Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #15493 in VHS
• Released on: 2004-04-01
• Rating: Unrated
• Format: NTSC

Customer Reviews

A very good Star Trek episode
SPOILER ALERT!!
his is probably the best ST:VGR episode I have seen yet.
Q(John DeLancie) is exceptionally funny.
While investigating an asteroid, a visitor beams up claiming to be Q (here referred to as Q2), who explains that he is not the same Q The Enterprise encountered.In an attemp to magically commit suicide, he makes all voyager's male crew members dissapear. Suddenly, the Q that trekkers are familiar with arrives.He restores all the male crew members and explains to the crew that Q2, fed up with experiencing everything, is in favour of self-terminition, and therefore the Q continuum considers him a mental case. Q transports all the people whose lives have been changed by Q2 to Voyager, and explains that Q2 should not commit suicide, considering all the wonderful things he's done.The voyager senior staff ask to see the living conditions of the Q continuum that depressed Q2. As it turns out, nothing is new, and everything possible has been,said,done and learned.
Q later becomes influenced by Q2 and grants him mortality.

My favorite lines:
Q2: And you only live nine years!
Kes:That's right
Q2: Oh, how I envy you!

Perhaps the best Q-related episode in Star Trek
Okay...I absolutely loved this episode and consider it to be one of the high points of Voyager Season 2 - and this is saying alot because I'm not usually a big fan of the Q episodes, in any of the Star Trek series.

The reason I enjoyed this episode so much is because it made me think. What *would* it be like to be immortal? Would existence become boring once I'd seen everything and done everything there was to do? Interesting questions to ponder, especially for a person who believes in the after-life!

Additionally, in this episode I found the character of Q to be quick-witted and interesting rather than just immature and annoying...which is how I have historically felt about Q episodes. John DeLuncie does a good job here, as does the actor who plays the "other" Q (Quinn).

Plus, as an added bonus for all you Riker fans...Will makes an appearance in this episode. Sorta nice to see him after all these years!

All in all, a "must see" for Voyager Season 2.

Thought Provoking Episode
This episode of Star Trek Voyager examines the issue of suicide or better put, the right to die.

A member of the Q Continuum later known as Quinn (Gerrit Graham) wants to become mortal so he can die. Q (John DeLancie) intervenes stating that Quinn's death would bring chaos to the Continuum. Captain Janeway sets up a fromal hearing to determine if Quinn should be allowed to die.

This is an interesting eppisode and has a special guest appearance of Commander William Riker (Jonathan Frakes) of Star Trek TNG.

The episode has an unanticipated ending that may surprise some, but that is all I can say without a spoiler.

This episode was listed as one of the fan's favorites by UPN