Nemesis
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 24 September 1997
- ON
- UPN
- STARDATE
- 51082.4
- DIRECTED BY
- Alexander Singer
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 171
WRITTEN BYWritten by Kenneth Biller
Stranded on a jungle world after his shuttle is shot down, Chakotay is taken in by the Vori, soldiers fighting a brutal war against an enemy they call the Kradin.
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Chakotay's shuttle comes down on a jungle planet, where he is found by the Vori, soldiers waging a desperate war against the Kradin. At first an outsider, he is gradually drawn into their struggle. He shares their hardships, picks up their distinctive way of speaking, and watches in horror as Kradin troops appear to commit atrocities against villagers and his new comrades. Meanwhile Janeway works with the Kradin ambassador, Treen, to find her missing first officer. By the time Tuvok reaches him, Chakotay is so consumed by hatred that he sees his rescuer as one of the enemy. The truth emerges: the whole ordeal was a Vori indoctrination programme, using drugs and staged experiences to turn recruits against the Kradin. Back on Voyager, Janeway admits she cannot say which side is in the right, and Chakotay finds that the hatred planted in him does not simply disappear.
- 01Filmed third in the season but broadcast fourth, after “Day of Honor”.
- 02A Kradin is later seen in the fighting arena in “Tsunkatse”.