

Seven of Nine helps resuscitate him using Borg nanoprobes, but Neelix, having no memory of an afterlife of any kind, experiences a spiritual crisis. Neelix dies in an attempt to sample proto-matter from a nebula.

Torres is arrested while visiting a world of telepaths where violent thoughts are a crime.Īliens steal several key components of Voyager, which are retrieved with assistance from a holographic Leonardo da Vinci. Voyager creates a new Astrometrics lab, which maps a new course that brings them into contact with a Krenim temporal ship that can erase things from history.Ī badly damaged Voyager hides in a nebula as a skeleton crew attempts repairs meanwhile the Krenim commander proposes a compromise to Chakotay and Tom Paris.

The crew have unexplained illnesses as they are closely observed by unseen intruders. Seven of Nine experiences Borg flashbacks as she attempts to become more human. Kes' mental abilities develop to a point where they endanger Voyager while The Doctor and Janeway slowly help Seven of Nine cope with being severed from the Borg.ī'Elanna tries to observe the Klingon Day of Honor after the warp core is lost.Ī hologram contacts Voyager and the Doctor is excited to meet another hologram. Janeway and Tuvok work with the Borg and meet Seven of Nine as they collaborate on developing a weapon against Species 8472 in exchange for safe passage through Borg space. See also: List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes No. The crew are cloned by an intelligent silver liquid on a demon class planet and the season ends with an alien seeking revenge who tries to trick the crew with a fake Starfleet vessel that can take them home to Earth. Voyager continues to encounter the Borg and enters Hirogen space, establishing contact with Starfleet for the first time since being stranded in the Delta Quadrant. But the events of this year are undone with the destruction of the Krenim timeship. B'Elanna Torres faces her Klingon heritage, while the Doctor confronts the rights of sentient holograms for the first time.Īfter the construction of a new Astrometrics lab, the crew enter Krenim space and go through the "Year of Hell" foretold in the season three episode " Before and After". Kes leaves the vessel after her powers increase, but pushes Voyager ten years closer to home as she departs. Captain Kathryn Janeway mentors Seven and helps her to rediscover her individuality and her humanity. The fourth season of Voyager introduces Seven of Nine (Seven) as a new crew member as she becomes separated from the Borg collective after the crew help the Borg to defeat Species 8472. The episode " Living Witness", directed by Tim Russ, received special critical accommodation as one of the best episodes of the entire series. Acclaimed episodes like " Scorpion", " Year of Hell", and " Hope and Fear", led critics to describe the fourth season as one of the best.
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But following the airing of the episodes, critics applauded Ryan's acting skills and her role as Seven, noting that it would improve the quality of the stories and the series itself. The fanbase initially responded negatively to Ryan's addition to the cast, raising concerns over Seven's sexual attractiveness, which had the potential to overshadow the story. " Unforgettable" received the lowest rating with 3.4%. The season opened with a Nielsen rating of 8.8% for " Scorpion", which was higher than any episode since the pilot. With the addition of Seven, a series of episodes focused on her backstory and relationship with other characters. Series four featured the debut of new main cast member Jeri Ryan as Seven of Nine, nicknamed Seven, and the departure of Jennifer Lien, who portrayed Kes during the first three seasons of the show. Set in the 24th century, the series followed the adventures of the Starfleet and Maquis crew of the starship USS Voyager after they were stranded in the Delta Quadrant, far from the rest of the Federation. The fourth season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 3, 1997, and concluded on May 20, 1998, after airing 26 episodes.
