

But in season two, we were treated to an episode of high drama that didn’t rely on alien battles. The early seasons of Voyager were patchy as the crew took time to establish chemistry, while antagonists such as the Kazon were uninspiring. Perhaps that’s why it’s so liberating” – Suder’s chilling words to Tuvok. “You live on the edge of every moment, and yet, in its own way, violence is attractive, too.

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And, it also included some very fine writing, as this list demonstrates (note: spoilers for individual episodes and the series follow, and two-parters will count as one episode for the purposes of this list). Most significantly perhaps, it centered, for the first time, on a woman captain – one who commanded with utmost confidence, inspiring the love and loyalty of her crew, helping to pave the way for the gender-breaking 2017 series Discovery. It was a somewhat uneven show and didn’t fully hit its stride until season four, but it still provided plenty of memorable moments.Īlthough Voyager never quite reached the heights of cast alchemy and narrative depth of its immediate forebear, the iconic The Next Generation, it broke new ground. It explored emotional and ethical quandaries, such as hologram sentience and reformed drone Seven of Nine’s dating life, and along the way had fun with rogue Klingons and Q. During its seven seasons and 172 episodes, Voyager introduced new species, like the Hirogen and the bane of the Borg, Species 8472.
