Real Life
Joe Siegler
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Real Life
This Story: Season 3 Episode 22 (production code 164)
VOY Overall: Episode 64
Trek Overall: Story 493, Episode 520
Airdate: 23 Apr 1997
Story by Harry Kloor
Teleplay by Jeri Taylor
Directed by Anson Williams
Notes
- Running fired torpedo count: 19 / Confirmed crew deaths since pilot: 13 (crew of 141).
- The first of four Voyager episodes directed by Anson Williams – who is well known as Potsie on the TV series “Happy Days“. He also directed two DS9 episodes as well.
- There is a loose reference to the events of the episode “Darkling” here.
- It is said that the Klingon weapon kut’luch is intended for a Klingon rite of passage ceremony. That contradicts the TNG episode “Sins of the Father” which says it’s an assassin’s weapon.
- Lindsey Haun plays Belle in this episode. She was also Beatrice Burleigh in the Voyager episodes “Learning Curve” and “Persistence of Vision“.
- Events of this episode (and the Doctor’s feelings about this episode) were followed up on several decades down the line in the 2026 episode of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy “The Life of the Stars“.
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[ Wikipedia | Memory Alpha | IMDB | Amazon US DVD | Delta Flyers Podcast ]#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Voyager Ep 65 - Real Life - 23 Apr 1997 1/2 A better version of the Darkling ep. The Doctor created a holodeck family for himself to experience well.. life. He doesn't give himself much conflict, so B'Elanna messes with the program a bit to give some "real life" to the
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) March 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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#StarTrekMarathon #StarTrek Voyager Ep 65 - Real Life - 23 Apr 1997 2/2 program. Things go quite awry, eventually leading to the death of one of the Doctor's "kids". A good character dev ep for the Doctor - well done. Events from this ep are followed up on in a Starfleet Academy episode in 2026!
— Joe Siegler (@joesiegler.blog) March 2, 2026 at 5:37 PM
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