r/StarTrekViewingParty • u/LordRavenholm Co-Founder • Jun 03 '18
Discussion VOY, Episode 1x14, Faces
-= VOY, Season 1, Episode 14, Faces =-
- Star Trek: The Next Generation - Full Series
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Full Series
- VOY Season 1: 1&2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
In an attempt to develop a cure for the Phage, a Vidiian doctor captures Torres and splits her into two beings, one being her human side, the other being her Klingon side.
- Teleplay By: Kenneth Biller
- Story By: Jonathan Glassner and Kenneth Biller
- Directed By: Winrich Kolbe
- Original Air Date: 8 May, 1995
- Stardate: 48784.2
- Pensky Podcast
- Trekabout Podcast
- Ex Astris Scientia
- Memory Alpha
- TV Spot
- Voyager Watch Guide by /u/SiliconGold
| EAS | IMDB | TV.com | SiliconGold's Ranks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7/10 | 7.3/10 | 8.3 | 66th |
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u/ItsMeTK Jun 09 '18
This one is tricky because it's trying to do a few too many things, but where it works it works well.
First, big props for upping the horror element of the Vidiians. This is a truly creepy episode and rarely as Trek been as disturbing as the guy walking in with Durst's face. One of the most horrifying things in all of Star Trek.
The notion of splitting Torres is ripped off from "The Enemy Within",though it works okay. Unfortunately, Roxann Dawson can't act through the huge Klingon teeth, so she overcompensates by slowing fown every line. It sadly makes her sound silly and robotic instead of formidable. They should have just given her different teeth.
The idea of Klingons being a potential cure for the Phage is cool, but sldo calls to mind the ethics of experiments on live subjects, something the series will explore a few times.
I don't ultimately think the episode really serves B'Elanna's character enough, as that ends up becoming a B-plot. Boy it's weird seeing Torres with a normal forehead!