#unimatrix zero

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[captainjanewayandtheunicorndog]

The Ultimate Star Trek Voyager Tournament

Wildcard Tournament 1 - Round 1 - Match 8

Revulsion (S4E5) vs Unimatrix Zero (S6E26+S7E1) vs Repression (S7E4) vs Displaced (S3E24) vs Hope and Fear (S4E26) vs Elogium (S2E4) vs Drone (S5E2) vs Someone to Watch Over Me (S5E21) vs Ex Post Facto (S1E7) vs Once Upon a Time (S5E5)

Which episode should be back in the tournament?

Revulsion

Unimatrix Zero

Repression

Displaced

Hope and Fear

Elogium

Drone

Someone to Watch Over Me

Ex Post Facto

Once Upon a Time

Voting ended onMar 11

To see an overview of the tournament, click here.

[amalgam000]

Unimatrix 0 - "Surprise Me" 🥰🥹🩷

Couldn't resist making a Cartoon Voyager version of this iconic JC scene! Enjoy! ❤️

"I guess I better be going, huh?"

"You have the bridge."

Later, once Janeway is on the mend, Chakotay “surprises” his captain with a model of Voyager...

...which she will years later put on her ready room shelf (See what I did there?😉😆)

(And yes, he did have the carpets cleaned) 😆.

😉😆❤️ I hope this brightens your day!

[usstrekart]

"Unimatrix Zero, part II" (S07E01, Stardate 54014.4) asks a lot to ignore the plot holes of infiltrating the Borg collective. We won't get to see any real lasting effects of the trauma of being violated (especially Tuvok). The solution is inspired, and suitably saddening, resetting the Borg back to one.

My episode poster for is a mirror image of the first part, but featuring the Borg Queen who has no signal into the Unimatrix

[tribblesoup]

When Tom Paris's "West Wing" program infected Voyager's casualty lists:

I'm not being a smartass. That's my actual in-universe explanation for this nonsense.

For those who don't know, this screencap is from the Season 7 episode "Imperfection." Seven of Nine brings up a list of crewmembers who Voyager has lost over the course of its journey. The first three names are real crewmembers. (Marie Kaplan, Lyndsay Ballard, Timothy Lang.) The rest are all characters from "The West Wing."

This lame inside-joke really screws Voyager's continuity. We could say that these West Wing names are crewmembers who died in "Caretaker." But one of them is a friggin' Commander, a higher rank than Voyager's original First Officer, Lt. Commander Cavit!

Okay, maybe Commander J. Bartlett was on temporary assignment to oversee the arrest of the Maquis. One of those Lt. Commanders could be Voyager's original doctor, who wore the rank pips of a Lt. Commander. Maybe it's just a coincidence that all the names on this casualty list are Human, and European at that. The names on listed crew manifests throughout the series far exceeds Voyager's stated crew complement of 140-160 people, indicating regular glitches in the duty rosters. But maybe these seven schmucks are real crewmembers, who just happen to all have European names, and who were never mentioned in dialogue or writing until now.

Or maybe this has something to do with the fact that Voyager just got out of a major battle with the Borg in the previous episode ("Unimatrix Zero"). Where would a damaged computer pull names from a popular 20th Century television program? Most likely, from the same part of the ship that contains information on other 20th Century programs. Tom Paris watches "The Untouchables" and "Loony Tunes" on his TV, so it's not a stretch that he had also begun watching "The West Wing" at the time Voyager had its most recent battle.

I can't wait to see B'Elanna's reaction when she sees this.

[agent-troi]

maybe it’s the obvious parallels between the hive and the borg but i wonder if the hive has their own version of unimatrix zero (for non-star trek fans, unimatrix zero is basically a mental space certain drones are able to access while they’re regenerating aka asleep, and they retain their individuality while they’re there but upon waking remember nothing and are still part of the collective like normal)

it makes sense to me that if some people are completely immune to the hive, some other people might have a partial immunity in the sense that while the individual’s body is asleep they get to be themselves again, but when they wake up it’s back to the collective. the question then becomes when the hive will become aware of it and how long it will take them to fix it, and whether the individuals within unimatrix zero can find any way to affect the hive in the waking world

[novasjaneway]

Unimatrix Zero Parts I & II. This two part ep (like many other episodes) has me thinking about the subtle intimacy between Janeway and Seven. The ending of Unimatrix just gets me so good I just can't help sharing my thoughts about them.

Janeway: "Ooh, the doctor removed my spinal clamps but it will be awhile before I'm playing hoverball again." A playful Janeway is making jokes about recovering from the assimilation but meanwhile, a concerned Seven reaches out to hold her arm and steady her as she loses her balance. Repeat that, Seven is initiating contact with Janeway. I rarely see her do this with anyone. Janeway is so unguarded with her in this scene. Her vulnerability and trust with Seven seems to continuously grow.

Janeway: "If I ever imply its been easy on you these last few years, remind me about today."

Seven: "Noted." And she smiles with playful amusement at Janeway.

Janeway: "Unimatrix Zero might be gone but it looks like the resistance is alive and kicking. With any luck the collective may never be the same." Janeway says this as she casts a peculiar, perhaps seductive, look at Seven.

Seven: "Korok said he would try to maintain contact, keep us informed." Seven seems very pleased that Janeway is satisfied with the outcome and is behind her 100%. And then suddenly, Janeway is curious about something....

Janeway: "Have you heard from your friend?" Janeways voice drops down several registers and her eyes get super heavy, she practically whispers these words to Seven. She doesn't even speak his name. There seems to be alot of trepidation coming from Janeway about the outcome of Seven and her "friend". Is she concerned, or slightly jealous? The mood has definitely changed from playful business to intimate relations.

Seven: "No, but I don't expect to. Axums vessel is in a remote sector of the beta quadrant."

Janeway: long silent pause with an understanding nod. Why the long pause here Janeway? She's looking her over (perhaps waiting for something else to be said or considering her own feelings?) Janeway is rarely this quiet omg she's breaking my heart with her longing. She nods in understanding that Seven will likely never see Axum again, but there seems to be something else going on behind her eyes, some other kind of feeling that she's trying to supress...is it relief, curiosity, her own desires? Just ughghghgh...the long pause. I can't seem to get over it bc she is so quiet about whatever she's thinking and feeling. It's the way the camera lingers on her too, there is a whole story in that expression.

Seven: "If I ever imply that he was nothing more than a friend, remind me about today." There is a noticeable drop in Sevens register as she says this to Janeway. Also note that she is mirroring the phrase Janeway just recently used. Mirroring is a form of intimacy. There is also a hesitation in her soft spoken words that seems to echo back to earlier in the episode when Janeway asked her who Axum was. A trepidation of her own?

Janeway: THIS LOOK. What is she saying to us, to Seven, to herself? Seven has just revealed very personal information to her trusted friend. She IS capable of romance. Janeway, Kathryn, ma'am, captain...just go ahead, kiss the girl.

Clearly they both have feelings for each other and this scene feels like they're exploring those feelings together, treading very carefully. I can't forget that both of them, without hesitation, were on board with Janeway entering into Sevens psyche to even be in unimatrix zero. That's pretty intimate. All through this episode I kept picking up on intimate vibes between these two. A little bit of jealousy from janeway when she was commenting oh how Annika was enjoying her human side. (Was she jealous that Seven was enjoying her human nature with Axum and not with her?) A little bit of guilt coming from Seven when she remembered the true nature of her relationship with Axum. (Were her feelings for Janeway the source of this guilt?) Janeways startled look of surprise when seven first mentioned Axums name. Seven telling Axum that her name is Seven of Nine when he called her Annika. The way Seven and Janeway both look at each other when entering the mind meld. The fact that Janeway tells chakotay she will not pass up the opportunity to see unimatrix no matter how many headaches she gets from doing the meld. The mind melds themselves are intimacy! Without a hitch Janeway beats down the borg to protect seven, while Axum just stands there. Seven visits her in sickbay. The whole episode has me thinking about them very deeply and I'm in my comfort bay alcove.

[bumblingbabooshka]

I love Tuvok so fucking much he is SO self-assured and for WHAT reason. He saw a Vulcan MASTER perform a technique literally ONE time who knows how many decades ago, has ZERO experience doing it himself, and still has the nerve to be like "Well, nothing in life is truly certain, is it?" when the Doctor asks if he's sure he can actually do this. Absolutely insufferable. And Janeway putting her full trust in him and giving him the go-ahead is so funny I can see why he was so taken aback by Chakotay not listening to his every suggestion in the earlier seasons - Janeway does indeed seem to be willing to give him SO much leeway.