Rise (episode)

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"Rise"
VOY, Episode 3x19 Production number: 160 First aired: 26 February 1997
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Teleplay By Brannon Braga Story By Jimmy Diggs Directed By Robert Scheerer
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Voyager defends a planet that is being bombarded by asteroids.

Contents 1 Summary 2 Memorable Quotes 3 Background Information 3.1 Video and DVD releases 4 Links and References 4.1 Guest Stars 4.2 Co-Star 4.3 Uncredited Co-Star 4.4 Uncredited Stunt Double 4.5 References

[edit] Summary

Voyager is protecting the Nezu from an asteroid bombardment. Instead of destroying the asteroid, however, the blast from the Voyager merely fragments it and the remaining debris falls on the planet. All attempts to vaporize the asteroids have already failed. Fortunately, in this case however, the remaining fragments land in a desert area. But when the next asteroid is scheduled to hit a major city in six hours, and a garbled message indicating the asteroids are artificial is received from Dr. Vatm, a scientist on the ground, Voyager sends three shuttles to the surface to rescue him.

The shuttle, piloted by Tuvok and Neelix and accompanied by the Nezu ambassador's assistant Sklar, is forced to make an emergency landing, due to disturbances in the ionosphere. After setting down violently, they are joined by Dr. Vatm (the scientist they were seeking) who introduces them to Hanjuan, a gallicite miner, who saw and heard the shuttle crash.

While examining the exterior of the shuttle for damage, Neelix steps out and spots an orbital tether anchored nearby. He suggests to the the others to use the carriage to climb the tether. This way, so Neelix, they could just leave the ionosphere and once behind all the interferences, finally contact Voyager to beam them back aboard. He says that he can repair the carriage for he spent two years on a tether maintenance team on Rinax and is convinced that the principles are undoubtedly the same. Despite misgivings, Tuvok agrees to Neelix' suggestion.

Upon arriving at the base of the tether which is 300 km long, the party discovers a woman who has been taking shelter there. She attacks Neelix and threatens his life to drive them out, but they manage to convince her that they do not want to take her supplies but are merely looking at a way to get out. They offer to take her with them.

Voyager, meanwhile, is analyzing a sample of the asteroid to follow up on Dr. Vatm's hunch. Inside the asteroid they find something obviously artificial, apparently a guidance system making them suspicious about the nature of this bombardment of asteroids on the planet.

Neelix and the others manage to get only the majority of the systems online before Dr. Vatm attempts to initiate a premature launch. This forces everyone to get in the carriage, and risks the carriage's magnetic cohesion. After Neelix stabilizes it, everyone wants to know why Dr. Vatm did something so foolish and dangerous. Dr. Vatm, who has refused before to give any information about his discovery, is just as stubborn now and does not want to talk about his haste, stating that the information he holds is classified. As a result, a violent situation erupts that is barely contained at the last minute by Tuvok.

While Voyager discovers that the large asteroid is about to hit the planet in about two hours, back on the tether, Dr. Vatm, unfortunately, still refuses to let in everyone on what is going on. Minutes later, after taking a sip of water, he goes into shock and dies, but not before managing to mumble that something is on the roof and that he needs to get out there to get it. When Tuvok finds traces of poisonous coolant in his system, he concludes that it was murder, and that the murderer is most likely one of people on the carriage.

While bickering and blaming each other, Neelix suggests stopping the carriage. He insists that they go look on the roof to check Vatm's motive for wanting to climb up there; he says he has a "gut feeling" about there being something. Tuvok disagrees, believing that what Vatm said was just some foolish, delusional mumbling as a result of oxygen deprivation. Neelix insists, however, that they go up and check this out. When Tuvok refuses to further hear him out, Neelix blows up at him, angered at his arrogance. He tells Tuvok that he is filled with contempt and sarcasm and that he finally is tired of being the target of his hostility. He finds him condescending and dismissive. He says that even though he admires Tuvok's logic and intelligence, he also thinks that he doesn't really understand people. When Tuvok insists that Neelix is wrong, Neelix stops the car and says it will go no higher until someone checks the roof. Tuvok eventually goes. When he gets up there, he finds an alien datapad with information on it.

As he is examining it, Sklar climbs up to the roof as well, after having just fought off Neelix and making him fall from the ladder to the hatch. He fights with Tuvok, getting his phaser and pushing him off. He then climbs back down, and threatens everyone else to get the carriage moving again, but no one can for Neelix is the only one who can control it, and he is in no condition to do so.

Meanwhile, Voyager sees an alien ship that claims this planet for themselves and fires on it.

After diagnosing Neelix with a concussion, Tuvok talks Neelix into finding the strength to get the carriage past the ionosphere. They then contact Voyager, are beamed aboard, and with the information on the PADD, defeat the attacking aliens.

Later in the mess hall on board Voyager, Neelix reveals to Lillias that Vatm believed there was a traitor among the Nezu. He tells her that the people who attacked their colonies call themselves the Etanian Order: they create what appears to be a natural disaster and once the population has been evacuated, they arrive and stake their claim. Dr. Vatmn had found out about the Etanian Order and also knew that one of their own people was a traitor; he just didn't know it was Sklar and thus whom to trust.

Tuvok then comes in, saying that Lillias is ready to return to the planet. She gives Neelix a kiss before leaving. Tuvok tells Neelix that he is giving him a special commendation for his endurance and bravery. At the same time, however, he tells him that one day his intuition will fail and then he will have to accept that logic is primary above all else. Neelix, on the other hand, says that one day, he will get Tuvok to trust his gut. Tuvok says that he highly doubts this, upon which Neelix amusingly responds that Tuvok always wants to have the last word and just seems to hate to lose an argument. Somewhat annoyed, Tuvok insists that he is mistaken - having the last word once more...

[edit] Memorable Quotes

"I've been assigned to Lieutenant Tuvok's team, and no matter what I do, I can't seem to please him."
"Vulcans are notoriously difficult to impress. Mr. Tuvok seldom acknowledges my brilliance."

- Neelix and The Doctor

"It seems mechanical glitches are the least of our worries."

- Tuvok, to Neelix referring to the unrest on board the elevator

"It is illogical to dwell on situations beyond your control. It will only serve to heighten your anxiety, which, if I may say so, is heightened enough."
"Oh. Well, thank you for the reassurance."

- Tuvok and Sklar

"Where are you going? You don't even know what you're looking for."
"I am looking for Mr. Neelix's instinct. Perhaps it is marked."

- Lillias and Tuvok, as Tuvok exits the elevator

"Mr. Sklar ... returned to the surface."

- Neelix, while being debriefed after his return to Voyager

"You always have to get in that last word, don't you?"
" I am simply responding to your erroneous statement."
"Something tells me you just hate to lose an argument."
"Losing is irrelevant."
"See what I mean?"
"No. I do not."

- Neelix and Tuvok

[edit] Background Information

• Jeri Taylor cited this episode and the following one ("Favorite Son") as being among the weaker offerings of Season 3. (Star Trek Monthly)
• Portions of this episode portray Tuvok in much the same way Spock was portrayed in TOS: "The Galileo Seven". Additionally, the Etanian Order uses asteroid ships, reminiscent to the Yonada from TOS: "For the World is Hollow and I Have Touched the Sky". To treat the oxygen deprivation occurring in his fellow passengers, Tuvok also uses a Tri-ox compound, a medical supplement introduced in TOS: "Amok Time" and first used in TOS: "The Tholian Web".
• Alan Oppenheimer previously played Koroth in the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode "Rightful Heir" and Captain Keogh in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine episode "The Jem'Hadar".
• Neelix and Tuvok use a space elevator to get off the planet.
• The story of this episode is based on the movie classic The Flight of the Phoenix.
• The table with the globe in the middle inside tether's base seems to be redressed from the Enterprise-D's original stellar cartography lab.
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[edit] Video and DVD releases

• UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, CIC Video): Volume 3.10, 22 August 1997.
• As part of the VOY Season 3 DVD collection.

[edit] Links and References

[edit] Guest Stars

• Alan Oppenheimer as Nezu Ambassador
• Lisa Kaminir as Lillias
• Kelly Connell as Sklar
• Tom Towles as Vatm
• Geof Prysirr as Hanjuan

[edit] Co-Star

• Gary Bullock as Goth

[edit] Uncredited Co-Star

• Tarik Ergin as Ayala

[edit] Uncredited Stunt Double

• Johnny Martin as stunt double for Kelly Connell

[edit] References

47; Alixia; alloy; Alixia; analeptic compound; arctic spider; ascent thruster; asteroid; astrophysics; attitude control thruster; auto-ascent sequencer; biolab; British pound; carbon dioxide; Caves of Touth; concussion; data storage device; electrodynamic turbulence; Etanians; Etanian Order; exogeology; gallicite; Halla; induction coil; induction damper; ionosphere; iron; lydroxide; mach; mag-lev carriage; millibar; Nezu; nickel; olivine; orbital tether; oxygen; oxygen converter; oxygen regenerator; penny; prototype; Rinax; shock wave; signal relay; stratosphere; tether coupling; toroidal antenna; triadium; tri-ox compound; tryoxene; Vulcans

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