Lineage (Voyager episode)
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"Lineage" is an episode of the TV series Star Trek: Voyager
, the 12th episode of the seventh season.
is in a good mood, until she arrives at work in Engineering and almost faints. Icheb scans her and panics when he thinks she has a parasite within her. Seven of Nine
also scans Torres and comes up with a different diagnosis: B'Elanna is pregnant.
The Doctor
confirms Seven's diagnosis. The fetus is seven weeks old, and perfectly healthy, except for a genetic defect that causes abnormal spine curvature in Klingon
females. B'Elanna, who is half Klingon, had surgery as a baby to correct this defect. The Doctor says that nowadays genetic resequencing is the preferred treatment. He performs the procedure the next day.
B'Elanna reminisces back to her childhood as a Klingon girl on the colony which she grew up. She blames herself, especially her Klingon half, for her human father leaving her, and resolves to not let the same happen to her daughter. She proposes further genetic resequencing to delete various Klingon genes, but the Doctor and Tom Paris
, (B'Elanna's husband), disagree.
During one of the couple's arguments, Torres mentions Voyager has 140 humans on board. This is not intended as a full crew count as other aliens, such as Vulcans, Bolians and Bajorans are also part of the crew.
When the Doctor suddenly changes his mind, Tom seeks a second opinion from Icheb (his aptitude for genetics was first referenced in "Child's Play"). Icheb disagrees with the Doctor's new assessment and discovers that the EMH's program has been tampered with. Tom stops the procedure in the nick of time, and he and B'Elanna have an argument. She tearfully admits what she fears will happen to her daughter; that Paris will leave them like her father left her, and Tom reaffirms his commitment to his growing family. B'Elanna asks the Doctor to be the godfather.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the 12th episode of the seventh season.
Plot
B'Elanna TorresB'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2349 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. Torres joined the Maquis in 2370 and was serving on the Val Jean when brought to the Delta Quadrant...
is in a good mood, until she arrives at work in Engineering and almost faints. Icheb scans her and panics when he thinks she has a parasite within her. Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager left Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space proved only...
also scans Torres and comes up with a different diagnosis: B'Elanna is pregnant.
The Doctor
Doctor (Star Trek)
The Doctor, an Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I , is a fictional character from the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by actor Robert Picardo...
confirms Seven's diagnosis. The fetus is seven weeks old, and perfectly healthy, except for a genetic defect that causes abnormal spine curvature in Klingon
Klingon
Klingons are a fictional warrior race in the Star Trek universe.Klingons are recurring villains in the 1960s television show Star Trek: The Original Series, and have appeared in all five spin-off series and eight feature films...
females. B'Elanna, who is half Klingon, had surgery as a baby to correct this defect. The Doctor says that nowadays genetic resequencing is the preferred treatment. He performs the procedure the next day.
B'Elanna reminisces back to her childhood as a Klingon girl on the colony which she grew up. She blames herself, especially her Klingon half, for her human father leaving her, and resolves to not let the same happen to her daughter. She proposes further genetic resequencing to delete various Klingon genes, but the Doctor and Tom Paris
Tom Paris
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Paris serves as the chief helmsman and an auxiliary medic aboard the USS Voyager...
, (B'Elanna's husband), disagree.
During one of the couple's arguments, Torres mentions Voyager has 140 humans on board. This is not intended as a full crew count as other aliens, such as Vulcans, Bolians and Bajorans are also part of the crew.
When the Doctor suddenly changes his mind, Tom seeks a second opinion from Icheb (his aptitude for genetics was first referenced in "Child's Play"). Icheb disagrees with the Doctor's new assessment and discovers that the EMH's program has been tampered with. Tom stops the procedure in the nick of time, and he and B'Elanna have an argument. She tearfully admits what she fears will happen to her daughter; that Paris will leave them like her father left her, and Tom reaffirms his commitment to his growing family. B'Elanna asks the Doctor to be the godfather.