STAR TREK VOYAGER
SEASON TWO

"Has anyone ever told you look cute in that uniform"

Q

The crew of the Starship Voyager continue their quest to get home but it is about to get all the more perilous.

THE 37'S
After discovering a 1936 Ford truck from Earth floating in space Voyager discovers a series of cryo-statis chambers containing abductees from Earth during the 1930's, including Amelia Earhart and her navigator.

INITIATIONS
A young Kazon trying to earn his name and place among his people kidnaps Chakotay.

PROJECTIONS
When the Doctor is activated during a Red Alert, he learns that the ship has been abandoned, and that only B'Elanna Torres and an injured Captain Janeway are left on board. Soon afterwards, Lt. Barclay appears and tells him that his entire time on Voyager is an elaborate simulation, and he's really a holo-engineer by the name of Zimmerman on Jupiter station in the Alpha Quadrant, who has been trapped on a holodeck for six hours. If he does not destroy Voyager's warp core and end the program soon he will die.

ELOGIUM
When the crew of Voyager investigate a cluster of space-borne life forms, Kes is forced into a stage in her life known as the 'Elogium.' This is the only time in her life when she can have a family.

NON SEQUITUR
Harry Kim arises one morning to find he is back in San Francisco on Earth with his girlfriend Libby. In order to help him restore reality, he enlists the help of a shady figure in France by the name of Tom Paris, who has no idea who Harry is.

TWISTED
A spatial distortion ring begins to reconfigure the internal layout of Voyager. With the crew unable to get to vital systems, and the captain injured after coming into contact with the anomaly, the ship is slowly twisted as the ring implodes and endangers the crew.

PARTURITION
When Neelix and Paris find themselves trapped on a planet dubbed 'Planet Hell', they become the unwilling parents of an infant alien that is near death. In the meantime, a ship appears and begins attacking Voyager.

PERSISTENCE OF VISION
Captain Janeway starts seeing characters and objects from her holo-novel around the ship. Soon afterwards the crew begins entering a catatonic state one by one, while only Kes and the Doctor remain unaffected.

TATTOO
Upon discovering a cultural symbol drawn in the ground on a planet that was used by his ancestors to 'heal the land', Chakotay tries to contact the beings his tribe called the 'Sky Spirits.'

COLD FIRES
The crew of Voyager make contact with the Caretaker's mate, Suspiria. Kes meets with the descendants of other Ocampa on Suspiria's array that left the homeworld over 300 years ago. Soon, her mental abilities begin to grow to a point where she can no longer control them, and nearly kills Tuvok in the process.

MANEUVERES
After Voyager detects a Federation probe, the Kazon-Nistrum attack and steal some transporter technology. Chakotay interprets this as a personal attack, and is then captured.

RESISTANCE
Tuvok and B'Elanna are captured and imprisoned after an away mission to obtain a chemical vital to Voyager's systems from a black market go wrong. Janeway is knocked unconscious and is rescued by a man who believes that she is his daughter.

PROTOTYPE
After finding and repairing a robot found drifting in space, B'Elanna is abducted and forced to design a new prototype or Voyager will be destroyed.

ALLIANCES
In order to stop attacks from the Kazon, Captain Janeway finds herself being forced to make an alliance with the more powerful Kazon sects. When negotiations fail, their only chance is to ally themselves with the race that used the Kazons as slaves in the past called the Trabe.

THRESHOLD
Tom Paris begins evolving into a higher organism after achieving warp 10 in an experimental shuttle.

MELD
In order to help out Lon Suder, a psychopath who killed a crewmember, Tuvok performs a mind meld. Soon after he begins showing violent tendencies, which develop until he loses control.

DREADNOUGHT
When Voyager encounters a Cardassian missile ship in the Delta Quadrant named 'Dreadnought', B'Elanna must disarm it before it destroys a planet with millions of innocent people.

DEATHWISH
A suicidal Q threatens the future of the Q-Continuum after he requests asylum aboard Voyager.

LIFESIGNS
After receiving a Vidiian patient who is about to die from the Phage, the doctor transfers her consciousness into the ship's computer and creates a holographic body. He soon finds himself becoming deeply attracted to her.

INVESTIGATIONS
After weeks of erratic behaviour, Tom Paris leaves Voyager and joins a Talaxian convoy.

DEADLOCK
An accident in a plasma cloud duplicates Voyager after they are attacked by the Vidiians. During the aftermath, the ship is severely damaged, Ensign Wildman's baby dies and Harry Kim is sucked into space through a hull breach.

INNOCENCE
When Tuvok crashes on a moon, he discovers three small children who believe they are about to die.

THE THAW
The crew of Voyager encounters a planet that has recently entered an ice age. They discover a series of stasis chambers where a small group of people are mentally connected to an artificial environment that turned horribly wrong.

TUVIX
A transporter accident merges Tuvok and Neelix into one new being who calls himself 'Tuvix.'

RESOLUTIONS
When Captain Janeway and Chakotay contract an incurable virus they are left on a planet that shield them from its effects. While Janeway searches for a cure, she begins to form a deeper relationship with her first officer. Onboard Voyager, Tuvok, who is now in command, faces a near mutiny.

BASICS - PART 1
Voyager is taken over by the Kazon-Nistrum, and the crew are dumped on a planet in its early stages of evolution.

The fourth live action Star Trek TV series blasts into its second season and produces some of its most memoriable episodes.

While some may argue that the series didn't really get into its stride until the introduction of the Borg, season two is filled with character defining single episodes that explore the crew members better than at any other time.

Harry Kim is considered one of the most uninteresting characters to ever inhabit the Star Trek universe but in Non Sequitur Garret Wang actually receives an excellent Sci-Fi script to produce the best episode for his character. Kes actually starts to become interesting and moves on to a new level in Cold Fires. Already an interesting character but the Doctor begins to grow in Lifesigns and finds love for the first time. B'Elanna starts to show her qualities in engineering and Tuvok wrestles with emotion in Meld

. As well as the character-based episodes you have shows that also advance the series. The multi-episode Seska-Chakotay story was a first for the Star Trek franchise and pushed the to new heights. The re-introduction of Q was seen by many as a way of boosting ratings but his many appearances became a story arc of its own. Yes there are some stinkers in there like Threshold, Twisted and Persistence of Vision but throw in episodes like Tuvix, Deadlock and The 37s and you have the makings of one of Voyager's best seasons.

Star Trek Voyager's second season really starts the ball rolling as the crew come to terms with their predictament. From now one the series comes into its own by realising its unique identity, giving it the ability to tell some classic science fiction stories.

PICTURE & SOUND

Presented in full frame 4:3 with a Dolby Digital 5.1 sound track, the transfer is very good. The picture quality is extremely sharp with the slightly improved special effects budget making everything look great. The sound quality is very good however with strong emphasis on dialogue and the surround sound is getting better as you can hear the sound of the engines all around you.

BONUS FEATURES

DISC 1

A Special Text Trivia Version of 'The 37's
Allowing you to watch the episode with text trivia on Amelia Earhart, the 37's and lots of Star Trek-related topics.

DISC 7

Braving the Unknown: Season Two (16.21 mins)
Executive producers Rick Berman, Michael Piller and Jeri Taylor talk about moving Voyager into its second season. Joined by writer/producer Brannon Braga they discuss the relationships between the crew and how this helped develop the characters. They reveal how they decided to take creative risks by introducing serialised episodes for the Seska-Chakotay story and how they had to constantly introduce new aliens as Voyager moved through the quadrant.

Voyager Time Capsule: Tuvok (13.48 mins)
Actor Tim Russ talks about playing Tuvok for seven years on the series. He reveals how he got the part and his first introduction into the Star Trek universe in Generations. He also talks about what he is doing since he left the series and how he is pursuing his true passion, music.

Saboteur extraordinaire: Seska (6.32 mins)
Martha Hackett talks about how Seska evolved into the Cardassian spy. She reveals that she was never told that the character would be heading in this direction but she revelled in playing an evil villainess. She also discusses her reoccurring role on Deep Space Nine as a Romulan and how much she enjoyed working with Robert Beltran.

A Day in the life of Ethan Phillips (6.54 mins)
See how Neelix himself copes with his fifteen-hour day on the Star Trek Voyager set. From his putting on his makeup, acting the part and then removing the makeup we follow Ethan around as he talks about his character and his love for the Star Trek franchise.

Red Alert: Visual Effects Season Two (12.42 mins)
Effects Producer Dan Curry talks about the special effects techniques used in the episodes Threshold, Deadlock, Lifesigns, Twisted, The 37s and Basics Part One. With the help of behind the scenes footage, Curry reveals how we saw two Janeways on the screen at once, how the Doctor got into space, how he transported us to Mars and landing the Starship Voyager.

Real Science with Andre Bormanis (11.17 mins)
The series science consultant takes you through the real theories behind Bio-neural Gel Packs, Robots, Dark Matter, the Phage virus and the possibility of infinite velocity at warp 10.

Designing the USS Voyager (10.28 mins)
Senior Illustrator Rick Sternbach discusses the new shape and smaller design of Voyager compared to other ships produced for the series. With the help of prototype sketches and computer created models, we see the ship start to take shape as Sternbach talks about the differences in design compared to the Enterprise D.

Borg Invasion 4D (0.57 mins)
A trailer for new Borg attraction as The Star Trek Experience in Las Vegas. Photo Gallery Behind the scenes images from the second season.

Star Trek Deep Space Nine DVD Trailer (4.49 mins)
An extended preview of the third Star Trek series as it hits DVD. With interviews of executive producer Rick Berman and stars Avery Brooks, Nana Visitor, Michael Dorn, Terry Farrell and Andrew J. Robinson.

Star Trek: The Next Generation DVD Trailer (1.10 mins)
A short trailer advertising the DVD release of the first Star Trek spin-off series.

Easter Eggs (12.35 mins)
Hidden in the menus are four mini-featurettes that cover Robert Picardo in Lifesigns, Dan Curry on creating the Badlands, Tim Russ singing his song Kashangaza and Brannon Braga making a confession about Threshold.

OVERALL

Paramount has produced another exceptionally packaged Star Trek Voyager season on DVD for every Trekker to enjoy. The quality of the special features is first rate and very informative. An episode commentary track here and there wouldn't have gone a miss and it is still a tad expensive (shop around) but this aside, this is still an exceptional season box set that sets a very high standard.

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