Photonic life forms mistake the characters in toms holonovel for real people, which leads to a war with the holodeck characters. Voyager took a memorable break from its run of serious fifthseason episodes with bride of chaotica. Voyager, and so fans were caught by surprise and thoroughly entertained when suddenly bride of chaotica. Chaotica s death ray was previously seen as a weapon in the forests of minos in the star trek. The bride of chaotica memory beta, noncanon star trek wiki. I also loved the episode timeless, course oblivion, and the last episode equinox. Season 5, episode 12 bride of chaotica first aired. Episodes like this one tear down that cinematic fourth wall in our minds. Voyager is stranded on a subspace sandbar, and photonic aliens have boarded the holodeck. Nicholas worth previously played sorm in the star trek. The point of the episode is to show the cast and crew of voyager paying homage to an idea, perhaps so well experience. The anomaly links the holodeck to a dimension inhabited by photonic lifeforms, who mistake the world of captain proton for reality. But without a doubt, my favorite happened to be the third proton story titled, bride of chaotica. The date was january 27, 1999, or 20 years ago today.
And each one is great in a different way than the last. In 2375, the program was running when uss voyager was stuck in subspace. Guide to the star trek voyager episode bride of chaotica includes summary, credits, images and transcripts. In 2019, comic book resources rated bride of chaotica. In the midst of paris latest holodeck installment of the adventures of captain proton, voyager runs into a gravimetric force and stops. The bride of chaotica was included in earth starship enterprises motion picture library in the year 2153. Tuvok determines they have become trapped in a layer of subspace that is. Meanwhile, the uss voyager falls out of warp and loses control to several systems. The way the robot merely quiets his warnings after tom gives it a zetz. Voyager and her crew faced some pretty tough times during season five of star trek. An episode like bride of chaotica is intended, im pretty sure and should be taken as pure fun. The scampering motion with which arachnia pounces on chaoticas henchman. When using chaoticas microphone to contact tom paris.
One of the aspects of star trek voyager that i have truly enjoyed over the other trek shows were the holoprograms featured or the episodes centered in the two holodecks. To break them free voyagers intrepid crew must play parts in the drama with janeway as arachnia, queen of the spider people. When subspace photonic aliens find the program, they believe it is real. It was 20 years ago this week that the bridge set of voyager caught fire and lucky for all of us, the result was the classic episode bride of chaotica. When photonic aliens enter voyagers holodeck and mistake one of paris programs for reality, the crew must assume the roles of holodeck characters to avoid an interdimensional war. While tom paris and harry kim are running an episode of their captain proton holodeck programs, voyager gets caught in a layer of. A script of this episode was also sold off while the costume of martin rayner as doctor chaotica was auctioned on the profiles in history auction. Brent spiner, levar burton and jeri ryan star trek comicpalooza panel duration. Photonic energy life forms mistake the characters in toms holonovel for real people. Star trek, in all its various forms, has never shied away from taking on the issues of the day. The villain in toms program meets the aliens, and decides to go to war against them. That battle is holding voyager in a subspace riff, and its losing power.
In the string theory trilogy, it is revealed that the void was caused by voyager helping to seal a rift in space that opened up to exosia, the home dimension of the nacene. Star trek voyager episode bride of chaotica captain kathryn janeway as arachnia queen of the spider people. Doctor chaotica was added on 27jul2016, as the top ranked reward for the rerun event they came from the holodeck 2 doctor chaotica s combination of science with the hologram trait allows him to unlock a node in the professors deadline. It really looks like the whole cast and crew from preproduction to post had fun with it. But, by all argumentative respects the bride of chaotica and voyager as a whole is a decent episode and automatically dismissing it would be like the classic battlestar galactica fans dismissing its reboot and theres no one out there that will deny that the reboot was really kick ass. When voyager becomes stuck in some sort of gravimetric sandbar, one of tom paris holodeck programs, the adventures of captain proton, which was running at the time, gets strange alien visitors who exist as holodeck like photons. The doctor as the president of earth in black and white voyager. Voyager airing on the upn network, the 12th episode of the. Weekly episode discussion voy 5x12 bride of chaotica. The bride of chaotica was a science fiction film, part of the adventures of captain proton series. The fourth series in the star trek franchise, it served as the third sequel to star trek. The voyager crew encounters photonic life forms that.
It is based on the holodeck program of tom paris as captain proton. And so, my dear, the day you have always dreamed of has arrived. Holodeck planet x the emh is dressed in a sober suit, just like the aliens. This subspace sand bar, as they nickname it, is home to a race of photonic aliens that arent able to detect voyager or its carbon based life forms e. The only person that can stop him is captain janeway in the role of queen arachnia of the spider people. Doctor chaotica was a holodeck character in the adventures of captain proton. The bride of chaotica is also a science fiction film referenced in the star trek. One such holo program was the adventures of captain proton stories created by voyager s chief pilot, tom paris. Which is something you need every once in a while in even the best sciencefiction universes. January 27, 1999 106 of 168 produced 105 of 168 aired introduction a race of aliens mistake toms captain proton holodeck stories for reality and attempt to enter it, stop voyager in its tracks.
The next generation episode the arsenal of freedom. The lack of effort with which tom and harry subdue chaoticas henchmen. Star trek voyager season 5 episode 12 bride of chaotica. The potential for a first contact relationship to be developed is lost amidst the absurd drama of bride of chaotica. Just as doctor chaotica warns at the end of this episode, he makes a return appearance specifically, in the season 7 installment shattered. Aliens from a photonic universe mistake the adventures of captain proton for reality and go to war with dr chaotica. One such holo program was the adventures of captain proton stories created by voyagers chief pilot, tom paris. Like a lot of voyager episodes, there is a sense that bride of chaotica. Voyager airing on the upn network, the 12th episode of the fifth season. With kate mulgrew, robert beltran, roxann dawson, robert duncan mcneill. Unknownphotonic life forms mistake the characters in toms holonovel for real people, which leads to a war with the holodeck ch.
Bride of chaotica at, the official website bride of chaotica at memory alpha, a canon star trek wiki bride of chaotica at wikipedia, the free encyclopedia bride of chaotica at the internet movie database. It begins as several other episodes have begunwith. As tom and harry run an episode of their captain proton holodeck program, voyager gets caught in a layer of subspace. The plot of this episode vaguely resembles sergey lukyanenkos 1997 published cyberpunk novel labyrinth of reflections, in which a noncorporeal though not photonic entity from another world interacts with humans only through virtual reality. Cbs kate mulgrew is fantastic as the queen of all queens yes, i hope youre listening alice and susanna.
Queen arachnia nee captain kathryn janeway queen of the spider people in tom paris period piece sci fi holodeck program the adventures of captain proton. In the middle of a new chapter of captain proton, subspace rifts. The point of the episode is to show the cast and crew of voyager paying homage to an idea, perhaps so well experience vicariously the fun they. Captain janeway must enter the holodeck program as the sultry queen arachnia to put a stop to things. It originally aired from january 1995 to may 2001 on upn, lasting for 172 episodes over seven seasons. Tv episode 1999 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Voyager dvd order season 5 episode 12 bride of chaotica. His breast pocket bears the insignia of the federation of planets. I dont mind that the episode is mostly in black and white, i dont even mind so much the overthetop acting though its not my favorite style, and the plot itself is actually quite interesting. Chaotica dying, whereupon music plays on an imagizer and the words the end appear.
But one which always is always a blast to watch is bride of chaotica. Sure enough chaotica returns to menace janeway one more time in shattered. Rewatch season 5, episode 12 the adventures of captain proton, chapter 18. Loved the scene in the holodeck when janeway posed as the real arachnia in order to defeat the evil dr chaotica by lowering his lightening shield and restoring order. It was star trek at its silliest, most fun and totally absurd. If by juxtaposing a 1930s take on scifi with a 90s take, it suggests that both are equally ludicrous in the context of whats plausible in the real universe. Holodeck episodes are tricky creatures, because they often leave you with the sensation that they happened because the writers really needed a change of pace but, more often than not, that the writers ended up having a lot more fun than the audience. While tom paris and harry kim are running an episode of their captain proton holodeck programs, voyager gets caught in a layer of subspace.
Whilst harry and tom are enjoying the latest episode of the captain proton holoprogram, voyager gets stuck in a subspace anomaly. When photonic aliens enter voyager s holodeck and mistake one of paris programs for reality, the crew must assume the roles of holodeck characters to avoid an interdimensional war. Set in the 24th century, when earth is part of a united. In it, voyager runs aground on a subspace sandbar just as an alien presence makes itself felt and right as tom paris and harry kim are indulging in chapter 18 of toms holodeck program, the adventures of captain proton. A photonic alien life form from outside of voyager has accidentally gotten into a battle with pariss hollonemesis, the evil prince chaotica. Chaotica s throne was previously used as minister odalas chair in distant origin as well as the alien throne in the 1993 film coneheads. I expected that by the end of the episode, someone on voyager would. The title character of this film was queen arachnia, who was to be the bride of the recurring villain character, doctor chaotica. Great acting as the dr plays teddy roosevelt, and captain janeway gets talked into playing the vampy queen arachnia to the archevil dr. It takes place on the hollodeck in a black and white parody of a 1930s buck rogers serial. The clanky, hilariously unconvincing nature of chaoticas walking water heater of a robot. A layer of subspace is acting as a sandbar and disrupting the ships warp field. Captain proton was featured in at least four episodes three in season five and one in season seven. I think it is the worst episode of voyager i have seen.
The holodeck characters interpret this as an attack, and soon dr. Voyager relied way, way too much on holodeck stories. The plot revolved around the holodeck and the captain photon program, which became necessary after a fire broke out on the bridge set and it couldnt be used for a period of time. Tom paris sarcastically suggests that the crew of voyager all get out and push to get the ship out of the subspace sandbar, the same course of action he suggested in voy. Paris and kim are watching a recap of last weeks proton episode, which shows their rocketship destroyed by chaoticas fiendish death ray.
I highly recommend star trek voyager to all science fiction fans especially seasons 3,4,5, and 7. Their mission to defeat the evil chaotica, star of pariss captain proton holoseries. Bride of chaotica is a great episode of star treks voyager. Were aware that this isnt a story being told so much as a meditation on much older cinema. Bride of chaotica the president of earth was a fictional character in the adventures of captain proton.
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