So, Blood Fever.

[ILoveVoyager]

I really liked Blood Fever. I think that the whole point was for the characters to "Act like idiots" (As Lynx so eloquently put it in the Kes Website) Because it IS a hormonal imbalance and they aren't SUPPOSED to be in their right minds. If they weren't "Acting like idiots" not only would the episode have no reason to exist but it also undermines the effects of things like Pon Farr. I thought it was also a really good episode for Tom Paris, it makes him seem less like a "Ladies man" and more like someone who actually cares for B'Elanna (when he refuses to take advantage of B'Elanna). I'm interested to hear some of your thoughts on the episode!

 

[tomalak301]

I liked Blood Fever too. It was the first hint of the B'Elanna/Tom relationship, and it was our first lead up to Scorpion with the Borg reveal. At the time approaching Borg Space was exciting and they hadn't done too much with the Borg yet. To have that hint and then Unity and then Scorpion made for a nice trifecta that season.

 

[Oddish]

Vorik actually had potential as a character: a Vulcan who was fairly young, and maybe didn't quite have full command of either his emotions or his mental abilities. If VOY had done what DS9 did and pursued character development of both primary and secondary characters, he could have been one of the latter.

 

[Bad Thoughts]

. I think that the whole point was for the characters to "Act like idiots"

Isn't idiotic Vulcan stuff every other episode of SNW?

 

[Oddish]

Isn't idiotic Vulcan stuff every other episode of SNW?

About every tenth. The 5th episode of both seasons seemed to be devoted to it.

 

[ILoveVoyager]

Vorik actually had potential as a character: a Vulcan who was fairly young, and maybe didn't quite have full command of either his emotions or his mental abilities. If VOY had done what DS9 did and pursued character development of both primary and secondary characters, he could have been one of the latter.

I agree that he could have been a very fun character to build on. The only vulcan representation we really get in Voyager is Tuvok, and badass (and Logical) as he is, I think Voyager had a lot more opportunities for Character development that they just didn't apply to the Vulcans. this makes Vorik seem like a flat character who's really only even relevant in blood fever and Tuvok just seem like a wet blanket. (and I say this with a 6.5 foot Tuvok Cardboard cutout in my room. He's my favorite character because he has his moments that I really enjoy but I feel like you have to really be open-minded with him especially because of all the other interesting characters that can overshadow him)

 

[fireproof78]

Blood Fever is one that is kind of interesting but the conclusion at the end hits absolutely wrong for me. Not sure why Tuvok thinks instincts should win out over logic in that moment

 

[$3DollarBillYall]

Confession: I love this episode, and often it's for the reason so many people see it as one to be reviled.

Yes, I love the tone, the "sex", the themes, the creepiness of it, and it's the sowing seeds ot T/P. But I think, more than any other episode, it does an excellent job of humanising Tom Paris. It showcases his willingness to be the adult in the situation in just as much it emphasises Torres' more primordial instincts.

Props to Andrew Robinson's direction too as I love the way this episode is lit, the head and shoulders shots being a highlight in the way it capture the emotional rawness of those performances.

Potentially my favourite VOY ep.

 

[flandry84]

Isn't idiotic Vulcan stuff every other episode of SNW?

The exact reason I’ve given up on it.

 

[Lynx]

I'm not fond of the episode. It was weird.