Star Trek: Voyager
Despite normally coming up with unique premises , Star Trek : Voyagerdecided to copy itself with two episodes from seasons 5 and 7.Voyagerseason 5 was one of the show ’s best , featuring more proficient episode than badunlike some of the seasons that had come before it . Voyager ’s cast of charactershad also reach its meridian with the inclusion ofSeven of Nine ( Jeri Ryan)the time of year before and was able to begin bend around great execution every time . This was first show in the time of year premiere episode , " Night , " which set the tone for season 5 as a whole .
The plot of " Night " focused on the USS Voyager traveling through a area of blank space completely devoid of wiz and planets . The episode cull up after the crew had already been earn their way through " the emptiness " for two month . Rather than start with action,“Night " chose to devote its first half to canvas the complex psychological and emotional effects the isolation was havingonCaptain Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and Voyager ’s gang . " Night " was a wonderful way of life to kick off season 5 , but unfortunately , it did n’t end up being the onlyVoyagerepisode with the same assumption .
Star Trek: Voyager’s “Night” And “The Void” Have The Same Premise
It’s easy to mix “The Void” and “Night” up
Voyager ’s season 7 episode " The Void " had an extremely standardised premiss to " Night , " so much so that it ’s totally too leisurely to mix both episode up . As the name indicates,“The Void " also dealt with the USS Voyager becoming trap in a region of space without any stars or planet . In theVoyagerseason 7episode ’s casing , the ship was pull into the region rather than choosing to go through it , but the area they occupied in both episode was remarkably similar in makeup , both on the face of it free of any native subject or inhabitants .
With all the similarities , it would be soft to think that " The Void " was just as good an sequence as " Night . " alas , this did not terminate up being the case .
Likewise , both " Night " and " The Void " featured Voyager ’s crew learning that a native species did , in fact , occupy the part of space they were in , and that species end up being the key to their escape valve . Again , the two coinage were slightly different , but both were considered vermin or pestilence by other alien Voyager see , andthe crew end up helping both sets of aliens when no one else would . With all the similarity , it would be well-situated to reckon that " The Void " was just as good an episode as " Night . " Unfortunately , this did not end up being the case .
Why “Night” Is A Better Star Trek: Voyager Episode Than “The Void”
“Night” holds up better in retrospect
Overall , " Night " holds up well than " The Void " in retrospect . One of the principal reasons is that " Night " came first , airing in time of year 5 while " The Void " aired in season 7 . This make it hard not to look at " The Void " as a take - off of " Night " or else of the other elbow room around . It ’s voiceless to believe thatVoyager ’s creative team was n’t inspired by " Night " when write " The Void,“and any reused story ideas are water down when compared to the original . The good thing about " Night , " however , was its wondrously complex exploration ofVoyager ’s characters and relationships .
Captain Janeway deal with severe depression in one installment of Star Trek : Voyager time of year 5 , a storyline that was crucial to actor Kate Mulgrew .
" Night " supply an interesting psychological look at almost every main character , and even prove how far the crew had do in their relationships with each other . The geographic expedition of Captain Janeway ’s clinical depression and guilty conscience over maroon everyone in the Delta Quadrant was truly riveting , and watch the crew rallying to stop Janeway when she set about a would - be suicide military mission to save the ship was arguably one ofthe most heartrending scene duringVoyager ’s run . In direct contrast , " The Void " abandoned an even remotely worked up angle in favour of a more sci - fi lean and action sequence .
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“Night” And “The Void” Aren’t Even Star Trek: Voyager’s Worst Example Of Similar Episodes
Voyager had other examples of episodes that were too similar
While the similarities between " Night " and " The Void " lessen both episodes ' impact , they are n’t the worst example ofVoyagercopying itself in a tedious way . Perhaps the most egregious model of this is the season 4 instalment " Random Thoughts,“which romance up the premises of two old installment terribly . " Random Thoughts " copied elements of both " Meld " and " Ex Post Facto , " two episodes that were much better on their own , but when smashed together created an utterly forgettable instalment that impart very little to time of year 4 .
" Meld " is one ofVoyager ’s creepiest episode , featuringStar Trek ’s first and only instance of a serial killer who was also a member of Starfleet . grant , Lon Suder ( Brad Dourif ) was a former Maquis , but his inclusion in the installment lift the premise and created one of the most interesting recurring storylines of time of year 2 .
out of doors of its own episodes , Voyagerwas even known to copy other serial in theStar Trekfranchise . The season 1Voyagerepisode " Jetrel " for example , was a much sorry remaking of one ofStar Trek : Deep Space Nine ’s secure episode , " Duet . “Voyagerbungled " Duet ’s " premise by making it about Neelix ( Ethan Phillips ) and not nailing the emotional beat of the narrative in the same fashion thatDS9had with Major Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor ) . WhenStar Trek : Voyagercreated unique installment , it usually did well , but trying to copy itself or other series almost always cease up degrade one or both .
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