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• Actors: Roxann Dawson, Tim Russ
• Directors: Roxann Dawson, Tim Russ, Gabrielle Beaumont, Kenneth Biller, Cliff Bole
• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, HiFi Sound, NTSC
• Studio: Paramount Studio
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B000003KB2
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,729 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good plot, Great girls (well... kinda, if they didn't kill), June 6, 2003

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"tom_rieslly" (Charleston, SC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 62: Favorite Son [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Nice twist on an intro to an all-girl planet (almost every guy's fantasy) and their culture. But the wierd thing is what happens to the guy after the mating-- death. Harry Kim is positively interesting concerning his behaviors towards this new role of him as a mate.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Pretty decent episode, August 10, 2001

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Lady Morgan - See all my reviews

This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 62: Favorite Son [VHS] (VHS Tape)

Pretty decent episode-definitely not a classic though. The plot is quite creepy-an obvious remake of the greek mythology idea of Sirens (creatures who lured men to them with their singing only to devore them), but not in a way that makes the plot seem stupid and contrived. While it's not anything to brag about, it's an alright episode, and introduces another alien culture. The "marriage ceremony" is also quite interesting. It's definitely not an ensemble piece though-the plot basically centers around Ensign Harry Kim, with the rest of the crew just adding a bit of substance.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Harry Kim brings his genes to the ladies of Taresia, November 1, 2003

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Lawrance M. Bernabo (The Zenith City, Duluth, Minnesota) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 62: Favorite Son [VHS] (VHS Tape)

"Star Trek: Voyager," Episode 62, "Favorite Son" (Written by Lisa Klink, Aired March 19, 1997) offers up another bizarre experience for young Harry Kim (Garrett Wong), the ship's homesick and unlucky young ensign. "Voyager" encounters a Nasari vessel and all of the sudden Kim announces the alien ship is going to fire and fires the phasers. Afterwards a perplexed Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew), unhappy with Kim's explanation that he just had a hunch the Nasari were a threat, suspends him and sends him to his cabin without supper. There our young ensign is surprised to discover he suddenly had alien markings on his face.

The Doctor has no explanation for either the markings or the fact that Kim's blood chemistry is now different. Tuvok proves the Nasari were indeed about to fire on Voyager but Kim's only explanation is that this area of space seems familiar. At this point Kim directs "Voyager" to the planet Taresia, where the population, which is mainly female, welcomes Kim home and tell a really whacked story about what is going on here. Of course we go through a period where it seems like this incredible story might be true, because you know how hard it is for 23rd century technology to verify anything scientific. Consequently, this episode exceeds the amount of time the crew is allowed to be stupid before the episode becomes unsalvageable.

Actually, "Favorite Son" reminds me of an episode from the first season of "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" entitled "Teacher's Pet." If you have seen both then you will recognize the obvious connection between Harry Kim and Xander Harris, and the more you think about it the clearer it will be that Ensign Kim is also usually the butt of some cosmic joke when an episode of "Voyager" focuses primarily on him.