Random Thoughts

This Story: Season 4 Episode 10 (production code 178)
VOY Overall: Episode 78
Trek Overall: Story 505, Episode 534
Airdate: 19 Nov 1997
Written by Kenneth Biller
Directed by Alexander Singer

Notes

• Running fired torpedo count: 23 / Confirmed crew deaths since pilot: 14 (crew of 140).
• Gwyneth Walsh plays Nimira here.  She’s more well known for being B’Etor the Klingon in three TNG episodes, one DS9 episode, and Star Trek Generations.
• The PADD that Nimira uses was previously used by a Romulan in the episode “Unification I“.
• The Nexus energy ribbon special effect from Star Trek: Generations as re-used here.
• Several special effects were re-used from the movie “Event Horizons” (a Paramount movie).
• The plot of this episode is similar to the Voyager episode “Ex Post Facto” as well as “Meld“.
• Neelix says he doesn’t like telepaths, yet his relationship on the show prior to this series was with Kes, who was one.
• Events of the episode “Blood Fever” are referenced here (relative to Torres’ violent Klingon nature.
• Kes gets a small shout out here.

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