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Line 1: ~~{{DISPLAYTITLE:Dreadnought (''Star Trek: Voyager'')}}~~ {{Infobox television episode \| image = ~~\| title = Dreadnought~~ \| ~~image~~caption = ~~\| caption =~~ \| series = [[Star Trek: Voyager]] \| season = 2 Line 12 ⟶ 10: \| director = [[LeVar Burton]] \| music = [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)\|Dennis McCarthy]] \| guests = * [[Raphael Sbarge]] - Michael Jonas * [[Nancy Hower]] - Ensign [[Samantha Wildman]] Line 20 ⟶ 18: \| next = [[Death Wish (Star Trek: Voyager)\|Death Wish]] \| episode_list = List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes \| season_article = Star Trek: Voyager (season 2) }} ~~__NOTOC__~~ "'''Dreadnought'''" is the 33rd episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', the 17th episode in the [[Star Trek: Voyager (season 2)\|second season]]. A spaceship, the [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)\|USS Voyager]], lost on the other side of the Galaxy must contend with their situation and alien factions. This episode features Chief Engineer [[B'Elanna Torres\|B'Elanna]], in a plot involving an old [[Cardassian]] weapon that was taken to the Delta Quadrant, and encountered by the [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)\|Voyager starship]]. The background for this episode was previously established in other shows involving [[Maquis (Star Trek)\|Maquis]], the Cardassians, and [[Starfleet]]. "'''Dreadnought'''" is the 33rd episode of ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', the 17th episode in the [[Star Trek: Voyager season 2\|second season]]. The [[USS Voyager (Star Trek)\|''USS Voyager'']] encounters a [[Cardassian]] weapon that is en route to destroy an innocent civilization in the Delta Qudarant due to sabotage by Chief Engineer [[B'Elanna Torres\|B'Elanna]] during her time as a member of the [[Maquis (Star Trek)\|Maquis]]. The episode aired on [[UPN]] on February 12, 1996.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Star Trek: Voyager\|url=https://www.tvguide.com/tvshows/star-trek-voyager/episodes-season-2/1000266610/\|access-date=2021-02-25\|website=TVGuide.com~~\|language=en~~ }}</ref> == Overview == This episode is directed by [[LeVar ~~Burton\|Levar~~ Burton]] and written by Garry Holland.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Ruditis\|first=Paul\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEPl84FQpxgC~~&pg=PA95~~&dq=star+trek+voyager+repression&hlpg=~~en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie-73dtIPvAhVMk1kKHXQoDuwQ6AEwB3oECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=star%20trek%20voyager%20repression&f=false~~PA95\|title=Star Trek Voyager Companion\|date=2003\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-0-7434-1751-8~~\|language=en~~ }}</ref> Guest stars include [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Nancy Hower]], [[Michael Spound]], and Dan Kern.<ref name=":0" /> Actress [[Majel Barrett~~\|Majel Barret~~]] is the voice of the computer, with a co-star credit.<ref name=":0" />▼ ~~[[File:Roxann Dawson (cropped).JPG\|thumb\|left\|Roxann Dawson is cast as Chief Engineer Torres]]~~ ▲This episode is directed by [[LeVar Burton\|Levar Burton]] and written by Garry Holland.<ref name=":0">{{Cite book\|last=Ruditis\|first=Paul\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEPl84FQpxgC&pg=PA95&dq=star+trek+voyager+repression&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwie-73dtIPvAhVMk1kKHXQoDuwQ6AEwB3oECAgQAg#v=onepage&q=star%20trek%20voyager%20repression&f=false\|title=Star Trek Voyager Companion\|date=2003\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=978-0-7434-1751-8\|language=en}}</ref> Guest stars include [[Raphael Sbarge]], [[Nancy Hower]], [[Michael Spound]], and Dan Kern.<ref name=":0" />Actress [[Majel Barrett\|Majel Barret]] is the voice of the computer, with a co-star credit.<ref name=":0" /> ~~The plot the episode involves a [[Cardassian]] bomb-spacecraft and [[Maquis (Star Trek)\|the Maquis]], with a focus on B'Elanna, the Voyager spaceship's chief engineer.<ref name=":0" />~~ Burton directed several other episodes in this television series. He had also played [[Geordi La Forge]] in the series ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' and reprising that role in the episode "[[Timeless (Star Trek: Voyager)\|Timeless]]" which he also directed.<ref>{{Cite book\|last=Ruditis\|first=Paul\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEPl84FQpxgC&pg=PA339&dq=Live+Fast+and+Prosper+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj2qK2P9onjAhVpm-AKHcxuBqIQ6AEIKDAA#v=onepage&q=Live%20Fast%20and%20Prosper%20(Star%20Trek:%20Voyager)&f=false\|title=Star Trek Voyager Companion\|date=2003\|publisher=Simon and Schuster\|isbn=9780743417518\|language=en}}</ref> Overall Burton would direct 8 episodes of this series.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-04-09\|title=Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies\|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-actor-directed-movies-episodes/\|access-date=2021-05-17\|website=ScreenRant\|language=en-US}}</ref> Overall, Burton directed 28 episodes of ''Star Trek'' television in this period, including for ''Star Trek: The Next Generation'', ''Star Trek: Deep Space Nine'', ''Star Trek: Voyager'', and ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.<ref>{{Cite web\|date=2021-04-09\|title=Star Trek: Every Actor Who Also Directed Episodes Or Movies\|url=https://screenrant.com/star-trek-actor-directed-movies-episodes/\|access-date=2021-05-15\|website=ScreenRant\|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~{{further\|List of Star Trek: Voyager cast members}}~~ ==Plot== Line 45 ⟶ 34: == Reception == In 2020, ''[[SyFy Wire]]'' ranked this episode the 13th best episode of ''Star Trek: Voyager''.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web\|url=https://www.syfy.com/syfywire/the-15-greatest-star-trek-voyager-episodes-ranked\|title=The 15 greatest Star Trek: Voyager episodes, ranked\|last=Pirrello\|first=Phil\|date=2020-01-16\|website=SYFY WIRE~~\|language=en~~ \|access-date=2020-01-19}}</ref> They commend the ~~television~~ episode as a "compelling and tense hour", remarking that it has "some of the most harrowing scenes in all of ''Trek'' history."<ref name=":1" /> In 2021, ''[[Tor.com]]'' gave it nine out ten, remarking that "Dawson’s dual performance as Torres and the ''Dreadnought'' computer is simply amazing".<ref>{{Cite web \|last=DeCandido \|first=Keith R. A. \|date=2020-05-14 \|title=Star Trek: Voyager Rewatch: "Dreadnought" \|url=https://www.tor.com/2020/05/14/star-trek-voyager-rewatch-dreadnought/ \|access-date=2022-03-30 \|website=Tor.com \|language=en-US}}</ref> ~~On TV.com "Dreadnought" has a rating of 8.2/10.<ref name="TV.com" />{{Dead link\|date=February 2019}}~~ ==See also== * [[Warhead (Star Trek: Voyager)]] ==References== Line 57 ⟶ 46: ==External links== {{wikiquote\|Star Trek: Voyager#Dreadnought .5B2.17.5D\|Dreadnought}} * {{IMDb episode~~\|0708880~~}} * {{Memory Alpha\|Dreadnought (episode)\|"Dreadnought"}} * {{StarTrek.com ~~link\|VOY~~\|~~68886~~dreadnought\|"Dreadnought"}} {{Star Trek: Voyager episodes\|2}} {{Star Trek Cardassian stories}} [[Category:Star Trek: Voyager (season 2) episodes]] [[Category:1996 American television episodes]] [[Category:Television episodes directed by LeVar Burton]] [[Category:Television episodes about space warfare]]