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Hunters (Star Trek: Voyager)
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"Hunters" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the 15th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the official Star Trek
website (as of May 12, 2007).
transmission arrays, which are run on the energy of micro-singularities(miniature black holes). The crew is excited to receive letters from home, but frustrated when the Hirogen demand they stop using the communications array. Janeway defies the Hirogen as many more letters from home are still in its database.
Letters continue to be downloaded, spreading good and bad news alike. Tuvok learns there is another addition to his family, while Janeway learns her fiance has married another woman. Chakotay and Torres learn that a large majority of their Maquis
friends have been imprisoned or killed. Tom Paris, facing the possibility of a difficult letter from home, realizes his own problems pale in relation to Torres' news. An attempt to retrieve more of the data sends Tuvok and Seven to the array; however, they are soon captured by the Hirogen.
Many of the 'lower decks' crew are shown by name and face as 'postmaster' Neelix delivers the letters around the ship, and Ensign Harry Kim spends much of the episode wondering if he will get a letter at all, due to data loss. Tuvok and Seven undergo questioning and torture by the Hirogen, and the Voyager crew attempt to devise a way to rescue their comrades.
By the end of the episode, Tuvok and Seven are rescued, but the link home is destroyed.
, the Star Trek
franchise ventured into a story-arc
genre that was also seen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
, and Star Trek: Enterprise
. The "arc" was interrupted between Prey
and The Killing Game
by the episode Retrospect
. The death of the Maquis and B'Elanna Torres' reaction to her Maquis comrades' is developed even further during season 5 episode Extreme Risk
. The CGI
effect used during the opening scene was also used in the opening segments of the season 2 episode Deadlock.
rated this episode as great: episode score: 8.8, show score: 8.4
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 15th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.5/5 on the official Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
website (as of May 12, 2007).
Plot
Starfleet, having recently learned that Voyager is far away in the Delta Quadrant, begins sending messages to the crew. The data is being forwarded to the ship via powerful HirogenHirogen
The Hirogen are a fictional race in the Star Trek universe, a long-running plot device in the Star Trek: Voyager television series, appearing nine times in Seasons 4-7....
transmission arrays, which are run on the energy of micro-singularities(miniature black holes). The crew is excited to receive letters from home, but frustrated when the Hirogen demand they stop using the communications array. Janeway defies the Hirogen as many more letters from home are still in its database.
Letters continue to be downloaded, spreading good and bad news alike. Tuvok learns there is another addition to his family, while Janeway learns her fiance has married another woman. Chakotay and Torres learn that a large majority of their Maquis
Maquis (Star Trek)
In the American Star Trek science-fiction franchise, the Maquis are a 24th Century paramilitary organization or terrorist group first introduced in the 1994 episode "The Maquis" of the television series Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, who subsequently also appeared in Star Trek: The Next Generation and...
friends have been imprisoned or killed. Tom Paris, facing the possibility of a difficult letter from home, realizes his own problems pale in relation to Torres' news. An attempt to retrieve more of the data sends Tuvok and Seven to the array; however, they are soon captured by the Hirogen.
Many of the 'lower decks' crew are shown by name and face as 'postmaster' Neelix delivers the letters around the ship, and Ensign Harry Kim spends much of the episode wondering if he will get a letter at all, due to data loss. Tuvok and Seven undergo questioning and torture by the Hirogen, and the Voyager crew attempt to devise a way to rescue their comrades.
By the end of the episode, Tuvok and Seven are rescued, but the link home is destroyed.
Production Notes
This episode began a 4 episode arc of the Voyager crew dealing with the Hirogen. While this episode and Prey were 'stand-alone' episodes in their own right, when included with the 2-part episode The Killing GameThe Killing Game
"The Killing Game" is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 18th and 19th episodes of the fourth season. A Hirogen hunting party has taken over Voyager and put its crew to work as living holodeck characters. Their minds are controlled by neural interfaces which make them believe they are...
, the Star Trek
Star Trek
Star Trek is an American science fiction entertainment franchise created by Gene Roddenberry. The core of Star Trek is its six television series: The Original Series, The Animated Series, The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, Voyager, and Enterprise...
franchise ventured into a story-arc
Story arc
A story arc is an extended or continuing storyline in episodic storytelling media such as television, comic books, comic strips, boardgames, video games, and in some cases, films. On a television program, for example, the story would unfold over many episodes. In television, the use of the story...
genre that was also seen in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe...
, and Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise
Star Trek: Enterprise is a science fiction television series. It follows the adventures of humanity's first warp 5 starship, the Enterprise, ten years before the United Federation of Planets shown in previous Star Trek series was formed.Enterprise premiered on September 26, 2001...
. The "arc" was interrupted between Prey
Prey (Star Trek: Voyager)
"Prey" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 16th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 4/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot:...
and The Killing Game
The Killing Game
"The Killing Game" is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 18th and 19th episodes of the fourth season. A Hirogen hunting party has taken over Voyager and put its crew to work as living holodeck characters. Their minds are controlled by neural interfaces which make them believe they are...
by the episode Retrospect
Retrospect (Star Trek: Voyager)
"Retrospect" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the 17th episode of the fourth season. The episode has an average rating of 2.4/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot:...
. The death of the Maquis and B'Elanna Torres' reaction to her Maquis comrades' is developed even further during season 5 episode Extreme Risk
Extreme Risk
"Extreme Risk" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager, the third episode of the fifth season. The episode has an average rating of 4.1/5 on the official Star Trek website .-Plot:...
. The CGI
Computer-generated imagery
Computer-generated imagery is the application of the field of computer graphics or, more specifically, 3D computer graphics to special effects in art, video games, films, television programs, commercials, simulators and simulation generally, and printed media...
effect used during the opening scene was also used in the opening segments of the season 2 episode Deadlock.
Reception
As of December 2008: tv.comTV.com
TV.com is a website owned by CBS Interactive. The site covers television and focuses on English-language shows made or broadcast in the United States, the United Kingdom, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland and Japan...
rated this episode as great: episode score: 8.8, show score: 8.4