S1.E14

Jetrel

Episode aired May 15, 1995
TV-PG
45m

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Kate Mulgrew and Ethan Phillips in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Neelix is diagnosed with a fatal illness by a Haakonian named Jetrel. The same man who'd developed a doomsday weapon which destroyed a Talaxian moon and killed Neelix's family.Neelix is diagnosed with a fatal illness by a Haakonian named Jetrel. The same man who'd developed a doomsday weapon which destroyed a Talaxian moon and killed Neelix's family.Neelix is diagnosed with a fatal illness by a Haakonian named Jetrel. The same man who'd developed a doomsday weapon which destroyed a Talaxian moon and killed Neelix's family.

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Kate Mulgrew

Capt. Kathryn Janeway

Robert Beltran

Cmdr. Chakotay

Roxann Dawson

Lt. B'Elanna Torres
(as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)

Jennifer Lien

Kes…

Robert Duncan McNeill

Lt. Tom Paris

Ethan Phillips

Neelix

Robert Picardo

The Doctor

Tim Russ

Lt. Tuvok

Garrett Wang

Ensign Harry Kim

James Sloyan

Ma'bor Jetrel

Larry Hankin

Gaunt Gary

Majel Barrett

Voyager Computer
(voice)

Johnetta Anderson

Holographic Bar Patron
(uncredited)

Derek Anthony

Operations Division Officer
(uncredited)

Kimberly Auslander

Command Division Ensign
(uncredited)

Jasmin Bischoff

Engineer
(uncredited)

John Copage

Science Division Officer
(uncredited)

James Delano

Waiter
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The debate between Neelix and Jetrel resembles the debate that took place before the bomb was dropped on Hiroshima. It was discussed dropping it in an uninhabited area to demonstrate its power, but it was ultimately decided that wouldn't be a powerful enough message so Hiroshima was chosen.

Goofs
Janeway as previously discussed, gave the Doctor the power to turn himself off and also prevent himself being turned off by others, yet he does not do so when Jetrel deactivates him.

Quotes
Neelix: A man goes back to Rinax after the Cascade. Back to what had been his home. To look for survivors. But the impact of the blast has set off hundreds of fires and... there's nothing there. Just smoldering ruins and the stench of seared flesh. But in the distance, in the middle of all that emptiness, from out of this... huge cloud of billowing dust... he can see bodies moving. Whimpering. Coming toward him. They're monsters... their flesh horribly charred. The color of shale. One of them comes toward him, mangled arms outstretched. And he can't help it, he-he-he turns away, frightened. But then the thing speaks. And he knows by the sound of her voice that she's not a monster at all, but a child. A little girl.
Dr. Ma'Bor Jetrel: [overcome with emotion] Mr. Neelix, I...
Neelix: Her name was Palaxia. We brought her back to Talax with the other survivors. Over the next few weeks I stayed at her bedside and watched her wither away. Those are consequences, Dr. Jetrel.

Connections
Referenced in Star Trek: Enterprise: Carbon Creek (2002)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

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8/10

A solid episode that elicited a few tears from me.

I see in the reviews that many people did not enjoy this episode, but I personally did. True, Neelix is not my favourite character either, but still, I thought Ethan Phillips did a great job acting in this episode, as did James Sloyan who played Dr. Jetrel. I particularly enjoyed the scene where they debated each other - it was very emotional, and I actually teared up at the same point that Jetrel did.

I tend to like the Star Trek episodes that are more philosophical, and this episode was like that, as there was a lot of discussion about if a scientist should be held responsible for what others do with this creation; and similarly, should a scientist do everything he can to advance scientific knowledge, or should he avoid making discoveries that could be used wrongly by others?

This episode gave me some good food for thought. I did like it. And it was nice to see Neelix act more like a regular person and not like such a goofball.