Star Trek: Voyager
Summary
Star Trek : Voyagerseason 1 simulate a popularStar Trek : Deep Space Nineepisode , but failed disadvantageously in recreating what made the storyline compelling . Voyagerseason 1 , instalment 15 , " Jetrel " was a reimagined interpretation ofDeep Space Nineseason 1 , episode 19 , " Duet . " TheVoyagerepisode featured Neelix ( Ethan Phillips ) being forced to confront his past when Dr. Ma’Bor Jetrel ( James Sloyan ) , a Haakonian scientist who had created the weapon that destroyed Neelix ’s homeworld , contacted the USS Voyager claim Neelix was fail of a deadly disease that only he could cure .
Similarly to " Jetrel",DS9 ’s " Duet " focalise onMajor Kira Nerys ( Nana Visitor)as she attempted to determine whether Aamin Marritza ( Harris Yulin ) a Cardassian she had taken into custody , was , in fact , a brutal warfare outlaw from the Cardassian occupation of her planet , Bajor . On the surface , " Jetrel " and " Duet " have a lot in common . Both story focalise on a character confronting the past in the form of someone nearly associate with their injury , and both episodes dealt with the issue of punishment versus forgiveness for former crime . Interestingly,“Jetrel " and " Duet " were also both the 2d to last episodes of season 1for their respective shows .
DS9 and Voyager countersink out to mark themselves from TNG and enlarge the Star Trek canon , however they took a while to squeeze their potential .
Voyager’s “Jetrel” Is Not As Good As DS9’s “Duet”
However , despite all of their similarities , " Jetrel " fail where " Duet " had succeeded , withVoyagerdelivering a noticeably subpar episode compare toDeep Space Nine . The main issue washow each episode incorporated its respective main fibre ’s backstory . Kira ’s account withthe Cardassian Occupation of Bajorwas a well - established part of her grapheme right from her introduction and informed a lot of her traits and choice throughout the show . In contrast , the first time audiences study anything about Neelix ’s traumatic past tense was during " Jetrel . " Up until the instalment , Neelix had beenVoyager ’s comedic relief ; the show had never dropped any lead regarding the darker aspects of his backstory .
As a result , " Jetrel " was heavily focused on expo about Neelix ’s past and his mass ’s war with the Haakonians . This resulted ina rushed , dialogue - heavy episode without much striking actionthat left audiences with too much data to take over . DS9did not have the same problem with " Duet , " since not only was Kira ’s chronicle with Cardassian already establish , but the Cardassian - Bajoran conflict was a well - known issue within theStar Trekuniverse the viewers had been debunk to multiple times . This think of that " Duet " could go much deeply in its exploration of Kira while " Jetrel " was only able to scratch the open with Neelix .
How Voyager Made Up For “Jetrel” In Season 4
Despite doing a forged line of introducing Neelix ’s backstory in " Jetrel,“Voyagermade up for it with season 4 , episode 12 , " Mortal Coil . " The sequence saw Neelix briefly kill in a bird accident before being bestow back to lifetime bythe Doctor ( Robert Picardo ) . Although Neelix was initially grateful to have been resurrected , he before long start to struggle with the fact that he had no memory of experiencing an hereafter , something Talaxians had a deep belief in . Given that the cerebration of seeing his mob again had brought Neelix immense comfort , the Revelation of Saint John the Divine that there was nothing waiting for him after death direct him into a spin .
Unlike " Jetrel,““Mortal Coil " is a well - executed exploration of Neelix ’s character , incorporating his backstory to much corking outcome . The struggle Neelix go through during the installment was much more interesting than anything he experience in " Jetrel , " and his interactions with his fellow gang were more affecting and at long last more rewarding to see play out on screen than the verbal spar Neelix engaged in with Jetrel in season 1 . Although the foundation of Neelix ’s chronicle was done badly in " Jetrel,“Star Trek : Voyagerultimately fixed the mistake later on .
Star Trek : VoyagerandStar Trek : Deep Space Nineare both available to stream on Paramount+ .
