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21 Best Random Things About Caretaker

August 12, 2017 3 Comments

The premiere of Star Trek: Voyager‘s first episode, Caretaker, was a pretty big deal at the time. It was UPN‘s flagship show, and Star Trek was at its peak popularity and nearing its 30th anniversary.

Let’s look at the 21 best random things about Caretaker.

1. Opening Text Crawl

opening text
Like Emissary, Caretaker starts with an opening text crawl – but this one’s different. It’s single-spaced and there’s a line break in the middle!

2. Tom’s Pause

Tom Paris talking to Janeway
When he says “I’m already doing a job” and then “for the Federation.” to Janeway. It sounds very natural.

3. Morn’s Mouth

Morn in foreground
I love that the first shot we see as we cut to Quark’s Bar is fan favorite Morn, featured in the foreground, with his mouth agape.

4. Quark’s Scene

Quark tries to sell Lobi crystals to Harry
Quark is great and the more Quark we get, the better, so it’s nice he got a cameo in this episode.

5. Janeway Saying “Crunch Time”

Kim and Paris in Janeway's Ready Room
Because I’m instantly reminded of Nestlé Crunch bars and Pringles potato chips. And she says it twice.

6. Tom Having Difficulty Ordering Tomato Soup

Paris trying to order soup
You silly replicator. All he wants is some damn tomato soup!

7. Commander Cavit Not Bracing For Impact

Cavit running on bridge
He’s dumb. No wonder he died.

8. Corn Lady

Corn Lady offers Janeway corn
I’m not crazy about this scene, but you have to admire this lady for being really insistent that everyone tries her corn.

9. Farm Dog

dog
Cute!

10. Needle Scene

needles going into Chakotay and Torres
Needles go into the abducted Voyager and Maquis crew members. This scene creeped me out when I first saw it, and Kate Mulgrew really sells the agony of the needle piercing her stomach.

11. Kim’s Lesions

A lesion on Harry's chest
They’re all over his body and they look really gross and painful.

12. Maquis Ship Dodging Debris

Maquis ship in debris field
Some nice piloting there.

13. Janeway Meeting Neelix

Janeway close up
This serves the double duty of being an awkward conversation and an infodump.

14. Sneaky Neelix

Neelix with Kazon
Neelix suddenly going against the plan and picking a fight with the Kazon; he was unpredictable and acted really shady here. It’s too bad we only saw this side of Neelix a handful of times in the whole show.

15. Turning off the Doctor

Janeway turns off the Doctor
The Emergency Medical Hologram wants to kick everyone out of sickbay, so Janeway just turns him off. At this point in the serious she just doesn’t give a shit about him.

16. Lt. Rollins

Lt. Rollins
This guy has a pretty big role on the ship and in the episode, but never shows up ever again. What’s up with that?

17. Escalator Ride

Tuvok, Janeway, and Chakotay on escalator
One of the very few times (maybe only time?) we see an escalator in Star Trek. Savor this moment.

18. Squeezing Past the Security Barrier

Torres gets by security barrier
It’s like playing limbo! I think this scene may have been cut for time when Voyager aired on Spike. Shame on them.

19. Kazon Ship Crash

Kazon ship collides with Array
A neat shot of the burning Kazon ship slowly crashing into the Caretaker Array.

20. Caretaker’s True Form

Caretaker blob
A totally “out there” alien design.

21. Harry Begrudgingly Looking at Ayala

Ayala and Harry
During Janeway’s big speech at the end when she says both crews have to work together.

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Comments

  1. Lee says

    December 10, 2017 at 11:09 pm

    I’d add the look on Janeway’s face when she orders Tom to head for home, there’s a grim determination there which is really quite a highlight.

    Reply
    • Michael says

      December 10, 2017 at 11:19 pm

      Just looked at a screencap and yes, you’re right. Good one!

      Reply
      • Lee says

        December 10, 2017 at 11:41 pm

        Also I love this list – it’s a really positive take on the episode!

        Reply

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