Star Trek: Voyager (season 4)

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Star Trek: Voyager
Season 4
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DVD cover
No. of episodes26
Release
Original network UPN
Original releaseSeptember 3, 1997 (1997-09-03) 
May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)
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List of episodes

The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 3, 1997, and concluded on May 20, 1998, after airing 26 episodes. Set in the 24th century, the series followed the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS Voyager after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant, far from the rest of the Federation. Season Four featured the debut of new main cast member Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, nicknamed Seven, and the departure of Jennifer Lien, who portrayed Kes during the first three seasons of the show. At the end of the season, co-creator and executive producer Jeri Taylor retired.

Contents

With the addition of Seven, a series of episodes focused on her backstory and relationship with other characters. The season opened with a Nielsen rating of 8.8% for "Scorpion", which was higher than any episode since the pilot. "Unforgettable", despite having special guest star Virginia Madsen, received the lowest rating with 3.4%.[ citation needed ]

The fanbase initially responded negatively to Ryan's addition to the cast, raising concerns over Seven's sexual attractiveness, which had the potential to overshadow the story. But following the airing of the episodes, critics applauded Ryan's acting skills and her role as Seven, noting that it would improve the quality of the stories and the series itself. Acclaimed episodes like "Scorpion", "Year of Hell", and "Hope and Fear", led critics to describe the fourth season as one of the best. The episode "Living Witness", directed by Tim Russ, received special critical accommodation as one of the best episodes of the entire series.[ citation needed ]

Plot overview

The fourth season of Voyager introduces Seven of Nine (Seven) as a new crew member as she becomes separated from the Borg collective after the crew help the Borg to defeat Species 8472. Captain Kathryn Janeway mentors Seven and helps her to rediscover her individuality and her humanity. Kes leaves the vessel after her powers increase, but pushes Voyager ten years closer to home as she departs. B'Elanna Torres faces her Klingon heritage, while the Doctor confronts the rights of sentient holograms for the first time.

After the construction of a new Astrometrics lab, the crew enter Krenim space and go through the "Year of Hell" foretold in the season three episode "Before and After". But the events of this year are undone with the destruction of the Krenim timeship. Voyager continues to encounter the Borg and enters Hirogen space, establishing contact with Starfleet for the first time since being stranded in the Delta Quadrant. The crew are cloned by an intelligent silver liquid on a demon class planet and the season ends with an alien seeking revenge who tries to trick the crew with a fake Starfleet vessel that can take them home to Earth.

Cast

Main cast

Recurring cast

Episodes

No.
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No. in
season
Title Stardate Directed byWritten byOriginal air dateProd.
code
U.S. viewers
(millions)
691"Scorpion: Part II"51003.7 Winrich Kolbe Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky September 3, 1997 (1997-09-03)40840-16910.28 [1]
Janeway and Tuvok work with the Borg and meet Seven of Nine as they collaborate on developing a weapon against Species 8472 in exchange for safe passage through Borg space.
702"The Gift"51008 Anson Williams Joe MenoskySeptember 10, 1997 (1997-09-10)40840-1708.19 [2]
Kes' mental abilities develop to a point where they endanger Voyager while The Doctor and Janeway slowly help Seven of Nine cope with being severed from the Borg.
713"Day of Honor"Unknown Jesús Salvador Treviño Jeri Taylor September 17, 1997 (1997-09-17)40840-1726.60 [3]
B'Elanna tries to observe the Klingon Day of Honor after the warp core is lost.
724"Nemesis"51082.4 Alexander Singer Kenneth Biller September 24, 1997 (1997-09-24)40840-1716.45 [4]
Chakotay helps fight in an alien war.
735"Revulsion"51186.2Kenneth BillerLisa KlinkOctober 1, 1997 (1997-10-01)40840-1737.49 [5]
A hologram contacts Voyager and the Doctor is excited to meet another hologram.
746"The Raven"Unknown LeVar Burton Teleplay by: Bryan Fuller
Story by: Bryan Fuller & Harry Kloor
October 8, 1997 (1997-10-08)40840-1746.96 [6]
Seven of Nine experiences Borg flashbacks as she attempts to become more human.
757"Scientific Method"51244.3 David Livingston Teleplay by: Lisa Klink
Story by: Sherry Klein & Harry Kloor
October 29, 1997 (1997-10-29)40840-1756.76 [7]
The crew have unexplained illnesses as they are closely observed by unseen intruders.
768"Year of Hell: Part I"51268.4 Allan Kroeker Brannon Braga & Joe MenoskyNovember 5, 1997 (1997-11-05)40840-1766.43 [8]
Voyager creates a new astrometrics lab, which maps a new course that brings them into contact with a Krenim temporal ship that can erase things from history.
779"Year of Hell: Part II"51425.4 Mike Vejar Brannon Braga & Joe MenoskyNovember 12, 1997 (1997-11-12)40840-1778.06 [9]
A badly damaged Voyager hides in a nebula as a skeleton crew attempts repairs; meanwhile the Krenim commander proposes a compromise to Chakotay and Tom Paris.
7810"Random Thoughts"51367.2Alexander SingerKenneth BillerNovember 19, 1997 (1997-11-19)40840-1786.89 [10]
Torres is arrested while visiting a world of telepaths where violent thoughts are a crime.
7911"Concerning Flight"51386.4Jesús Salvador TreviñoTeleplay by: Joe Menosky
Story by: Jimmy Diggs & Joe Menosky
November 26, 1997 (1997-11-26)40840-1796.38 [11]
Aliens steal several key components of Voyager, which are retrieved with assistance from a holographic Leonardo da Vinci.
8012"Mortal Coil"51449.2Allan KroekerBryan FullerDecember 17, 1997 (1997-12-17)40840-1805.11 [12]
Neelix dies in an attempt to sample proto-matter from a nebula. Seven of Nine helps resuscitate him using Borg nanoprobes, but Neelix, having no memory of an afterlife of any kind, experiences a spiritual crisis.
8113"Waking Moments"51471.3Alexander Singer André Bormanis January 14, 1998 (1998-01-14)40840-1823.70 [13]
The crew becomes trapped in a shared nightmare generated by alien technology. Only Chakotay, through his Native American spiritual capabilities, can save them.
8214"Message in a Bottle"51462 Nancy Malone Story by: Rick Williams
Teleplay by: Lisa Klink
January 21, 1998 (1998-01-21)40840-1815.85 [14]
The Doctor's program is sent to an advanced Starfleet vessel via a vast ancient communications network, but he soon discovers that only he and the ship's own EMH remain to fight against Romulans who have taken over the ship and are attempting to return to Romulan space with it.
8315"Hunters"51501.4David LivingstonJeri TaylorFebruary 11, 1998 (1998-02-11)40840-1835.32 [15]
Letters from home and Starfleet Command get held up at a Hirogen relay station and Janeway sets course to retrieve it.
8416"Prey"51652.3 Allan Eastman Brannon BragaFebruary 18, 1998 (1998-02-18)40840-1845.47 [16]
Voyager rescues a Hirogen survivor who tells them a new kind of prey is on the loose.
8517"Retrospect"51658.2Jesús Salvador TreviñoTeleplay by: Bryan Fuller & Lisa Klink
Story by: Andrew Shepard Price & Mark Gaberman
February 25, 1998 (1998-02-25)40840-1856.03 [17]
After experiencing unsettling hallucinations, Seven of Nine is hypnotized by the Doctor whose analysis reveals a trader might have extracted Borg technology from Seven without her consent.
86
87
18
19
"The Killing Game"51715.2David LivingstonBrannon Braga & Joe MenoskyMarch 4, 1998 (1998-03-04)40840-186/1876.30 [18]
The Hirogen implant devices into the crew making them believe they are characters within the holodecks being used for hunts, all set in World War II Europe.
8820"Vis à Vis"51762.4Jesús Salvador TreviñoRobert DohertyApril 8, 1998 (1998-04-08)40840-1884.22 [19]
An alien shuttle with a prototype propulsion system suddenly appears and requires assistance. Paris is restless and volunteers to help the pilot, Steth, repair the shuttle.
8921"The Omega Directive"51781.2Victor LoblTeleplay by: Lisa Klink
Story by: Jimmy Diggs & Steve J. Kay
April 15, 1998 (1998-04-15)40840-1895.27 [20]
Janeway undertakes the Omega Directive, an order to destroy Omega molecules, even if it means violating the Prime Directive.
9022"Unforgettable"51813.4 Andrew Robinson Greg Elliot & Michael Perricone April 22, 1998 (1998-04-22)40840-1904.67 [21]
An alien female from a cloaked ship asks for Chakotay by name and requests asylum on Voyager from her people.
9123"Living Witness"Unknown Tim Russ Teleplay by: Bryan Fuller & Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Story by: Brannon Braga
April 29, 1998 (1998-04-29)40840-1915.57 [22]
A Kyrian museum curator 700 years in the future hopes a Voyager relic containing a copy of the Doctor can confirm their version of history.
9224"Demon"UnknownAnson WilliamsStory by: André Bormanis
Teleplay by: Kenneth Biller
May 6, 1998 (1998-05-06)40840-1925.53 [23]
Tom Paris and Harry Kim take a shuttle down to an extremely inhospitable planet to obtain fuel.
9325"One"51929.3Kenneth BillerJeri TaylorMay 13, 1998 (1998-05-13)40840-1935.40 [24]
Seven of Nine is left alone on Voyager when a nebula's deadly radiation forces the rest of the crew to stay in stasis and the Doctor's holographic program is disrupted.
9426"Hope and Fear"51978.2Winrich KolbeTeleplay by: Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
Story by: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga & Joe Menosky
May 20, 1998 (1998-05-20)40840-1946.18 [25]
Paris and Neelix return from a mission with a passenger named Arturis who knows more than 4,000 languages. He manages to decode a message from Starfleet that could lead to a way home.

Production

Casting

Jeri Ryan joined the main cast as the new character, Seven of Nine. Jeri Ryan (2012).jpg
Jeri Ryan joined the main cast as the new character, Seven of Nine.

An audition process was held for Seven of Nine (Seven), a new character in the fourth season. Jeri Ryan attended for readings, and was cast in the role. [26] [27] She previously appeared in the science fiction television series Dark Skies on NBC, and found the change of characters amusing. "I was fighting the collective, the Hive on 'Dark Skies'. Now I'm part of the collective, the Borg", she remarked. [28] Ryan described Seven as "a dark character, stronger and more forceful than many female characters have been on Star Trek so far." [29] The initial fan reaction to Seven was mixed. Some fans accused the show of adding her to attract more 18–35 male audience members, which co-executive producer Brannon Braga denied. [28]

The original Borg costume Ryan wore during the second part of "Scorpion" took approximately two and a half hours to apply. [26] When Ryan was first measured for the outfit, the costume designers failed to take into account the full head prosthetic required for the first and second episodes of the season. [28] Because of this error in measurement, the costume cut off Ryan's carotid artery, causing her to pass out. [30] After a nurse was called twice to supply oxygen, the costume was modified to prevent it from happening again. [28]

A new costume was required for Ryan once Seven had the majority of her Borg implants removed. She wore a new silver jumpsuit for the following several episodes. During the filming of the episode "Day of Honor", director Jesús Salvador Treviño criticized the outfit, saying that "almost any camera angle inevitably winds up emphasizing her sexuality." [27] Ryan described the new costume as "a little snug"; she wore a corset-like device which gave her the appearance of mechanical ribs. [28] Treviño praised Ryan's third costume, which replaced the silver jumpsuit, noting how it reduced her sexual characteristics: "It is much more sensible, because she's still an attractive person but then you get away from that titillation stuff which I think is so demeaning not only to the audience, but it's kind of demeaning to what Star Trek is about". [27]

Season four also saw the departure of Jennifer Lien as Kes after her contract was not renewed. [31] Lien appeared in the first two episodes of the season before being written out. [32] Braga said that the character was not working on the show and that they needed to make room for Ryan in the cast. [28] Lien later reprised her role as Kes in the season six episode "Fury". [31] Robert Picardo thought that the writers were partly responsible for the problems with Lien's character due to the limitations they placed on Kes in the original concept for Voyager. As a member of the Ocampa species, for example, Kes was only allowed a short, nine-year lifespan. [33] Tim Russ, who portrays Tuvok, described the departure of Kes from the series as "gracious" and "poignant". [34]

Writing

Brannon Braga became co-executive producer ofVoyager for the fourth season. Brannon Braga by Gage Skidmore.jpg
Brannon Braga became co-executive producer ofVoyager for the fourth season.

Michael Piller had left the staff of Voyager a year previously at the beginning of the third season to work on other projects, leaving Jeri Taylor to take over as executive producer. [35] [36] Brannon Braga was promoted to co-executive producer at the beginning of the fourth season after Taylor sought to reduce her involvement on the show. [37] Braga originally joined the franchise when he was an intern on Star Trek: The Next Generation ; he went on to write more than 40 episodes as well as Star Trek Generations (1994) and Star Trek: First Contact (1996). [38] After Taylor left the show at the end of the season, Braga became the executive producer. [39]

With the addition of Seven to the crew, the writers incorporated the character's backstory into the show. "The Raven" explores how Seven arrived in the Delta quadrant, while a variety of episodes show Seven rediscovering her humanity. [30] Seven also brought a third-party view of humanity that had previously been missing from Voyager. [40] This outsider perspective was used earlier in the franchise, with the roles of Spock in Star Trek: The Original Series , Data in Star Trek: The Next Generation as well as Odo in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. [28] Russ felt that the majority of the episodes during the fourth season concentrated on the new character of Seven. [34]

The writers also introduced relationships between Voyager's crew, focusing on developing the connection between Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres, Tuvok and Neelix, and Kathryn Janeway and Chakotay. [37] Both Russ and Kate Mulgrew believed that the writing improved during the fourth season. [34] [39]

Reception

Ratings

The season opened to a Nielsen rating of 8.8 percent for the second part of "Scorpion" when it aired on September 3, 1997. A Nielsen rating of 8.8 percent means the episode was watched by 8.8 percent of those watching television at the time of broadcast. [30] [41] This was the highest rating for the series since "Caretaker", the original pilot episode. [30] Ratings for "The Gift", the second episode of the fourth season, dropped to 5.6 percent. However, only two other episodes during season four had ratings of 5 percent or higher, with "Revulsion" and the second part of "Year of Hell" gaining ratings of 5 percent and 5.2 percent respectively. "Unforgettable" received the lowest rating of the season with 3.4 percent. The season closed with "Hope and Fear", which received a Nielsen rating of 4.1%. [13]

The series remained UPN's highest rated show. [42] In September 1997, Dean Valentine, the incoming chief of the network, promised to increase promotion of the show. [43] In November 1997, Voyager swapped timeslots with The Sentinel , moving from a 9 p.m. to 8 p.m. slot. [44] The timeslot was changed because Voyager received higher ratings. It was hoped that the swap would have a lead-in effect into The Sentinel. [45] This timeslot change placed Voyager in direct competition against 3rd Rock from the Sun on NBC, The Drew Carey Show on ABC and Party of Five on Fox. [46] Nevertheless, local providers started to swap from UPN to The WB in early 1998, and ratings suffered. To combat this problem, the series was moved back to 9 p.m. from May onwards. [47]

Reviews

Some members of the online Star Trek community complained about the addition of Seven of Nine (Seven) to the show before the season premiere, referring to Voyager as "Melrose Space". The nickname amused Ryan, who hoped the fans would be won over during the course of the season. [29] Once the episodes started to air for the first time, Ryan's character increased in popularity amongst the fan base. [48] [49] Two months after the start of the season, Ryan attended her first science fiction convention; she was overwhelmed by the fan response. [50] The critics credited Seven's presence on Voyager as a significant improvement, with the Seattle Post-Intelligencer concluding that Voyager had "finally...found its groove". [51] Writing for Dreamwatch , Gary Russell said that Ryan's character worked well on the season from her first appearance. [52] However, the Boston Herald argued that the show had swapped "sci-fi for sex appeal" during the fourth season, but acknowledged Ryan was a good actress. It gave the season three out of five stars at the time of the DVD release. [53]

In a review of "Scorpion, Part II", the first episode of the fourth season, Tony Norman of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette noted several new elements. The episode, according to Norman, established the first ideological debate between Janeway and Chakotay since the original series pilot. Norman also noted that the new character of Seven would create a "source of tension" and "infuse the show with the edginess it desperately needs". The addition of a Borg crew member, Norman argued, was the same type of "bold move" that occurred when Worf was added to the USS Enterprise in Star Trek: The Next Generation . [54]

Writing for Den of Geek, Juliette Harrisson described the fourth season as the best of the series. She praised Seven's introduction as an opportunity for existing characters, such as Tuvok. Harrisson highlighted several of the episodes of the season, pointing to "Living Witness" as a candidate for the best of the entire series. She criticized "Mortal Coil" and "Retrospect" for concentrating too much on the relationship between Seven and Janeway, to the detriment of other characters. [55]

On the website Blastr, Lisa Granshaw included "Scorpion", "Year of Hell", "Living Witness" and "Hope and Fear in an unordered list of the top ten episodes of Voyager. [56]

In 2019, CBR rated Season 4 of Star Trek: Voyager as the 8th best season of all Star Trek seasons up to that time, noting the introduction of the character Seven of Nine (played by Jeri Ryan). [57]

Accolades

The series was nominated for two Emmy Awards following the fourth season: "Year of Hell" was nominated for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, [58] while "The Killing Game" received a nomination for Outstanding Hairstyling for a Series. [59] Kate Mulgrew won the Saturn Award for Best Actress on Television for her performance as Captain Janeway. [60] The Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama was awarded to Jeri Ryan at the 3rd Golden Satellite Awards. [61]

Home media release

Star Trek: Voyager – Season 4
Set detailsSpecial features
  • 26 episodes
  • 7-disc set
  • 1.33:1 aspect ratio
  • Subtitles: Danish, German, English, Spanish, French, Italian, Dutch, Norwegian, Swedish, English for the hearing impaired
  • English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround), German, Spanish, French and Italian (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)
  • Braving the Unknown: Season Four
  • Time Capsule: Seven of Nine
  • Time Capsule: Harry Kim
  • The Birth of Species 8472
  • The Art of Alien Worlds
  • Photo gallery
  • Trekkies 2 preview [62]
Release dates
DVD
Region 1 Region 2
September 28, 2004 [63] November 1, 2004 [64]
September 24, 2007 (re-released) [65]

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Seven of Nine is a fictional character introduced in the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. Portrayed by Jeri Ryan, she is a former Borg drone who joins the crew of the Federation starship Voyager. Her full Borg designation was Seven of Nine, Tertiary Adjunct of Unimatrix Zero One. While her birth name became known to her crewmates, after joining the Voyager crew she chose to continue to be called Seven of Nine, though she allowed "Seven" to be used informally.

<i>Suddenly Susan</i> American television sitcom (1996–2000)

Suddenly Susan is an American television sitcom that aired on NBC from September 19, 1996, to December 26, 2000. The series was created by Clyde Phillips and starred Brooke Shields in her first regular series. Shields played Susan Keane, a glamorous San Francisco magazine writer who begins to adjust to being single, and who learns to be independent-minded after having been taken care of all her life. The series was developed by Gary Dontzig and Steven Peterman, who also served as executive producers during the first three seasons, and was produced by Warner Bros. Television.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Jeri Ryan</span> American actress

Jeri Lynn Ryan is an American actress best known for her role as the former Borg drone Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Voyager (1997–2001), for which she was nominated four times for a Saturn Award and won in 2001. She reprised her role as Seven of Nine in Star Trek: Picard (2020–2023), for which she won another Saturn Award.

<i>Malcolm & Eddie</i> American sitcom

Malcolm & Eddie is an American sitcom that premiered August 26, 1996, on UPN, and ran for four seasons, airing its final episode on May 22, 2000. This series starred Malcolm-Jamal Warner and Eddie Griffin in the lead roles. The program was produced by Jeff Franklin Productions in association with TriStar Television in its first three seasons and by Columbia TriStar Television in its final season.

<i>Veronicas Closet</i> American television sitcom

Veronica's Closet is an American television sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman. It aired on NBC for three seasons, from September 25, 1997 to December 7, 2000.

Nick Freno: Licensed Teacher is an American sitcom television series starring comedian Mitch Mullany that aired on The WB from August 28, 1996, to May 3, 1998.

"Unity" is the 17th episode of the third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 59th episode overall. The episode first aired on the UPN network on February 12, 1997, as part of sweeps week. It was written by producer Kenneth Biller, and is the second episode to be directed by cast member Robert Duncan McNeill. It marked the first major appearance of the Borg in Voyager, which were kicked off with a teaser ending in the prior episode.

"Tsunkatse" is the fifteenth episode of the sixth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager. The episode first aired on the UPN network on February 9, 2000. Directed by Mike Vejar, it was developed from a story by Gannon Kenney and turned into a teleplay by Robert Doherty. The episode featured Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson in a guest role as a Pendari fighter, and former Star Trek: Deep Space Nine actors J. G. Hertzler and Jeffrey Combs.

<i>Soul Man</i> (TV series) American sitcom (1997–1998)

Soul Man is an American sitcom starring Dan Aykroyd that aired on ABC from April 15, 1997 to May 26, 1998. A total of 25 half-hour episodes were produced over two seasons.

<i>Star Trek: Enterprise</i> (season 1) Season of television series

The first season of Star Trek: Enterprise, an American television series, began airing on September 26, 2001, on UPN. The season concluded after 26 episodes on May 22, 2002. The series was developed by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, who also served as executive producers. Season one regular cast members include Scott Bakula, Jolene Blalock, Connor Trinneer, Dominic Keating, Linda Park, Anthony Montgomery and John Billingsley.

<i>Star Trek: Enterprise</i> (season 2) Season of television series

The second season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 18, 2002 and concluded on May 21, 2003 after 26 episodes. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. The second season saw the series continue a concentration on stand-alone episodes as seen in the debut season, but the decision was made to start an ongoing story-arc to run into the third season with the second season finale episode "The Expanse". The second season also saw the return of executive producer Rick Berman to writing duties after he had been working on the film Star Trek: Nemesis.

<i>Star Trek: Enterprise</i> (season 3) Season of television series

The third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 10, 2003 and concluded on May 26, 2004 after 24 episodes. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01, and its crew.