VOY Season 2

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Episodes

Title	Episode	Production number	Stardate	Original airdate
"The 37's"	2x01	120	48975.1	1995-08-28
"Initiations"	2x02	121	49005.3	1995-09-04
"Projections"	2x03	117	48892.1	1995-09-11
"Elogium"	2x04	118	48921.3	1995-09-18
"Non Sequitur"	2x05	122	49011.0	1995-09-25
"Twisted"	2x06	119	Unknown	1995-10-02
"Parturition"	2x07	123	Unknown	1995-10-09
"Persistence of Vision"	2x08	124	Unknown	1995-10-30
"Tattoo"	2x09	125	Unknown	1995-11-06
"Cold Fire"	2x10	126	49164.8	1995-11-13
"Maneuvers"	2x11	127	49208.5	1995-11-20
"Resistance"	2x12	128	Unknown	1995-11-27
"Prototype"	2x13	129	Unknown	1996-01-15
"Alliances"	2x14	131	49337.4	1996-01-22
"Threshold"	2x15	132	49373.4	1996-01-29
"Meld"	2x16	133	Unknown	1996-02-05
"Dreadnought"	2x17	134	49447.0	1996-02-12
"Death Wish"	2x18	130	49301.2	1996-02-19
"Lifesigns"	2x19	136	49504.3	1996-02-26
"Investigations"	2x20	135	49485.2	1996-03-13
"Deadlock"	2x21	137	49548.7	1996-03-18
"Innocence"	2x22	138	49578.2	1996-04-08
"The Thaw"	2x23	139	Unknown	1996-04-29
"Tuvix"	2x24	140	49655.2	1996-05-06
"Resolutions"	2x25	141	49690.1	1996-05-13
"Basics, Part I"	2x26	142	Unknown	1996-05-20

Summary

Season two of Voyager continues in a tone, style and manner of story-telling very similar to that of season one.

Recurrent themes of tension and mistrust between the Starfleet and Maquis crews, although largely resolved in the season one episode "Learning Curve", once again resurface in "Maneuvers" and "Meld". Inter-crew relations are brought to a head while under intense, continuous attack by the Kazon in "Alliances", and when Janeway is cajoled into initiating a Maquis-led idea of a deal between the USS Voyager and the warring Kazon factions, narrowly averted disaster is enough to quell the two crews into a marriage of Starfleet ideals and ethics. Indeed, increased, and more dramatic conflict between Voyager and the Kazon is the main feature of the second season, aided and abetted as the Kazon are by the vengefully villainous and by now, more Cardassian looking Seska. Her vendetta against Janeway brings Voyager to the brink of destruction more than once during the season in "Maneuvers", "Alliances", and "Investigations", and culminates in the season finale "Basics, Part I" when Voyager's crew is marooned by Seska and Culluh of the Kazon-Nistrim on a world inhabited by dinosaurs and prehistoric humanoids.

Alongside the Seska/Kazon story arc of the second season sits another spy in Voyager's ranks. Michael Jonas, a disillusioned former Maquis crewmember assigned to engineering is revealed to have been secretly communicating with Seska as she attempts to seize control of Voyager. Events leading up to the exposure of Jonas traverse the entire middle of the season, as does Tom Paris' apparent malcontent and ultimate decision to leave Voyager (revealed in "Investigations" as an attempt by Tuvok and Janeway to ascertain who the spy is).

With Seska and the conflict with the Kazon as central themes, the rest of the season continues to develop the main characters, and more particularly their relationship to each other. Of singular note is the birth (in "Deadlock") of Ensign Samantha Wildman's baby, Naomi, but firm bonds and friendships develop between individual crew members as the series continues to evolve and find its feet. A connection between Paris and B'Elanna Torres is hinted at as she confides past mistakes to him and communicates concern at his increasingly errant behavior in "Dreadnought". Paris also finally makes peace with Neelix when forced to work together to ensure their survival in "Parturition". Kes and The Doctor's relationship solidifies in "Elogium" and "Lifesigns", and Kes's trust in Tuvok is pivotal when dealing with her burgeoning and uncontrollable mental abilities in "Cold Fire". Tuvok and Neelix continue to make the perfect "odd couple" but their pairing takes on special significance when a transporter accident fuses them into a single being in "Tuvix". Finally and conclusively, Janeway and Chakotay find a common understanding, and any allusions to a romantic interest between the two is finally laid to rest in "Resolutions".

"I didn't feel as if I could have a love-affair with the second-in-command because, I had to get these people home.. I got them lost, and I really couldn't be doing things in the Ready Room" : - Kate Mulgrew (speaking at Sacremento, USA Convention 2003 (uploaded on YouTube))

A few of these relationships, though in their infancy in season two would go on to become increasingly important as the series moved on.

Season two encompassed a dark time for the franchise, with dwindling audience numbers, and still no obvious signs of a singular direction producers wished the series to go in. Problems of direction can be seen with the one and only appearance of the female Caretaker, Suspiria, which was included as a possible "get-out" clause should the series ultimately fail. Appearances by John de Lancie as Q and Jonathan Frakes as William T. Riker in "Death Wish" were obvious attempts to re-invigorate the series, but episodes such as "Threshold" where Paris breaks the warp 10 barrier and evolves into a "salamander" did little to silence Voyager's critics.

It is perhaps indicative of the conundrum facing producers at the time, that the heavy reliance during the second season on stories involving the Kazon (never a popular species with fans) was quietly relinquished as Voyager moved beyond Kazon territory at the start of season three. The species would be revisited retrospectively in season seven's "Shattered", but apart from brief appearances in season four's "Living Witness", season five's "Relativity" and a couple of conversational "nods" in season four's "The Raven" and season five's "Counterpoint", the Kazon were not heard of again.

Credits

Cast

File:VOYCrewSeason2.jpg

Season 2 cast

Starring

• Kate Mulgrew as Captain Kathryn Janeway

Also Starring

• Robert Beltran as Commander Chakotay
• Roxann Biggs-Dawson as Lieutenant jg B'Elanna Torres
• Jennifer Lien as Kes
• Robert Duncan McNeill as Lieutenant jg Tom Paris
• Ethan Phillips as Neelix
• Robert Picardo as The Doctor
• Tim Russ as Lieutenant Tuvok
• Garrett Wang as Ensign Harry Kim

Crew

The following credits are based on the production order of the episodes. Note that "Projections", "Elogium", "Twisted", and "The 37's" were filmed as part of season one.

Theme by: Jerry Goldsmith
Line Producer: Brad Yacobian ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Co-Producer

• Kenneth Biller ("Dreadnought"–"Basics, Part I")
• Wendy Neuss ("Projections"–"The 37's")
  

Producers

• Brannon Braga ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Merri Howard (credited as Merri D. Howard beginning with "Deadlock")
• Peter Lauritson ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Wendy Neuss ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Supervising Producers

• David Livingston ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Peter Lauritson ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")
• Brannon Braga ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Executive Producers

• Rick Berman
• Michael Piller
• Jeri Taylor

Executive Story Editor: Kenneth Biller ("Projections"–"Meld")

Music by

• Paul Baillargeon ("Lifesigns")
• David Bell ("Projections", "Persistence of Vision", "Meld", "The Thaw")
• Jay Chattaway ("Twisted", "Non Sequitur", "Maneuvers", "Death Wish", "Threshold", "Investigations", "Innocence", "Tuvix")
• Dennis McCarthy ("Elogium", "The 37's", "Initiations", "Parturition", "Tattoo", "Cold Fire", "Resistance", "Prototype", "Alliances", "Dreadnought", "Deadlock", "Resolutions", "Basics, Part I")

Director of Photography

• Marvin V. Rush, ASC ("Projections"–"Deadlock", "Tuvix"–)
• Doug Knapp ("Innocence", "The Thaw") (credited as Douglas H. Knapp)

Production Designer: Richard D. James

Editors

• Daryl Baskin (every third episode after and including "Twisted")
• Tom Benko, ACE (every third episode after and including "Elogium")
• Robert Lederman (every third episode after and including "Projections")

Unit Production Manager: Brad Yacobian

First Assistant Directors

• Jerry Fleck (even-numbered episodes from "Elogium" through "Innocence")
• Arlene Fukai ("Tuvix")
• Louis Race ("Basics, Part I")
• Adele Simmons (odd-numbered episodes)

Second Assistant Director

• Michael DeMeritt ("The Thaw", "Tuvix")
• Arlene Fukai ("Projections"–"Innocence", "Resolutions", "Basics, Part I")

Casting by

• Junie Lowry-Johnson, CSA
• Ron Surma

Original Casting

• Nan Dutton, CSA
• Kathryn S. Eisenstein (uncredited)

Casting Executive: Helen Mossler, CSA
Costume Designer: Robert Blackman

Set Decorator

• Leslie Frankenheimer ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")
• Jim Mees ("Projections"–"The 37's")

Visual Effects Producer: Dan Curry

Visual Effects Supervisors

• Joe Bauer ("Resolutions")
• Ronald B. Moore (even-numbered episodes)
• David Stipes (odd-numbered episodes from "Projections" through "Deadlock")
• Edward L. Williams ("The Thaw")

Post Production Supervisor: Dawn Velazquez
Supervising Editor: J.P. Farrell
Scenic Art Supervisor/Technical Consultant: Michael Okuda ("Projections"–"Deadlock")
Scenic Art Consultant: Michael Okuda ("Innocence"–"Basics, Part I")
Senior Illustrator/Technical Consultant: Rick Sternbach
Make-Up Designed and Supervised by: Michael Westmore

Art Director

• Michael L. Mayer

Set Designers

• Louise Dorton

Assistant Editors

• Lisa De Moraes ("Tuvix")
• James A. Garrett ("The Thaw", "Basics, Part I")
• Eugene Wood ("Resolutions")

Visual Effects Coordinators

• Michael Backauskas ("Elogium", "The 37's")
• Joe Bauer (odd-numbered episodes except "Resolutions")
• Arthur J. Codron (even-numbered episodes from "Non Sequitur" through "Basics, Part I")
• Ziad Seirafi ("Resolutions")

Visual Effects Series Coordinator

• Edward L. Williams (all episodes except "The Thaw")

Visual Effects Associate

• Arthur J. Codron ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Cheryl Gluckstern ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Script Supervisor: Cosmo Genovese
Special Effects: Dick Brownfield
Property Master: Alan Sims
Construction Coordinator: Al Smutko

Scenic Artists

• Wendy Drapanas (even-numbered episodes)
• Jim Magdaleno (even-numbered episodes from "Projections" through "Maneuvers"; "The Thaw")

Junior Illustrator: Jim Magdaleno (even-numbered episodes from "Prototype" through "Resolutions", except for "The Thaw")
Video Coordinator: Denise Okuda

Hair Designer

• Suzan Bagdadi ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")
• Josée Normand ("Projections"–"The 37's")

Make-Up Artists

• Tina Hoffman ("Elogium"–"The 37's", "Non Sequitur"–"Persistence of Vision", "Cold Fire"–"Resistance", "Death Wish"–"Threshold", "Dreadnought"–"Lifesigns", "Innocence", "The Thaw", "Basics, Part I")
• Gil Mosko ("Innocence"–"Tuvix")
• Greg Nelson ("Projections", "Twisted"–"Initiations", "Parturition"–"Tattoo", "Maneuvers"–"Prototype", "Alliances"–"Meld", "Investigations"–"Deadlock", "The Thaw"–"Resolutions")
• Mark Shostrom ("Projections", "Elogium", "The 37's"–"Non Sequitur", "Persistence of Vision"–"Cold Fire", "Resistance"–"Death Wish", "Threshold"–"Dreadnought", "Lifesigns", "Deadlock", "Tuvix"–"Basics, Part I")
• Scott Wheeler ("Projections"–"Twisted", "Initiations"–"Parturition", "Tattoo"–"Maneuvers", "Prototype"–"Alliances", "Meld"–"Investigations", "Deadlock", "Innocence", "Resolutions", "Basics, Part I")

Hair Stylists

• Karen Asano-Myers ("Projections", "Twisted", "Initiations"–"Parturition", odd-numbered episodes from "Tattoo" through "Resolutions")
• Laura Connolly (even-numbered episodes from "Persistence of Vision" through "Basics, Part I")
• Shawn McKay ("Elogium", "The 37's")
• Patricia Miller ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Barbara Minister ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Wardrobe Supervisors

• Camille Argus ("Projections", "Twisted", even-numbered episodes from "Non Sequitur'" through "Basics, Part I")
• Carol Kunz ("Elogium", "The 37's", odd-numbered episodes from "Initiations" through "Resolutions")

Sound Mixer: Alan Bernard, CAS

Camera Operator

• Joe Chess, SOC ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Doug Knapp, SOC ("Initiations"–"Deadlock", "Tuvix"–"Basics, Part I")
• Ron E. High, SOC ("Innocence", "The Thaw")

Chief Lighting Technician: Bill Peets

First Company Grip

• Randy Burgess ("Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")
• Bob Sordal ("Projections"–"The 37's")

Key Costumers

• Matt Hoffman ("Elogium", "The 37's", odd-numbered episodes from "Initiations" through "Resolutions")
• Kimberley Shull ("Projections", "Twisted", even-numbered episodes from "Persistence of Vision" through "Basics, Part I")
• Jamie Thomas ("Projections", "Twisted", even-numbered episodes from "Non Sequitur" through "Basics, Part I")
• Tom Siegel ("Elogium", "The 37's", "Initiations"–"Parturition", odd-numbered episodes from "Tattoo" through "Resolutions")

Music Editor: Gerry Sackman
Supervising Sound Editor: Bill Wistrom
Supervising Sound Effects Editor: Jim Wolvington

Sound Editors

• Miguel Rivera
• Masanobu Tomita
• Ruth Adelman

Visual Effects Assistant Editor: Elizabeth Castro ("The Thaw"–"Basics, Part I")
Production Coordinator: Diane Overdiek

Post Production Coordinator

• Cara Colombini ("Initiations"–"Death Wish")
• Cheryl Gluckstern ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• April Rossi ("Alliances"–)

Production Associates

• Kristine Fernandes ("Projections"–"The 37's")
• Zayra Cabot ("Projections"–"The Thaw")
• David Rossi
• Sandra Sena
• Eric A. Stillwell ("Basics, Part I")

Pre-Production Coordinator: Lolita Fatjo
Stunt Coordinator: Dennis Madalone ("Projections", "Elogium", "The 37's"–"Persistence of Vision", "Cold Fire"–"Resistance", "Alliances", "Threshold", "Investigations", "Deadlock", "The Thaw", "Basics, Part I")
Location Manager: Lisa White ("The 37's", "Initiations", "Tattoo", "Death Wish", "Resolutions", "Basics, Part I")
Science Consultant: André Bormanis

Main Title Design by

• Santa Barbara Studios
• Dan Curry

Colorization: CST Entertainment, Inc. ("Cold Fire")
Post Production Sound: Modern Sound
Filmed with: Panavision Cameras and Lenses
Motion Control Photography: Image G

Digital Optical Effects

• Pacific Ocean Post ("Projections", "Elogium", "The 37's")
• Digital Magic ("Twisted", "Initiations"–"Basics, Part I")

Special Video Compositing: CIS, Hollywood
Computer Generated Imagery: Pacific Ocean Post ("Threshold")

Computer Animation

• Amblin Imaging ("Threshold")
• Santa Barbara Studios ("Elogium", "The 37's", "Cold Fire", "Death Wish", "Lifesigns")
• VisionArt Design & Animation ("Non Sequitur", "Persistence of Vision", "Cold Fire", "Dreadnought")

Editing Facilities: Unitel Video

Computer Generated Effects

• Amblin Imaging ("Twisted", "Parturition", "Prototype", "Investigations")
• Digital Muse ("Deadlock", "Innocence", "Basics, Part I")
• Foundation Imaging ("Basics, Part I")
• VisionArts Design & Animation ("Basics, Part I")

Uncredited

• Gail Arias - Choreographer ("Lifesigns")
• Jamie Arias - Choreographer ("Lifesigns")
• John Baldwin - Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Elogium")
• Sal Butera - Pool Technical Adviser ("Twisted", "Non Sequitur", "Meld", "Lifesigns", "Tuvix")
• Doug Drexler - Model Maker ("Lifesigns")
• Anthony Fredrickson - Model Maker ("Lifesigns")
• Nancy J. Hvasta Leonardi - Makeup Artist ("Tuvix", "Resolutions", "Basics, Part I")
• Karen Thomas-Kolakowski - Animal Trainer: Critters of the Cinema ("Elogium")

Background information

• This season was broadcast concurrent with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine Season 4.

• Four episodes – "Projections", "Elogium", "Twisted", and "The 37's" – were filmed as part of the first season, but were held over to air during this season. In the UK, these four episodes were originally screened and released on video as part of season 1, with "Initiations" and "Non Sequitur" beginning season 2.

• Discounting the episodes that were moved from the first season to this season, filming on this season began on 11 July 1995. (Star Trek Monthly issue 8)

• Four episodes produced during this season were intentionally kept back for the third season. (Captains' Logs Supplemental - The Unauthorized Guide to the New Trek Voyages, p. 169) These episodes were "Sacred Ground", "False Profits", "Flashback" and "Basics, Part II". (Star Trek: Communicator, issue #108, p. 19)

• Characters which 'crossover' from other incarnations of Star Trek: William Riker & Q in "Death Wish".

See also

• VOY Season 2 performers
• VOY Season 2 UK VHS
• VOY Season 2 US VHS
• VOY Season 2 DVD

External link

• VOY Season 2 credits

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