Star Trek: Voyager
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I interpret why mass likeStar Trek : Voyager ’s " Year of Hell " so much , but to me , it ’s never been the show ’s best episode . “Year of Hell " wasVoyager ’s 2d two - part episode in time of year 4after " Scorpio the Scorpion , Part 2 " complain off the season . The installment boast an interesting premiss that trifle with the nature of clock time travel and pushedVoyager ’s mould of charactersto the demarcation line as they struggled to keep the ship and themselves entire while enduring devastating tone-beginning by the installment ’s scoundrel , Annorax ( Kurtwood Smith ) .
On the airfoil , I can agree that " Year of Hell " had a lot going for it . The game was challenging , tying many ribbon together , andthe episodes feature some of great performing and character electric arc for the serial , specially from character like Captain Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and Tuvok ( Tim Russ ) . to boot , the kudos heaped on Annorax as one ofVoyager ’s best villains is well - deserved . However , none of these change the fact that , in my opinion , " Year of Hell " is nowhere nearVoyager ’s best two - part episode .
Star Trek : Voyager ’s darling character have returned in Star Trek : Picard , Star Trek : Lower Decks , and especially Star Trek : Prodigy .
Everyone Loves “Year Of Hell,” But It’s Not Star Trek: Voyager’s Best Two-Part Episode
“Year of Hell” has some problems that people sometimes overlook
Despite everything I ’ve already discuss , " Year of Hell " has more cons than pro when seem at as a whole . The complicated time change of location assumption could be find as convoluted in spots , and the 2d half of the sequence scuff a bitafter all the action that was compact into the first part . However , both of these thing are a matter of opinion and subject to interpretation . What is not a matter of persuasion is " Year of Hell ’s " fairly egregious ending , which for me , arrange a damper on the total episode .
Captain Janeway resetting the timeline so that none of the result ever happened was arguablyVoyager ’s otiose ending in one of its most iconic episode .
" Year of Hell ’s " ending is the worst use ofthe " reset clit " inVoyagerhistory , which is enunciate something give that the show often hire it . Captain Janeway reset the timeline so that none of the event ever happened was arguablyVoyager ’s laziest ending in one of its most iconic episode . manus - flourish the ending to essentially say " it was all a pipe dream " is massively disappointing for an episode of " Year of Hell ’s " caliber , and to me , tank the episode all in all . A high-risk conclusion can break even the best episodes , and luckily , Voyagerhad other two - parters with much more cohesive storylines .
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Which Star Trek: Voyager Two-Parters Are Better Than “Year Of Hell”?
Voyager has a lot of great two-part episodes
Voyagerhad a deal of two - part episodes , and while not all of them impinge on the mark , many are good than " Year of Hell . “One of my personal favorites is the season 3 two - parter " Future ’s End , " which I find often does n’t get the love it deserves . Reminiscent of the patch ofStar Trek IV : The Voyage Home , " Future ’s End " featuredVoyager ’s crowd pulled back in time to 1990s Los Angeles to end a corrupt billionaire from destroying the timeline with stolen future technology . The installment had some unbelievable Edgar Albert Guest star and is one of the funniest , most entertaining storyline in any season .
include " Year of Hell , " Voyager season 4 has one of the highest number of two - part episode of any time of year , with three in amount counting the second part of " Scorpio " at the beginning of the season .
However , the sequence that I feel is the pinnacle ofVoyager ’s two - parters is season 6 ’s " Equinox . “The plot of land is just as cruel as " Year of Hell , " but more interesting with the gain of another Starfleet crew as its villains . " Equinox " is wonderfully suspensive , with much of its assumption devolving into classicStar Trekhorror , and pushesStar Trek : Voyager ’s gang to the limit in similar ways to " Year of Hell . " Likewise , " Equinox " has a much more cohesive narrative , sacrifice nothing in entertainment economic value from start to close . When stand up up against " Year of Hell , " it measures up intimately every time .
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