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"Unforgettable" is the 90th episode of the science fiction television series Voyager, the 22nd episode of the fourth season. It was directed by Deep Space Nine recurring guest actor Andrew J. Robinson who portrayed the Cardassian character Elim Garak.

This episode was broadcast on the United Paramount Network (UPN) on April 22, 1998.^[1] In this episodes, USS Voyager is visited by a mysterious alien woman, Kellin (played by guest star Virginia Madsen).^[1] Another guest star in this episode is actor Michael Canavan.^[1]

In this episode it is noted that Star Trek uses the real-world technology based idea the Bussard ramjet.^[2] In this episode the Star Trek version is said to take in deuterium.^[3] The idea behind Bussard jets is that they scoop up fuel for a spacecraft's engines in both science fiction Universe of Star Trek and the in the real world concept, hence the science but fiction element to use of technology.^[3]

Background

One of the aspects to second wave of Star Trek (1979-2005) were Actor-directors, which traces to Jonathan Frakes directing "The Child" episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation (aired March 12, 1990).^[4] Frakes went on to become one of the most famous directors of Star Trek besides playing major character first officer and imzadi William Riker of the Enterprise D (Picard's ship).^[4]^[5] The Star Trek franchise is noted for allowing actors of the series to step into directing.^[5] In "Unforgettable", Andrew Robinson (who played Garak on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine) directs the episode.

Another example of this is how Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner directed feature films based on the original series cast.^[5]

Plot

An alien woman named Kellin (Virginia Madsen) requests asylum aboard the Federation starship Voyager. When she comes aboard, The Doctor attempts to scan her but his tricorder does not retain any data about her. She is from a race called the Ramura, whose chemistry is such that any other race fails to remember them after a few hours, and that her race is "impervious" to technologies such as tricorders. They release a pheromone that does this. She claims that she came aboard Voyager a month ago to track down a Ramuran fugitive, and that during that time she and Voyager{{'}}s First Officer, Chakotay, fell in love. The crew looks into it and evidence seems to support her claim that she was on Voyager. Chakotay does not remember her, but as they work together he understands that he could have developed feelings for her.

Just as Chakotay and Kellin start to pick up where they left off, another member of her race appears and fires a weapon at her. The effect of the weapon is to disintegrate her memories of her experiences aboard Voyager. This time, Chakotay is the one trying to convince her that they fell in love, but she is unresponsive and wants to return home. Kellin and the other Ramuran eventually depart Voyager, telling Chakotay that it would be better if he just forgot about her. Chakotay wants to remember everything about this experience, and as they have loaded a virus into the computer which will erase all record of the aliens' existence and encounter with Voyager, he records events with an old-fashioned pen and paper.

Reception

On TV.com it has a rating of 6.1 out of 10 as of 2019.^[1] Jammer's Review's gave it 1.5 stars out of 4, calling the episode 'boring' and groaning at Chakotay's lines, but did remark that it was a 'sci-fi twist on the romance'.^[6] Jammer's describes it as a 'romance by the numbers' plot.^[6]

This episode is noted as one of the Chakotay character focused ones with a romance aspect including "Unity", "In the Flesh, and "Resolutions".^[7]

References

1. ^¹²³{{cite web|url=http://www.tv.com/shows/star-trek-voyager/unforgettable-10729/|title=Star Trek: Voyager: Unforgettable|website=TV.com|accessdate=21 February 2019}}
2. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NbIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA235&dq=Unforgettable+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwil99e528vgAhVK0KwKHVaOBpwQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&q=Unforgettable+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)&f=false|title=The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures|first=Steven D.|last=Bloom|date=20 June 2016|publisher=McFarland|accessdate=21 February 2019|via=Google Books}}
3. ^¹{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8NbIDAAAQBAJ&pg=PA235&dq=Unforgettable+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwil99e528vgAhVK0KwKHVaOBpwQ6AEIQDAE#v=onepage&q=Unforgettable%20(Star%20Trek:%20Voyager)&f=false|title=The Physics and Astronomy of Science Fiction: Understanding Interstellar Travel, Teleportation, Time Travel, Alien Life and Other Genre Fixtures|last=Bloom|first=Steven D.|date=2016-06-20|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786470532|language=en}}
4. ^¹[https://www.vulture.com/2019/01/star-trek-jonathan-frakes-director-interview.html] {{dead link|date=February 2019}}
5. ^¹²{{cite web|url=https://comicbook.com/startrek/2018/06/24/star-trek-director-school-rick-berman-jonathan-frakes/|title='Star Trek' Producer on How the Franchise Turned Actors Into Directors|website=Star Trek|accessdate=21 February 2019}}
6. ^¹{{cite web|url=https://www.jammersreviews.com/st-voy/s4/unforgettable.php|title=[VOY] Jammer's Review: "Unforgettable"|website=Jammersreviews.com|accessdate=21 February 2019}}
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=oEPl84FQpxgC&pg=PA119&lpg=PA119&dq=Unforgettable+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)+robinson&source=bl&ots=k3PfQR1LS4&sig=ACfU3U0shhPJwDcdpeDU2vYxE95jCaTtkA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi63Pa64cvgAhUGCawKHTtLC5Y4FBDoATAIegQIAxAB#v=onepage&q=Unforgettable+(Star+Trek:+Voyager)+robinson&f=false|title=Star Trek Voyager Companion|first=Paul|last=Ruditis|date=21 February 2019|publisher=Simon and Schuster|accessdate=21 February 2019|via=Google Books}}

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