Voyager-Season Two-Ritterson's Episode Guides

Star Trek Voyager Episode Guide

SEASON TWO (2372)

#17 "THE 37'S"

Written by Jeri Taylor and Brannon Braga

Directed by James L. Conway

Guest Stars: Amelia Earhart-Sharon Lawrence, John Rubinstein, Navigator Fred-David Graf, Mel Winkler, James Saito

Stardate 48975.1

Airdate 08/28/95

The second season opens with a familiar Star Trek plot device: the crew encounters 20th century Earthlings on a distant planet. As the episode begins, Voyager is still on the far side of the galaxy trying to find a way home when it intercepts a mysterious SOS. The signal leads the ship to a world where the crew encounters Amelia Earhart among eight humans who've been preserved by cryogenics. The aviatrix triggers deep emotions in Janeway, who tells her, "Because of you, generations of women have become pilots." Meanwhile, the crew is reluctant to leave the idyllic planet, displaying a surprising esprit de corps.

#18 "INITIATIONS"

Written by Kenneth Biller

Directed by Winrich Kolbe

Guest Stars: Young Kazon Warrior-Aron Eisenberg, Patrick Kilpatrick, Tim deZarn, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49005.3

Airdate 09/04/95

After saving the life of a young Kazon warrior who was trying to kill him, Chakotay is kidnapped and taken aboard a Kazon Ship.

#19 "PROJECTIONS"

Written by Brannon Braga

Directed by Jonathan Frakes

Guest Stars: Barclay-Dwight Schultz, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 48892.1

Airdate 09/11/95

The Doctor must leave sickbay to assess damage to the ship from a Kazon attack and comes to suspect that he is real and everything else is a hologram.

#20 "ELOGIUM"

Teleplay by Kenneth Biller and Jeri Taylor

Story by Jimmy Diggs and Steve J. Kay

Directed by Winrich Kolbe

Guest Star: Ensign Samantha Wildman-Nancy Hower

Stardate 48921.3

Airdate 09/18/95

When Voyager encounters a swarm of space-dwelling lifeforms, Kes's reproductive process speeds up, jeopardizing her only chance to have a child.

#21 "NON SEQUITUR"

Written by Brannon Braga

Directed by David Livingston

Guest Stars: Libby-Jennifer Gatti, Cosimo-Louis Giambalvo, Jack Shearer, Lasca-Mark Kiely, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49011

Airdate 09/25/95

A temporal anomaly sends Kim into the arms of a long-lost love in an alternate reality where Harry never boarded the Voyager.

#22 "TWISTED"

Teleplay by Kenneth Biller

Story by Arnold Rudnik and Rich Hosek

Directed by Kim Friedman

Guest Stars: Sandrine-Judy Geeson, Pool Shark-Larry A. Hankin, Tom Virtue, Crewmember-Terry Correll

Stardate 49035.5?

Airdate 10/02/95

After encountering a "Distortion Ring," the ship is plagued by spatial anomalies that transform it into a changing labyrinth, which stymies the crew's efforts to move between decks-and may be causing crew members to disappear.

#23 "PARTURITION"

Written by Tom Szollosi

Directed by Jonathan Frakes

Guest Stars: Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49074.9?

Airdate 10/09/95

Neelix and Paris must put their jealousies over Kes aside when they are ordered to investigate a planet that may be rich in foodstuffs-and end up becoming foster parents to a repto-humanoid hatchling.

#24 "PERSISTENCE OF VISION"

Written by Jeri Taylor

Directed by James L. Conway

Guest Stars: Lord Burleigh-Michael Cumpsty, Mrs. Templeton-Carolyn Seymour, Mark-Stan Ivar, Admiral Paris-Warren Munson, Beatrice Burleigh-Linsey Haun, Henry Burleigh-Thomas Dekker, Bothan-Patrick Kerr, Marva Hicks, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49110.8?

Airdate 10/30/95

When Voyager crosses into Bothan space, crewmembers find repressed thoughts springing to life and people from their past reappearing. Only Kes and the Doctor are immune and they must lead the ship to safety.

#25 "TATTOO"

Teleplay by Michael Piller

Story by Larry Brody

Directed by Alexander Singer

Guest Stars: Kolopak-Henry Darrow, Alien-Richard Fancy, Douglas Spain, Ensign Samantha Wildman-Nancy Hower, Richard Chaves, Antonio-Joseph Palmas, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49135.6?

Airdate 11/06/95

Chakotay discovers an ancient healing symbol inscribed on a rock, which calls up memories of his youth and his tribe-and also brings him into contact with a mysterious people whose mistrust may destroy Voyager.

#26 "COLD FIRE"

Teleplay by Brannon Braga

Story by Anthony Williams

Directed by Cliff Bole

Guest Stars: Gary Graham, Girl-Lindsay Ridgeway, Ocampa-Norman Large, Narrator-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49172.8?

Airdate 11/13/95

A clue to the whereabouts of the Caretaker's mate leads Voyager to an Array occupied by the Ocampa, one of whom tries to develop Kes' telekinetic abilities. But his motives take a sinister turn when the female Caretakers arrives.

#27 "MANEUVERS"

Written by Kenneth Biller

Directed by David Livingston

Guest Stars: Seska-Matha Hackett, Culluh-Anthony DeLongis, Haron-Terry Lester, Kelat-John Gegenhuber, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49211.5

Airdate 11/20/95

A Kazon raid on Voyager nets a transporter module, which Chakotay attempts to recover on his own-only to be captured by the Maquis traitor Seska.

#28 "RESISTANCE"

Teleplay by Lisa Klink

Story by Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin J. Ryan

Directed by Winrich Kolbe

Guest Stars: Old Resistance Member-Joel Grey, Augris-Alan Scarfe, Darod-Tom Todoroff, Glenn Morshower

Stardate 49246.7?

Airdate 11/27/95

While on a mission to acquire Tellerium for the ship's engines, Tuvok and Torres are captured and jailed by a hostile occupational race called the Mokra. Meanwhile, Janeway is sheltered by a gentle but confused old resistance member who believes she is his daughter.

#29 "PROTOTYPE"

Written by Nicholas Corea

Directed by Jonathan Frakes

Guest Stars: Pralor Automated Personnel Unit 3947-Cravic Automated Commander 112-Rick Worthy, Pralor Automated Personnel Unit 6263-Prototype Unit 0001-Hugh Hodgin

Stardate 49287.2?

Airdate 01/15/96

When a deactivated robot found floating in space is reactivated by Torres, it requests she construct more of its kind-and takes her and Voyager hostage when she declines.

#30 "ALLIANCES"

Written by Jeri Taylor

Directed by Les Landau

Guest Stars: Mabus-Charles O. Lucia, Culluh-Anthony De Longis, Seska-Martha Hackett, Michael Jonas-Raphael Sbarge , Larry Cedar, John Gegenhuber, Hogan-Simon Billig, Rettik-Mirron E. Willis

Stardate 49337.4

Airdate 01/22/96

After a Kazon attack, Chakotay persuades Capt. Janeway to form an alliance with a dissident Kazon faction-unaware that Neelix has made contact with the Trabe, the Kazon's sworn enemies.

#31 "THRESHOLD"

Teleplay by Brannon Braga

Story by Michael De Luca

Directed by Alexander Singer

Guest Stars: Michael Jonas-Raphael Sbarge, Rettik-Mirron E. Willis, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49373.4

Airdate 01/29/96

An experiment aimed at exceeding the maximum-warp barrier results in the death of Lt. Paris-and his subsequent rebirth as an amphibious creature that sabotages the ship and kidnaps Capt. Janeway.

#32 "MELD"

Teleplay by Michael Piller

Story by Michael Sussman

Directed by Cliff Bole

Guest Stars: Ricky-Angela Dohrman, Hogan-Simon Billig, Suder-Brad Dourif, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49390.4?

Airdate 02/05/96

Tuvok's investigation into a crew member's death points to a Maquis crewman, but the Vulcan mind meld Tuvok uses to discover the motive leaves the man's psychotic behavior imprinted on him.

#33 "DREADNOUGHT"

Written by Gary Holland

Directed by LeVar Burton

Guest Stars: Michael Jonas-Raphael Sbarge, Ensign Samantha Wildman-Nancy Hower, Michael Spound, Dan Kern, Computer Voice Majel Barrett

Stardate 49412.6?

Airdate 02/12/96

A sophisticated and powerful weapon designed by the Cardassians but modified for Maquis use by Torres finds its way into the Delta Quadrant and locks on to a heavily populated Class M planet.

#34 "DEATH WISH"

Teleplay by Michael Piller

Story by Shawn Piller

Directed by James L. Conway

Guest Stars: Q-John De Lancie, Q-Gerrit Graham, Will Riker-Jonathan Frakes, Sir Isaac Newton-Peter Dennis, Himself-Maury Ginsberg

Stardate 49301.2

Airdate 02/19/96

2 Q's spell double trouble for Voyager, one materializes and wishes to kill himself, while the other, who fears what it may do to the Continuum, seeks to prevent the suicide by imprisoning his fellow Q for eternity.

#35 "LIFESIGNS"

Written by Kenneth Biller

Directed by Cliff Bole

Guest Stars: Denara Pell-Susan Diol, Michael Jonas-Raphael Sbarge, Seska-Martha Hackett, Lorum-Michael Spound, Gigolo-Rick Gianasi

Stardate 49448.7?

Airdate 02/26/96

When a terminally ill Vidiian female is beamed aboard the Voyager, the Doctor creates a holographic image of her and transfers her consciousness into it-and then finds himself falling in love with her.

#36 "INVESTIGATIONS"

Teleplay by Jeri Taylor

Story by Jeff Schnaufer and Ed Bond

Directed by Les Landau

Guest Stars: Michael Jonas-Raphael Sbarge, Seska-Martha Hackett, Jerry Sroka, Hogan-Simon Billig

Stardate 49485.2

Airdate 03/13/96

Lt. Paris asks to be transferred off Voyager, landing on a Talaxian convoy as a pilot, but when he's immediately kidnaped by the Kazons, Neelix suspects that someone on Voyager told them he'd be there.

#37 "DEADLOCK"

Written by Brannon Braga

Directed by David Livingston

Guest Stars: Ensign Samantha Wildman-Nancy Hower, Hogan-Simon Billig, Vidiian Surgeon-Bob Clendenin, Vidiian Commander-Ray Proscia, Vidiian #1-Chris Johnston, Vidiian #2-Keythe Farley, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49548.7

Airdate 03/18/96

Attempting to avoid the Vidiians, Janeway and the crew take cover in a plasma drift, where they discover a duplicate Voyager. And as the Vidiians close in, it's clear only one ship will survive.

#38 "INNOCENCE"

Teleplay by Lisa Klink

Story by Anthony Williams

Directed by James L. Conway

Guest Stars: Tressa-Tiffany Taubman, Alcia-Marnie McPhail, Sarah Rayne, Tahj D. Mowry, Ensign Bennet-Richard Garon

Stardate 49585.4?

Airdate 04/08/96

Tuvok, stranded on a distant moon after a crash-landing, discovers he is not alone: three Drayan children-abandoned by their people and apparently about to be sacrificed-are there with him, bringing him into conflict with the Drayans themselves.

#39 "THE THAW"

Teleplay by Joe Menosky

Story by Richard Gadas

Directed by Marvin V. Rush

Guest Stars: The Clown-Michael McKean, Viorsa-Thomas Kopache, Spectre-Carel Struycken, Patty Maloney, Tony Carlin, Shannon O'Hurley

Stardate 49604.7?

Airdate 04/29/96

Unable to revive a group of humanoids in a computer-generated hibernation, Kim and Torres allow themselves to discover someone else is there-a malevolent clown who has no intention of letting them leave.

#40 "TUVIX"

Teleplay by Kenneth Biller

Story by Andrew Shepard Price and Mark Gaberman

Directed by Cliff Bole

Guest Stars: Tuvix-Tom Wright, Hogan-Simon Billig, Swinn-Bahni Turpin

Stardate 49655.2

Airdate 05/06/96

A "minor glitch" in the system turns out to be a major problem for Tuvok and Neelix when the transporter merges both of them together into Tuvix, a being who does not wish to be separated into two individuals again.

#41 "RESOLUTIONS"

Written by Jeri Taylor

Directed by Alexander Singer

Guest Stars: Denara Pell-Susan Diol, Hogan-Simon Billig, Powell (Swinn?)-Bahni Turpin

Stardate 49694.2

Airdate 05/13/96

When a deadly virus infects Chakotay and Janeway, she turns command over to Tuvok, ordering him to abandon them on a planet that will shield them from the disease's effects.

#42 "BASICS, PART I"

Written by Michael Piller

Directed by Winrich Kolbe

Guest Stars: Seska-Martha Hackett, Suder-Brad Dourif, Culluh-Anthony De Longis, Tierna-John Gegenhuber, Kolopak-Henry Darrow, Kazon #1-Scott Haven, Computer Voice-Majel Barrett

Stardate 49987.6?

Airdate 05/13/96

A distress signal from Seska telling Chakotay that their son has been abducted by Culluh sends Voyager in pursuit-on a course that takes them into a hostile section of space where they come under repeated Kazon attack.

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