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Basics (1)

Episode Number: 42    Season Num: 2    First Aired: Monday May 20, 1996    Prod Code: n/a
Seska lures Chakotay and Voyager to her, claiming that Maj Cullah is going to kill the baby she created using Chakotay's DNA, once he learns that it isn't his. Chakotay feels compelled to rescue his child, while all the time, he fears it could be a trap.

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Writer: Michael Piller
Director: Winrich Kolbe
Star: Garrett Wang (Ensign Harry Kim),  Tim Russ (Lt. Commander Tuvok),  Ethan Phillips (Neelix),  Jennifer Lien (Kes),  Roxann Dawson (Lt. B'Elanna Torres),  Robert Beltran (Commander Chakotay),  Kate Mulgrew (Captain Kathryn Janeway),  Robert Duncan McNeill (Lt. Thomas "Tom" Paris),  Robert Picardo (The Doctor)
Recurring Role: Anthony De Longis (First Maje Culluh),  Tarik Ergin (Lt. Ayala),  Martha Hackett (Seska),  Majel Barrett (Computer Voice)
Guest Star: John Gegenhuber (Tierna),  Henry Darrow (Kolopak),  Brad Dourif (Suder),  Scott Haven (Kazon #1)

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Culluh: You'll be given no more respect than any Kazon woman now that your ship and technology are mine. I will tell you when you may speak.
Janeway: Allow my crew to live, they were following my orders.
Culluh: You're even worse than she is. (Points to Seska) What is it about women in your quadrant? You know she contradicts me in front of the senior escara? My own woman, disputing her Maj in front of others. This is your fault, you've let your women get out of control. (edit)
The Doctor: Captain, I hesitate to offer suggestions in a field of endeavour that is not within my usual area of expertise.
Janeway: Please Doctor, your suggestions on any subject are always welcome.
The Doctor: Really? In that case you may expect several more, on a variety of matters in the near future. (edit)

Trivia

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Stardate: 49700.0 (edit)
Goof: During many of the fight scenes between the smaller Kazon ships and Voyager, the star field seems to indicate that the ships are at warp. However, Voyager's nacelles are not in their angled, warp position. Furthermore, later, Janeway says to accelerate to 1/2 impulse. If they were at warp, that would be slowing down. (edit)
Goof: When the Doctor is projected into space, he is able to yell. However, in the vacuum of space, his voice shouldn't make any sound. (edit)
Goof: Kate Mulgrew messes up a line slightly. After the Doctor submits his idea to project holographic ships into space, Janeway says to Torres, "Work on the Doctor with it, B'Elanna" instead of "Work with the Doctor on it." (edit)

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Pink_Floyd_AL
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Tuvok works to rehabilitate Ensign Suder, which is confined to his quarters. Chakotay receives a subspace message from Seska. She has given birth to Chakotay's son. Seska stole DNA from Chakotay to conceive the child.
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"Exciting"
Basics is an exciting episode. If you can look past the gapping plot holes that plaque many of the episodes in the series, you will find a worthwhile cliffhanger that unfortunately doesn’t deliver on the backend.
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Basics (1)
"Nothing happened"
Seska sends a message to Chakotay, claiming that their child is in danger, prompting him to take the crew into Nistrim space to rescue him.
Continue » Posted Aug 5, 2005 12:17 pm PST
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