Blood Fever
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Blood Fever
This Story: Season 3 Episode 16 (production code 157)
VOY Overall: Episode 58
Trek Overall: Story 487, Episode 514
Airdate: 5 Feb 1997
Written by Lisa Klink
Directed by Andrew J. Robinson
Notes
- Running fired torpedo count: 18 / Confirmed crew deaths since pilot: 12 (crew of 142).
- It is established that there are 73 male crew members at this point (and thereby 69 female, including the baby born a few episodes back).
- This episode was under active production when I got married. I’m still married to that woman nearly 30 years later. :)
- This episode was directed by Andrew Robinson (DS9’s Garak). He directed one DS9 episode, and two Voyagers. The other Voyager is “Unforgettable“.
- The first appearance of the Borg on Voyager, but the Borg shown here was a dead skeleton.
- The first kiss between Tom & B’Elanna happens here.
Links
[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Delta Flyers Podcast ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Voyager Ep 58 - Blood Fever - 5 Feb 1997 1/2 Voyager does TOS's Amok Time. Vorik (another Vulcan) goes into Pon Farr, and proposes marriage to B'Elanna. Tuvok works with Vorik to get through this. I also thought Tim Russ & Alexander Enberg channelled Leonard Nimoy well
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) February 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Voyager Ep 58 - Blood Fever - 5 Feb 1997 2/2 in this - their talking about Vulcans really reminded me of Spock. From this story comes the strongest yet evidence of B'Elanna & Tom ending up together. We also see our first Borg in VOY (a dead one). Good mix of A&B stories.
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) February 24, 2026 at 2:55 PM
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