Shattered (Star Trek: Voyager)
"Shattered" | |
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Star Trek: Voyager episode | |
Episode no. | Season 7 Episode 11 |
Directed by | Terry Windell |
Story by | |
Teleplay by | Michael Taylor |
Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
Cinematography by | Marvin V. Rush |
Production code | 257 |
Original air date | January 17, 2001 |
Guest appearances | |
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"Shattered" is the 157th episode of the
The series follows the adventures of the Federation starship Voyager, isolated tens of thousands of light-years from home. In this episode, a temporal phenomenon fractures the ship into sections that exist at different points in time, and Commander Chakotay must fight old adversaries to restore the ship to normalcy.
This episode aired on the United Paramount Network (UPN) on January 17, 2001, and was the first Star Trek episode to be broadcast in the 21st Century.[1]
Plot
While
He makes his way to the bridge, which is currently set a few days before Voyager was taken to the Delta Quadrant and before he joined the crew.
Janeway is initially hostile towards Chakotay's actions, but he demonstrates what has happened to the ship and she becomes more trusting of him. They go to Astrometrics, which is set 23 years in the future and is staffed by
As Chakotay and Janeway travel through the time-separated ship to enact this plan, Seska discovers their intent, and decides to use the same plan to align the ship to her period, thus allowing her to control Voyager using knowledge from the future to assure she maintains control. She takes Chakotay and Janeway prisoner, but during Chakotay and Janeway's tour of the various time periods of the ship, they have been able to convince most of the other crew to work against the Kazon, and they are rescued. Chakotay successfully injects the serum across the ship, and the ship is fully realigned to his time period with all individuals returning to their respective times. He finds he has ended up moments before the chronokinetic pulse is due to strike. He quickly orders Lt. Torres to blow out the ship's deflector, which prevents the interaction that caused the time fractures.
Later, Chakotay and Janeway have dinner together, where Chakotay tells Janeway he cannot reveal why he ordered the deflector blown out due to the
Reception
2018 and 2022 Georgia Democrat gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams, who has spoken at length about how the philosophy of Star Trek has shaped her personal and political beliefs, is a fan of episodes about “space-time anomalies,” and this installment in particular. In 2019, a New York Times interview with Abrams about her love of Star Trek stated: “One of her favorite things is 'Shattered,' the 157th episode of Voyager, in which the ship goes through a temporal rift that tantalizingly splits it into different timelines.” The article adds: “[Abrams] admires Captain Picard but reveres Admiral Janeway.”[2]
In 2017, Medium ranked "Shattered" as the 2nd best time travel story across the entire Star Trek franchise, noting it had a well written story that provided a 'fun adventure'.[3] In 2018, CBR rated it the 16th best time travel story across the Star Trek franchise.[4]
In 2015, Den of Geek suggested "Shattered" for a binge-watching guide that focused on Star Trek: Voyager episodes featuring time travel.[5]
In 2018, CBR ranked this one of the top-twenty time travel themed episodes of all Star Trek series.[6]
In 2021, The Digital Fix said this was a "good episode" and were happy with the cameos and time shifting.[7]
Home media
On December 21, 2004, this episode was released on DVD as part of a Season 7 boxset; Star Trek Voyager: Complete Seventh Season.[8]
See also
The following previous episodes specifically cover areas of Voyager's past that are referenced in this episode:
- "Caretaker" - After Chakotay meets the younger Janeway and before confronting the incarcerated Maquis crew
- "Basics, Part II" - The Kazon, with Seska, control the starship Voyager
- "Macrocosm" - The ship is infested with a macrovirus
- "Scorpion" - Borg drones are aboard Voyager
- "Bliss" - The crew has succumbed to the Venus Flytrap creature
- "Bride of Chaotica!" - Paris' program is active in the Holodeck
References
- ^ "Star Trek: Voyager - TV Guide". TVGuide.com.
- ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved March 12, 2022.
- ^ Chew, Jonathan (June 7, 2017). "Top 12 Star Trek Time Travel Episodes". Medium. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ Weyer, Michael (November 30, 2018). "Star Trek: Ranking the 20 Best Time-Travel Episodes". CBR. Retrieved March 17, 2019.
- ^ "Star Trek Voyager: An Episode Roadmap". September 15, 2017.
- ^ "Star Trek: Ranking the 20 Best Time-Travel Episodes". CBR. November 30, 2018. Retrieved July 31, 2019.
- ^ "Star Trek: Voyager Revisited - Season Seven". Television @ The Digital Fix. September 2, 2020. Retrieved March 26, 2021.
- ^ "DVD Talk // Star Trek Voyager: Complete Seventh Season // Paramount // Unrated // December 21, 2004". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved February 25, 2021.
External links
- "Shattered" at IMDb
- "Shattered" at Memory Alpha
- "Shattered" at Wayback Machine (archived from the original at StarTrek.com)