Prototype (Voyager episode)
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| Star Trek: VOY episode | |
| "Prototype" | |
 Torres helps to develop a robotic prototype |
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| Episode no. | 29 |
|---|---|
| Prod. code | 129 |
| Airdate | January 15, 1996 |
| Writer(s) | Nicholas Corea |
| Director | Jonathan Frakes |
| Guest star(s) | Rick Worthy as 3947 Hugh Hodgin as 6263/Prototype 0001 |
| Year | 2372 |
| Stardate | 49270.9 |
| Episode chronology | |
| Previous | "Resistance" |
| Next | "Alliances" |
Prototype is the 29th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, and the thirteenth episode in the second season.
[edit] Plot
Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.
After finding and repairing a robot found drifting in space, B'Elanna is abducted and forced to help robots to reproduce building a new prototype or Voyager will be destroyed. However after finding out that the robots were in the middle of a robotic war B'Elanna is forced to destroy the prototype.
[edit] Notes
- There is a direct reference to Commander Data when Torres tells 3947 about the possibility of an android thinking on its own.
- This episode was disliked by many people, including the director Jonathan Frakes who thought the robots looked too corny.
[edit] External links
- Prototype article at Memory Alpha, a Star Trek wiki.
