The second of these spin-offs,Star Trek: Voyager, arrived right after Next Gen concluded its run.
Did somebody need a doctor?
Star Trek: Voyager had the same bumpy start as its Berman-era brethren.
7Season Two (1995-1996)
Voyagers second season is something of a dud.
Its disappointing that a season which strove for a somewhat more serialized approach floundered and fumbled its goals.
And the less said about the rivalry over Kes affections between Lieutenant Tom Paris and Neelix, the better.
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The whole idea is that its a long, long, journey back to Earth!
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Two strong seasons give way to a noticeably weaker one.
Season six is kind of rough.
But more than that, its highly uneven.
Youve got Alice, a Paris-is-entranced nonsense piece.
The cracks really begin to show in the back half.
Oh, and theres that lovely little bit of character assassination for Kes in Fury…
Some might argue that this didnt happen until the fourth, but suffice it to say, we disagree.
It is in the third season that the Borg, TNGs nemeses, are brought into the series.
Its a terrific season finale.
To be sure, there are still someveryrough outings.
But the ratio of good episodes is on the upswing now.
The Futures End two-parter is hair-down-Voyager at its finest.
Macrocosm is the reverse Rise - the action works in the shows favor here by contrast.
Distant Origin is a strong sci-fi premise with an intriguing, if silly, twist.
Set a course for every almost-captain major character in the series.
Sure, there are losers here as well.
Unimatrix, Part 2 picks up from season sixs messy finale with an equally messy premiere.
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It misses a step here and there, but its pretty close to tying season four for supremacy.
Timeless, the shows landmark 100th episode, doesnt waste the opportunity to soar.
Infinite Regress showcases Jeri Ryans incredible acting talents with yet another winner for Seven.
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is hilarious holodeck fun.
Dark Frontier is a gripping two-hour event for the Borg plot.
Sure, its sort of adrenaline for adrenalines sake, but we dont mind.
Someone to Watch Over Me is this writers single favourite episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
Relativity is one of this writers favourite time travel Star Trek episodes.
Nice stuff, both!
And uh, yes, Extreme Risk has a mystifyingly negative message at the end of the episode.
But its Star Trek.
Whats more, its Star Trek: Voyager.
They cant all be top-shelf fare.
In this timeframe, Voyager goes from a recommendation with scattered asterisks to a full-steam-ahead spectacular show.
Even if such profound overall quality wasnt destined to last, season four is immensely rewatchable stuff.
We kind of hope it isnt, but at least itd be a follow-up to a masterpiece.
You get the picture.
In our view, this is peak Star Trek.
Let’s boldly go from last to first.
