Since this series is often episodic, that is having a story that is self contained and singular. In this, the crew goes in disguise to get a substance necessary to their warp propulsion. In the process, they cross another hostile entity, the leader of which kidnaps some of them. Janeway is saved by a deluded man (Joel Gray) who thinks she's his daughter. He is searching for his wife who was captured years previously by the bad guys. A bond develops. It starts as pity and then she sees his admirable traits. Tuvok is tortured along with Torres as Chakotay tries to negotiate. I thought it was pretty well paced and don't agree with the harsh criticism. While this is a continuing story with an end goal, it doesn't mean there can't be other events.
15 Reviews
Mistaken Identity
Tweekums13 July 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Desperately low on a chemical needed to operate the warp core an away team is sent to acquire some on a nearby planet. The problem is the planet is run by an oppressive regime which does not like strangers. During the deal the away team is discovered by local authorities, Tuvok and B'Ellana are captured, Janeway is wounded but saved by a local man and only Neelix manages to escape, luckily he has the needed chemical so Voyager can restart her engines at least. When Janeway awakens she learns that the man who rescued her thinks that she is his daughter even though she is clearly a different species. She learns that his wife is in custody and that he is desperate to break her out. As she is being held at the same facility as Tuvok and B'Ellana she agrees to help him. During the break in they are caught and the leader of the security forces mocks him telling him that is wife and daughter died many years before. As he lies dying Janeway tells him that it was a lie and acts out the part of his daughter so he can die content.
This was a reasonable episode; Joel Grey did a decent job as Caylem, the old man, and the scenes between him and Janeway were quite touching. The story itself was okay but not one of the best Voyager episodes; we didn't see anything of the planet apart from a few crowded alleyways which made it as though it was all done on the cheap.
This was a reasonable episode; Joel Grey did a decent job as Caylem, the old man, and the scenes between him and Janeway were quite touching. The story itself was okay but not one of the best Voyager episodes; we didn't see anything of the planet apart from a few crowded alleyways which made it as though it was all done on the cheap.
You'll need a drink
thevacinstaller5 April 2020
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It's worth the hour for Janeway's luscious flowing hair style and rockin' that bod for being over 40.
This is one of those episodes that I watch and I feel depressed. This poor Cullah character is a broken man due to the tragedies that have occurred in his life. While he is technically alive he certainly is not living and he imprints his daughters image on Janeway in an attempt to ignite some semblance of life within himself.
I am not quite sure what the message of this episode is but I took it as a study of PTSD on the brain. We get a bitter sweet ending ---- Cullah dies lunging to save Janeway and Janeway/His daughter reassures him that his wife and daughter are safe and forgive him.
I do like the premise of the episode ---- Voyager running low on supplies and being forced into difficult situations ----- this situation being a clear violation of the prime directive.
I think they could have added some spice to this episode with Tuvok/Lt Torres getting into discussions with Augris about how they run the society. Maybe give a Kirkesque speech about the dystopian black hole of a society they have created.
Solid acting by Janeway and Caylem.
This is one of those episodes that I watch and I feel depressed. This poor Cullah character is a broken man due to the tragedies that have occurred in his life. While he is technically alive he certainly is not living and he imprints his daughters image on Janeway in an attempt to ignite some semblance of life within himself.
I am not quite sure what the message of this episode is but I took it as a study of PTSD on the brain. We get a bitter sweet ending ---- Cullah dies lunging to save Janeway and Janeway/His daughter reassures him that his wife and daughter are safe and forgive him.
I do like the premise of the episode ---- Voyager running low on supplies and being forced into difficult situations ----- this situation being a clear violation of the prime directive.
I think they could have added some spice to this episode with Tuvok/Lt Torres getting into discussions with Augris about how they run the society. Maybe give a Kirkesque speech about the dystopian black hole of a society they have created.
Solid acting by Janeway and Caylem.
Star Trek: Voyager - Resistance
Scarecrow-8814 January 2017
Warning: Spoilers
Excellent supporting acting performances from Alan Scarfe (as maleficent Augris, leader of the paranoid, mistrusting Mokra, combative and totalitarian order under threat of collapsing due to an underground movement looking to dethrone them) and Joel Grey (as Caylem, an Alsaurian under the illusion Janeway is his daughter and that the two of them will infiltrate a Mokra compound to rescue his wife along with her two captured officers, Tuvok and Torres) highlight this okay planet-heavy episode of Voyager. Tellerium, a crucial energy source needed to power major systems on the ship (the warp nacelles will lose total power and the crew had pulled from other energy sources on the ship in order to dedicate towards the warp core, including life support and eventually the shields), is secured by Neelix who has contacts on the surface willing to trade with him. But there are spies among the Alsaurian citizenry, which could explain how Janeway is hit with a phaser beam across the neck, while Tuvok and Torres are taken prisoner and possibly face torture in order to provide names of allies to Augris. Caylem takes Janeway to his little home, helps her to recuperate, and speaks to her as if she were his daughter, his memory slipping and delusional state (this all stems from losing his daughter and wife, unable to accept their loss) unyielding. Caylem becomes crucial in Janeway's rescue mission and she will be deeply touched by his devotion and love for those he's lost and can't let go. His sacrifice and her final moment with him, telling him she's his daughter so he can go in peace is quite emotionally potent and poignant. The action plot is rather cliché, but I did like a brief scene where Torres talks with a wounded/beaten Tuvok about the Vulcan way of dealing with punishment and pain. There's never a doubt that Janeway will find a way to save them, and the episode even includes her posing as a prostitute in order to trick Mokra guards. The teleplay is loosely based on a story written by Star Trek fans inspired by Don Quixote (!), with Caylem representing the famous literary character and Janeway his companion. Grey's dedication to the character makes Caylem all the more worthwhile. The dilemma on the Voyager, regarding transporting the officers on the planet, as Chakotay must deal with Augris' retaliatory fire because of a distrust that is commonplace within the behavior of the Mokra, is not as pronounced and important as Janeway's time with Caylem. This episode proves that there are consequences in being so far away from the Federation in uncharted galaxy.
Decent but overly sentimental at times.
planktonrules13 February 2015
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In this episode of "Star Trek: Voyager", Joel Grey plays a crazy old guy who mistakes Janeway for his lost daughter. It all begins with a misguided covert mission on some crappy planet ruled by the Mokra- -some paranoid nasties. I say that the mission is misguided because the away team consists of a black Vulcan, a half-Klingon, the Captain and Neelix! Traveling in cognito certainly is NOT their style and it's no surprise that Mokra soldiers descend upon them. Tuvok and Torres are captured---Neelix escapes back to the ship and Janeway is rescued by Caylem (Grey).
For much of the show, Chakotay is back on the ship trying to negotiate with the local authorities. Oddly, the boss-man on the planet seems nice and accommodating--and Neelix is sure it's a trap, as the Mokra are big dumb jerk-faces. Eventually, Neelix's optimism is shown to be sound and the Mokra start taking shots at Voyager. Fortunately, Harry Kim pulls a solution out of his butt (this sort of miraculous way out happens an awful lot on this show).
In the meantime, the Captain finds some local resistance folk and they sneak into the prison surprisingly easily in order to rescue her two crew members. Then there's a showdown and Caylem bites it.
This isn't a bad episode. While it also isn't good, so many bad episodes were made during season two that a mediocre one like this is a bright spot! On the positive side, the Mokra are interesting enemies and it's nice to see Mr. Grey, as he's a fine actor. On the negative, Kim's solution is very contrived as is the rescue at the prison.
For much of the show, Chakotay is back on the ship trying to negotiate with the local authorities. Oddly, the boss-man on the planet seems nice and accommodating--and Neelix is sure it's a trap, as the Mokra are big dumb jerk-faces. Eventually, Neelix's optimism is shown to be sound and the Mokra start taking shots at Voyager. Fortunately, Harry Kim pulls a solution out of his butt (this sort of miraculous way out happens an awful lot on this show).
In the meantime, the Captain finds some local resistance folk and they sneak into the prison surprisingly easily in order to rescue her two crew members. Then there's a showdown and Caylem bites it.
This isn't a bad episode. While it also isn't good, so many bad episodes were made during season two that a mediocre one like this is a bright spot! On the positive side, the Mokra are interesting enemies and it's nice to see Mr. Grey, as he's a fine actor. On the negative, Kim's solution is very contrived as is the rescue at the prison.
Nice, but slow plotline
fifo2331 March 2024
The plot is pretty standard, but what stands out is whom the captain meets and his story.
Sadly the acting by the crew certainly isn't the best and the story has a lot of random chance plot twists. How they run around undetected makes it feel highly unrealistic. It's like every fool can go in and out of what is supposed to be a well-protected prison.
Again convenient beams, and.pretty standard, generic story. I know this story could be made into a big blockbuster with how generic it is, but I feel like it was a bit forced into the universe and it doesn't feel like it suited the regular crew actors.
Sadly the acting by the crew certainly isn't the best and the story has a lot of random chance plot twists. How they run around undetected makes it feel highly unrealistic. It's like every fool can go in and out of what is supposed to be a well-protected prison.
Again convenient beams, and.pretty standard, generic story. I know this story could be made into a big blockbuster with how generic it is, but I feel like it was a bit forced into the universe and it doesn't feel like it suited the regular crew actors.
Hauntingly powerful performances from Joel Grey and Kate Mulgrew
andrewskretvedt29 January 2020
This episode surprises me with its emotional impact. Joel Grey's performance as Caylem seems very highly underrated. TV is rarely as human as his portrayal of this heartbreakingly doting resistor of tyranny. Grey and Mulgrew's chemistry on screen is evocative of Patrick Stewart and his supporting cast in "Inner Light". Truly, I believe this episode is underrated by fans, this vignette within the larger context of the episode, for me, makes it special. Special in TV moments, and special in Star Trek. Will the future inheritors of the Star Trek legacy ever be able to live up to simple emotion as this?
Love this episode
deedeebug-6943724 March 2020
The first truly transcendent episode of Voyager
justin_928251710 December 2020
Of all the episodes prior to this one in the first two seasons, this is the closest to classic Star Wars that Voyager comes in visual style, story elements, and emotional heft. The guest performance by Joel Grey as the broken and deluded Caylem is an unforgettable gem, and Kate rises expertly to the occasion presented by the script and Grey's beautiful work. In fact, the entire cast elevates their game; Tim Russ and Roxann Dawson share an excellent scene as prisoners, and Robert Beltran steps gamely into the captain's chair aboard Voyager. Alan Scarfe is also excellent in his guest role as Augris, the Mokra bossman. (Neelix, the Doctor, and Kes are all gratefully set aside for an episode.) Winriche Kolbe's direction is superbly cinematic. It's a beauty of an episode and for me a perfect 10/10, even though it contains none of the philosophy 101 fun of so many other episodes. It's a simple tale that feels like it takes place a long time ago, in a galaxy far far away.
Pointless
Bolesroor2 February 2011
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Wow. A truly baffling episode... insulated, counter-climactic, sentimental and stale. It plays like Part 2 of a terrible two-part "Next Generation" episode, as the show opens in the middle of the "action" with no back-story as to what's happened before.
It quickly becomes obvious that we haven't missed anything: Janeway and Away Team beamed down to a planet occupied by the Mokra- this week's Nazi metaphor- in order to obtain tellerium, an element necessary to stabilize the warp core and provide an excuse for Voyager to stop on a new planet every week. Tuvok and Torres are captured after Neelix returns with the juice, and Janeway spends the rest of the show humoring a delusional Joel Grey while attempting to rescue her people.
This was numbingly stupid and offensively hollow... it's the Star Trek equivalent of a styrofoam peanut... "Resistance" is light, meaningless, inexpensive filler with absolutely no purpose. The TV's on but no one's home.
I want my hour back.
GRADE: F
It quickly becomes obvious that we haven't missed anything: Janeway and Away Team beamed down to a planet occupied by the Mokra- this week's Nazi metaphor- in order to obtain tellerium, an element necessary to stabilize the warp core and provide an excuse for Voyager to stop on a new planet every week. Tuvok and Torres are captured after Neelix returns with the juice, and Janeway spends the rest of the show humoring a delusional Joel Grey while attempting to rescue her people.
This was numbingly stupid and offensively hollow... it's the Star Trek equivalent of a styrofoam peanut... "Resistance" is light, meaningless, inexpensive filler with absolutely no purpose. The TV's on but no one's home.
I want my hour back.
GRADE: F
Made by the performances
snoozejonc12 August 2022
Janeway and an away team attemp to obtain tellurium from a planet with a totalitarian regime.
This is a solid episode with some excellent performances.
There are two elements of the plot that work well for me: the dialogue between Janeway and Caylem, and likewise Tuvok and B'Elanna. These are fairly well-written exchanges that are enhanced by the performances of Katie Mulgrew, Joel Gray, Tim Russ, and Roxanne Dawson.
Augris feels like a bit of a one-note baddie but Alan Scarfe does well with the material.
Everything builds up to a simple but effective action sequence that nicely concludes a mini adventure that feels important to the journey home.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is a solid episode with some excellent performances.
There are two elements of the plot that work well for me: the dialogue between Janeway and Caylem, and likewise Tuvok and B'Elanna. These are fairly well-written exchanges that are enhanced by the performances of Katie Mulgrew, Joel Gray, Tim Russ, and Roxanne Dawson.
Augris feels like a bit of a one-note baddie but Alan Scarfe does well with the material.
Everything builds up to a simple but effective action sequence that nicely concludes a mini adventure that feels important to the journey home.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
Excellent performance by Joel Grey
joe_stallone15 September 2021
Great performance by Kate Mulgrew
tomsly-4001513 December 2023
While this episode does not have much story depth and does not move the storyline forward, it is another good character building episode for Janeway.
While undercover on a planet that is oppressed by a terror regime whose guards randomly arrest people and lock them away forever, Tuvok and Torres are imprisoned and Janeway finds herself wounded in the shed of a stranger. This stranger thinks Janeway is his lost daughter. On first glance, he just seems to be a lunatic. But we learn that he has lost his wife and his daughter to this regime and his wife is still imprisoned. Who would not become crazy under such circumstances?
Every other character might have left this stranger and his crazyness behind or treated him with disrespect, but Janeway again establishes a very emotional bond between him and her. Although she is not fond of having him around during the rescue mission, he ultimately saves the day and the crew's lives. Janeway's reaction when he takes his last breath is heartwarming and you also have the feeling that she really means it - great performance from her. I like how Janeway, although often harsh and direct, can also be warm, hearty and some kind of mother figure to her crew or even to completely strangers and new life forms. For example when Kes was in heat and everyone around thought, she lost her mind. Janeway though persuaded her to drop the force field and calmed her down by just hugging her after she realized what her problem was.
While undercover on a planet that is oppressed by a terror regime whose guards randomly arrest people and lock them away forever, Tuvok and Torres are imprisoned and Janeway finds herself wounded in the shed of a stranger. This stranger thinks Janeway is his lost daughter. On first glance, he just seems to be a lunatic. But we learn that he has lost his wife and his daughter to this regime and his wife is still imprisoned. Who would not become crazy under such circumstances?
Every other character might have left this stranger and his crazyness behind or treated him with disrespect, but Janeway again establishes a very emotional bond between him and her. Although she is not fond of having him around during the rescue mission, he ultimately saves the day and the crew's lives. Janeway's reaction when he takes his last breath is heartwarming and you also have the feeling that she really means it - great performance from her. I like how Janeway, although often harsh and direct, can also be warm, hearty and some kind of mother figure to her crew or even to completely strangers and new life forms. For example when Kes was in heat and everyone around thought, she lost her mind. Janeway though persuaded her to drop the force field and calmed her down by just hugging her after she realized what her problem was.
Filler episode
twanster-9765530 March 2021
The acting is good but the plot is weak. Kate and grey have good chemistry and I like his character but the writers did this to often in star trek.. One moment they're able to battle the borg or best species 8472 and the next they can't overcome a pretty weak species.. The writers had todo to much fiction to make our hero's powerless to help.. Its not an episode if watch again.. My biggest problem with it is that this ship goes on to beat the borg, 8472 and many more but with filler episodes they have to dumb it down to make a weak plot work..
Unique and moving episode
salessastrad1 November 2023
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Joel Gray made this episode. Outstanding performance from him, unlike any other guest star this far.
From his character's introduction, I felt he was a superb actor. The depth of his delivery as a tormented father and husband is unlike anything I've seen in this franchise.
The story leaves the viewer to greatly sympathize with Mr Gray's character and despise the Mogla.
Also Capt Janeway shows her humanity in this episode. Her final act of giving Mr Gray's character peace was very moving. I don't think I've had such an emotional reaction to a Voyager episode before.
I'll look for other work he has been in.
From his character's introduction, I felt he was a superb actor. The depth of his delivery as a tormented father and husband is unlike anything I've seen in this franchise.
The story leaves the viewer to greatly sympathize with Mr Gray's character and despise the Mogla.
Also Capt Janeway shows her humanity in this episode. Her final act of giving Mr Gray's character peace was very moving. I don't think I've had such an emotional reaction to a Voyager episode before.
I'll look for other work he has been in.
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