"Friendship One" is the 167th episode of the science fictiontelevision series, Star Trek: Voyager, the 21st episode of the seventh season. A 24th century spacecraft and its crew encounter a planet enduring a nuclear winter. The episode was written by Michael Taylor and Bryan Fuller and directed by Mike Vejar.
Enabled by its newfound method of regular communications with Starfleet in the Alpha Quadrant, U.S.S. Voyager is assigned its first official mission in the Delta Quadrant, to locate the space probe, Friendship 1, launched some centuries earlier, which Starfleet believes would be near Voyager's current position. The probe contained technologically advanced information for its time, such as instructions on how to build antimatter reactors and communication devices, in hopes to contact other species for peaceful communications.
Using historical data and their own updated star charts, Voyager tracks the probe to a planet that is suffering from nuclear winter. An away team takes the Delta Flyer to the surface to retrieve the probe. They find pieces of the probe, but before investigating further, Paris, Neelix, and Lt. Carey are kidnapped by humanoid beings. Chakotay and Kim return to the Flyer where they are again attacked. They manage to stun the humanoid, but the shuttle is then attacked by anti-matter weapons. Chakotay orders the Flyer to return to Voyager as they cannot survive the barrage, with plans to return for the other three. Back on the ship, the Doctor treats the humanoid and restores him to consciousness. He states he is Otrin, one of the few survivors, and a scientist. He reports that when Friendship 1 landed on the planet, some of the population used the knowledge improperly, with the current nuclear winter caused by a failure in an anti-matter containment grid. Otrin warns that the three missing crewmembers are likely being held by Verin, leader of a group of survivors who have come to despise humans believing humans created the disaster on the planet and that Voyager is now here to conquer them. Seven of Nine offers the idea of using her nanoprobes to both cure the radiation poisoning that the population is suffering from, and to restore the atmosphere and end the nuclear winter. She tests her theory on Otrin, proving the idea viable.
Captain Janeway makes contact with Verin to negotiate. Verin demands that Voyager help to transfer the remaining population to a safe planet, a process that will take at least three years. Janeway believes this impractical, and instead offers to provide food and medicine for release of one of the hostages. Verin agrees, allowing Carey to be beamed back to the ship, but just as the transporter beam starts, Verin kills Carey. Janeway is shocked and relents to Verin's evacuation plan when he threatens to kill another hostage. Otrin realizes they may need someone besides Verin to speak for his people, and works with the Voyager crew to develop a plan. They successfully use the Doctor to disguise himself as one of Verin's people, allowing them to infiltrate their base, render the other captors unconscious, and free Paris and Neelix. Otrin takes over leadership from Verin, explaining Voyager's plan to restore their planet's environment.
With the Voyager crew returned and on Otrin's signal, they launch photon torpedoes that will explode in the atmosphere with the nanoprobes, which will start a chain reaction to restore the planet. The torpedoes cause a great deal of seismic activity, frightening Verin into a panic and causing him to try to initiate the planetary defense systems to destroy Voyager. Otrin and his people stop him in time. After the quakes have subsided, Otrin and his people look outside onto a beautiful sunny day, the signs of nuclear winter eradicated.
Reception
SyFy Wire said this was the 19th best episode of Star Trek with Bryan Fuller writing credit, and said that it had an interesting premise but had a weak execution.[2] In 2016, Den of Geek ranked it the 7th best Star Trek episode that Bryan Fuller wrote for, and said it "plays with several neat concepts."[3]
Home media releases
On December 21, 2003, this episode was released on DVD as part of a Season 7 boxset; Star Trek Voyager: Complete Seventh Season.[4]
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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Friendship One Star Trek Voyager news newspapers books scholar JSTOR June 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article consists almost entirely of a plot summary It should be expanded to provide more balanced coverage that includes real world context Please edit the article to focus on discussing the work rather than merely reiterating the plot July 2013 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message Friendship One is the 167th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek Voyager the 21st episode of the seventh season A 24th century spacecraft and its crew encounter a planet enduring a nuclear winter The episode was written by Michael Taylor and Bryan Fuller and directed by Mike Vejar Friendship One Star Trek Voyager episodeEpisode no Season 7Episode 21Directed byMike VejarWritten byMichael TaylorBryan FullerFeatured musicPaul BaillargeonProduction code267Original air dateApril 25 2001 2001 04 25 Guest appearancesJosh Clark Lt Joe Carey Ken Land Verin John Prosky Otrin Bari Hochwald Brin Peter Dennis Admiral Hendricks Ashley Edner Yun David Ghilardi Alien Lieutenant Heather Langone Brin s Relative John Rosenfeld Technician 1 Wendy Speake Technician 2Episode chronology Previous Author Author Next Natural Law Star Trek Voyager season 7 List of episodes Friendship One aired on the United Paramount Network UPN on April 21 2001 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Reception 3 Home media releases 4 References 5 External linksPlot EditEnabled by its newfound method of regular communications with Starfleet in the Alpha Quadrant U S S Voyager is assigned its first official mission in the Delta Quadrant to locate the space probe Friendship 1 launched some centuries earlier which Starfleet believes would be near Voyager s current position The probe contained technologically advanced information for its time such as instructions on how to build antimatter reactors and communication devices in hopes to contact other species for peaceful communications Using historical data and their own updated star charts Voyager tracks the probe to a planet that is suffering from nuclear winter An away team takes the Delta Flyer to the surface to retrieve the probe They find pieces of the probe but before investigating further Paris Neelix and Lt Carey are kidnapped by humanoid beings Chakotay and Kim return to the Flyer where they are again attacked They manage to stun the humanoid but the shuttle is then attacked by anti matter weapons Chakotay orders the Flyer to return to Voyager as they cannot survive the barrage with plans to return for the other three Back on the ship the Doctor treats the humanoid and restores him to consciousness He states he is Otrin one of the few survivors and a scientist He reports that when Friendship 1 landed on the planet some of the population used the knowledge improperly with the current nuclear winter caused by a failure in an anti matter containment grid Otrin warns that the three missing crewmembers are likely being held by Verin leader of a group of survivors who have come to despise humans believing humans created the disaster on the planet and that Voyager is now here to conquer them Seven of Nine offers the idea of using her nanoprobes to both cure the radiation poisoning that the population is suffering from and to restore the atmosphere and end the nuclear winter She tests her theory on Otrin proving the idea viable Captain Janeway makes contact with Verin to negotiate Verin demands that Voyager help to transfer the remaining population to a safe planet a process that will take at least three years Janeway believes this impractical and instead offers to provide food and medicine for release of one of the hostages Verin agrees allowing Carey to be beamed back to the ship but just as the transporter beam starts Verin kills Carey Janeway is shocked and relents to Verin s evacuation plan when he threatens to kill another hostage Otrin realizes they may need someone besides Verin to speak for his people and works with the Voyager crew to develop a plan They successfully use the Doctor to disguise himself as one of Verin s people allowing them to infiltrate their base render the other captors unconscious and free Paris and Neelix Otrin takes over leadership from Verin explaining Voyager s plan to restore their planet s environment With the Voyager crew returned and on Otrin s signal they launch photon torpedoes that will explode in the atmosphere with the nanoprobes which will start a chain reaction to restore the planet The torpedoes cause a great deal of seismic activity frightening Verin into a panic and causing him to try to initiate the planetary defense systems to destroy Voyager Otrin and his people stop him in time After the quakes have subsided Otrin and his people look outside onto a beautiful sunny day the signs of nuclear winter eradicated Reception EditSyFy Wire said this was the 19th best episode of Star Trek with Bryan Fuller writing credit and said that it had an interesting premise but had a weak execution 2 In 2016 Den of Geek ranked it the 7th best Star Trek episode that Bryan Fuller wrote for and said it plays with several neat concepts 3 Home media releases EditOn December 21 2003 this episode was released on DVD as part of a Season 7 boxset Star Trek Voyager Complete Seventh Season 4 References Edit Star Trek Voyager TV Guide TVGuide com Roth Dany 2016 02 29 Every Bryan Fuller Star Trek episode ranked SYFY WIRE Retrieved 2021 06 03 Every Bryan Fuller Star Trek Episode Ever Ranked Den of Geek 2016 09 20 Retrieved 2021 06 03 DVD Talk 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