VOY episodes to watch before Beyer novels?

[robinson]

Hello -- About to start reading the Kirsten Beyer Voyager novels, as well as the String Theory trilogy, and I wondered if there were any episodes you'd suggest for a re-watch before I read those books. No spoilers, please (though I understand the episodes themselves might contain some spoilers by implication), but if for instance String Theory takes place between specific episodes or some character from an episode re-appears in Beyer's books, I want to refresh my memory beforehand.

Sorry if this is covered in another thread but I didn't see it.

 

[Markonian]

I read the trilogy last month but had trouble with the timing. It may take place between seasons 4 and 5, but Memory Beta is vague on the issue.

Episodes to watch before delving into the novels: On top of my head, I can think of "Twisted", "Counterpoint", "Extreme Risk", "Fury", "Endgame", "Unimatrix Zero", "Unity" and "Dragon's Teeth", among others.

 

[Christopher]

^Yes, String Theory takes place in the gap between "Hope and Fear" at the end of season 4 and "Night" at the start of season 5.

 

[Thrawn]

You should "Night" before reading String Theory, too.

 

[Christopher]

^Why? The episode comes after the trilogy.

 

[Thrawn]

Because one of the main threads in the trilogy is explaining why things in that episode are different than you might expect; it's somewhat notorious for having Janeway be out of character, and some of the creative decisions in that trilogy make a lot more sense if you have the mental image of Janeway in that episode in mind in advance.

 

[tomswift2002]

Because one of the main threads in the trilogy is explaining why things in that episode are different than you might expect; it's somewhat notorious for having Janeway be out of character, and some of the creative decisions in that trilogy make a lot more sense if you have the mental image of Janeway in that episode in mind in advance.

On that note the OP should also watch "Rage" (I think that's the title of Kes' last episode) which occurs both before and after the trilogy, as it also explains Kes's odd behaviour in the episode.

 

[Captain Clark Terrell]

^The episode you're thinking of is "Fury," near the end of the sixth season.

--Sran

 

[Thrawn]

Yes, "Fury" is also a must.

 

[Relayer1]

My personal choice would be to skip the series entirely and go straight to the Beyer novels...

 

[tomswift2002]

^The episode you're thinking of is "Fury," near the end of the sixth season.

--Sran

Yeah that's the title. In the sixth season that episode kind of came out of nowhere with no good reason as to why Kes showed up like that all of a sudden.

 

[Enterprise1701]

It's widely considered atrocious, but the TNG relaunch novel Before Dishonor also factors into the VOY relaunch.

 

[Thrawn]

It's widely considered atrocious, but the TNG relaunch novel Before Dishonor also factors into the VOY relaunch.

And Destiny.