Hunters

This Story: Season 4 Episode 15 (production code 183)
VOY Overall: Episode 83
Trek Overall: Story 510, Episode 539
Airdate: 11 Feb 1998
Written by Jeri Taylor
Directed by David Livingston

Notes

• Running fired torpedo count: 23 / Confirmed crew deaths since pilot: 14 (crew of 140).
• While this episode is strongly tied to the next one (“Prey“), the two are not considered a two parter.  Likewise there are strong ties to the prior episode as well, but they’re not considered officially connected in that way.
• Working title for this episode was “Communications”.
• Events from this episode relative to the Maquis are followed up on in the episode “Extreme Risk“.
• Likewise, info from the data stream is followed up on in the episode “Hope and Fear“.
• Janeway’s (now former) fiancé’s surname is said to be Johnson.
• Admiral Paris’ first name is said to be Owen.
• The names of Tuvok’s eldest son is aid to be Sek and his mother is T’meni.
• Tiny Ron plays Idrin the Hirogen here.  He was also Grand Nagus Zek’s assistant Maihar’du in seven Deep Space Nine episodes. Ron also played the same Hirogen in the prior episode “Message in a Bottle“.
• Seven refers to a “Species 5174”, but doesn’t say who they are.
• We get to see a female Bolian for what I believe is the first time.

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