Chakotay is captured by a young Kazon who is undergoing a manhood ritual.Chakotay is captured by a young Kazon who is undergoing a manhood ritual.Chakotay is captured by a young Kazon who is undergoing a manhood ritual.
Roxann Dawson
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
Tim DeZarn
- Haliz
- (as Tim de Zarn)
Tarik Ergin
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
Heather Ferguson
- Command Officer
- (uncredited)
Julie Jiang
- Voyager Ops Lt. j.g.
- (uncredited)
Louis Ortiz
- Ensign Culhane
- (uncredited)
Rob Plaza
- Voyager Ops Officer
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe episode was partly written as an attempt to remedy the fact that Voyager's producers felt Chakotay had been underused in the first season.
- GoofsChakotay does not have his medicine bag on him when he is beamed back to Voyager. It was either on the Kazon ship or in the shuttle that exploded, yet he uses it when he is back on Voyager.
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Trying too hard to make the Kazon relevant
Honestly, for a species to make an interesting enemy, that species needs to present *some* real threat. It's been many years since I originally watched the series, and I do seem to recall they gained some muscle in terms of the threat they represent, but when the history and nature of the Kazon culture's evolution (hinted at several times in this episode and episodes past) are far more intriguing than the danger they represent as the "designated bad guys", you're not using them well.
In any event, this episode suffers from a few inexplicable moments. Why, for instance, is Chakotay several light years away in his quest for solitude? If he had been on Earth, it's unlikely he'd find greater solitude than a hundred kilometers from others, so the demands of the ritual wouldn't seem to be an issue if he just went, oh, let's say, a thousand kilometers from Voyager, i.e. practically under Voyager's shadow.
Additionally, Chakotay seems bizarrely naive, if not downright stupid. For a man so insistent on cultural distinctions and beliefs, he seems absolutely determined to treat a 13 year old Kazon as if the kid were just some unruly human kid. It makes no sense that he assumes that Kar would show gratitude or, y'know, wouldn't blow his brains out. He's entirely too cavalier in his treatment of this very real danger. I get he doesn't want to kill a kid. That's his cultural prerogative. But playing the danger the kid represents so nonchalantly is ludicrously stupid.
Incidentally, I couldn't hear anyone but Nog every time Kar spoke. I kept expecting him to start jabbering about gold-press latinum every time he opened his mouth. It was a little distracting.
In any event, this episode suffers from a few inexplicable moments. Why, for instance, is Chakotay several light years away in his quest for solitude? If he had been on Earth, it's unlikely he'd find greater solitude than a hundred kilometers from others, so the demands of the ritual wouldn't seem to be an issue if he just went, oh, let's say, a thousand kilometers from Voyager, i.e. practically under Voyager's shadow.
Additionally, Chakotay seems bizarrely naive, if not downright stupid. For a man so insistent on cultural distinctions and beliefs, he seems absolutely determined to treat a 13 year old Kazon as if the kid were just some unruly human kid. It makes no sense that he assumes that Kar would show gratitude or, y'know, wouldn't blow his brains out. He's entirely too cavalier in his treatment of this very real danger. I get he doesn't want to kill a kid. That's his cultural prerogative. But playing the danger the kid represents so nonchalantly is ludicrously stupid.
Incidentally, I couldn't hear anyone but Nog every time Kar spoke. I kept expecting him to start jabbering about gold-press latinum every time he opened his mouth. It was a little distracting.
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- GreyHunter
- Dec 12, 2019
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