Star Trek: Voyager: Season 5

1998 · 25 episodes · ★ 7.1

What Season 5 of Star Trek: Voyager

Season five opens with Voyager crossing a stretch of empty space, while Captain Janeway and her crew keep searching for a route back to Earth. The episodes alternate external threats with internal dilemmas. The Borg are back at the center of the conflict, and Seven of Nine becomes a key piece of the plot. Tom Paris, the Doctor, Chakotay, B'Elanna Torres, and Tuvok each get their own storylines, while the Malon, the Devore, and Hazari bounty hunters put the ship to the test. Neelix and Naomi Wildman round out the group of characters.

25episodes

Oct 14, 1998aired

May 26, 1999latest episode

19.9 hrtotal runtime

Season 5 Episodes

5x01 Night
Oct 14, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
Stardate: 52081.2. Traveling through a large area of space completely devoid of stars and civilizations, the Voyager crew copes with the prospect of long-term isolation.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga · Starring: Ken Magee, Steven Dennis, Martin Rayner, Majel Barrett
5x02 Drone
Oct 21, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 8.0
Stardate: Unknown. A transporter accident merges some of Seven of Nine's nanoprobes with The Doctor's mobile emitter to create a 29th century Borg drone.
Directing: Les Landau · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Bryan Fuller · Starring: Todd Babcock, J. Paul Boehmer, Andre Alexsen, Majel Barrett
5x03 Extreme Risk
Oct 28, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 6.6
Stardate: Unknown. In order to retrieve a probe stuck in a hazardous atmosphere, Tom Paris designs a new type of shuttlecraft named the 'Delta Flyer'. Torres begins to exhibit reckless behavior by engaging in dangerous holodeck programs.
Directing: Cliff Bole · Writing: Kenneth Biller · Starring: Hamilton Camp, Alexander Enberg, Daniel Betances, Majel Barrett
5x04 In the Flesh
Nov 4, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 7.6
Stardate: Unknown. The crew discovers an outpost manned by a group of Species 8472, who have taken human form as a training measure for an invasion of the Alpha Quadrant.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Nick Sagan · Starring: Kate Vernon, Ray Walston, Tucker Smallwood, Zach Galligan
5x05 Once Upon a Time
Nov 11, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 6.0
Stardate: Unknown. While Voyager searches for the crew of the crashed Delta Flyer carrying Tuvok, Paris and Ensign Wildman, Neelix must keep Naomi occupied. When it is discovered that Samantha is badly injured, he must decide how much he should tell her daughter.
Directing: John T. Kretchmer · Writing: Michael Taylor · Starring: Nancy Hower, Wallace Langham, Louis Ferreira, Scarlett Pomers
5x06 Timeless
Nov 18, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Stardate: Unknown. In the future, Harry Kim attempts to correct a mistake he made 15 years earlier, which had resulted in the loss of Voyager during use of experimental engine technology.
Directing: LeVar Burton · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman · Starring: LeVar Burton, Christine Harnos, Majel Barrett
5x07 Infinite Regress
Nov 25, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 7.1
Stardate: Unknown. A transmission emanating from surviving technology from a destroyed Borg vessel induces multiple personality disorder in Seven of Nine.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Bryan Fuller · Starring: Erica Mer, Neil Maffin, Scarlett Pomers, Majel Barrett
5x08 Nothing Human
Dec 2, 1998 · 45 min · ★ 6.7
Stardate: Unknown. A moral dilemma arises when the Doctor is forced to consult the specialized medical database of a Cardassian war criminal in order to save Torres' life.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Jeri Taylor · Starring: David Clennon, Frank Welker, Jad Mager, Majel Barrett
5x09 Thirty Days
Dec 9, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 6.9
Stardate: Unknown. Tom Paris is demoted to ensign and is sentenced to thirty days in the brig for disobeying orders. While serving his sentence, Tom writes a letter to his father about the events that led to his demotion.
Directing: Winrich Kolbe · Writing: Kenneth Biller · Starring: Willie Garson, Warren Munson, Ben Livingston, Alissa Kramer
5x10 Counterpoint
Dec 16, 1998 · 46 min · ★ 7.4
Stardate: Unknown. When trying to transport illegal refugees through the territory of a xenophobic civilization, Janeway must put her trust in a defector who offers his help.
Directing: Les Landau · Writing: Michael Taylor · Starring: Randy Oglesby, Mark Harelik, Jake Sakson, Alexander Enberg
5x11 Latent Image
Jan 20, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 8.1
Stardate: Unknown. A gap in The Doctor's memory uncovers clues to a mystery involving the nature of his existence.
Directing: Michael Vejar · Writing: Joe Menosky · Starring: Nancy Bell, Scarlett Pomers, Majel Barrett
5x12 Bride of Chaotica!
Jan 27, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.3
Stardate: Unknown. Trans-dimensional photonic lifeforms become entangled in a war with the characters from Tom Paris' "Captain Proton" program after mistaking Voyager's holodeck for reality.
Directing: Allan Kroeker · Writing: Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor · Starring: Tarik Ergin, Jim Krestalude, Nicholas Worth, Martin Rayner
5x13 Gravity
Feb 3, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.9
Stardate: Unknown. Stranded on a planet with little hope for rescue, Tuvok and Paris are befriended by a woman who becomes enamored with Tuvok.
Directing: Terry Windell · Writing: Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller · Starring: Lori Petty, Joseph Ruskin, LeRoy D. Brazile, Paul Eckstein
5x14 Bliss
Feb 10, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 7.2
Stardate: Unknown. The Voyager crew is lured into a giant space creature that consumes starships as food, and only Seven and the Doctor may have the ability to save the ship.
Directing: Cliff Bole · Writing: Bill Prady, Robert Doherty · Starring: William Morgan Sheppard, Scarlett Pomers, Marva Hicks, Majel Barrett
5x15 Dark Frontier
Feb 17, 1999 · 89 min · ★ 8.0
Stardate: 52619.2. When Janeway hatches a daring plan to steal technology from a crippled Borg ship, Seven is coerced into returning to the Borg collective.
Directing: Cliff Bole, Terry Windell · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga · Starring: Susanna Thompson, Katelin Petersen, Eric Cadora, Kirk Baily
5x16 The Disease
Feb 24, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.7
Stardate: Unknown. Unable to resist his strong feelings for an alien woman, Ensign Kim breaks Starfleet protocol and engages in a torrid affair that lands him in hot water with the captain.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor · Starring: Charles Rocket, Musetta Vander, Christopher Liam Moore, Majel Barrett
5x17 Course: Oblivion
Mar 3, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.9
Stardate: Unknown. The entire ship and crew begin to disintegrate, leading to a discovery that they aren't what they seem.
Directing: Anson Williams · Writing: Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller · Starring: Majel Barrett, Louis Ortiz
5x18 The Fight
Mar 24, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 5.5
Stardate: Unknown. While boxing on the holodeck, Chakotay is contacted by a telepathic species. However, prolonged communication may leave him insane or braindead.
Directing: Winrich Kolbe · Writing: Joe Menosky, Michael Taylor · Starring: Ray Walston, Ned Romero, Carlos Palomino, Majel Barrett
5x19 Think Tank
Mar 31, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 7.3
Stardate: Unknown. With Voyager pinned down by a fleet of bounty hunters, Janeway receives an offer from a group of geniuses infamous for solving unsolvable problems but asking unconventional prices.
Directing: Terrence O'Hara · Writing: Brannon Braga, Michael Taylor, Rick Berman · Starring: Jason Alexander, Christopher Darga, Christopher Shea, Majel Barrett
5x20 Juggernaut
Apr 26, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.2
Stardate: Unknown. An accident on a Malon freighter becomes a countdown to an explosive toxic-waste disaster, and preventing the explosion depends on Torres' ability to take control of a volatile mission.
Directing: Allan Kroeker · Writing: Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller, Kenneth Biller · Starring: Ron Canada, Scott Klace, Lee Arenberg, Majel Barrett
5x21 Someone to Watch Over Me
Apr 28, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 7.5
Stardate: Unknown. Under the guidance of the Doctor, Seven of Nine learns some social aspects of human dating.
Directing: Robert Duncan McNeill · Writing: Brannon Braga, Michael Taylor · Starring: Scott Thompson, Ian Abercrombie, David Burke, Brian McNamara
5x22 11:59
May 5, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 5.8
Stardate: Unknown. Captain Janeway relates the story of her distant ancestor Shannon O'Donnell during the construction of the Millennium Gate on Earth during New Year's Eve 1999. She must convince the last holdout, local bookstore owner Henry Janeway to approve the plan.
Directing: David Livingston · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga · Starring: Kevin Tighe, Bradley Pierce, John Carroll Lynch, James Greene
5x23 Relativity
May 12, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 8.4
Stardate: Unknown. The crew of a time ship from the future recruits Seven to attempt preventing Voyager's forthcoming destruction.
Directing: Allan Eastman · Writing: Nick Sagan, Bryan Fuller, Michael Taylor · Starring: Josh Clark, Bruce McGill, Dakin Matthews, Jay Karnes
5x24 Warhead
May 19, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 6.9
Stardate: Unknown. After Kim beams an alien missile onboard Voyager it links up to the Doctor's systems and requests that it is allowed to complete its mission of mass destruction.
Directing: John T. Kretchmer · Writing: Brannon Braga, Kenneth Biller, Michael Taylor · Starring: McKenzie Westmore, Steven Dennis, Sylvester Foster
5x25 Equinox (1) Season Finale
May 26, 1999 · 46 min · ★ 7.6
Stardate: Unknown. Voyager encounters another Federation starship, the USS Equinox, in the Delta Quadrant. But as an alien presence prepares an attack, Janeway begins to uncover the Equinox's sinister secret.
Directing: David Livingston, Kenneth Biller · Writing: Joe Menosky, Brannon Braga, Rick Berman · Starring: John Savage, Titus Welliver, Olivia Birkelund, Rick Worthy