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Memories gettin' you down?, September 16, 2000
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This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 45: Flashback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Tuvok experiences memories from his childhood, but has no recollection of experiencing them. He and Janeway Meld to try and figure things out. Things get a little confusing in there, but in the process the events leading up to Star Trek VI are revealed and Sulu takes command again. A great episode for any fan.
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Sulu, Rand, and Excelsior. Need I Say more?, July 23, 2001
This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 45: Flashback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
Under the influence of a virus masqurading as a memory engram, Tuvok recalls his days on the Excelsior under Capt. Sulu. A beautiful companion to The Undiscovered Country. Fans of Sulu will love this one.
Would have rated 5 stars if it were not for the contrivance of Tuvok's illness. I would have rather seen it done as a straight story about Tuvok's role on the Excelsior.
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Tuvok has flashbacks to being on Sulu's "Excelsior", September 14, 2003
This review is from: Star Trek - Voyager, Episode 45: Flashback [VHS] (VHS Tape)
"Star Trek: Voyager," Episode 45, "Flashback" (Teleplay by Brannon Braga, Aired September 11, 1996) commemorates the 25th anniversary of the first episode of the original "Star Trek" by bringing back a trio of familiar faces: George Takei as Hikaru Sulu, Grace Lee Whitney as Janice Rand, and Michael Ansara as Kang. The episode begins with "Voyager" exploring a nebula rich in sirillium. Tuvok (Tim Russ) is suddenly plagued by flashbacks of when he was a boy, trying to rescue a girl who is falling from a cliff. The Doctor (Robert Picardo) suspects a repressed memory, which is apparently a very bad thing for a Vulcan, as illogical as that might seem. The required treatment is a mind-meld, but without another Vulcan on board Tuvok has to turn to the person he trusts the most: Captain Janeway (Kate Mulgrew).
The mind-meld takes Tuvok and Janeway back 80 years to his first assignment, on the U.S.S. "Excelsior," commanded by Captain Sulu, who is disobeying Starfleet orders to try and rescue Captain Kirk and Doctor McCoy from a Klingon prison planet (the events are those from the film, "Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country"). The "Excelsior" passes through a nebula (rich in sirillium) and this time Tuvok not only remembers the girl falling, he goes into convulsions. Apparently something happened when Tuvok's ship was attacked by Klingons during its attempted rescue mission, and it is up to Janeway and the Doctor to figure out what it was and why it continues to affect Tuvok.
Sulu ends up with a glorified cameo in the episode, which is actually a bit disappointing because it really would have nice to see him on his own, mentoring the young Tuvok. I even found myself wishing the backstory had nothing to do with "Star Trek VI" or any other movie. The payoff for Tuvok's repressed memory is okay; it certainly is unexpected and more than makes the requisite amount of sense, but of course you want them to come up with something really special for Sulu's appearance and in that regard "Flashback" falls short. However, I have no doubt that somebody will write a nice "Star Trek" novel regarding Sulu and his young Vulcan officer at some point (if that has not happened already).
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