Voyager Season 3 Recap

Voyager Season 3 Recap
Introduction

Voyager has shown a steady improvement since Season 2, but it hasn't found its "break out" moment, yet. Season 3 opens with a run of 12 episodes that tick in at a 6 or above on our scale. The back half of the season suffers a bit of a back slide, though, with a rough stretch in episodes 13 through 20. Then it finishes rather strongly with 4 out of 6 above average shows. So what are the trends? What's changed, if anything?

 Which of these characters is standing on the "Eject Warp Core" hatch?

Voyager, Season 3: Scorpion

Voyager,  Season 3

"Scorpion"
Airdate: May 21, 1997
67 of 168 produced
67 of 168 aired

Introduction 

The day Voyager has been dreading has arrived: they have arrived at the border of Borg space. Shockingly, the Borg are preoccupied with something else, a new species powerful enough to threaten their very existence. Captain Janeway devises a daring plan: help the Borg defeat this enemy in exchange for safe passage.
 

 Some days, it's good to not be a Method actor.

Voyager Season 3: Worst Case Scenario

Voyager, Season 3 

"Worst Case Scenario"
Airdate: May 14, 1997
66 of 168 produced
66 of 168 aired

Introduction

Tom and B'Elanna play a mysterious holonovel depicting a mutinay against Captain Janeway. Things go from mysterious to dangerous when an old foe crops up near the end.

"Well, they say if you travel far enough you will eventually meet yourself. Having experienced that... it's not something I would care to repeat."

Voyager, Season 3: Displaced

Voyager, Season 3

"Displaced"
Airdate: May 7, 1997
65 of 168 produced
65 of 168 aired

Introduction

The crew begin disappearing one by one, and are being replaced by aliens who seem to be as confused as the crew is. Who is responsible? Will the crew be able to stop these disappearance before the crew is completely gone?

Tommy asks B'Elanna to engage in some knife play.

Voyager, Season 3: Distant Origin

Voyager, Season 3 
"Distant Origin"
Airdate: April 30, 1997
64 of 168 produced
64 of 168 aired

Introduction

When an alien race happens upon the remains of a Voyager crew member, everything they believe about themselves is called into question.

 "Thank you, computer. Now give it some realistic shadows."

Voyager, Season 3: Real Life

Voyager, Season 3
"Real Life"
Airdate: April 23, 1997
63 of 168 produced
63 of 168 aired

Introduction

The Doctor creates a holographic family to better understand that part of the human experience. Meanwhile, Voyager encounters a strange anomaly.

 You're the best husband and daddy in the whole quadrant!

Voyager, Season 3: Before and After

Voyager, Season 3
"Before and After"
Airdate: April 9, 1997
62 of 168 produced
62 of 168 aired

Introduction

Kes finds herself on the day of her death with no memories. Then, she begins to phase out and wake up, earlier and earlier in her own life each time.

Tom penetrates Kes' birthing sac. Neelix won't like this!

Voyager, Season 3: Favorite Son

Voyager, Season 3
"Favorite Son"
Airdate: March 19, 1997
61 of 168 produced
61 of 168 aired

Introduction

Harry begins to exhibit genetic changes that seem to indicate he is really not human, but belongs to Delta quadrant species, and now must decide if he should stay behind on his new homeworld. Complicating matters is the fact the planet appears to be populated by nothing but attractive women.

 Why, yes. I was featured in People Magazine's list of Sexiest People Alive, 1997. Want to see my ceremonial scepter?

Voyager, Season 3: Rise

Voyager, Season 3
"Rise"
Airdate: February 26, 1997
59 of 168 produced
60 of 168 aired

Introduction

Neelix and Tuvok find themselves in a precarious orbital elevator when they investigate the continuing destruction of an alien colony planet. Survival may hings upon their finally reaching an accord with each other.

Tuvok reenacts the infamous 21st century incident of Mitt Romney and his dog.

Voyager, Season 3: Darkling

Voyager, Season 3
"Darkling"
Airdate: February 19, 1997
60 of 168 produced
59 of 168 aired

Introduction

The Doctor is experimenting with augmenting his personality with some of history's greatest figures. Meanwhile, Kes falls for the charms of a wandering explorer, and considers leaving Voyager to follow him.

The Doctor's alterations lead to a slack jaw and messy hair.

Voyager, Season 3: Unity

 Voyager, Season 3
"Unity"
Airdate: February 12, 1997
58 of 168 produced
58 of 168 aired

Introduction

Chakotay is injured when he discovers a planet of strange refugees. He later discovers that they are former Borg drones - when they try to heal him using Borg technology.

Uh-oh... maybe a quick shot of inaprovaline will fix this...

Voyager, Season 3: Blood Fever

Voyager, Season 3
"Blood Fever"
Airdate: February 5, 1997
56 of 168 produced
57 of 168 aired

Introduction

Vorik begins to suffer the onset of pon farr and decides on B'Elanna as a mate. An attempt to initiate mating causes an unexpected effect: B'Elanna begins to suffer it, too.

Obsession, by Kh'lat'Klrghh.

Voyager, Season 3: Coda

Voyager, Season 3
"Coda"
Airdate: January 29, 1997
57 of 168 produced
56 of 168 aired

Introduction

After a shuttle accident, Captain Janeway finds herself locked into a weird set of scenarios in which she keeps dying. Things get weirder when her deceased father shows up to inform her that she is, in fact, dead.

Me Chakotay! You Janeway!

Voyager, Season 3: Alter Ego

Voyager, Season 3
"Alter Ego"
Airdate: January 15, 1997
54 of 168 produced
55 of 168 aired

Introduction

Tuvok and Kim find themselves in a strange love triangle with a holodeck character.

 

Harry hopes that a spirited game of Vulcan Jenga will take his mind off of his inability to get laid.

Voyager, Season 3: Fair Trade

Voyager, Season 3
"Fair Trade"
Airdate: January 8, 1997
55 of 168 produced
54 of 168 aired

Introduction
 
Neelix worries that his usefulness to the Voyager crew is coming to an end, and falls in with an untrustworthy old friend in his attempts to remedy this.

Neelix avers that it's a long way down to the bottom of the warp core. B'Elanna's like: Oh no you didn't.

Voyager, Season 3: Macrocosm

Voyager, Season 3
"Macrocosm"
Airdate: December 11, 1996
53 of 168 produced
53 of 168 aired

Introduction

Janeway and Neelix return to Voyager to find it under siege from large alien organisms.

Kate Mulgrew has her George Takei Moment. Nailed it!

Voyager, Season 3: The Q and the Grey

Voyager, Season 3
"The Q and the Grey"
Airdate: November 27, 1996
52 of 168 produced
52 of 168 aired

Introduction

Voyager witnesses supernovae that turn out to be the explosions of an all-out Q Continuum civil war.

Kathy likes to watch.

Voyager, Season 3: Warlord

Voyager, Season 3
"Warlord"
Airdate: November 20, 1996
51 of 168 produced
51 of 168 aired

Introduction

Kes' mind is taken over by the consciousness of a deposed dictator bent on reclaiming his throne.

Tom and Harry ponder... has the time come to take their bromance into truly squicky territory?

Voyager, Season 3: Future's End, Part II

Voyager, Season 3
"Future's End Part II"
Airdate: November 13, 1996
50 of 168 produced
50 of 168 aired

Introduction

Voyager has been sighted flying over 1990s Los Angeles. The Doctor has been taken from the ship. Paris and Tuvok work to lure Starling into Voyager custody while protecting Rain Robinson. Can the crew stop him before he launches his stolen timeship, to disastrous future consequences?

Fred, Velma, Mr. Leisure Suit and Fiddy Cent ride around in the Mystery Van solving crimes...

Voyager, Season 3: Future's End, Part I

Voyager, Season 3
"Future's End"
Airdate; November 6, 1996
49 of 168 produced
49 of 168 aired

Introduction

After a near-disastrous encounter with a ship claiming to be from the 29th century, Voyager finds itself flung out of time and space to 1996 Los Angeles.

Time to invest in Beanie Babies and slap bracelets, dawg!