Star Trek: Voyager
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Basics (2)Episode Number: 43 Season Num: 3 First Aired: Wednesday September 4, 1996 Prod Code: n/a |
With the crew stranded on a barren planet, and the ship controlled by the Kazon, it's up to Tom Paris, Lon Suder, and The Doctor to retake Voyager and rescue their crewmates.
| 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: | Tarik Ergin (Lt. Ayala), Martha Hackett (Seska), Simon Billig (Hogan), Nancy Hower (Ensign Samantha Wildman), Anthony De Longis (Kazon First Maje Culluh), Majel Barrett (Computer Voice) |
| Guest Star: | David Cowgill (Alien #2), Michael Bailey Smith (Alien #1), Scott Haven (Kazon Engineer), Brad Dourif (Suder), Russ Fega (Paxim), John Kenton Shull (Medicine Man) |
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This episode brought an end to the Kazon storyline from seasons one and two, as the plan was to shift the series towards the return of the Borg.
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This was the last episode written by Michael Piller, who left the franchise at the end of the second season to focus on non-Star Trek projects and the ninth Star Trek movie.
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Seska: You are more talented in the art of deception than you led me to believe.
The Doctor: I was inspired by the presence of a master. (edit) Janeway: Take them to Neelix, and tell him to hold off on the beetle stew, at least for the time being. (edit) The Doctor:(to self) Get a hold of yourself, you're not just a hologram, you're a Starfleet hologram. (edit) Doctor: One hologram and one sociopath might not be much of a match for the Kazon, but we'll have to do. (edit) Janeway: Huddle together in groups, that will preserve body heat. This is no time to be shy. (edit)
The Doctor: I was inspired by the presence of a master. (edit) Janeway: Take them to Neelix, and tell him to hold off on the beetle stew, at least for the time being. (edit) The Doctor:(to self) Get a hold of yourself, you're not just a hologram, you're a Starfleet hologram. (edit) Doctor: One hologram and one sociopath might not be much of a match for the Kazon, but we'll have to do. (edit) Janeway: Huddle together in groups, that will preserve body heat. This is no time to be shy. (edit)
Stardate: 50023.4
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Nitpick: On several occasions Janeway and Chakotay refer to the beings on the planets as aliens. However, they are native to the planet, and it is actually the Voyager crew that are the "aliens".
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Nitpick: The Kazon that shoots Suder can briefly be seen to have used a Kazon weapon, but it fired a Starfleet orange beam, not the regular blue of Kazon weapons (like Suder had shown only moment earlier when he killed the engineering staff).
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Nitpick: Despite there being at least two Boleans on Voyager's crew (Golwat and Chell), no one in any of the crowd scenes on Hanon IV has a blue face.
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Nitpick: The Doctor asks the computer what the crew complement is. It counts up a number of Kazon and one Betazoid (Suder). It fails to count one Cardassian (Seska).
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Community Reviews (6)
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8.5
Basics (2)Great "Exciting" They finally killed off Seska... Continue » Posted Oct 28, 2007 3:06 pm PST |
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9.6
Basics (2)Superb "Conclusion" Conclusion. The Kazon have took over Voyager. The Voyager crew members with the exception of Ensign Sudder, Paris and The Doctor are left on a barren planet. They may have to live the rest of their life on the planet. Continue » Posted Oct 15, 2007 5:23 pm PST |
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8.1
Basics (2)Great "Cleverly plotted" Seska outsmarts Chakotay again, leading to the Kazon taking over Voyager and stranding the crew on a prehistoric planet. The Kazon fail to find Suder on board and don't destroy Paris' shuttle, setting up a plan for taking back Voyager. Continue » Posted Jun 18, 2007 2:36 pm PST |
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9.0
Basics (2)Superb "Conclusion" Seska, Suder and Hogan are dead. Voyager is taken back from the Kazon and the journey continues back to the Alpha quadrant. Continue » Posted Jan 9, 2007 3:56 pm PST |
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7.2
Basics (2)Good "Not my favorite storyline" Lots of special effects in this one. Continue » Posted Sep 11, 2006 12:48 am PST |
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Episode: Basics (2)
Season Number: 3
Episode Reviews: 6
Season Number: 3
Episode Reviews: 6
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Score: 8.6 Great 102 votes
Score: 8.6 Great 102 votes
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