Unlike Janeway, Annorax's determination led to a more tragic conclusion. Like Mulgrew, Smith portrayed his character as a leader determined to save or protect those he held dear - his species, his homeworld and especially his family. The other outstanding performance came from guest star Kurtwood Smith, who portrayed the Krenim scientist, Annorax. Even if it meant sacrificing her health and sanity. Kate Mulgrew gave an outstanding performance as a besieged Kathryn Janeway, determined to keep her crew alive and ship together by any means possible. By the time Voyager was left with its senior staff (sans the kidnapped First Officer and Chief Pilot) after Janeway sent the rest of crew away in life pods, it had become a desolate place to be.īraga and Menosky provided the episode with plenty of complex drama and characterizations. Watching Voyager' become an increasingly uninhabitable vessel struck me as both fascinating and depressing. But "The Year of Hell" took place during a period of nearly an entire year. "The Year of Hell" featured the second time that Kathryn Janeway and her crew were forced to survive for a period of time in a damaged starship. The starship was also captured by alien forces on two or more occasions. There have been occasions in which Voyager's crew had encountered more powerful alien vessels and societies. Screenwriters Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky created a fascinating and complex tale of what could have befallen Voyager if some of Kes' experiences in "Before and After" had occurred in their regular timeline. In this new timeline, Janeway and the rest of Voyager's crew are forced to endure a "year of hell", as they struggle to survive. However, one of Annorax's actions allowed a formerly harmless Krenim ship that Voyager had encountered at the beginning of the episode to develop into a powerful starship and inflict heavy damage upon the Federation ship. And for two centuries, he has been creating one causality paradox after another in an attempt to get his wife back. Annorax's attempt to undo his actions led to the erasure of other worlds. But the erasure of the Zahl nearly caused the destruction of the Krenim. He used the to supervise the complete genocide of the Zahl, an enemy race that had ended the Krenim's status as a dominant power in their region of the Delta Quadrant. Unbeknownst to Voyager's crew, a Krenim military scientist named Annorax had developed a weapon ship designed to create temporal incursions. until something or someone alters the timeline. The Krenim space encountered by the Federation starship at the beginning of this episode seemed a lot more benign. Only Kes' description of Krenim space was set in an alternate timeline in which a very powerful race came dangerously close to destroying Voyager within a year. Voyager entering Krenim space, the same region of space that the former Ocampan crewman, Kes, had warned about in the Season Three episode called (3.21) "Before and After". While reading some of the TREK forums and message boards over the years, I have noticed that many fans seemed to harbor mixed views of the "STAR TREK VOYAGER" Season Four two-part episode called (4.08-4.09) "The Year of Hell". It was a solid start for the series, but it is the worst season of the show."STAR TREK VOYAGER" RETROSPECT: (4.08-4.09) "The Year of Hell" The writers and cast were still clearly trying to create and understand these characters throughout this season, which could explain the mediocrity of the first 15 episodes. There are no episodes that ratchet up tension or make the viewer fear for the life of a crewmember, despite The Phage trying to with Neelix. This season provides tolerable episodes, but no episodes that wow the audience like other entries in this list. It is well written and provides some great twists that gave audiences a glimpse into how good the writing on this show can be. Seska's story is more complex than that, however the main storyline in this episode is her betrayal of the Voyager crew. State of Flux provides tension and a brilliant reveal about Seska and shows what happens when a Marquis crew member cannot put aside their beliefs about Starfleet. A sudden change in the Marquis crew's beliefs about Starfleet and Voyager's crew would have been confusing to viewers, but this episode prevents that with an engaging storyline and solid writing. Highlighting the differences between the mentalities of the two crews in Learning Curve and providing a clear progression in how those views change throughout the episode allow viewers to identify where the changes have come from and why.
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