Maneuvers
- Episode aired Nov 20, 1995
- TV-PG
- 46m
After the Kazon steal some Federation technology Chakotay goes after them on his own and is captured.After the Kazon steal some Federation technology Chakotay goes after them on his own and is captured.After the Kazon steal some Federation technology Chakotay goes after them on his own and is captured.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Valek
- (uncredited)
- Kazon-Nistrim Medic
- (uncredited)
- Kashimuro Nozawa
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaIn the background of the Kazon bridge there is a large doorway that was reused from Time and Again (1995).
- GoofsDuring the battle Voyager has her shields up, yet they transport the enemy on board. Transporters do not work with the shields up.
- Quotes
[Chakotay has gone off on a suicide mission, asking Voyager not to try a rescue attempt]
Captain Kathryn Janeway: My gut tells me we should go after Chakotay. But my better judgment... tells me we should honor his request.
Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres: I would never want you to ignore your judgment, Captain. But let me ask you this: in your judgment, how would the loss of our First Officer affect this crew? What would it do to the morale on this ship? Maybe this is an instance when your gut is giving you better advice.
- ConnectionsReferenced in After Trek: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (2017)
This is a solid episode with some good action-adventure moments and strong performances.
The story has some good material for Chakotay, which is much needed. Robert Beltran is very good in the scenes that call for more range than the actor usually needs to show. There is a well made torture scene that is quite memorable, plus a number of great exchanges between Chakotay and characters like Janeway, Torres and Seska.
Seska is a good baddie and the character's presence lifts the episode above what would be a relatively bog-standard encounter with a hostile alien species. Martha Hackett is excellent and so is Anthony de Longis as Cullah.
Katie Mulgrew has plenty of good opportunities to shine and takes them with another strong performance. Roxanne Dawson is also very good.
I struggled with the ending as it involves a bit of the old deus ex machina technobabble and there needed to be way more consequence to the actions of a certain character, such as a temporary demotion.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Aug 8, 2022
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3