However, the afflicted vulcan is not tuvok, but an ensign named vorik whos warped logical mind decides that he. Justified, as both vorik and spock were going through their first pon farr and had no context or experience to help them deal with it. Ensign vorik expresses his desire to mate with belanna during his ponfarr. A part of the reproductive cycle of vulcans, pon farr features in the canonical tv series as well as in various spinoffs and fan fiction.
Bounty, in which pon farr is attributed to both sexes. In one draft of the script for the film star trek, screenwriters and producers roberto orci and alex kurtzman made a reference. However, the afflicted vulcan is not tuvok, but an ensign named vorik whos warped logical mind decides that he should asked torres roxann dawson to be his mate. Tuvok is going through pon farr under the guise of a flu. We have recently arrived at barradas iii at the request of starfleet intelligence. Kim and seven are captured and seven begins to exhibit some of the doctors personality traits. Voyager served up some of the best episodes in its entire sevenyear history. Blood fever episode memory beta, noncanon star trek. And by the way he treated her in his pon farr, particularly since he ended up infecting her with it, he definitely had it coming. Voyager episode guide for belanna torres syfy wire. The search for spock state that pon farr is particular to vulcan males.
Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the federation is seventyfive years away at maximum warp speed, a starfleet ship must cooperate with maquis rebels to find a way home. For the next seven seasons, the voyager looked for a shortcut back to. Janeway destroyed the device during a battle rather than let it be misused, stranding her ship seventyfive. Voyager magazine issue 12 both robert duncan mcneill and roxann dawson enjoyed this episode. After all, voyager was the first star trek show to feature a fullblooded vulcan. Voyager, season 3 episode 16, is available to watch and stream on cbs. Mccoy to undergo the mating ritual and save his life. Its a unique physiological feature of vulcans that basically forces them to mate every seven years or they suffer violent internal afflictions. The presence of jolene blalock may have had something to do with that.
Dialog also confirmed it was strictly a male condition. Trapped in a cave, tom paris must try to reason with belanna and get her medical attention while trying to respect his friend and deny her uncharacteristic sexual advances. Ensign voriks attempt to make belanna his mate during pon farr biochemically destabilizes belanna, heightening her own aggressive emotions towards taking a mate. Voyager season 1 instead lead off season 2 in rather hohum fashion, excepting maybe the 37s which too was marred by the awful characterization of fred noonan.
Neelix comes in with this line and janeway almost cracks up. Every seven years, the adult vulcan undergoes an extreme and erratic physical and psychological imbalance, which can be fatal if the mating ritual is not carried out. Commander tuvok, is in his quarters, being examined by lt. Voyager, who are stranded on the far side of the galaxy the delta quadrant, 75,000 light years from earth and struggling to make. Physical desire takes on a dangerous degree of urgency in this episode of the scifi television series star trek. A trained medical assistant, paris has taken over the doctors duties until his return. Janeway destroyed the device during a battle rather than let it be misused, stranding her ship seventyfive years travel time from home. The doctor realises that vorik is undergoing the pon farr, the vulcan mating urge that. Given that spock was the franchises most iconic character, there were certain expectations that came with that.
Tom says that pon farr would explain a lot about belannas. After they get in a brawl over the matter, torres begins showing signs of the ponfarr herself. The pon farr occurred approximately once every seven years during adulthood. The technologically advanced police state was a darker turn than i usually associate with star trek, and i liked that the inciting incident of the episode was a resources issue. Mcneill cited the episode as one of his favorites from the first three seasons of star trek. Pulled to the far side of the galaxy, where the federation is 75 years away at maximum warp speed, a starfleet ship must cooperate with maquis rebels to find a way home. Starfleet lieutenant torres roxann dawson is preparing for a mission. Its rare that star trek sexualizes a woman in a way thats not just lowcut, tight clothes and male gaze, and of course this does that to a certain extent, but it also shows a strong woman unapologetic. This episode focuses on life aboard the federation spacecraft uss voyager, stranded on the opposite side of the galaxy as earth. Star trek voyager uss equinox crew dressing down duration.
When ensign vorik finds himself at the mercy of his first pon farr cycle. Belanna torres experiences symptoms similar to pon farr after being. The overall storyline revolves around the crew of the u. The strong chemical imbalance affects belanna torres as well, leading her to irrational. Voyager was always going to have to do a ponfarr episode. An archive of our own, a project of the organization for transformative works. The one episode that gives some focus to vorik, and its really, really creepy.
This episodes exploration of pon farr is a return to the concept, as the idea was originally conceived and executed in amok time, an episode of star trek. After they get in a brawl over the matter, torres begins showing. When attacked by a species that detests holographic beings, seven download the doctors program into her implants. On a trip to riverside shipyards he encounters jamison kirk and instantly knows she will save him from the fires of the plak tow. Deep space nine celebrated this occasion with an episode called trials and tribbleations, which was a direct crossover with the trouble.
Star trek voyager s 3 e 15 blood fever recap tv tropes. The strong chemical imbalance affects belanna torres as well, leading her to irrational thoughts and behavior. It seems that the smuggler ship named the argo has been seen in this system recently and starfleet is eager to get their hands on her and her crew. After they get in a brawl over the matter, torres begins showing signs of the pon farr herself. Voyager needed something that would have been easy to get in the federation, but was much more difficult to get in this remote, foreign, hostile section of space. Tuvok who is over 100 years old has gone through it at least ten times and has four children so has much more experience and discipline to help cope. Voyager season 3 is still fairly uneven in quality, but some good old st staples still get some good use in this season. Pon farr is a concept that was introduced in the original star trek series. Enterprise journeyed to vulcan, where his betrothed mate chose another. After proving its longterm potential in season 2, star trek. A death in the family 2 years ago search is not endorsed or sponsered by cbs studios inc, paramount pictures corp or its associated subsidiaries.
Pon farr was the vulcan time of mating and was thus a major part of the reproductive cycle. The original series episode amok time and the film star trek iii. During pon farr, a vulcan lost all emotional control and had to address the condition or risk death. High points for the maquisstarfleet crew in season three include basics, pt. Pon farr memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki fandom.
Enterprise journeyed to vulcan, where his betrothed mate chose another champion to fight for her captain kirk. Voyager continues in season 3, as the show finally starts to more closely resemble, you know, star trek. However, pon farr didnt have a lot of background information or story. In the episode blood fever, belanna takes one of the boldest steps of female empowerment shown in any star trek series by naming herself as her champion against vorik. Here are 10 of the most memorable odd couples of star trek, ranked. On voyager, tuvok finally starts to exhibit pon farr, the vulcan. Other top episodes from season 3 include an episode featuring q the q and the grey and flashback where tuvok tim russ relives his time aboard the u. The confused and violent torres must in turn look to lt. In the first episode, the uss voyager was pulled across the galaxy by an alien device. Ensign vorik experiences the pon farr, and unwittingly transfers the sevenyear mating urge into lt. This is not an extremely deep episode of voyager, but it is effective on its own terms. This is a surprisingly sensual episode, in which the vulcan ensign vorik passes pon farr basically, vulcans in heat onto belanna. Even with its fictional faster than light warp drive it will take decades.
Spock experiences pon farr and is returned to his home planet vulcan by captain kirk and dr. Mating was the most usual way to successfully resolve pon farr, but ritual combat and intensive meditation were also used. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, jennifer lien. Voyager follows the adventures of the federation starship voyager, which is under the command of captain kathryn janeway. Blood fever episode memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki.
Pon farr was introduced and prominently featured in the original star trek series episode amok time, written by theodore sturgeon. Only after mccoy deceived spock by injecting kirk with a substance that simulated death did spock return to his normal, logical demeanor. It was additionally referenced in the first draft script of ultimately undeveloped tas episode point of extinction. Although the story begins with the starfleet and maquis crew members at odds with each. Ensign vorik undergoes the vulcan mating drive known as pon farr. Every seven years, vulcan males and females become aroused. During the concert, tuvok breaks down emotionally due to the pon farr, and the doctor improvises to put him back under control. It is pon farr time in the star trek universe once again with blood fever written by lisa klink, aired february 5, 1997, episode 57 of star trek. According to tim russ, this episode gave an opportunity to explore several questions about the concept, some having been answered in the earlier episode. Voyager is in pursuit of a rebel maquis ship in the alpha. Somehow this mutated until it now affects all vulcans. Odd couples are people who, despite their many personality differences and clashes, form friendships, and many such relationships develop in the star trek universe. Nov 10, 2017 this is a surprisingly sensual episode, in which the vulcan ensign vorik passes pon farr basically, vulcans in heat onto belanna.
Fahnrich vorik infiziert belanna torres mit dem pon farr, dem vulkanischen paarungsdrang. An episode so blandly bad that producer brannon braga called it a royal, steaming stinker. An interesting sign of increasing flanderization as the franchise has gone on, as well. Nov 09, 2016 voyager was always going to have to do a ponfarr episode. On voyager, tuvok finally starts to exhibit pon farr, the vulcan mating time. Mar 22, 2008 during the concert, tuvok breaks down emotionally due to the pon farr, and the doctor improvises to put him back under control. Voyager first aired in in 1995 and is set around the same time as tng and ds9 year 2371. The thirdnew generation star trek, it ran for seven seasons, from january 1995 through may 2001. After all, voyager was the first star trek show to feature a fullblooded vulcan character in the title cast and the first spinoff to feature a regular with pointed ears. Enterprise, only vulcan males were afflicted by pon farr. Voyager, who are stranded on the far side of the galaxy the delta quadrant, 75,000 light years from earth and struggling to make their way home. Voyager outings gravity and tinker tenor doctor spy.