Voyager Season Six

#121 "EQUINOX, PART II
Story by Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Teleplay by Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Directed by David Livingston
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Airdate 09/22/99
Stardate Unknown
Conclusion to last year's cliffhanger, which had Janeway attacked by one of the aliens. Janeway goes on a hunt for the U.S.S. Equinox who has gone against everything they, and she, was taught by the Federation. Seven and The Doctor are hostages on board the Equinox, and must devise a plan to escape. In this episode, Janeway goes nearly to the point of insanity, and Chakotay almost instigates a mutiny. Janeway disregards all advice and becomes quite separated from her friends. Evil Doctor, swapped at the end of Part 1, continues in Voyager's sickbay, and the crew are unaware that he his programmed to inflict harm on them. Our Doctor, captured on the Equinox, has his ethical subroutines removed, and is ordered to perform surgical procedures on Seven of Nine. In an almost "Silence of the Lambs" sequence, he whistles country and western tunes as he removes parts of Seven's face and implants...At the end, members of the Equinox crew join Voyager's journey home. Our Doctor has his subroutines put back, and returns to sickbay on Voyager and deletes Evil Doctor. The crew from the Equinox will have to re-adjust to "ethical" lives if they want to remain a part of Voyager's family. The final scene is Janeway and Chaoktay picking up Voyager's dedication plaque and putting back on the wall.

#122 "SURVIVAL INSTINCT"
Written by Ron Moore
Directed by Terry Windell
Guest Stars: Scarlett Pomers as Naomi, Vaughn Armstrong as Two of Nine, Bertila Damas as Three of Nine, Tim Kelleher as Four of Nine, Jonathan Breck as The Dying Borg
Airdate 09/29/99
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When three former Borg drones confront Seven of Nine, she also unlocks a dark chapter to her past. After gaining freedom from the collective, Seven was responsible for the re-assimilation of her and several others, who now seek freedom, even though it may cost their lives -- and Seven's!

#123 "BARGE OF THE DEAD"
Story by Ron Moore & Bryan Fuller
Teleplay by Bryan Fuller
Directed by Mike Vejar
Guest Stars: Eric Pierpoint as Kotar, Sherman Augustus as Hij'Qa, Karen Austin as Miral, John Kenton Shull as Brok'Tan
Airdate 10/06/99
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Torres confronts a dark side of her Klingon ancestry when she asks a skeptical Janeway to allow doctors to induce a coma-like experience that will allow her to aid her condemned mother who is held aboard a mythic Klingon death barge. Following her bumpy shuttle landing, a groggy Torres discovers an ancient Klingon artifact on board that strangely connects her to her hated warlike heritage. When she is transported to the horrific barge of dishonored souls, Torres learns that her ashamed mother bears the burden of her dishonor, and after returning to the U.S.S. Voyager, she wants to go back for her - even if it means exchanging her own life.

#124 "TINKER, TENOR, DOCTOR, SPY"
Story by Bill Vallely Teleplay By Joe Menosky
Directed by John Bruno
Guest Stars: Jay Legget as Phlox, Googy Gress as the Overlooker, Robert Greenberg as Devro
Airdate 10/13/99
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The Doctor's daydreams take on dangerous dimensions when an alien voyeur sees those fantasies as reality. The Doctor's idle daydreams - vignettes that feature him as a romantic hero who defeats hostile forces - backfire when a real alien war party intercepts his fantasies and believes them to be reality, prompting them to plan a stealth raid on Voyager.

#125 "ALICE"
Story by Juliann deLayne
Teleplay by Bryan Fuller & Michael Taylor
Directed by David Livingston
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Airdate 10/20/99
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During a stopover at a space junkyard, Tom Paris convinces Chakotay to purchase a sporty space shuttle, which Paris then constantly labors over to repair. But, he's oblivious that the craft has assumed a sexy female persona that influences his mind to suit her own dangerous agenda.

#126 "RIDDLES"
Story by Andre Bormanis
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Roxann Dawson
Guest Star: Mark Moses as Naroq
Airdate:10/27/99
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During negotiations with the Kesat government, Tuvok is zapped by a powerful energy force, suffers severe neurological trauma and emerges as a mere shell of his former self while Janeway searches for the mythical species responsible for the attack in hopes of finding a cure. While the optimistic Neelix keeps pushing to restore the mental prowess of the confused Tuvok, Janeway works with Naroq, a Kesat inspector, as they try to solve the enigma of the cloaking device used by the hostile Ba'Neth -- or "shadow people" --who seek Voyager's technical data. Even as the crew pursues the elusive Ba'Neth for a solution to Tuvok's misfortune, the suddenly vulnerable Vulcan discovers emotions he never could appreciate before.

#127 "DRAGON'S TEETH"
Written by Michael Taylor
Directed by Rick Kolbe
Guest Stars: Jeff Allin as Gedrin, Ron Fassler as Morin, Robert Knepper as Gaul, Bob Stillman as Turei, Mimi Craven as Jisa, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi
Airdate 11/10/99
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Voyager accidentally drifts into a sub-space corridor and is attacked by the Turei, a territorial race whose armada forces Janeway and her crew to take shelter on a ravaged planet-where they encounter another warlike species whose survivors are encased in bio-pods awaiting "re-animation." Escaping from the superior force of the Turei, Janeway makes repairs while on a planet whose civilization lies in ruins save for a few hundred stasis chambers holding the slumbering remnants of the Vaadwaur, an ancient culture thought to be extinct. While the captain seeks to form an alliance with the Vaadwaur against the persistent Turei-and promises to find them a new home-she soon senses that her new allies within might pose a greater threat than the enemy she knows is circling above.

#128 "ONE SMALL STEP"
Written by Mike Wollaeger & Jessica Scott
Directed by Robert Picardo
Guest Star: Phil Morris as Lt. John Kelly
Airdate 11/17/99
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The Voyager is nearly consumed by a massive rolling ball of energy but curiosity about the rare phenomenon prompts Janeway to launch a probe to investigate and search for a missing 300-year-old U.S. spacecraft trapped inside-a risky maneuver that may cost the lives of the shuttle crew. As Voyager shadows the powerful anomaly known as the Graviton Ellipse, Seven of Nine reluctantly joins a fascinated Paris and Chakotay on the shuttle as they look for the legendary Ares Four, the command module from an early manned mission to Mars. However, once found, the attempt to retrieve the craft and its noble dead pilot proves treacherous, and the small crew must improvise if they are to return at all before the ellipse disappears again into lethal subspace.

#129 "THE VOYAGER CONSPIRACY"
Written by Joe Menosky
Directed by Terry Windell
Guest Stars: Albie Selznick as Tash, Scarlett Pomers as Naomi
Airdate 11/24/99
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When Voyager encounters an alien whose space "catapult" can speed them back home, a data-overloaded Seven of Nine causes chaos when she incites a civil war then divides the crew with secret allegations of treachery and insurrection. While Janeway debates accepting the use of an alien's technology that can cut their trip back to the Alpha Quadrant by years, an earnest Seven of Nine processes accompanying information and convinces Chakotay that the captain is sabotaging the true mission of Voyager. Likewise, she privately informs Janeway of a budding rebellion, mysteriously fanning flames that threaten to tear the ship apart.

#130 "PATHFINDER"
Written by David Zabel
Directed by Mike Vejar
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Airdate 12/01/99
Stardate Unknown
A familiar engineer in the Alpha Quadrant is obsessed with bringing the U.S.S. Voyager home.
#131 "Fair Haven"
Written by Robin Burger
Directed by Allan Kroeker
Guest Stars: Fintan McKeown as Michael, Richard Riehle as Seamus, Henriette Ivanans as Maggie, Duffie McIntire as Grace, Jan Claire as Frannie
Airdate 01/12/00
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Captain Janeway and her crew enjoy some hard-earned leisure time in the holographic setting of a charming Irish village where she can't help falling for a ruggedly handsome townsman-but their holiday is darkened by an approaching wave of deadly neutron radiation. Created by Paris as a diversion for himself and his mates, sunny Fair Haven offers Janeway a deceptively realistic fantasy figure named Michael, whose physical and intellectual specifications are made to order for her. Soon, her attention is commanded by the trailing edge of a speedy wave front that poses more of a threat than anyone knows.

#132 "BLINK OF AN EYE"
Story by Michael Taylor
Teleplay by Scott Miller & Joe Menosky
Directed by Gabrielle Beaumont
Guest Stars: Melik Malkasian as Shaman, Walter H. McCready as Tribal Alien, Obi Ndefo as Protector, Olaf Pooley as Cleric, Daniel Zacapa as Astronomer, Jon Cellini as Technician, Daniel Dae Kim as Pilot, Kat Sawyer-Young as Astronaut
Airdate 01/19/00
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When Voyager becomes ensnared in the orbit of a strange, primitive planet - its energized core enables it to rapidly develop into a society with warp technology. So Janeway briefly transports The Doctor to the alien world, only to learn that the presence of Voyager has inspired invention among the society, which without warning aims its own weapons at Voyager.

#133 "VIRTUOSO"
Written by Raf Green & Kenneth Biller
Directed by Les Landau
Guest Stars: Kamala Dawson as Tincoo, Ray Xifo as Abarca, Paul Williams as Koru, Marie Caldare as Azen, Nina Magnesson as Vinka
Airdate 01/26/00
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The Doctor's ego soars when Voyager engages an advanced but arrogant race that is entranced by the medical officer's passable singing talent, granting him instant rock-star status that tempts him to leave the ship for his legions of fans. Janeway and the crew are perplexed by the effect that The Doctor's voice and variety of song selections have on such a superior alien culture as the Qomar. Millions of them mob his concerts, countless "fan mail" messages arrive and groupies abound, but one particular female Qomar catches the good Doctor's eye, and he ponders resigning his commission to stay behind.

#134 "MEMORIAL"
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Airdate 02/02/00
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#135 "TSUNKATSE"
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Michael Vejar
Guest Stars: The Rock as Champion, Jeffrey Combs as Penk, J.G. Hertzler as Hirogen Hunt
Airdate 02/09/00
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While on shore leave, Chakotay and Torres attend a Tsunkatse match in a nearby alien world. In the meantime, Captain Janeway is off touring a planet in a neighboring system. However, before Chakotay can attend another match, he first must get another crewmember to cover his duties. Meanwhile, Seven of Nine and Tuvok ask Chakotay if they can study a micro-nebula on an away mission. Chakotay grants them permission, telling them that they can spend their shore leave in whatever manner they choose. While in the shuttle, Seven of Nine and Tuvok are captured by an alien vessel. An alien named Penk welcomes Seven of Nine to Tsunkatse, telling her that she is going to be a very popular attraction. Seven demands to see Tuvok, who was injured when their shuttle was hit. While attending to Tuvok, Seven of Nine tells Penk that she has no intention of participating in his game. However, Seven agrees to fight for Tuvok in exchange for his medical care. Back on Voyager, Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Torres engage in a conversation about boxing and fighting matches. And The Doctor tries to get Neelix to go with him to the Norcadian Museum of Entomology instead of attending the Tsunkatse matches with Chakotay. At the match, Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Neelix are shocked to discover that Seven of Nine, dressed in an alien fight suit, is the challenger of the Tsunkatse match. Seven tells her opponent in the ring that she doesn't want to fight. Meanwhile, Chakotay leads the others through the crowd, struggling to get closer to the pit. From Voyager, Torres calls Chakotay looking for an update on the match. Chakotay tells her what's going on and instructs her to beam Seven out. However, Torres is unsuccessful because she thinks that Seven's life signs are masked somehow. Torres tells Chakotay that the figures in the pit are photonic, or holographic projections that are being transmitted from a different location. Drawing back his arm, the Champion swings at Seven who falls to the ground. In the meantime from the Delta Flyer, Captain Janeway asks Chakotay and Torres for an update. And while Seven of Nine is nursing her injuries, Penk tells her that he is entering her in the Red Match, where only one of the opponents leaves the ring alive. Penk's sidekick The Hunter promises to train Seven for the match. He reminds her that there are no individuals in Tsunkatse, only prey. Continuing the effort to rescue Seven of Nine, the Norcadian Ambassador tells Neelix that he will begin an immediate investigation. However, Neelix is not convinced that the Ambassador has nothing to do with the fact that friendly aliens are being forced to compete in Tsunkatse matches against their will. Torres tells Chakotay that they were having trouble isolating the source of the transmissions because they never seemed to be coming from the same place. They realized that the transmissions are emanating from a ship that is protected from neutronic weaponry. Back on the alien ship, Seven is instructed to rest before her match. Just as the match is about to begin, Seven is shocked when The Hunter enters the ring. The Hunter tells Seven that he was training her so that she could kill him and give him an honorable death. Meanwhile, Voyager finally tracks down the Tsunkatse Vessel. Chakotay tells Penk that they only have 30 seconds to return Seven and Tuvok before Voyager begins firing. Back in the ring, Seven tries to convince The Hunter that they both should refuse to fight. Voyager and the Tsunkatse Vessel begin to exchange fire, allowing the crew to beam Tuvok over. However, they are unable to get a lock on Seven's individual positioning, and instead beam both Seven and The Hunter onto Voyager. Back on Voyager, Paris instructs The Hunter to step away from Seven. Chakotay tells The Hunter that a Hirogen hunting party has agreed to meet with them. The Hunter discloses his gratefulness to the crew and tells them that he plans to look for his son.

#136 "COLLECTIVE"
Teleplay by Michael Taylor
Directed by Allison Liddi
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Airdate 02/16/00
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Chakotay, Kim, Paris and Neelix are taken hostage when a Borg Cube captures the Delta Flyer. The Borg will return the crewmembers in exchange for Voyager's navigational deflector. However, Voyager will be unable to go to warp without it. Seven of Nine tells Captain Janeway that the Borg most likely want Voyager's deflector in order to contact the Collective because their own is damaged. While stalling the Borg, Janeway tells them that she is sending Seven over to make sure that her crewmembers are unharmed. Aboard the Borg Cube, Seven discovers that neonatal Drones, or children man it. The children insist that the Borg will come for them once their link is re-established. Because Voyager cannot give up its deflector, Janeway offers Seven's services in repairing the Cube's technology. One of the Borg children tells Janeway that she has exactly two hours before one of the hostages dies. While speaking with the Borg children, Seven tries to jostle their memories in hopes that they will turn away from the Collective and come aboard Voyager.

#137 "SPIRIT FOLK"
Written By Bryan Fuller
Directed by David Livingston
Guest Stars: Henriette Ivanans as Maggie, Richard Riehle as Seamus, Fintan McKeown as Michael, Ian Abercrombie as Milo Airdate 2/23/00
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Problems begin to arise when Voyager runs a Holodeck program non-stop. Characters within the holographic re-creation of Fair Haven become suspicious of the Voyager crew when they begin to notice strange, otherworldly happenings. The city of Fair Haven is set within 19th century Ireland. After several incidents in which Fair Haven residents observe Voyager crew members use 24th century technology, the townsfolk gather and exchange the similar stories. As the townsfolk begin to recognize that their existance is not what it seems to be, the safety of anyone from Voyager visiting Fair Haven is at risk.

#138 "ASHES TO ASHES"
Story by Ronald Wilkerson
Teleplay by Robert Doherty
Directed by Terry Windell
Airdate 03/01/00
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A transmission from a rogue alien ship reveals dead starship crew member to be alive, asking for immediate sanctuary aboard Voyager and an old friendship becomes a love affair while alien genes affect the future.

#139 "CHILD'S PLAY"
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Airdtae 03/08/00
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#140 "GOOD SHEPHERD"
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Airdtae 03/15/00
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