1. Year of Hell.
You lived it with them. Their realization that something wasn't going to end in a week or two weeks. The losses and struggles and heroics. The horrible food and miserable conditions. Scars on faces there to stay. Chakotay and the watch. Tuvok blind, Seven guiding him. Janeway touching that same blind Tuvok's face goodbye. Janeway captaining her ship and slamming Voyager into the Krenim timeship.
2.Basics II.
Obviously it followed Basics I but I liked the reward of the second part. I hated the way the Kazon creep had hit Janeway like some inferior female. Hated seeing the crew removed from the safety of Voyager stuck on some planet where they had to light fire with their hair. By the second part Suder, the Doctor and Tom had come though, with Talaxian support. I can't take my eyes off Suder in this episode.
3.Futures End.
I actually love the return to Earth aspect of this and I usually hate that type of thing when it is set in the past. The clothes, Tuvoks ears, the girl and Paris. Starling is so smug and played so well. Braxton.. 29th Century technology just makes it all the better. The mobile emitter changed the Doctor forever after.
4.Timeless.
Great Harry and even Chakotay episode. One of the best scenes ever in any Star Trek with Voyager crashing along the ice. It's icily beautiful and tragic.
5.Eye of the Needle.
I just simply like the Romulan in this episode, he is so dignified. It was like the crew had this cheat's possibility of getting home quicker, getting a message out. Life isn't like that.
6. Tuvix.
Reallly perverse and ethically philosophical. I especially liked Kes in this episode, related to her. Janeway once again took the full burden of being captain on her shoulders. Tuvix was confronting.
7. Worse Case Scenario.
Tuvok's training hologram being embraced as an adventure.. Tuvok and Tom working together, I like the way it all unfolded. I like Bride of Chaotica too..
8. The Void.
Lots of good stuff in this one. Aliens working together, backing Voyager. Spying on each other. Those funny fantome creatures or whatever they were.
9. One.
Good Seven and the Doctor episode. Voyager .. her crew in stasis . Kind of liked the sense of self-reliance in this one and waiting.
10. Caretaker.
Thank you for getting us all off to a good start. The groundwork was done and the pacing along with story telling came together well. I especially liked Janeway's rallying speech at the end.
Also..
Macrocosm. The flying 'wasp' bugs and Janeway ready to shoot.
Shattered. Time slips and crossovers galore and Chakotay taking the lead.
Tsunkatse. When Chakotay, Neelix can't remember who else are in the crowd and realize Seven is about to fight..
Endgame. Admiral Janeway sacrificing herself and infecting the Borg Queen.
Adding even more..
Species 8472.. best alien of the Quadrant award
