Treknologic 155 Star Trek VOY Lifesigns

Posted by Chris in Podcast, tags: review voy

Ah, True Love – What this episode is all about!

Star Trek VOY: Lifesigns
Season 2, Episode 19
TNL Rating: 6 Solid
Running Time 1:29

Crew of the Relativity

Captain Chris Sixx, a Trill
Science Officer Keri, possibly a Q
Engineering Officer Mike, a photonic engineer
Helmsman Bill, a human?

Join the crew of the USS Relativity in the 31st century as they travel back in time to review previous missions of great Starfleet ships. After reviewing each episode, the crew also tries earning a quatload of quatloos by answering historical trivia.

Episode Info

A non-aggressive, critically ill vidiian is brought on board. The Doctor is able to save her brain functions by transmitting them to the ship’s memory and implanting those in a hologram. Thus, Doctor Denara Pel is brought to life as a partially photonic being. Together, they work on the illness, but while working together, they started to fall in love. This was definitely the Doctor’s first love, and perhaps Denara’s as well. It’s like watching an early teen romance. The acting is superb, but this episode is marred by flawed the flawed B and C plots of Paris’ impudence, and the mole’s secret communications.

Episode Pictures (click for hi-res):

Don’t make the neurocortical stimulator clear – we can see the circuit board through the plastic!

The internal organs shot – totally cool, especially on a 1996 TV budget!

applying epidermal layers — Applying the epidermal layers to the hologram, while fancy, is just silly. Still, the coolness won us over.

Neelix and “the gigolo” (as credited) scare Doctor Denara Pel. I would be scared too!

studying the patient — Kes, the Doctor, and Doctor Denara Pel discuss the patient, Doctor Denara Pel.

Chakotay on the floor — Tom barely pushed Chakotay, and Chakotay took a fall – as if purposefully trying to get Paris in more trouble. It worked, but it was lame.

Suicide for 2 days of happiness — Denara is effectively trying to commit suicide for two days of happiness. She’s caught after she realizes that the Doctor would be playing Sherlock for the next two days.

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