Investigations
- Episode aired Mar 13, 1996
- TV-PG
- 45m
Tom Paris leaves Voyager and joins a Talaxian space convoy.Tom Paris leaves Voyager and joins a Talaxian space convoy.Tom Paris leaves Voyager and joins a Talaxian space convoy.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Computer
- (voice)
- Kazon-Nistrim Guard
- (uncredited)
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAbdullah II King Of Jordan: The then-Crown Prince of Jordan, a huge fan of the Star Trek franchise, asked the producers to let him appear at least once. He is seen playing a crew member in the sciences division in an early scene standing before Ensign Harry Kim just before Neelix appears to talk to Kim. Because he is not a member of the Screen Actors Guild he was not allowed to speak any lines.
- GoofsIf the transporter room is capable of transporting a communications badge out of engineering, then they should also be able to transport a security team into engineering.
- Quotes
Neelix: I wanna tell you about a friend of mine. I first met this man almost a year ago; and, to tell you the truth, I didn't like him much. He seemed a little too cocky, little too sure of himself. A lot of people had questions about him. He'd proven he'd pretty much sell himself out to the highest bidder, go wherever the wind blew him; so, people wondered, "Could you trust this person when things got tough? Would he stand side by side with you or would he let you down when you needed him most?" But the fact of the matter is, he proved himself, right from the beginning. I wouldn't be alive right now, if it weren't for him. And the same goes for many of you. It took me a while to realize it. Like a lot of people, I was... too caught up in first impressions, to see the truth that was right in front of me. I overlooked his bravery, because I was focusing on his brashness; I ignored his courage, because I saw it as arrogance; and, I resented his friendliness because I mistook it for licentiousness; so, while this man was giving us his best every minute of every day, I was busy judging him. And now he's leaving. I'm proud to say that in spite of my narrow-mindedness, Thomas Eugene Paris became my friend. I'm gonna miss him. No more laughs over a game of pool. No more sitting up into the wee hours swapping stories. No more complaints about my cooking. Goodbye, Tom. I think I speak for more of us than you might imagine when I say you're gonna leave an empty space when you go. I hope you find what you're looking for.
This is an enjoyable episode if you don't take certain plot details too seriously.
I like that the Tom Paris and Jonas arcs are concluded in a fairly entertaining way, but you really do have to switch the brain off in order to buy into the big reveal about what's going on. It's a pretty cool twist on the previous episodes build up, but at the same time loaded with plot contrivances.
Neelix is relatively amusing in all his investigative journalism and these scenes do not annoy me as much as they possibly do others. I read somewhere that the writers had contemplated doing whole episode from the perspective of Neelix broadcastings to the crew, which for me would have been much better and quirkier if done right.
All performances are strong and the production values are good.
- snoozejonc
- Oct 12, 2022
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 4:3