Threshold is the 31st episode of american science fiction television series star trek. In the shooting script of this episode, the eponymous shuttlecraft that breaks the warp 10 barrier is named the drake. Voyager at least give it a run for the money as worst episode. Remember when voyager turned paris and janeway into. These were later collected in the omnibus encounters with the unknown. On voyagers 75year journey back to earth, the crew members encounter unknown species as they draw closer to a mysterious quadrant of space. The episode threshold is the worst episode of star trek voyager and is unfortunately featured in this season, preventing it from getting five stars. I reserve the letter grade f for episodes that cross the line between poor and offensive. Willis, raphael sbarge after finding a type of dilithium that can survive at a higher temperatures, tom paris comes up with the ingenious idea of attempting to cross the transwarp threshold. The star trek franchise continues as the crew of the uss voyager follows a maquis ship into the badlands and ends up 70,000 light years from home. In fact, i originally promised a recap way back in my very first worst of trek outing, and the children shall lead, which was over three years ago. This february and march, were taking a look at the 1995 to 1996 season of star trek, including star trek. Fans at the star trek 50th anniversary convention agreed, naming it as the worst episode of the series, and the thirdworst episode of star trek in general. Janeway and paris have evolved into slugs and had children.
Let me summarize these concepts i hope this doesnt count as a spoiler. Voyager airing on the upn network, the 15th episode in the second. Three days later, voyager finally locates the shuttle, which has landed on some. This is the fourth television program in the star trek franchise, and comprises a total of 172 episodes over the shows seven seasons. Its treatment of the warp scale appears to be inconsistent with the rest of the franchise, and its treatment of evolution is also inconsistent with science and common sense. Toms attempt to cross the time warp threshold and make a. Katrine begins to keep a journal at the request of her rebel groups newest member. This is an episode list for the sciencefiction television series star trek. Tv star trek the season two episode of star trek voyager titled threshold is often regarded as the worst episode of the series. Marvel comics then produced a monthly series alongside other star trek titles wildstorm comics produced one miniseries and a series of oneshots based on voyager. I dont think so, as the final episode of the original series featured kirk getting a sex change and suffering a huge menopausal mood shift, a terrible star trek. This is also the only episode of voyagers second season that sussman worked on. Picard, with more backstory and history for other characters as well. This episode won a 1996 emmy for outstanding individual achievement in makeup in a television series.
Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in the alpha. Threshold memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom. Paraphrasing braga, he reportedly said of threshold that it was a steaming pile of crap. While pursuing the trail of maquis rebels, a newly. Malibu comics was originally slated to produce a series of voyager comics, but they were bought by marvel before the series began. Threshold article at memory alpha, the wiki for canon star trek. The voyager transcripts episode listings season one. Janeway and paris turn into slugs star trek voyager. Voyager that saw tom paris robert duncan mcneill become the first known pilot to achieve warp 10, thus breaking the transwarp barrier. Tom somehow manages to return to voyager through subspace, but there are unforeseen sideeffects.
Its a terrible episode, braga says on the 2003 dvd set for season 2, nine years removed from the making of. Voyager airing on the upn network, the 15th episode in the second season. Why threshold is not the worst, but is in fact the best. Its writers have called it a royal steaming stinker. The eventual name of the shuttlecraft here was the cochrane, named after zefram cochrane.
Threshold was a second season episode of star trek. After a flight at warp 10 tom paris has evolved at an alarming rate, now the crew is. Following a series of holodeck simulations to reach warp 10, paris and the engineering team iron out the technical glitches and prepare to send paris out on a real flight. The series follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager during its journey home to earth, having been stranded tens of thousands of lightyears away. Voyagers pilot episode is probably the best star trek pilot. At best its been called that silly warp 10 episode. Tom paris manages to cross the warp threshold which means that the shuttle craft in which he is traveling exists simultaneously everywhere, but tom then disappears and harry is unable to find him anywhere within five parsecs. There have been arguments about whether or not it is canon. Deep space 9 episode involving a baseball game in the holodeck and much of season one and two of star trek. Voyager, which aired on upn from january 1995 through may 2001. Threshold is one of the alltime worst episodes of star trek ever filmed, as far. Though voyager has its many highlights, it also gave us what i believe to be one of the worst episodes of not just voyager, but also all of star. The fault here lies on the editors who allowed or severely overlooked this episode during its production before being put on screen.
Voyager magazine issue 11 he also remarked, when i first read that script, i couldnt believe they were going to. Voyager and, some say, the worst episode ever of star trek. Remember when the xfiles did a really silly virtual reality episode. Threshold is the most notorious episode of voyager, possibly of all of star trek television. The episode involves the crew making an engine that can go infinitymilesperhour, which, when used, causes the. Voyager follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, which is under the command of captain kathryn janeway. Alternative trailer for threshold voyager episode youtube. A starship is stranded in the uncharted delta quadrant in this fourth star trek series, the first to feature a female captain. Voyager episode threshold is a popular target of ridicule.
The next day, the crew watches as paris takes the shuttlecraft cochrane to warp 10, crosses the transwarp threshold, and abruptly vanishes moments later, the cochrane emerges from subspace, and they beam. Threshold is fatallyflawed in conception and offensively executed. Unlike most recaps on this site, ive been forecasting this one for years. Includes all episodes of the original series, the next generation, deep space nine, voyager, enterprise, discovery, picard, the new battlestar galactica, the orville, and the star wars movies. Voyager, episode 32, threshold story by michael deluca, teleplay by brannon braga, aired january 29, 1996 focuses the character of tom paris robert duncan mcneill and the two key aspects of his character. Captain janeway and seven of nines relationship was a true gift. At the 2009 new jersey star trek convention, kate mulgrew remarked to the audience that threshold was the episode of star trek. Technically, threshold, an episode so bad it was later written out of star trek canon, features two regular characters having sex with each other and babies, even. It is quite possibly the worst episode to carry the star trek name. In fact, the concepts presented sound like those of a 5 year old. The season two episode of star trek voyager titled threshold is often regarded as the worst episode of the series.
Voyager she was most uncomfortable with, noting that she didnt like the thought of mating with paris as a lizard. The episode involves the crew making an engine that can go infinitymilesperhour, which, when used, causes the humans onboard to turn into alligatorsized salamanders. This is a clip from arguably the worst star trek episode ever aired. In this episode, lieutenant tom paris becomes the first known person in. Tom paris manages to use the holodeck to create an experimental way to travel at transwarp. This is the first star trek episode whose development involved michael sussman, who was a writing intern on the series at the time and went on to write or cowrite ten subsequent episodes of star trek. Remember when voyager turned paris and janeway into salamanders.
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