Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15717 in VHS
• Released on: 2004-04-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Format: NTSC

Customer Reviews

Seska returns to cause problems for "Voyager" and Chakotay
In "Tattoo," two episodes before this particular "Star Trek: Voyager," Chakotay (Robert Beltran) confronted his past in terms of his relationship with his father and the heritage of his people. Chakotay made peace with certain aspects of his past, which is a good think because in Episode 27, "Maneuvers" (Written by Kenneth Biller, Aired November 20, 1995), a more recent part of his past history comes back and messes with both his present and his future. When the crew of "Voyager" picks up a Federation signal, Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew) follows the trail to the source only to be attacked by a Kazon vessel, which has no problems penetrating the ship's shields. A party beams aboard, grabs a transporter module, and beams away. Janeway tells the Kazon leader that the module can be used only with Federation technology, but that is not a problem since one of the members of his crewmembers is Seska (Martha Hackett), the Cardassian spy who was part of Chakotay's Maquis before they were forced to join "Voyager" in the Delta Quadrant.

The Kazon leader intends to use the stolen module to build alliances with other sects in attacking "Voyager" and getting his hands on even more Federation technology. But Janeway is more worried about Seska aiding the Kazon since she has experience with the Cardassians, Maquis, and Starfleet. Chakotay feels responsible for Seska since he recruited her in the first place, so he beams aboard the Kazon ship intending to destroy the transporter module. However, he is captured, and now Seska has a new toy with which to play. The situation is a bit contrived, but Biller does create a situation, which brings Chakotay and Seska together to rehash old differences in a pretty good scene between Beltran and Hackett. However, "Maneuvers" is not a coda to their troubled relationship but a key transitional episode where the denouement offers up some significant implications for Chakotay down the road, which is why this ends up being an above average "Voyager."

Seska - the woman we love to hate
I really enjoyed this episode of Voyager and think that it is one of the key episodes of season two.

In this episode, former Voyager crew member and "all-around evil one" Seska reappears with the Kazon - and they are bent on taking over Voyager and stealing the Starfleet technology contained therein. Of course, Janeway and crew go through some action-packed moments during their ensuing struggle with the Kazon...but another plot layer involves the personal betrayal felt by Commander Chakotay, who had recruited Seska and been her captain during her time in the Maquis.

I like the way the writers juiced up this episode: in 46 minutes, this episode develops a major second season storyline, gives us lots of action, and gives us some excellent insight into the character of Chakotay. Plus, it gave us about a million reasons to develop a healthy hatred of Seska - the primary "villan" of season two. Not bad for a single episode!

I give this episode 5 stars and consider it a "must see" among season two Voyager episodes.

The return of Seska
Kazon forces attack Voyager capturing a vital piece of technology that unites the sects and who is master mind behind this strategy?????

You guessed it, our favorite traitor, Seska. You know...... the ex Voyager crew member who was a former Maquis, disguised as a Bajoran , who really is Cardassian spy...Yeah, Seska and she is EVIL...Oh yes.... A great villain. Did I mention she's Chakotay's ex flame???? She's back.

Chakotay takes all of this very personally and sets out to recover the technology, alone and soon he finds himself in the hands of the enemy.

The action is great and tensions are high. A plot driven episode with plenty of "maneuvering" going on.

A 5 out of 5