Star Trek: Voyager
This article contains a abbreviated consultation to depression and suicide .
Summary
Despite a near family relationship onStar Trek : Voyager , Captain Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and Commander Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) had some intense feud during the show ’s seven seasons . Janeway and Chakotay are one of the most interesting command team intheStar Trektimeline . The two started as fairly cut - and - dry enemies when Janeway was send to track down Chakotay ’s Maquis ship after it vanish in the Badlands . However , after both her and Chakotay ’s crews became stranded in the Delta Quadrant inVoyager ’s pilot sequence , " Caretaker , " Janeway and Chakotay agreed to combine their resourcefulness and mold together to get home .
After Chakotay ’s gang became part ofVoyager ’s cast of graphic symbol , Janeway and Chakotay ship on building an vivid friendship that was sometimes charged with romantic alchemy . Despite never becoming a couple onVoyager , the two deal an intimacy that most otherStar Trekcommand squad did not , and this was observable in legion episode of the serial publication . Janeway and Chakotay in the main work well together , eventually navigating their ship and crew to safety gadget back in the Alpha Quadrant by the end ofVoyager ’s campaign , but there were also numerous times when they did n’t get along .
Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay were never romantically involved on Star Trek : Voyager , thanks in part to a request made by Kate Mulgrew .
7Alliances
Season 2, episode 14
" alliance " was one of the earliestVoyagerepisodes that show a tangible battle between Janeway and Chakotay , but at long last the feud was check to a single installment and had little encroachment on the show as a whole . During the episode , Janeway and Chakotay engaged in an line of reasoning over whether to attempt an coalition with the Kazon , who had been terrorizing the ship sinceVoyagerseason 1.In actuality , the fight between Janeway and Chakotay boiled down to whether or not to adopt more Maquis principlesand tactics to survive in the Delta Quadrant against thing like that Kazon ’s flack .
Ultimately , although an interesting microcosm of some larger issues inVoyager ’s first couple of seasons , " confederation " did n’t turn back a specially juicy Janeway and Chakotay feud .
While the discussion of Starfleet vs. Maquis progeny was interesting , this feud was so short - lived that it ’s almost entirely forgettable in the grand scheme ofVoyager ’s timeline . The fact that the episode heavily involved the Kazon also did n’t help the popularity of Janeway and Chakotay ’s arguing . The Kazon were a universally hatedVoyagervillain , and most of their storyline terminate up being single that audiences would rather forget . finally , although an interesting microcosm of some orotund issues inVoyager ’s first two seasons , " bond " did n’t control a in particular naughty Janeway and Chakotay feud .
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6Parallax
Season 1, episode 3
Aside from their minimal conflict inVoyager ’s pilot instalment , the first real fight between Janeway and Chakotay happened in instalment 2 , " Parallax , " over the interrogation of who would become the ship ’s Chief Engineer . The feud focus around whether it was a in force idea to promote the former Maquis B’Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ) to Chief Engineerover the Starfleet Lieutenant Carey ( Josh Clark ) . While Janeway was on Carey ’s side initially , she finish up getting persuade by B’Elanna ’s actions during the installment and Chakotay ’s argument .
Although the conflict over B’Elanna in " Parallax " was dandy at establishingVoyager ’s character kinetics , it was also jolly short - lived , not work up much beyond one episode . The conflict was also apprehensible since Janeway was still feel her manner into swear Chakotay and his crew , and the argument ended by show that she could bank on his judgment . The issues at stake were more interesting than " confederation , " but the outcome was reasonably predictableand well forgotten about once everything was resolved .
5Year Of Hell, Parts 1 & 2
Season 4, episodes 8 & 9
Often believe one ofVoyager ’s skillful two - part episodes,“Year of Hell , Parts 1 & 2 " also contain a more nuanced engagement between Janeway and Chakotay . As the result of a series of devastating attacks by Annorax ( Kurwood Smith ) of the Krenim Imperium , the USS Voyager was sternly damage , with the crew suffering multiple injuries . Over the trend of several months , Annorax ’s attacks pass on , further destroying the ship . Throughout this , there was tension between Janeway and Chakotay about whether to abandon the ship to save the gang or ride out and keep fighting .
Even though it did n’t publicise until midway through season 4 , the " Year of Hell " storyline was tease inVoyagerseason 3 during the Kes - centrical instalment " Before and After . "
Despite the calibre of " Year of Hell " as an episode , Janeway and Chakotay ’s battle in the plot line was surprisingly curtly - lived , and even before it ended , never peculiarly heated . It was clear that Chakotay was firmly on the side of give up ship during the sequence , but he kept his opinions mostly to himself and insteadgenerally worked to keep Janeway from fall back her humanity during her unrelenting combat against Annorax ’s plan of attack . Chakotay was also catch by the Krenim at the end of the episode ’s Part 1 , efficaciously ending any more lineal contact with Janeway .
The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they’ve never faced before.
4The Voyager Conspiracy
Season 6, episode 9
A highly diverting installment , " The Voyager Conspiracy " leave one of the few times Janeway and Chakotay were flim-flam into a feud rather than naturally finding one between themselves . In this case , Seven of Nine ’s ( Jeri Ryan)paranoid behaviour after a botched acculturation of a massive amount of the ship ’s data get Janeway and Chakotay to suspect each other of plot behind the other ’s back . In realism , Seven fundamentally pitted the two against each other needlessly , which Janeway and Chakotay get word only after a suspicion - laced conversation .
Although their conflict in " The Voyager Conspiracy " was manufactured , Janeway and Chakotay ’s confusion and suspicion of each other during the episode was sincerely fun to look out . Seven ’s ability to effectively set them at odds was quite uproarious , and a casing of mistake or misinterpretation always get to for good battle . On the flip side , the end of the sequence reaffirmed Janeway and Chakotay ’s friendship during a aspect where they jibe to never stop trusting each other again . Even though the difference of opinion start no further , the complete arc of it was gratify .
Seven and Chakotay ’s romance never knead in Star Trek : Voyager and Jeri Ryan and Robert Beltran have been outspoken about why their love taradiddle failed .
3Night
Season 5, episode 1
" Night " moderate one of the more emotionally vivid feuds between Janeway and Chakotay , mostly because it surrounded Janeway ’s mental health . The episode kicked off time of year 5 with a plot line that envision Voyager ’s crew trip through a completely starless part of blank space . This had numerous psychological essence on the gang , most of all Janeway who fell into a recondite depression . Throughout the installment , she continually butt heads with Chakotay over whether she was still set to launch the ship , cussedly refuse to come out of her quarters until the instalment ’s conflict forced her back out into the open .
" Night " revealed a lot about Janeway and Chakotay ’s quality and how their relationship was faring close to five age into their journeying home .
It should be noted that Janeway and Chakotay ’s dispute in " Night " was not the event of any betray on either part , but rather Janeway ’s deteriorate genial health causing her to be too hard on herself . Still , the tension between Janeway and Chakotay during the episode was genuinely dramaticand made for some herculean tantrum , climax in Chakotay needing to verbalise Janeway down from conk on essentially a suicide mission with the rest of the crew ’s helper . " Night " revealed a lot about Janeway and Chakotay ’s character and how their relationship was faring roughly five years into their journeying home .
2Scorpion, Parts 1 & 2
Season 3, episode 26, and season 4, episode 1
When considering sequence with Janeway and Chakotay feuds duringVoyager ’s political campaign , " Scorpion Parts 1 & 2 " bear out above the rest . The episodes themselves reached new heights forVoyager , boast the innovation of Species 8472 and acting as the beginning of the show ’s substantial Borg plotline thanks to the first appearance of Seven of Nine . However , amid all the topsy-turvyness ofVoyager ’s first foray into Borg space,“Scorpion " was at nitty-gritty a reexamination of Janeway and Chakotay ’s relationship , force their trust in each other to the limit .
" Scorpio the Scorpion ’s " main rootage of the struggle was Janeway ’s desire to friend with the Borg , something no other Starfleet gang had accomplished . Although the beginning reaffirmed how much Janeway relied on Chakotay , his clear disfavor of her program led to a monumental rift between the two by the end of Part 1 . In Part 2 , things devolved even further when Chakotay broke his promise to uphold the alliance during his command of the ship when Janeway was spite . “Scorpion " prove the first major breach of trust between the two characters , and introduced more complex dynamics into their kinship .
1Equinox, Parts 1 & 2
Season 5, episode 26, and season 6, episode 1
Of all the feud that Janeway and Chakotay had throughoutVoyager , the one in"Equinox portion 1 & 2 " was unequivocally the best , most intense fight the two ever engage in . The episode is another firm two - parter , revolving around Voyager ’s crew encountering another Starfleet ship in the Delta Quadrant , the USS Equinox . When it became clear that the Equinox bunch had to a great extent compromised their rule by slaughtering an alien species to use as fuel to get them home faster , Captain Janeway began a relentless pursuit to taste and lend them to justness .
While Chakotay did n’t fit with what the Equinox crew had done , it was Janeway ’s brutal maneuver that guide to difference between the two . In fact , Chakotay nearly committed mutiny against Janeway after she almost killed an Equinox crew memberwhile torturing him for info . Things got so bad that Janeway briefly remove Chakotay from command , and although the conflict was resolved , their relationship was leave more shaken than it had ever been . Out of all the feuds between Janeway and Chakotay inStar Trek : Voyager , it is the most surprising that they ever retrieve from the events of " Equinox . "
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The 5th entry in the Star Trek franchise , Star Trek : Voyager , is a sci - fi serial that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journeying back to their home after find themselves ground at the far end of the Milky Way Galaxy . Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway , the series follow the work party as they venture through sincerely uncharted orbit of space , with novel mintage , friend , foes , and enigma to clear as they worm with the politics of a crew in a situation they ’ve never faced before .
