The Chute
"The Chute" | |
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Star Trek: Voyager episode | |
Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 3 |
Directed by | Les Landau |
Story by | Clayvon C. Harris |
Teleplay by | Kenneth Biller |
Featured music | Jay Chattaway |
Production code | 147 |
Original air date | September 18, 1996 |
Guest appearances | |
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"The Chute" is the 45th episode of
Plot
On the Akritirian homeworld
Whilst trying to defend Kim, Paris is stabbed in the stomach. Kim manages to work with one of the aliens in order to get bandages for Paris. He also tries to unite the prisoners, to no avail. Kim and the alien work together to disable the force field blocking the chute, climb it, and find that the prison is actually a giant space station. Paris completely loses touch with reality and wrecks the device that disabled the force field. Harry, afflicted as well, attacks Paris in return but manages to hold on to his sanity.
Meanwhile, the Voyager crew manages to capture the real bombers, Piri and Vel. When Janeway returns to the Akritiri and offers to exchange them for her crewmen, the Akritiri ambassador refuses, stressing that their convictions cannot be overturned. Janeway then approaches the bombers, who inform the Voyager staff that they know the location of the prison where Kim and Paris are kept. Janeway decides to free them in exchange for information on the prison's location and on how to penetrate it.
Using Neelix's ship as a disguise, the crew manage to hook into the chute—which is the only means to enter the prison. A small away team consisting of Janeway, Tuvok and a few security guards infiltrate the prison, pacify the prisoners and rescue Kim and Paris. They then quickly exit the scene just as an Akritiri patrol vessel states its intention to board Neelix's ship.
Back aboard Voyager, Kim is horrified at what he had almost done while afflicted. Paris convinces him to use a week's worth of replicator rations to recreate some of the meals they had discussed while in prison.
Production
Robert Pine, who played Ambassador Liria is the father of actor Chris Pine who played Captain Kirk in the JJ Abrams Star Trek film series.[1]
Rosemary Morgan, who played Piri, had Star Trek in her family; her mother Julie Cobb appeared as a yeoman in the original series episode "By Any Other Name", and her stepfather was James Cromwell who had several roles in the franchise.[2]
Actor Garret Wang (cast as Harry Kim) remembers Les Landau directing them in this episode, and while he was trying to focus on acting, the other actors in the series were around Landau making a ruckus. The reason was that they had just started having actors direct in the series, and his co-star McNeil had just directed the previous episode; that was his first time directing and the other actors were excited about getting into directing.[3]
Reception
Juliette Harrisson of
In 2012, Den of Geek listed this as an honorable mention for their ranking of the top ten episodes of Star Trek: Voyager.[6]
In 2020,
Releases
"The Chute" was released on LaserDisc in Japan on June 25, 1999, as part of the 3rd season vol.1 set.[8]
"The Chute" was released on
References
- ^ a b Jay Stobie (August 24, 2020). "An Enterprising Voyage with Robert Pine". StarTrek.com.
- ^ a b STARTREK.COM STAFF (May 10, 2015). "Mother's Day Interview: Julie Cobb & Rosemary Morgan". StarTrek.com.
- ^ "INTERVIEW: Garrett Wang, Robbie Duncan McNeill on the secrets of 'Star Trek: Voyager'". Hollywood Soapbox. 2020-05-05. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- Den of Geek!. Archived from the originalon December 12, 2015.
- ^ August, Alexandra (June 17, 2018). "20 Wild Fan Redesigns Of Unexpected Star Trek Couples". Screen Rant. Retrieved April 20, 2020.
Tom and Harry were as close to gay romance as Voyager ever got
- ^ Juliette Harrisson (October 3, 2012). "Top 10 Star Trek: Voyager episodes". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- ^ DeCandido, Keith R. A. (2020-06-29). "Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: "The Chute"". Tor.com. Retrieved 2021-05-26.
- ^ "LaserDisc Database - Star Trek Voyager: 3rd Season vol.1 [PILF-2454]". www.lddb.com. Retrieved 2021-02-22.
- ^ Ordway, Holly E. (July 7, 2004). "DVD Talk Star Trek Voyager: Complete Third Season". www.dvdtalk.com. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
- ^ Eamonn McCusker (2004-09-06). "Star Trek: Voyager, Season 3 Review | DVD Video Review". The Digital Fix. Archived from the original on 2021-05-24. Retrieved 2021-05-24.
External links
- "The Chute" at IMDb
- The Chute at Memory Alpha
- "The Chute" at Wayback Machine (archived from the original at StarTrek.com)