Renaissance Man
- Episode aired May 16, 2001
- TV-PG
- 43m
The Doctor abducts and impersonates various members of the crew when the Captain is kidnapped.The Doctor abducts and impersonates various members of the crew when the Captain is kidnapped.The Doctor abducts and impersonates various members of the crew when the Captain is kidnapped.
- Neelix
- (credit only)
- Voyager Ops Officer
- (uncredited)
- Engineer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaMention of the Beta Quadrant in this episode has led some fans to speculate that Voyager was approaching the edge of the Delta Quadrant by this stage in its journey. Voyager had traveled over 40,000 light years from its starting position (the edge of the Delta Quadrant and the known galaxy) in seven years. It is possible Voyager was nearing the center of the galaxy (where all four quadrants converge).
- GoofsAll entries contain spoilers
- Quotes
[the Doctor thinks his program is about to break down]
The Doctor: [to Janeway] I've had something on my conscience for a long time. After I was first activated, I kept a record of what I considered to be your most... questionable command decisions. It's in my personal database. I hope you'll delete the file without reading it.
The Doctor: [to Tuvok] Mr. Tuvok. I violated the most sacred trust between a physician and his patient. I told Mr. Neelix about the cutaneous eruption you developed on your...
[looks furtively around, realizing everyone else is listening]
The Doctor: That was indiscreet. I hope you can forgive me.
The Doctor: [to Kim] Ensign. At your recital last month, I told Lieutenant Torres that your saxophone playing reminded me of a wounded targ. I should have put it more delicately! I'm sorry!
The Doctor: [pushing Kim aside] Seven.
Seven of Nine: You should remain still.
The Doctor: You have no idea how difficult it's been, hiding my true feelings all these years, averting my eyes during your regular maintenance exams.
[the Doctor's holomatrix starts to glitch]
The Doctor: [falling on his knees] I know you could never have the same feelings for me, but I want you to know the truth. I love you, Seven.
[his program glitches again]
Seven of Nine: Your cognitive algorithms are malfunctioning.
The Doctor: [stands up and waves the others goodbye] Goodbye, my friends! Speak well of me!
[the Doctor disappears]
Captain Kathryn Janeway: Is he...?
B'Elanna Torres: No, I've got him.
[the Doctor reappears, with his hand still held up]
The Doctor: What happened?
B'Elanna Torres: I deleted the extraneous subroutines.
The Doctor: I'm not going to decompile?
Captain Kathryn Janeway: [dourly] You'll probably outlive us all.
[hands him back his mobile emitter]
Tom Paris: Doc... anything... else you'd like to confess?
- ConnectionsReferenced in After Trek: Magic to Make the Sanest Man Go Mad (2017)
This one took a battering from other reviewers but I personally didn't find it that bad. I have noted during other reviews that a lot of people struggle with suspension of disbelief, but for me if the episode is pretty well made, I forgive those elements.
The plot is pretty daft, but I went along with it and was entertained by the performances and the way events unfolded. I also liked the sequence where the warp core is ejected from Voyager.
When The Doctor does his confession scene near the end I laughed, but thought to myself, I wish the writers would stop humiliating such great character so much. On the other hand, I suppose what makes Robert Picardo such a good actor is he can behave so pompous and manic, yet you still like him.
I don't think it this one is for everyone, but if you don't take it too seriously I think you will enjoy.
- snoozejonc
- Aug 13, 2020
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3