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The characters in the Fair Haven holoprogram begin to suspect the ''Voyager'' crew after they witness several "supernatural" occurrences. |
The characters in the Fair Haven holoprogram begin to suspect the ''Voyager'' crew after they witness several "supernatural" occurrences. |
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==Summary== |
==Summary== |
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| + | ===Teaser=== |
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| − | [[Tom Paris]], the inventor, barrels through [[Fair Haven]] on an [[automobile]], wreaking havoc until a pile of barrels stops him. |
+ | [[Tom Paris]], playing the inventor, barrels through [[Fair Haven]] on an old [[automobile]], wreaking havoc until a pile of barrels stops him. [[Seamus]], nearby, goes to see if he's all right and remarks on his having [[money]] to afford the automobile. Paris explains that he fell into some money with an [[inheritance]], which prompts Seamus to ask discreetly for a few [[shilling]]s. As Seamus leaves, Paris tells the computer to repair the holographic tire. Strangely, the sudden repair of the tire which Seamus witnesses and comes to a very simple conclusion: it is [[magic|black magic]]. |
| + | ===Act One=== |
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| − | He goes to the pub, and uses the money Paris gave him to wash down his troubles. He tells everyone what he saw; "Tommy boy" make a new wheel appear in thin air, and he is going to [[Castle O'Dell]], which is haunted with evil spirits, later. He goes through town as if he built the place, and his friends are shifty. |
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| + | Drawing everyone at Sullivan's pub to him, Seamus tells everyone what he saw. Some of the townsfolk agree that Tom goes through town "as if he built the place", and his friends are shifty. Some of the townspeople are skeptical, including [[Doctor]] {{dis|Fitzgerald|hologram}} and barkeep [[Michael Sullivan]], since Seamus does typically "add color" to his stories, but it does unsettle them. He recites a legend about a similar town where spirit folk sneaked in, took advantage of their hospitality, and took all the people to the "Otherworld." The entire town vanished. When [[Kathryn Janeway|Katie O'Clare]] comes in, everyone stops talking and Sullivan hurriedly greets her, bringing her to the bar and dismissing the earlier conversation. |
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| + | Meanwhile, elsewhere on the ship, [[Harry Kim]] replicates flowers for his date with Fair Haven holographic character [[Maggie O'Halloran]]. [[B'Elanna Torres]] complains about her technical difficulties with the program, as the open door policy in place means it is now running constantly, while Paris decides to make Kim's date a little more interesting. On the holodeck he follows Kim and [[Maggie O'Halloran]] from a distance. Unbeknownst to him, however, Seamus and {{dis|Milo|hologram}} are following Paris, determined to prove he is a [[demon]]. As Kim goes to kiss the girl, Paris takes out a [[PADD]] and reprograms Maggie into a cow, shocking Kim, Seamus and Milo. As Kim argues with Paris, they are ordered to the [[bridge]] soon after. Seamus and Milo also hear the the order, and, scared, are convinced there's magic involved. |
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| − | Soon, legends start coming out about towns where spirit folk sneaked in, took advantage of their hospitality, and took all the people to the other world. The entire town vanished. |
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| + | ===Act Two=== |
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| − | When [[Kathryn Janeway|Katie O'Clare]] comes in, everyone stops talking. She just talks to [[Michael Sullivan]] for a while, and decides to stay. |
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| ⚫ | That night, {{dis|Father|title}} [[Mulligan]] ([[The Doctor]]) gives a sermon about harmony, and the evils of retribution. When he begins to get to his climax, Seamus and Milo barge in with the cow which used to be Maggie. Mulligan disbelieves them when they explain the situation. They point out that it was the trickery of Paris and Kim. The Doctor reassures them that it was just a prank, and he saw Maggie this morning. He ends [[mass]] and kicks them out, keeping the cow with him. |
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| ⚫ | Seamus and Milo do find Maggie outside, who appears just before they get there. She doesn't seem herself, as she had a dream without remembering going to sleep. She doesn't remember anything about last night, but remembers walking around town with a bell around her neck, showing up at church, and everyone staring at her. She was tending her flowers just as they walked up. |
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| − | Meanwhile, on the rest of the ship, [[Harry Kim]] replicates flowers for someone, a lovely [[Irish]] lass named [[Maggie O'Halloran]]. [[B'Elanna Torres]] complains about her technical difficulties with the program when Paris decides to make Kim's date a little more interesting. |
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| ⚫ | They return to the bar, and more people start telling stories, of how Kim and Paris can change the weather, a daughter who fell in a well reappearing in the meadows, and Father Mulligan disappearing after service one night. Sullivan puts a stop to it, saying that there is nothing they can do; they can't just shoot everyone they suspect, since they are their neighbors. He wants them to go about the situation like civilized people. |
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| − | As he starts looking for Kim, Seamus and [[Milo]] follow him around, determined to prove he is a demon. As Kim talks about his ship to Maggie, a sailing ship, and the moment comes when he gets to hold her hand and kiss her, Paris reprograms Maggie into a cow. They are ordered to the [[bridge]] soon after, and Seamus sees the whole thing with Milo. They are flabbergasted. |
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| ⚫ | They return to the bar, and more people start telling stories, of how Kim and Paris can change the weather, a daughter who fell in a well reappearing in the meadows, and Father Mulligan disappearing after service one night. |
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Later, when Sullivan is alone with Katie O'Clare, he hands her a copy of ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'', suggesting that the townsfolk are wondering about strange things happening. He even did some checking, and there is no one who knows her (supposed) point of origin. He wants to know where she goes when she leaves and more about her to put his thoughts at ease. She admits she hasn't been honest, but not about anything important. She tries to explain that there are things he just cannot understand, but he wants to know. She doesn't know what to say, so she ends the program. |
Later, when Sullivan is alone with Katie O'Clare, he hands her a copy of ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'', suggesting that the townsfolk are wondering about strange things happening. He even did some checking, and there is no one who knows her (supposed) point of origin. He wants to know where she goes when she leaves and more about her to put his thoughts at ease. She admits she hasn't been honest, but not about anything important. She tries to explain that there are things he just cannot understand, but he wants to know. She doesn't know what to say, so she ends the program. |
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| + | ===Act Three=== |
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| − | Janeway demands to know what Paris did with the program. He says nothing he did should result in that. Torres shuts the program down so she can make system repairs, and Paris and Kim begin to examine the character parameters. When they call up Michael Sullivan's character, instead of his image, the entire character comes to life, now in the hololab and sees them wearing their uniforms. He demands to know where he is, but they calm him down. They identify the subroutines which make him oblivious to things outside the program, and those subroutines are offline. They attempt to restore them, and as he realizes something is off-kilter, he pretends to appear to think nothing is out of the ordinary instantly (as the subroutines still don't go into effect). But when they find a way to restore all of the other characters at once, it is clear from his facial expression |
+ | Janeway demands to know what Paris did with the program. He says nothing he did should result in that. Torres shuts the program down so she can make system repairs, and Paris and Kim begin to examine the character parameters. When they call up Michael Sullivan's character, instead of his image, the entire character comes to life, now in the hololab and sees them wearing their uniforms. He demands to know where he is, but they calm him down. They identify the subroutines which make him oblivious to things outside the program, and those subroutines are offline. They attempt to restore them, and as he realizes something is off-kilter, he pretends to appear to think nothing is out of the ordinary instantly (as the subroutines still don't go into effect). But when they find a way to restore all of the other characters at once, it is clear from his facial expression – which they miss – he was pretending to be complacent. Paris and Kim decide, rather than fix the characters one at a time in the lab, to head to the holodeck and use the holographic control panel in the pub to reset everyone at once. They then transfer Michael back to the pub, who immediately calls Fitzgerald into the church. |
Only later do Paris and Kim figure out they failed, and plan to reset him along with everyone else. Janeway argues with [[Chakotay]] about what to do if they can't fix Michael. He suggests she get creative. |
Only later do Paris and Kim figure out they failed, and plan to reset him along with everyone else. Janeway argues with [[Chakotay]] about what to do if they can't fix Michael. He suggests she get creative. |
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| − | Sullivan, meanwhile, tells Fitzgerald an incredible story: he was taken to another world, and they were saying things about changing people and talking like he wasn't even there. |
+ | Sullivan, meanwhile, tells Fitzgerald an incredible story: he was taken to another world, and they were saying things about changing people and talking like he wasn't even there. Knowing that Paris and Kim will be heading to the pub to do something to all of them, they decide to hide there and be prepared to stop them. While Kim and Paris sneak into the pub to do it, the town gathers to discuss strategy. Some want to use rifles, some want to use books, some want to use rowan berries and red thread. Sullivan doesn't like it, but he is drowned out by Seamus. They head right over to the pub, and catch them in a red thread net, and when they see the control panel, they shoot it repeatedly to dispel the voice from the other world. This damages the holographic controls as well as disabling the the [[safety protocol]]s. When Paris orders the computer to freeze the program, only half the characters freeze due to the damage, and the other half chase them. When Paris and Kim can't pause the program or call up an exit, they capture them and hold them in the church. |
| + | ===Act Four=== |
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| − | In the ready room, the rest of the senior staff discuss what to do. [[Transporter]]s can't get a lock, they don't want to shut down the program or they'll lose it, and armed conflict would risk the lives of their security personnel. Instead, Janeway decides to send in |
+ | In the ready room, the rest of the senior staff discuss what to do. [[Transporter]]s can't get a lock, they don't want to shut down the program or they'll lose it, and armed conflict would risk the lives of their security personnel. Instead, Janeway decides to send in The Doctor who can attach pattern enhancers to Paris and Kim to retrieve them. |
| − | Meanwhile, the exorcisms of Paris and Kim, tied up with red twine and having incantations shouted, isn't going very well. When they are discussing lynching, |
+ | Meanwhile, the exorcisms of Paris and Kim, tied up with red twine and having incantations shouted, isn't going very well. When they are discussing lynching, The Doctor bursts in and condemns them all as 'sinners'. They ignore him, pointing out he vanished after his sermon, and tie him up with the others. They take away the transport enhancers, and The Doctor's [[mobile emitter]], tying him into the same grid. On the bridge, the crew detect that The Doctor is now in the program, and can't isolate him. |
| − | + | Seamus continues to use incantations to get more information. He also tries [[hypnosis]], which, oddly, works on The Doctor. They learn from him that there is a ship called ''Voyager''. They ignore it as nonsense, but Sullivan believes Katie is there and he asks The Doctor how to get there, having come back once before. The Doctor suggests the mobile emitter, and when [[Tuvok]] beams it to the bridge without looking, Janeway is astonished to see Sullivan materialize. He is more astonished than she is. |
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| + | ===Act Five=== |
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| + | Janeway is forced to explain everything as she feels she has no choice. She explains that ''Voyager'' has technology allowing them to travel back in time, like [[H.G. Wells]] (although she doesn't mention that Fair Haven and all its inhabitants are just holograms), and that many members of the crew he recognizes just visit Fair Haven because they are explorers. |
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As Sullivan begins to understand, and slowly come to terms with the [[starship]], Tuvok announces through the comm that the townspeople have started piling kindling. She returns to the holodeck program with Sullivan, and she explains to the townspeople that they use technology, not magic, and they do not wish to destroy their town. In fact, Sullivan points out that they helped the town by creating clear days and saving children (turning Maggie into a cow excepted, which Paris promises not to do again). Sullivan convinces them not to turn their backs on these people, and everyone cools down. |
As Sullivan begins to understand, and slowly come to terms with the [[starship]], Tuvok announces through the comm that the townspeople have started piling kindling. She returns to the holodeck program with Sullivan, and she explains to the townspeople that they use technology, not magic, and they do not wish to destroy their town. In fact, Sullivan points out that they helped the town by creating clear days and saving children (turning Maggie into a cow excepted, which Paris promises not to do again). Sullivan convinces them not to turn their backs on these people, and everyone cools down. |
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Torres once again complains about the limits of holographic technology, saying they will have to limit the time the program runs. Janeway regretfully accepts this fact, but with her last short time in the program, finds that everything is back to normal, with holographic and flesh and blood characters, more or less. |
Torres once again complains about the limits of holographic technology, saying they will have to limit the time the program runs. Janeway regretfully accepts this fact, but with her last short time in the program, finds that everything is back to normal, with holographic and flesh and blood characters, more or less. |
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| + | "Just because we're from different worlds, doesn't mean we can't care for each other." |
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| + | : - '''Janeway''', to Michael just before reentering into the holodeck. Then, '''Michael''' repeats it to the townsfolk inside the church in the program. |
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"''Saints preserve us!''" |
"''Saints preserve us!''" |
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: - '''Seamus''', to Tom Paris when he repairs his primitive automobile at the command of his voice. |
: - '''Seamus''', to Tom Paris when he repairs his primitive automobile at the command of his voice. |
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"''I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions.''" |
"''I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions.''" |
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: - '''Janeway''', to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan |
: - '''Janeway''', to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan |
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| + | "''Never underestimate an Irish hologram.''" |
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| + | : - '''Janeway''' |
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"''Hate to break the news to you, Michael, but I'm a starship captain, and you're a 300 deciwatt holodeck program.''" |
"''Hate to break the news to you, Michael, but I'm a starship captain, and you're a 300 deciwatt holodeck program.''" |
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: - '''Janeway''', to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan |
: - '''Janeway''', to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan |
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| + | "''What's that? Shoot it!''" |
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| + | "''N-no, no wait, wait! That's a delicate piece of tech- (Milo shoots the control panel with his shotgun) nology"'' |
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| + | "''Warning: Holodeck Controls and Safety Protocols are offline, emergency overides are malfunctioning''"'<br /> |
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| + | "''A voice from the other world! (Milo shoots the control panel again)''"<br /> |
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| + | "''Computer, freeze program!''"<br /> |
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| + | "''62% compliance''" |
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| + | : - '''Seamus''' and '''Tom Paris''' arguing when Seamus sees the Holodeck control panel that Paris and '''Harry Kim''' were working on and the '''Computer Voice''' complaining about the Holodeck malfunction after the control panel is shot by Milo's shotgun. |
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"''What is your true name!?''"<br /> |
"''What is your true name!?''"<br /> |
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"''I haven't decided on one yet.''" |
"''I haven't decided on one yet.''" |
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+ | : - '''Seamus''', '''Milo''', and '''The Doctor''', during The Doctor's hypnosis |
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"''SINNERS!''" |
"''SINNERS!''" |
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| − | : - '''The Doctor''', while attempting to rescue |
+ | : - '''The Doctor''', while attempting to rescue Paris and Kim |
| − | "''Superstition |
+ | "''Superstition… is the religion of fools!''" |
: - '''Michael Sullivan''', to Seamus |
: - '''Michael Sullivan''', to Seamus |
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| − | ==Background |
+ | ==Background information== |
| + | * This episode had the [[working title]] "Daoine Sidhe", an [[Irish language|Irish]] phrase which means "The People of the Mounds." |
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| + | * The final draft script for this episode was submitted on {{d|29|November|1999}}. |
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| − | * [[Michael Sullivan]] giving [[Kathryn Janeway]] a copy of ''[[The Faerie Queene]]'', insinuating that the townfolk believe her to be the pixie queen, is actually accurate in a sense: [[Kate Mulgrew]] voiced {{w|Oberon's children#Titania|"Lady Titania"}} on the television cartoon series {{w|Gargoyles (TV series)|"Gargoyles"}}. |
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| + | === Continuity and trivia === |
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| − | * Also in "Fair Haven", when discussing the rewriting of the program, Paris and Janeway say it will take six or seven weeks to complete. The two episodes are six apart numerically and were originally aired six weeks apart. |
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| + | * The Fair Haven holoprogram previously featured in the eponymous episode {{e|Fair Haven}}. |
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| ⚫ | * In the final dialogue of the episode, Sullivan tells Janeway that |
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| + | * This episode features the only time ''Voyager''{{'}}s registry number, '''NCC-74656''' is referenced. The Doctor speaks it while hypnotized in the Fair Haven program. |
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| + | * At the end of {{e|Fair Haven}}, Paris says it will take "six or seven weeks" to reconstruct the program following the events of that episode. This episode originally aired six weeks later. |
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| ⚫ | * In the final dialogue of the episode, Sullivan tells Janeway that "if you know a spirit's true name [...] it renders you impervious against her charm", and Janeway insists that she doesn't believe a word of it. In the final dialogue of {{e|Fair Haven}}, she instructs the Computer to deny her "any future access to his behavioural subroutines", so he is, in effect, impervious to her 'charms', though not because he knows her name. |
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| + | * Sullivan mentions having a cousin who saw strange things on a visit to America. In {{VOY|Concerning Flight}}, a holographic [[Leonardo da Vinci (hologram)|Leonardo da Vinci]] visits a planet he believes to be America and excitedly tells Janeway of the amazing things he sees there. |
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| + | * The Doctor's quest to find a name, which started with his request for one in the [[VOY Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|Eye of the Needle}}, is referenced in this episode when he tells Milo that "I haven't decided on one yet." |
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| + | * The floral dress worn by Janeway in this episode was put up for auction on Prop Store in {{m|February|2023}}. {{Trekcore|2023/02/february-2023-prop-store-star-trek-auction}}. |
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===Awards=== |
===Awards=== |
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* This episode was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ([[Jay Chattaway]]). |
* This episode was nominated for an [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) ([[Jay Chattaway]]). |
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===Video and DVD releases=== |
===Video and DVD releases=== |
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| − | *UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 6.9, <!-- |
+ | *UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 6.9, <!--catalog number x, -->{{d|23|October|2000}} |
| − | *As part of the [[VOY Season 6 DVD]] collection |
+ | *As part of the [[VOY Season 6 DVD]] collection |
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| − | * [[Kate Mulgrew]] as [[Captain]] [[Kathryn Janeway]] |
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| − | === Also starring === |
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| + | {{VOY Cast (S4-S7)}} |
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| − | * [[Robert Beltran]] as [[Commander]] [[Chakotay]] |
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| − | * [[Roxann Dawson]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[B'Elanna Torres]] |
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| − | * [[Robert Duncan McNeill]] as [[Ensign]] [[Tom Paris]] |
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| − | * [[Robert Picardo]] as [[The Doctor]] |
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| − | * [[Tim Russ]] as [[Lieutenant Commander]] [[Tuvok]] |
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| − | * [[Jeri Ryan]] as [[Seven of Nine]] |
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| − | * [[Garrett Wang]] as [[Ensign]] [[Harry Kim]] |
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===Guest Stars=== |
===Guest Stars=== |
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| − | *[[Richard Riehle]] as [[Seamus]] |
+ | * [[Richard Riehle]] as [[Seamus]] |
| − | *[[Ian Abercrombie]] as |
+ | * [[Ian Abercrombie]] as {{dis|Milo|hologram}} |
| − | *[[Ian Patrick Williams]] as |
+ | * [[Ian Patrick Williams]] as {{dis|Fitzgerald|hologram}} |
| − | *[[Henriette Ivanans]] as [[Maggie O'Halloran]] |
+ | * [[Henriette Ivanans]] as [[Maggie O'Halloran]] |
| − | *[[Duffie McIntire]] as [[Grace Declan]] |
+ | * [[Duffie McIntire]] as [[Grace Declan]] |
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===Special Guest Star=== |
===Special Guest Star=== |
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| − | *[[Fintan McKeown]] as [[Michael Sullivan]] |
+ | * [[Fintan McKeown]] as [[Michael Sullivan]] |
===Co-Stars=== |
===Co-Stars=== |
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| − | *[[Bairbre Dowling]] as [[Edith Mulchaey|Edith]] |
+ | * [[Bairbre Dowling]] as [[Edith Mulchaey|Edith]] |
| − | *[[Majel Barrett]] as [[Computer Voice]] |
+ | * [[Majel Barrett]] as [[Computer Voice]] |
| − | ===Uncredited Co-Stars=== |
+ | === Uncredited Co-Stars === |
| + | * [[John Bellah]] as [[Paris 042 hologram patrons 001|holographic Irishman]] |
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| + | * [[Barry Brandt]] as [[Paris 042 hologram patrons 001|holographic Irishman]] |
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| + | * [[Amy Kate Connolly]] as [[Paris 042 hologram villagers 001|holographic Irish woman]] |
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* [[Tarik Ergin]] as [[Ayala]] |
* [[Tarik Ergin]] as [[Ayala]] |
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| + | * [[Eric Hunter]] as [[Paris 042 hologram patrons 001|holographic Irishman]] |
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| + | * [[Tina Kotrich]] as [[USS Voyager ops officer 054|operations officer]] |
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| + | * [[Mary Mascari]] as [[Paris 042 hologram villagers 001|holographic Irish woman]] |
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| + | * [[Nichole McAuley]] as [[Voyager sciences officer 024|sciences officer]] |
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| + | * [[Jack Nolan]] as [[Paris 042 hologram villagers 001|holographic Irishman]] |
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| + | * [[Pablo Soriano]] as [[USS Voyager ops ensign 004|operations ensign]] |
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| + | * [[Joan Valentine]] as [[USS Voyager ops officer 018|operations officer]] |
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** [[Danny]] |
** [[Danny]] |
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+ | ** {{dis|Frank|Crewman}} |
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| + | === Stand-ins === |
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| + | * [[Brita Nowak]] – [[stand-in]] for [[Jeri Ryan]] |
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Latest revision as of 18:52, 7 February 2024
(written from a Production point of view)
The characters in the Fair Haven holoprogram begin to suspect the Voyager crew after they witness several "supernatural" occurrences.
Summary
Tom Paris, playing the inventor, barrels through Fair Haven on an old automobile, wreaking havoc until a pile of barrels stops him. Seamus, nearby, goes to see if he's all right and remarks on his having money to afford the automobile. Paris explains that he fell into some money with an inheritance, which prompts Seamus to ask discreetly for a few shillings. As Seamus leaves, Paris tells the computer to repair the holographic tire. Strangely, the sudden repair of the tire which Seamus witnesses and comes to a very simple conclusion: it is black magic.
Act One
Drawing everyone at Sullivan's pub to him, Seamus tells everyone what he saw. Some of the townsfolk agree that Tom goes through town "as if he built the place", and his friends are shifty. Some of the townspeople are skeptical, including Doctor Fitzgerald and barkeep Michael Sullivan, since Seamus does typically "add color" to his stories, but it does unsettle them. He recites a legend about a similar town where spirit folk sneaked in, took advantage of their hospitality, and took all the people to the "Otherworld." The entire town vanished. When Katie O'Clare comes in, everyone stops talking and Sullivan hurriedly greets her, bringing her to the bar and dismissing the earlier conversation.
Meanwhile, elsewhere on the ship, Harry Kim replicates flowers for his date with Fair Haven holographic character Maggie O'Halloran. B'Elanna Torres complains about her technical difficulties with the program, as the open door policy in place means it is now running constantly, while Paris decides to make Kim's date a little more interesting. On the holodeck he follows Kim and Maggie O'Halloran from a distance. Unbeknownst to him, however, Seamus and Milo are following Paris, determined to prove he is a demon. As Kim goes to kiss the girl, Paris takes out a PADD and reprograms Maggie into a cow, shocking Kim, Seamus and Milo. As Kim argues with Paris, they are ordered to the bridge soon after. Seamus and Milo also hear the the order, and, scared, are convinced there's magic involved.
Act Two
That night, Father Mulligan (The Doctor) gives a sermon about harmony, and the evils of retribution. When he begins to get to his climax, Seamus and Milo barge in with the cow which used to be Maggie. Mulligan disbelieves them when they explain the situation. They point out that it was the trickery of Paris and Kim. The Doctor reassures them that it was just a prank, and he saw Maggie this morning. He ends mass and kicks them out, keeping the cow with him.
Seamus and Milo do find Maggie outside, who appears just before they get there. She doesn't seem herself, as she had a dream without remembering going to sleep. She doesn't remember anything about last night, but remembers walking around town with a bell around her neck, showing up at church, and everyone staring at her. She was tending her flowers just as they walked up.
They return to the bar, and more people start telling stories, of how Kim and Paris can change the weather, a daughter who fell in a well reappearing in the meadows, and Father Mulligan disappearing after service one night. Sullivan puts a stop to it, saying that there is nothing they can do; they can't just shoot everyone they suspect, since they are their neighbors. He wants them to go about the situation like civilized people.
Later, when Sullivan is alone with Katie O'Clare, he hands her a copy of The Faerie Queene, suggesting that the townsfolk are wondering about strange things happening. He even did some checking, and there is no one who knows her (supposed) point of origin. He wants to know where she goes when she leaves and more about her to put his thoughts at ease. She admits she hasn't been honest, but not about anything important. She tries to explain that there are things he just cannot understand, but he wants to know. She doesn't know what to say, so she ends the program.
Act Three
Janeway demands to know what Paris did with the program. He says nothing he did should result in that. Torres shuts the program down so she can make system repairs, and Paris and Kim begin to examine the character parameters. When they call up Michael Sullivan's character, instead of his image, the entire character comes to life, now in the hololab and sees them wearing their uniforms. He demands to know where he is, but they calm him down. They identify the subroutines which make him oblivious to things outside the program, and those subroutines are offline. They attempt to restore them, and as he realizes something is off-kilter, he pretends to appear to think nothing is out of the ordinary instantly (as the subroutines still don't go into effect). But when they find a way to restore all of the other characters at once, it is clear from his facial expression – which they miss – he was pretending to be complacent. Paris and Kim decide, rather than fix the characters one at a time in the lab, to head to the holodeck and use the holographic control panel in the pub to reset everyone at once. They then transfer Michael back to the pub, who immediately calls Fitzgerald into the church.
Only later do Paris and Kim figure out they failed, and plan to reset him along with everyone else. Janeway argues with Chakotay about what to do if they can't fix Michael. He suggests she get creative.
Sullivan, meanwhile, tells Fitzgerald an incredible story: he was taken to another world, and they were saying things about changing people and talking like he wasn't even there. Knowing that Paris and Kim will be heading to the pub to do something to all of them, they decide to hide there and be prepared to stop them. While Kim and Paris sneak into the pub to do it, the town gathers to discuss strategy. Some want to use rifles, some want to use books, some want to use rowan berries and red thread. Sullivan doesn't like it, but he is drowned out by Seamus. They head right over to the pub, and catch them in a red thread net, and when they see the control panel, they shoot it repeatedly to dispel the voice from the other world. This damages the holographic controls as well as disabling the the safety protocols. When Paris orders the computer to freeze the program, only half the characters freeze due to the damage, and the other half chase them. When Paris and Kim can't pause the program or call up an exit, they capture them and hold them in the church.
Act Four
In the ready room, the rest of the senior staff discuss what to do. Transporters can't get a lock, they don't want to shut down the program or they'll lose it, and armed conflict would risk the lives of their security personnel. Instead, Janeway decides to send in The Doctor who can attach pattern enhancers to Paris and Kim to retrieve them.
Meanwhile, the exorcisms of Paris and Kim, tied up with red twine and having incantations shouted, isn't going very well. When they are discussing lynching, The Doctor bursts in and condemns them all as 'sinners'. They ignore him, pointing out he vanished after his sermon, and tie him up with the others. They take away the transport enhancers, and The Doctor's mobile emitter, tying him into the same grid. On the bridge, the crew detect that The Doctor is now in the program, and can't isolate him.
Seamus continues to use incantations to get more information. He also tries hypnosis, which, oddly, works on The Doctor. They learn from him that there is a ship called Voyager. They ignore it as nonsense, but Sullivan believes Katie is there and he asks The Doctor how to get there, having come back once before. The Doctor suggests the mobile emitter, and when Tuvok beams it to the bridge without looking, Janeway is astonished to see Sullivan materialize. He is more astonished than she is.
Act Five
Janeway is forced to explain everything as she feels she has no choice. She explains that Voyager has technology allowing them to travel back in time, like H.G. Wells (although she doesn't mention that Fair Haven and all its inhabitants are just holograms), and that many members of the crew he recognizes just visit Fair Haven because they are explorers.
As Sullivan begins to understand, and slowly come to terms with the starship, Tuvok announces through the comm that the townspeople have started piling kindling. She returns to the holodeck program with Sullivan, and she explains to the townspeople that they use technology, not magic, and they do not wish to destroy their town. In fact, Sullivan points out that they helped the town by creating clear days and saving children (turning Maggie into a cow excepted, which Paris promises not to do again). Sullivan convinces them not to turn their backs on these people, and everyone cools down.
Torres once again complains about the limits of holographic technology, saying they will have to limit the time the program runs. Janeway regretfully accepts this fact, but with her last short time in the program, finds that everything is back to normal, with holographic and flesh and blood characters, more or less.
Memorable quotes
"Just because we're from different worlds, doesn't mean we can't care for each other."
- - Janeway, to Michael just before reentering into the holodeck. Then, Michael repeats it to the townsfolk inside the church in the program.
"Saints preserve us!"
- - Seamus, to Tom Paris when he repairs his primitive automobile at the command of his voice.
"I've got a boyfriend who malfunctions."
- - Janeway, to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan
"Never underestimate an Irish hologram."
- - Janeway
"Hate to break the news to you, Michael, but I'm a starship captain, and you're a 300 deciwatt holodeck program."
- - Janeway, to Chakotay about Michael Sullivan
"What's that? Shoot it!"
"N-no, no wait, wait! That's a delicate piece of tech- (Milo shoots the control panel with his shotgun) nology"
"Warning: Holodeck Controls and Safety Protocols are offline, emergency overides are malfunctioning"'
"A voice from the other world! (Milo shoots the control panel again)"
"Computer, freeze program!"
"62% compliance"
- - Seamus and Tom Paris arguing when Seamus sees the Holodeck control panel that Paris and Harry Kim were working on and the Computer Voice complaining about the Holodeck malfunction after the control panel is shot by Milo's shotgun.
"If you can get a spirit to reveal his true name, you'll render yourself impervious to his charms!"
"What is your true name!?"
"I haven't decided on one yet."
- - Seamus, Milo, and The Doctor, during The Doctor's hypnosis
"When your quaint little seaside town starts to depolarize, don't come crying to me."
- - B'Elanna Torres, to Tom Paris
"SINNERS!"
- - The Doctor, while attempting to rescue Paris and Kim
"Superstition… is the religion of fools!"
- - Michael Sullivan, to Seamus
Background information
- This episode had the working title "Daoine Sidhe", an Irish phrase which means "The People of the Mounds."
- The final draft script for this episode was submitted on 29 November 1999.
Continuity and trivia
- The Fair Haven holoprogram previously featured in the eponymous episode "Fair Haven".
- This episode features the only time Voyager's registry number, NCC-74656 is referenced. The Doctor speaks it while hypnotized in the Fair Haven program.
- In this episode, Tom Paris says, "So much for my open-door policy." However, it was actually Neelix who suggested the "open door protocol" to Captain Janeway in the episode "Fair Haven".
- At the end of "Fair Haven", Paris says it will take "six or seven weeks" to reconstruct the program following the events of that episode. This episode originally aired six weeks later.
- In the final dialogue of the episode, Sullivan tells Janeway that "if you know a spirit's true name [...] it renders you impervious against her charm", and Janeway insists that she doesn't believe a word of it. In the final dialogue of "Fair Haven", she instructs the Computer to deny her "any future access to his behavioural subroutines", so he is, in effect, impervious to her 'charms', though not because he knows her name.
- Sullivan mentions having a cousin who saw strange things on a visit to America. In VOY: "Concerning Flight", a holographic Leonardo da Vinci visits a planet he believes to be America and excitedly tells Janeway of the amazing things he sees there.
- The Doctor's quest to find a name, which started with his request for one in the first season episode "Eye of the Needle", is referenced in this episode when he tells Milo that "I haven't decided on one yet."
- Bairbre Dowling (who played Edith Mulchaey) was the ex-wife of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine star Colm Meaney (Miles O'Brien).
Costumes
- The floral dress worn by Janeway in this episode was put up for auction on Prop Store in February 2023. [1].
Awards
- This episode was nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Music Composition for a Series (Dramatic Underscore) (Jay Chattaway).
Video and DVD releases
- UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 6.9, 23 October 2000
- As part of the VOY Season 6 DVD collection
Links and references
Starring
Also starring
- Robert Beltran as Chakotay
- Roxann Dawson as B'Elanna Torres
- Robert Duncan McNeill as Tom Paris
- Ethan Phillips as Neelix
- Robert Picardo as The Doctor
- Tim Russ as Tuvok
- Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine
- Garrett Wang as Harry Kim
Guest Stars
- Richard Riehle as Seamus
- Ian Abercrombie as Milo
- Ian Patrick Williams as Fitzgerald
- Henriette Ivanans as Maggie O'Halloran
- Duffie McIntire as Grace Declan
Special Guest Star
Co-Stars
Uncredited Co-Stars
- John Bellah as holographic Irishman
- Barry Brandt as holographic Irishman
- Amy Kate Connolly as holographic Irish woman
- Marvin De Baca as Patrick Gibson
- Tarik Ergin as Ayala
- Eric Hunter as holographic Irishman
- Tina Kotrich as operations officer
- Mary Mascari as holographic Irish woman
- Nichole McAuley as sciences officer
- Jack Nolan as holographic Irishman
- Fred Romming as Liam
- Pablo Soriano as operations ensign
- Joan Valentine as operations officer
- Unknown performers as
Stand-ins
- Brita Nowak – stand-in for Jeri Ryan
References
1846; A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court; Amen; America; aristocrat; arm wrestling; ash berry; automobile; Ballahick Farm; barkeep; blasphemy; boyfriend; Broadway lily; cabbage; cart; cassock; Castle O'Dell; chandelier; chaperone; children; Christmas; church; clutch; coat; Colby family; collection box; County Clare; County Meath; county; cow; cup; deciwatt; ditch; Donegan, Mossie; Doolin; double-barreled shotgun; dozen; epic poem; Ewan, Ray; Faerie Magick; Faerie Queene, The; Fair Haven; farm; Farmers; Father; Federation; firing squad; flower; forgive and forget; Glen Abbey; goat; goblin; gold; Guinness; heathen; holotechnology; holy war; hoop and stick; hypnosis; holodeck character; holoemitter; Irish; Irish language; irrigation ditch; Kilmanin; kindling; lace; lamppost; Latin; leprechaun; Liam; magic; mass; meadow; Michael Sullivan's cousin; mobile emitter; Mulchaey, Mary; mother of God; milking shed; Mulligan; nickelodeon; O'Clare, Katie; otherworld; outer space; Ox and Lamb, The; Paris 042; Patsy; perceptual filter; pig; pint; pixie; plow; potato; practical joke; prankster; Queen of the Faerie Folk; rainbow; Ramsey, Biddy; red; religion; rifle; rings: sacramental wine; St. Mary's Church; sermon; shilling; shock; smile; snatch; sorcerer; spell; Spenser, Edmund; spirit folk; stanza; Sunday; supernatural; table; tea; timber; Time Machine, The; toast; Tommy boy's grandfather; town; trance; turkey; Twain, Mark; twine; village square; walk; "wee"; Wells, H.G.; well; wharf; wing; "within reach"
External links
- "Spirit Folk" at StarTrek.com
- "Spirit Folk" at Memory Beta, the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
- "Spirit Folk" at Wikipedia
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