Faces
- Episode aired May 8, 1995
- TV-PG
- 45m
In an attempt to develop a cure for the Phage, a Vidiian doctor captures Torres and splits her into her 2 halves, one human - the other, Klingon.In an attempt to develop a cure for the Phage, a Vidiian doctor captures Torres and splits her into her 2 halves, one human - the other, Klingon.In an attempt to develop a cure for the Phage, a Vidiian doctor captures Torres and splits her into her 2 halves, one human - the other, Klingon.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Operations Division Officer
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Fitzpatrick
- (uncredited)
- Voyager Ops Lt. j.g.
- (uncredited)
- Vidiian Guard
- (uncredited)
- Starfleet Ensign
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaWhile Winrich Kolbe and other members of the production crew were studying a video playback of one scene, a bemused Nana Visitor, wearing civilian clothes, wandered onto the set by mistake. "Oh, my god," she laughed, "this is the Voyager set. No wonder I hardly recognized any of these crew people." After observing the goings-on for a few minutes, Visitor excused herself and went in search of the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993) set she was actually meant to be on.
- GoofsThe script does not explore the technology used by the Vidiians to separate out the human and Klingon strands of B'Elanna's DNA, but it is clearly some sort of replication or cloning technology because they create two physically separate B'Elannas where there had been one. This begs the question of how the technology cannot duplicate Vidiian bodies or organs for their use, so that as they decay from their disease they do not have to capture other species to harvest organs.
- Quotes
[last lines]
Human B'Elanna Torres: I do know that right now - the way I am... I'm more at peace with myself than I've ever been before. And that's a *good* feeling.
Commander Chakotay: But?
Human B'Elanna Torres: I'm incomplete. It doesn't feel like me. I guess I've had someone else living inside of me for too long to feel right without her.
Commander Chakotay: I'd have to say that you two made quite a team down there.
Human B'Elanna Torres: I know. I came to admire a lot of things about her. Her strength - her bravery... I guess, I just have to accept the fact that I'll spend the rest of my life fighting with her.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Trek: Voyager: Lifesigns (1996)
This is an enjoyable B'Elanna Torres episode.
The plot is reminiscent of the original series episode 'The Enemy Within', as it takes a similar concept and applies it to a different situation that emphasises the mixed racial heritage of the character and the various aspects of her personality. For me B'Elanna's portrayal is the strongest aspect of the story and Roxann Dawson gives a great double performance.
As good as the story is I think it has a bit of a contrived ending involving the Doctor for the purpose of returning B'Elanna to normal for the rest of the show. That being said the emotional and psychological affect on the character is nicely addressed in the physical gesture Dawson makes in the final scene.
I enjoyed the design and alien effects of the Vidiians. The make up is pretty creepy and one scene in particular involving Durst is a great horror moment.
Robert Duncan McNeil makes a good contribution and this shows some good early chemistry between his character and Dawson's. Brian Markinson also delivers a good duel-role performance.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Jun 14, 2022
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3