being attacked.

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Stardate: 53167.9
Air Date: 11/10/99
Director: Winrich Kolbe

Jack's Notes
One of the best episodes of the season so far. Loads of battles with a nice creation of a new hostile species.

Episode:608
One Small Step

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Seven helps the crew avoid a huge mass of subspace energy and they theorize the debris of an ancient federation spacecraft is inside.

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Stardate: 53292.7
Air Date: 11/17/99
Director: Robert Picardo

Jack's Notes
Awesome and actually sad episode with some neat background on Earth's Mars missions and a very interesting stellar anomaly.

Episode:609
The Voyager Conspiracy

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After assimilating Voyager's data for the past six years, through an enhancement to her Borg implants, Seven of Nine suspects the ship did not arrive in the Delta Quadrant by accident.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 11/24/99
Director: Terry Windell

Jack's Notes
Amazing story telling here with TONS of inter-weaving conspiracy plots. Just plain awesome.

Episode:610
Pathfinder

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Barclay gets over-involved with holographic recreations of the Voyager crew in his attempts to contact them. This episode also features Deanna Troi.

Features: The Holodeck
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 12/01/99
Director: Mike Vejar

Jack's Notes
Love that they included Barclay into Voyager. Dwight Schultz is a superb actor and it was really fun to see Troi here too. Touching and exciting episode.

Episode:611
Fair Haven

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The crew enjoy a respite inside a holodeck creation designed by Tom Paris, while Voyager faces the threat of an oncoming storm in space.

Features: The Holodeck
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 01/12/00
Director: Allan Kroeker

Jack's Notes
I love this one. This shows off how much fun a holodeck could be. The love story for the Captain is really well done here too.

Episode:612
Blink of an Eye

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Voyager is trapped in orbit about a planet with a space-time differential such that, while its inhabitants live through years, Voyager experiences mere minutes. The title of this episode is based upon that of a 1968 episode of Star Trek entitled Wink of an Eye, from which the concept of a race who live at a faster time-rate than the outside universe is borrowed.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 01/19/00
Director: Gabrielle Beaumont

Jack's Notes
An amazing episode. Awesome story and premise. The only flaw is the speed at which the episode ends.

Episode:613
Virtuoso

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Visiting aliens who have never before encountered music become fascinated with the Doctor's Opera singing, and ask him to leave Voyager and join their society.

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Stardate: 53556.4
Air Date: 01/26/00
Director: Les Landau

Jack's Notes
A fun if quirky episode. You have to love Robert Picardo and what he brings to the Doctor as a character.

Episode:614
Memorial

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Chakotay, Tom Paris, Harry Kim, and Neelix begin to experience weird visions after an away mission.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 02/02/00
Director: Allan Kroeker

Jack's Notes
Maybe a bit preachy but still a fun episode.

Episode:615
Tsunkatse

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Seven of Nine and Tuvok are kidnapped while on shore leave, and Seven is forced to fight in a gladiatorial contest to the death. (Guest Stars: Dwayne Johnson)

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Stardate: 53447.2
Air Date: 02/09/00
Director: Mike Vejar

Jack's Notes
Excellent and fun episode. Nice to the The Rock likes Star Trek.

Episode:616
Collective

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Chakotay, Kim, Paris, and Neelix are taken hostage when the Delta Flyer is captured by Borg children in a derelict Cube.

Features: The Borg
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 02/16/00
Director: Alison Liddi

Jack's Notes
One of the best of the entire series. The opening with Tom, Harry, Neelix, and Chakotay is one of the most memorable Trek moments ever....just watch the look on Tom's face. Amazing story.

Episode:617
Spirit Folk

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Problems arise from running the holographic Irish village of Fair Haven non-stop, when a malfunction leads the holographic characters to become self-aware.

Features: The Holodeck
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 02/23/00
Director: David Livingston

Jack's Notes
Following Collective is a hard thing but the producers did the right thing here. After an intense and memorable episode they followed with a light-hearted play with the holodeck village that is fun, silly, and beautiful.

Episode:618
Ashes to Ashes

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A deceased crew member resurfaces, claiming to have been resurrected by an alien race who have since adopted her.

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Stardate: 53679.4
Air Date: 03/01/00
Director: Terry Windell

Jack's Notes
My heart breaks for Harry Kim. The guy just can't catch a break with the ladies and this one has a lot of beauty, fun, and sadness. Seven working with the borg children is so much fun to watch too.

Episode:619
Child's Play

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The family of Icheb, one of the Borg children, is found, but he is reluctant to rejoin them. Seven, too, is reluctant for him to leave the ship; and his parents are concealing the real reason for desiring his return.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 03/08/00
Director: Mike Vejar

Jack's Notes
Awesome episode - the ending countdown arrival of the Borg vessel is just amazing...

Episode:620
Good Shepherd

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Three crew members who are under-performing are taken on a mission by Janeway.

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Stardate: 53753.2
Air Date: 03/15/00
Director: Winrich Kolbe

Jack's Notes
A really neat episode that ends WAY too quickly and leaves some unanswered questions. Still, a lot of fun...and Herron is just a prick!

Episode:621
Live Fast and Prosper

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Con artists impersonate Janeway and Tuvok.

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Stardate: 53849.2
Air Date: 04/19/00
Director: LeVar Burton

Jack's Notes
Easily one of the best Voyager episodes!

Episode:622
Muse

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Torres is stranded on a bronze-age planet after a crash in the Delta Flyer, where she helps a playwright adapt the story of Voyager to the stage. Also, Kim is missing in an escape pod.

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Stardate: 53896
Air Date: 04/26/00
Director: Mike Vejar

Jack's Notes
A funky episode that has a strange feel to it from the almost outside way we see Voyager while Torres is stranded on the planet. That strange vibe actually helps the episode along, however.

Episode:623
Fury

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A much older and more powerful Kes returns to Voyager, and attempts to travel back in time to change her history.

Features: Time Travel
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 05/03/00
Director: John Bruno

Jack's Notes
Interesting and fun time travel episode that seems to end a bit too fast. Overall still fun to watch.

Episode:624
Life Line

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The Doctor's creator, Lewis Zimmerman, is dying in the Alpha Quadrant from a disease similar to the Vidiian phage. The Doctor's matrix is transferred to Zimmerman's lab on the Jupiter station, to assist Mr. Barclay and Counsellor Troi in attempting to treat the illness.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 05/10/00
Director: Terry Windell

Jack's Notes
Marvelous episode with nice twists and some really great guest appearances and incredible dual acting by Robert Picardo.

Episode:625
The Haunting of Deck Twelve

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As Voyager travels through a nebula all ship's power is turned off, giving Neelix an opportunity to tell the Borg children a ghost story.

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Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 05/17/00
Director: David Livingston

Jack's Notes
This one is a lot of fun. While it looses some of the creepy factor as we discover what happened, the fact that Neelix tells it as a ghost story makes it a lot of fun.

Episode:626
Unimatrix Zero

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Janeway, B'Elanna and Tuvok infiltrate a Borg Cube in an attempt to save Borg drones who are trying to develop individuality.

Features: The Borg
Stardate: Unknown
Air Date: 05/24/00
Director: Allan Kroeker

Jack's Notes
The first part of this season-ender is good but the premise is a tad strange and I find it a bit odd that Janeway would try what she does to help Borg drones....however, the second part is pretty bad-ass.....

SEASON 6