Parallax (Voyager episode)
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Parallax" | |
 Temporal reflection of Voyager seen from the bridge |
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| Episode no. | 3 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 103 |
| Airdate | January 23, 1995 |
| Writer(s) | Brannon Braga |
| Director | Kim Friedman |
| Guest star(s) | Josh Clark as Lt. Carey Martha Hackett as Seska Justin Williams as Jarvin |
| Year | 2371 |
| Stardate | 48439.7 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Caretaker" |
| Next | "Time and Again" |
Parallax is the third episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager.
[edit] Plot
As Voyager is traveling at warp, an anomaly forces Voyager to drop to impulse near a Quantum Singularity's event horizon. Sensors detect a ship nearing the event horizon and Captain Janeway tries to hail them. Receiving no response, Janeway orders the tractor beam be used to pull the ship away from the event horizon. The attempt damages Voyager and it is decided help will be sought out on near-by worlds. However, after several attempts to navigate away from the quantum singularity lead the crew back towards the stranded ship, a startling discovery is made.
It transpires that they are the ship in the quantum singularity. They had first entered it when they dropped out of warp and are slowly falling deeper into the singularity. The properties of the quantum singularity are causing a 'temporal reflection' of the ship to appear. It is discovered that the only way out is to go back though the 'hole' in the event horizon that they made when they entered. However, the hole has since decayed, so Janeway and Torres leave on a shuttle to attempt to enlarge it enough for Voyager to fly through.
The attempt is a success and Voyager continues its journey.
[edit] Significant character development
After Voyager's abduction and subsequent battles, Voyager was left with fewer than half of its original crew. The addition of the crew from the Maquis ship has somewhat solved this problem, but several positions remain vacant including Chief Engineer.
Captain Janeway believes that a Starfleet officer would be best for the position and feels that Maquis B'Elanna Torres is not prepared for that assignment. Janeway's first officer disagrees, having been Torres' captain and therefore well-informed of her abilities. After Torres finds several creative solutions and has a short talk with Janeway aboard the shuttle, she is given the job.
[edit] External links
- Parallax article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
- Episode synopsis at Startrek.com
