Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #13743 in VHS
• Released on: 2004-04-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Number of discs: 1
• Format: NTSC

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Original airdate: 10/9/95. Stardate: 49068.5. Tormented by jealousy, Neelix is enraged by Tom Paris's crush on his beloved Kes, and it's not long before the Voyager crewmates are having a food fight in the ship's mess hall. Kes is confused by this jealous rivalry (Ocampans mate for life, she explains, prompting the Doctor to observe "your literature must be very dry"). The diplomatic Janeway--who needs to replenish dwindling food supplies--sends Paris and Neelix on a shuttle mission to investigate nutrient sources on a nearby planet. A crash landing forces the battling crewmates to settle their differences, especially when they discover a humanoid/reptilian hatchling in a cave, slowly dying because Paris and Neelix have inadvertently cut off its source of nutrients from the planet's "trigemic vapor" atmosphere. Meanwhile, Voyager battles an alien ship, ultimately discovering the reason for its aggression. The outcome casts Paris and Neelix as proud (albeit temporary) godparents, and while the plot's a bit flimsy, "Parturition" allows for some buoyant character development, and that little lizard is awfully cute, if you can ignore the low-budget animatronics. Sharp dialogue saves the day, and kudos to series regulars Ethan Phillips and Robert Duncan McNeill for making the Paris-Neelix feud so enjoyably juvenile. --Jeff Shannon