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Persistence of Vision (Voyager episode)
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"Persistence of Vision" is the 24th episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the eighth episode in the second season.
. Janeway tries to get into her favorite holonovel, a story in the fashion of Jane Eyre
, but before long, she is called back to the Bridge for first contact with the Botha. The Bothan representative gives the crew a chilly reception, but sets up a rendezvous to determine whether or not they will allow Voyager to pass through their space. Aboard Voyager
, Captain Janeway starts seeing characters and objects from her holonovel. Later, Janeway thinks she sees Beatrice, the little girl from her holonovel, in one of the ship's corridors. Unable to attribute Beatrice's appearance to experiments the crew is performing on Voyager's imaging systems, Janeway wonders if she's seeing things.
Janeway goes to see Neelix to review her routine and see if anything she saw was real. She reviews the lunch menu, and ends with cucumber sandwiches with fine china tea cups. Neelix points out that there wasn't any cucumber sandwich as she recalled or fine china tea cups. Janeway goes to sick bay and the EMH Doctor can't find a single thing wrong with her brain. After Kes is asked to get a medical tool for the Doctor, Janeway sees Beatrice and then Kes sees Beatrice too. Doctor orders Janeway to her quarters for rest until he can determine the source of this event. Later, after Janeway hears the voice of her fiance Mark from Earth, she's attacked with a knife by Mrs. Templeton, another holonovel character, cutting her hand in the palm. Again, Kes confirms the event, only for it to be a hallucination while Janeway is still in sick bay since the previous scene.
Janeway puts Chakotay
in charge of meeting with the Botha while she undergoes medical testing. Once again, the alien representative is hostile and this time, his ship engages the crew in a battle, leaving Voyager damaged. Leaving Sickbay, Janeway races to the Bridge, where the Bothan is on the viewscreen. Soon afterwards, the crew begins entering a catatonic state one by one, with only Kes
and the Doctor
remaining unaffected. She's stunned to see it is Mark, at least that is how it looks to her. But on the same viewscreen, Tom Paris
sees his disparaging father, Admiral Paris (not the same actor who plays Admiral Paris in later episodes); Harry Kim
sees his girlfriend Libby; and Tuvok
sees his wife T'Pel. Each having separate visions based on each of their perspective characters.
B'Elanna Torres
contacts Janeway from Engineering and reports that the crew seems to have fallen under some kind of psychoactive trance, the result of a bio-electric field emanating from the Bothan ship. Chakotay arrives to aid Torres, but communications seem down. But even as she begins working on a way to block the field, she falls prey to its spell- her and Chakotay in romantic embrace. Paris finally succumbs to the trance and Janeway heads to deck 11- seeing Cahkotay entranced in the turbolift. As the illusion Mark kisses her, she becomes a victim as well and can no longer move freely.
All but Kes and the Doctor are all that remain of the crew. Kes, whose telepathic abilities allow her to resist the field, and the Doctor to block the mysterious force that is disabling the ship help the other to stop the psionic field causing this. Kes realises that she is slowly being affected when (illusion)Paris tries to keep her from Engineering. Kes calls the Doctor, informs him of the situation. Neelix arrives, but Kes sees he is a hallucination by trying to stop her. She resists and manages to complete Torres' work which restores the crew to normal.
A telepathic Bothan confesses to having caused the disturbance, because he could, but he disappears before they can learn any more from him. As they continue on their way, the crew reflects uneasily about what is lurking in the subconscious corridors of their minds.
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 eighth episode in the second season.
Plot
As the Voyager readies for a potentially dangerous encounter with the Botha, the Doctor orders an exhausted Captain Janeway to take some "R&R" in the holodeckHolodeck
A holodeck, in the fictional Star Trek universe, is a simulated reality facility located on starships and starbases. The first use of a "holodeck" by that name in the Star Trek universe was in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint", although a conceptually...
. Janeway tries to get into her favorite holonovel, a story in the fashion of Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre is a novel by English writer Charlotte Brontë. It was published in London, England, in 1847 by Smith, Elder & Co. with the title Jane Eyre. An Autobiography under the pen name "Currer Bell." The first American edition was released the following year by Harper & Brothers of New York...
, but before long, she is called back to the Bridge for first contact with the Botha. The Bothan representative gives the crew a chilly reception, but sets up a rendezvous to determine whether or not they will allow Voyager to pass through their space. Aboard Voyager
USS Voyager (Star Trek)
The fictional Intrepid-class starship USS Voyager is the primary setting of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. It is commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway....
, Captain Janeway starts seeing characters and objects from her holonovel. Later, Janeway thinks she sees Beatrice, the little girl from her holonovel, in one of the ship's corridors. Unable to attribute Beatrice's appearance to experiments the crew is performing on Voyager's imaging systems, Janeway wonders if she's seeing things.
Janeway goes to see Neelix to review her routine and see if anything she saw was real. She reviews the lunch menu, and ends with cucumber sandwiches with fine china tea cups. Neelix points out that there wasn't any cucumber sandwich as she recalled or fine china tea cups. Janeway goes to sick bay and the EMH Doctor can't find a single thing wrong with her brain. After Kes is asked to get a medical tool for the Doctor, Janeway sees Beatrice and then Kes sees Beatrice too. Doctor orders Janeway to her quarters for rest until he can determine the source of this event. Later, after Janeway hears the voice of her fiance Mark from Earth, she's attacked with a knife by Mrs. Templeton, another holonovel character, cutting her hand in the palm. Again, Kes confirms the event, only for it to be a hallucination while Janeway is still in sick bay since the previous scene.
Janeway puts Chakotay
Chakotay
Chakotay , played by Robert Beltran, is a character in Star Trek: Voyager. He is the First Officer of the USS Voyager.-Character biography:...
in charge of meeting with the Botha while she undergoes medical testing. Once again, the alien representative is hostile and this time, his ship engages the crew in a battle, leaving Voyager damaged. Leaving Sickbay, Janeway races to the Bridge, where the Bothan is on the viewscreen. Soon afterwards, the crew begins entering a catatonic state one by one, with only Kes
Kes (Star Trek)
Kes is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by Jennifer Lien.She was a regular for the first three seasons, leaving the show in the season four episode "The Gift". She made one guest appearance two seasons later....
and 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...
remaining unaffected. She's stunned to see it is Mark, at least that is how it looks to her. But on the same viewscreen, 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...
sees his disparaging father, Admiral Paris (not the same actor who plays Admiral Paris in later episodes); Harry Kim
Harry Kim (Star Trek)
Ensign Harry S. L. Kim, played by Garrett Wang, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He serves as the USS Voyagers operations officer.-Depiction:...
sees his girlfriend Libby; and Tuvok
Tuvok
Tuvok is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Tuvok is a Vulcan who serves as the ship's chief of security and its chief tactical officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run, from 1995 to 2001....
sees his wife T'Pel. Each having separate visions based on each of their perspective characters.
B'Elanna Torres
B'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...
contacts Janeway from Engineering and reports that the crew seems to have fallen under some kind of psychoactive trance, the result of a bio-electric field emanating from the Bothan ship. Chakotay arrives to aid Torres, but communications seem down. But even as she begins working on a way to block the field, she falls prey to its spell- her and Chakotay in romantic embrace. Paris finally succumbs to the trance and Janeway heads to deck 11- seeing Cahkotay entranced in the turbolift. As the illusion Mark kisses her, she becomes a victim as well and can no longer move freely.
All but Kes and the Doctor are all that remain of the crew. Kes, whose telepathic abilities allow her to resist the field, and the Doctor to block the mysterious force that is disabling the ship help the other to stop the psionic field causing this. Kes realises that she is slowly being affected when (illusion)Paris tries to keep her from Engineering. Kes calls the Doctor, informs him of the situation. Neelix arrives, but Kes sees he is a hallucination by trying to stop her. She resists and manages to complete Torres' work which restores the crew to normal.
A telepathic Bothan confesses to having caused the disturbance, because he could, but he disappears before they can learn any more from him. As they continue on their way, the crew reflects uneasily about what is lurking in the subconscious corridors of their minds.