Someone to Watch Over Me (Star Trek: Voyager)
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| "Someone to Watch Over Me" | |
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| Star Trek: Voyager episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 5 Episode 22 |
| Directed by | Robert Duncan McNeill |
| Story by | Brannon Braga |
| Teleplay by | Michael Taylor |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Production code | 216 |
| Original air date | April 28, 1999 |
| Guest appearances | |
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"Someone to Watch Over Me" is the 116th episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the 22nd episode of the fifth season. It was directed by cast member Robert Duncan McNeil (Lt. Tom Paris).
In this episode, The Doctor and Seven of Nine, a hologram and an ex-Borg, are learning to deal with romance in a Pygmalion-esqe story, with The Doctor as Henry Higgins and Seven as an intergalactic Eliza Doolittle.
Plot
Captain Kathryn Janeway and Tuvok leave the ship as official guests of a nearby colony; Neelix is assigned the task of escorting the colony's guest, Tomin, aboard the ship. Neelix is surprised that Tomin is quick to break the strict regime set by his people to sample everything from food to entertainment that Voyager has to offer. The crew finds that Tomin's physiology is unable to handle the synthahol used in drinks and becomes highly intoxicated on the night prior to the return of his elder, on the night a shipwide reception is due to take place for him. Neelix works with The Doctor and Seven of Nine to use Seven's Borg nano-probes to process the synthahol. Tomin, though still unsteady on his feet, is collected enough to greet his elder, Janeway, and Tuvok with Neelix's help in the same regiment he initially arrived with. To their surprise, the elder thought that Tomin would have taken time to sample what Voyager had, in moderation. Neelix is commended for his duties.
Meanwhile, after Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres become upset after discovering Seven observing and documenting their romantic interactions, The Doctor offers to help teach Seven on human courting rituals through an elaborate educational course, including such elements as singing. Seven works her way up from interactions with holodeck men and eventually ends up on a date with another human crewman. When they attempt to dance, Seven's strength strains the crewman's arms, prematurely ending the date. Seven comes to believe that she is unsuitable for dating. The Doctor has become somewhat smitten with her, and on a bet with Paris, offers to take her to Tomin's reception. Seven's behavior is perfectly appropriate for the event but upon learning of The Doctor's bet, she storms off.
The Doctor, alone, practices wooing Seven in the holodeck, noting to the simulation that the last few days have been "unforgettable". However, his practice is interrupted by the real Seven. She presents the Doctor with an enhanced tricorder as a gift for his help, but admits that she believes there is no suitable mate on board, leaving The Doctor unable to express his feelings to the real Seven. After she leaves, the Doctor begins to play George Gershwin's "Someone to Watch Over Me" on piano in one of the training hologram simulations.
Reception
The episode was ranked as one of the top 10 episodes of Star Trek: Voyager in 2018.[1] In 2016, The Hollywood Reporter rated "Someone to Watch Over Me" in the top 100 of all Star Trek episodes.[2] In 2011, Tor.com included this as one of six episodes of Star Trek: Voyager that are worth re-watching.[3]
In 2016, Vox rated this one of the top 25 essential episodes of all Star Trek.[4]
Jammer's Reviews gave it 3.5 out of 4 stars and called it "A delightfully pleasant, hilarious, and sincere hour."[5]
References
- ^ fiction, Nigel Mitchell Nigel Mitchell has written about science; Books, Comic; critic, fantasy films for over 10 years He's a Rotten Tomatoes Tomatometer-approved. "Must-Watch Episodes of "Star Trek: Voyager"". LiveAbout.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ ""The Andorian Incident" - 'Star Trek': 100 Greatest Episodes". The Hollywood Reporter.
- ^ Britt, Ryan (July 14, 2011). "I Like My Coffee Black and My Crew Lost: Six Voyager Episodes Worth Re-Watching". Tor.com. Retrieved June 22, 2019.
- ^ Siede, Caroline (September 6, 2016). "Star Trek, explained for non-Trekkies". Vox. Retrieved August 1, 2019.
- ^ "[VOY] Jammer's Review: "Someone to Watch Over Me"". www.jammersreviews.com. Retrieved August 12, 2020.
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