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Basics (Voyager episode)
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"Basics" comprises the 42nd and 43rd episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the cliffhanger
between the second and third seasons. The first segment has an average fan rating of 4.4/5 on the official Star Trek website while the second is rated 4.3/5 as of September, 2009.
stating that Chakotay must rescue her and her baby, now that she gave birth, since Cullah saw that the child was not his. Janeway and Chakotay argue on whether or not to save his son, whether its a trap or a real plea for help. In the ready room, everyone thinks up ideas to fight the Kazon in the event of a trap.
An apparent defector of the Kazon
is soon found on a stranded ship and taken on board to sick bay, and explains his predicament, though Chakotay remains suspicious- especially when he mentions Seska's death. As Voyager travels further into Kazon space, facing heavier attacks, the man commits suicide in a grisly and violent explosion, which severely damages Suder's quarters and disabling several of Voyager's systems. As Voyager is overwhelmed by the Kazon, Tom Paris takes a shuttle to find a Talaxian colony for aid. Voyager is boarded and taken over by Kazon forces. An attempt is made to activate the ship's self-destruct sequence, but important systems had been damaged from earlier Kazon skirmishes, disabling this ability.
The crew is marooned on a barren planet inhabited by primitive but seemingly hostile natives. Only two crew members are left on board Voyager - the Doctor and Suder, who was presumed dead in the explosion. Suder hides in the vents and Jefferies tube
s of the ship, risking his sanity after he is forced to kill a Kazon soldier. His old Maquis tricks keep him from being detected, but also alert Seska, who has similar experience. The Doctor
takes the "credit" for the dead Kazon soldier and stops Suder from being detected. Seska doubts the story, but deactivates the Doctor's program just in case.
Meanwhile, on the planet, crewman Hogan is devoured by a gigantic worm creature.The discovery of the remains of crewman Hogan's uniform by an alien species the Voth serves as a starting point for the plot of the later Voyager episode, Distant Origin
(Season 3 Episode 23) The natives of the planet kidnap Kes and Neelix. Chakotay attempts to negotiate for their return, but this does not go well and he, Kes and Neelix plus other crewmen flee and are forced to hide in one of the caverns that the giant worms lives in. The natives attempt to smoke them out with a fire.
Back at camp, things are going wrong, although the crew have managed to find food and warmth. Ensign Wildman's baby falls ill and continues to get worse and Chakotay's team is still missing. Janeway gathers her own crew to search for Chakotay. Inside the caverns, a mis-step leads to a crew member waking and getting eaten by the worm. Outside, Janeway has B'Elanna and two others draw off the natives with a distraction. It works, allowing them to put out the fire and get the rest of the crew out. The worm ends up buried under tons of rock dislodged by Tuvok and others as they escape.
Suder and the Doctor risk their lives to repel the Kazon. Suder, under orders from Tom Paris, who is with a Talaxian convoy, attacks the engineering section of Voyager. His goal is to sabotage the phaser weapon systems. He succeeds, but is shot in the back by a dying Kazon and dies moments after. The Kazon then attempt to destroy Tom Paris' shuttle but the sabotaged phaser coupling overloads, killing most of the Kazon and so they decide to abandon Voyager. Seska herself has been mortally wounded; she stumbles into Janeway's ready room and dies next to her child, who survived. Maje Culluh, one of the few survivors of the attack, momentarily grieves for Seska, and then takes the baby and leaves.
On the planet, volcanic eruptions have forced the Voyager crew and the natives to move out together. Chakotay gains the respect of the natives when he rescues one of their children from a lava flow. The leader of the tribe gathers together plants that help Ensign Wildman's baby to recover. The crew and the natives both watch in bewilderment as Voyager descends to the planet to pick them up. Tom Paris greets Janeway and the crew on the bridge and explains of Suder's deeds. In Sickbay, there is a brief conversation over the bodies of Seska and Suder; Tuvok wishes for Suder the peace he had not been able to gain in life. Voyager continues on the journey home.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the cliffhanger
Cliffhanger
A cliffhanger or cliffhanger ending is a plot device in fiction which features a main character in a precarious or difficult dilemma, or confronted with a shocking revelation at the end of an episode of serialized fiction...
between the second and third seasons. The first segment has an average fan rating of 4.4/5 on the official Star Trek website while the second is rated 4.3/5 as of September, 2009.
Plot
Ensign Suder, having been confined to his quarters for life as punishment for his murder of Crewman Darwin, has attempted to make amends for this by making several agricultural advancements. Suder is happy that his work might benefit the crew as he can improve the garden which produces most of the rations for the crew. His homicidal tendencies seem to be well under control by Tuvoks analysis. Seska calls VoyagerUSS Voyager (Star Trek)
The fictional Intrepid-class starship USS Voyager is the primary setting of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. It is commanded by Captain Kathryn Janeway....
stating that Chakotay must rescue her and her baby, now that she gave birth, since Cullah saw that the child was not his. Janeway and Chakotay argue on whether or not to save his son, whether its a trap or a real plea for help. In the ready room, everyone thinks up ideas to fight the Kazon in the event of a trap.
An apparent defector of the Kazon
Kazon
In the Star Trek fictional universe, the Kazon are a Delta Quadrant race. The Kazon are technologically inferior to the United Federation of Planets as it exists in the twenty-fourth century...
is soon found on a stranded ship and taken on board to sick bay, and explains his predicament, though Chakotay remains suspicious- especially when he mentions Seska's death. As Voyager travels further into Kazon space, facing heavier attacks, the man commits suicide in a grisly and violent explosion, which severely damages Suder's quarters and disabling several of Voyager's systems. As Voyager is overwhelmed by the Kazon, Tom Paris takes a shuttle to find a Talaxian colony for aid. Voyager is boarded and taken over by Kazon forces. An attempt is made to activate the ship's self-destruct sequence, but important systems had been damaged from earlier Kazon skirmishes, disabling this ability.
The crew is marooned on a barren planet inhabited by primitive but seemingly hostile natives. Only two crew members are left on board Voyager - the Doctor and Suder, who was presumed dead in the explosion. Suder hides in the vents and Jefferies tube
Jefferies tube
Jefferies tubes, in the Star Trek fictional universe, are narrow tunnels or corridors that provide access to critical starship systems. They can be vertically or horizontally oriented, and form a network that allows travel throughout large volumes of a starship even when the turbolifts are not...
s of the ship, risking his sanity after he is forced to kill a Kazon soldier. His old Maquis tricks keep him from being detected, but also alert Seska, who has similar experience. The Doctor
Doctor (Star Trek)
The Doctor, an Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I , is a fictional character from the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by actor Robert Picardo...
takes the "credit" for the dead Kazon soldier and stops Suder from being detected. Seska doubts the story, but deactivates the Doctor's program just in case.
Meanwhile, on the planet, crewman Hogan is devoured by a gigantic worm creature.The discovery of the remains of crewman Hogan's uniform by an alien species the Voth serves as a starting point for the plot of the later Voyager episode, Distant Origin
Distant Origin
"Distant Origin" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 23rd episode of the third season.-Plot:Professor Gegen and his assistant, Veer, two Voth palaeontologists, make a shocking find on a nearby planet: the skeletal remains of a creature whose genome is so closely related to their own that it...
(Season 3 Episode 23) The natives of the planet kidnap Kes and Neelix. Chakotay attempts to negotiate for their return, but this does not go well and he, Kes and Neelix plus other crewmen flee and are forced to hide in one of the caverns that the giant worms lives in. The natives attempt to smoke them out with a fire.
Back at camp, things are going wrong, although the crew have managed to find food and warmth. Ensign Wildman's baby falls ill and continues to get worse and Chakotay's team is still missing. Janeway gathers her own crew to search for Chakotay. Inside the caverns, a mis-step leads to a crew member waking and getting eaten by the worm. Outside, Janeway has B'Elanna and two others draw off the natives with a distraction. It works, allowing them to put out the fire and get the rest of the crew out. The worm ends up buried under tons of rock dislodged by Tuvok and others as they escape.
Suder and the Doctor risk their lives to repel the Kazon. Suder, under orders from Tom Paris, who is with a Talaxian convoy, attacks the engineering section of Voyager. His goal is to sabotage the phaser weapon systems. He succeeds, but is shot in the back by a dying Kazon and dies moments after. The Kazon then attempt to destroy Tom Paris' shuttle but the sabotaged phaser coupling overloads, killing most of the Kazon and so they decide to abandon Voyager. Seska herself has been mortally wounded; she stumbles into Janeway's ready room and dies next to her child, who survived. Maje Culluh, one of the few survivors of the attack, momentarily grieves for Seska, and then takes the baby and leaves.
On the planet, volcanic eruptions have forced the Voyager crew and the natives to move out together. Chakotay gains the respect of the natives when he rescues one of their children from a lava flow. The leader of the tribe gathers together plants that help Ensign Wildman's baby to recover. The crew and the natives both watch in bewilderment as Voyager descends to the planet to pick them up. Tom Paris greets Janeway and the crew on the bridge and explains of Suder's deeds. In Sickbay, there is a brief conversation over the bodies of Seska and Suder; Tuvok wishes for Suder the peace he had not been able to gain in life. Voyager continues on the journey home.