Jetrel
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Jetrel" | |
 Neelix face to face with Dr. Jetrel |
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| Episode no. | 15 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 115 |
| Airdate | May 15, 1995 |
| Writer(s) | Jack Klein Karen Klein Kenneth Biller |
| Director | Kim Friedman |
| Guest star(s) | Tarik Ergin as Lt. Ayala James Sloyan as Dr. Ma'bor Jetrel Larry Hankin as Guant Gary |
| Year | 2371 |
| Stardate | 48832.1 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Faces" |
| Next | "Learning Curve" |
Jetrel is the 15th episode of Star Trek: Voyager.
[edit] Story line
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
Neelix is confronted by the Haakonian scientist named Ma'bor Jetrel, the man responsible for creating the Metreon Cascade, a device that was used to annihilate a major portion of the Talaxian race, including Neelix's own family. Jetrel is allowed to board Voyager when he asserts that Neelix will soon fall ill from long term affects of the Metreon Cascade device. Tempers flare between the two, with Neelix instantly distrusting the man who murdered his loved ones. Ultimately, Neelix must discover Jetrel's true motive for being on board Voyager, before it is too late.
[edit] Notes
- This episode was a conscious attempt to re-create the chemistry and powerful dramatic effect of " Duet". (Interestingly, and perhaps not coincidentally, both episodes were the penultimate in the first season of their respective shows.) Whereas "Duet" focused on an allegory for the Japanese occupation of Korea or the Nazi German treatment of several communities or the United States's treatment of the Japanese during World War II, this episode was a metaphor for the aftermath of the United States nuclear bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshima during World War II.
- Prior to this episode, James Sloyan had played Alidar Jarok and a future version of Alexander Rozhenko in Star Trek: The Next Generation, as well as the role of Mora Pol in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. He reprises the role of Odo's "father" in "The Begotten" and "The Alternate".
- The Doctor is given the ability to deactivate his own program. The computer command to do so is "Override Command 1-EMH-Alpha; End Program".
- This episode plot probably inspired the Star Trek: Enterprise episode "Daedalus", where the inventor of the transporter deceived the crew of the ship so he can use their transporter to undo the mistake he made.
[edit] External links
- Jetrel article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
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