Star Trek: Voyager
Captain Kathryn Janeway ( Kate Mulgrew ) and First Officer Commander Chakotay ( Robert Beltran ) have an incredibly interesting and nuanced relationship inStar Trek : Voyager . As a Captain and First Officer duo , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay font circumstances and challenge that are unparalleled inStar Trekhistory . IfStar Trek : The Next Generation ’s Captain Jean Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) and Commander William T. Riker ( Jonathan Frakes ) had interpersonal issues , Commander Riker could have transferred to another ship . If Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay fought , their only pick were resolution or mutiny .
But beyond difference , there was yet another line Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay could not cross onVoyager . Because Captain Janeway had to be the ultimate sanction on the ship , she could not ethically enter into a romantic relationship with anyone onVoyager . Indeed , Kate Mulgrew herself did not want Captain Janeway to be tied down by romantic subplots . Nevertheless , the cryptical bail bond the pair parcel could easily , under different circumstances , blossom from friendly relationship to romance . Now that the USS Voyager is back in the Alpha Quadrant , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay should have more of a family relationship .
10"Extreme Risk"
Star Trek: Voyager-Season 5, Episode 3
" Extreme hazard " is one of the disconsolate episodes in the show , and it is also one ofVoyager ’s best episodes . In " Extreme hazard , " Lt . B’Elanna Torres ( Roxann Dawson ) learns of the devastation of the Maquis , and accede a life - threatening spiral of desperation , sothe episode is naturally more focused on Lt . Torres than anyone else . In the background , however , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay work together to help her .
Starfleet rank insignia take care the same across multiple ( but not all ) Star Trek shows , which makes two Voyager characters stand out for their collars .
As such , the conversation between Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay show how the two of them process together as a unit for the trade good of their crew . “Extreme Risk " also bear witness the lengths to which Commander Chakotay specifically will go to protect the people he loves – he risks his lifespan to save Lt . Torres from desperation and is willing to stand by her in the face of devastatingly hard truths . Since that is the same care and devotion that Commander Chakotay express Captain Janeway throughoutVoyager , it is well-off to deduce that he loves her as well .
9"Learning Curve”
Star Trek: Voyager-Season 1, Episode 16
InStar Trek : Voyagerseason 1 , a core engagement is the integration of Starfleet and Maquis crewmembers . Up until the first sequence , " Caretaker , " the crowd of Voyager had been institutionalise to seize the Maquis , andthe Maquis had cryptical political reason to distrust Starfleet . So , inVoyager ’s " Learning Curve , " then - Lieutenant Tuvok(Tim Russ ) works to incorporate those Maquis crewmembers who exist furthest from the Starfleet nonpareil into Voyager ’s crew .
After this early sequence , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay were forever linked .
While on the open " Learning Curve , " seems to discover very piffling about the relationship between Commander Chakotay and Captain Janeway , it actually contains one of their most of import early moments . In reception to Lt . Tuvok ’s efforts , the Maquis crewmembers sound off to Commander Chakotay , saying that they prefer to do things the Maquis way over the Starfleet manner . In reply , Commander Chakotay adorn him . In this minute , Commander Chakotay incontrovertibly and irrevocably declared his allegiance to Voyager and Captain Janeway . No matter what would amount afterwards in the show , after this other episode , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay were forever linked .
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8"Elogium"
Star Trek: Voyager-Season 2, Episode 4
The title of theVoyagerseason 2episode , " Elogium , " refers to the once - in - a - life opportunity that an Ocampan has to have child . And indeed , Voyager ’s one Ocampan , Kes ( Jennifer Lien ) experiences the Elogium prematurely . But when it comes to the potential romantic partnership between Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay , the episode ’s a - game affair less than the conversations the two of them have in the background signal . In " Elogium,“Kes ’s status prompts Janeway and Chakotay to discuss what it would have in mind to raise kids on Voyager .
Since Voyager was initially strand 70,000 light years from Earth , it would have had to become a multi - generational ship to get home without assist .
In many ways , as Captain and First Officer , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay are parents to everyone on the ship . " Elogium " prompts them to face up this partnership head on , revealing just how secure their bond really is . In the row of this conversation , Captain Janeway throw it explicit that she could not ethically enter into a romantic relationship with any ofVoyager ’s characters . This affirmation echoes Kate Mulgrew ’s literal life story tactual sensation about Captain Janeway , and it sets absolved bounds on her relationship with Commander Chakotay while simultaneously suggest at what might have been under different circumstances .
In this sci-fi series, the starship Voyager becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant, 70,000 light-years from Earth. The diverse crew, led by Captain Janeway, embarks on a perilous journey home, encountering unfamiliar species and challenges while adhering to Federation principles in uncharted space.
7"The Omega Directive”
Star Trek: Voyager-Season 4, Episode 21
Voyager ’s Omega particles and Starfleet ’s corresponding top - mystic " Omega Directive " is one of the most inscrutable elements inStar Trekcanon . The episode , " The Omega Directive , " reveal not only the existence and potential destructive power of Omega , but also the fact that every single Starfleet master has had knowledge of Z since the twenty-third century . The Omega Directive means that , no matter how much a Starfleet Captain may trust her officers , there will always be a roadblock between them . But " The Omega Directive " is yet another episode ofVoyagerthat reveals the depth of Commander Chakotay ’s trust in his police chief .
These 7 Voyager episode put down the groundwork for Seven of Nine ’s future as a Starfleet Captain with her own command in Star Trek : Picard .
When Captain Janeway makes it clear that she can not let Commander Chakotay in , he is uncoerced to accept that and trust her judgement , but only to a point . Once it becomes clear that Captain Janeway is going to endanger her own life , however , Commander Chakotay insist on being let in . At this detail , Captain Janeway does what no other Starfleet skipper had done before and revealed some of the Omega Directive . Thus , " The Omega Directive " makes it obvious thatCaptain Janeway and Commander Chakotay deal a deep bond of trust unmatched inStar Trek .
6"Scorpion," Parts 1 & 2
Star Trek: Voyager-Season 3, Episode 26 & Season 4, Episode 1
The two - part sequence " Scorpio " bridges the interruption between season 3 and 4 ofVoyagerand inaugurate Jeri Ryan ’s Borg character , Seven of Nine . In " Scorpio , " Voyager has to cross through Borg place during the Collective ’s war with Species 8472 or give up on ever bring back to Earth . Captain Janeway wants to form a tentative alliance with the Borg while passing through their place , whereasCommander Chakotay believes it is only a affair of time until the Borg give into their nature and betray Voyager .
Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay equilibrise each other out as leader , and their differences allow them to complement one another perfectly .
" Scorpion " reveal that Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay would be an excellent couple by highlighting just how well they can go together in a crisis . Despite Captain Janeway basically disagree with Commander Chakotay on how to handle the Borg , she never cuts the Commander out of scheme and negotiations . Over the course of study of the installment , both of them have hazard to lead , highlighting the important conflict in their leading style . Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay balance each other out as leaders , and their differences allow them to complement one another utterly .
5"Equinox" Parts 1 & 2
Star Trek: Voyager -Season 5, Episode 26 & Season 6, Episode 1
In most sequence ofVoyager , variance between Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay stop with the Commander conceding to the Captain ’s authority . Indeed , the fundamental deviation in membership and power are the reasonableness that , no matter how good it might have been , Commander Chakotay and Captain Janeway could never become a couple onVoyager . But in " Equinox,“Commander Chakotay forebode out Captain Janeway for crossing a linewhen she jeopardize to torture a Starfleet officeholder from the USS Equinox .
Kate Mulgrew ’s return could make Star Trek : Janeway bechance , but it would have to stave off Star Trek : Picard ’s big mistake to be a hit from the start .
In the moment , Captain Janeway reject his condemnation , but by the closing of the narration she concedes Commander Chakotay was correct , apologizing to him . Despite the confines of rank on Voyager , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay have a Julian Bond that runs deeper than Starfleet communications protocol , and both of them are open of acknowledging that fact .
4"Night”
Star Trek: Voyager -Season 5, Episode 1
Since the start ofVoyager , Captain Janeway has been tormented with guilt trip over stranding Voyager . In " Caretaker , " Captain Janeway had the selection to sending her ship home while leaving the Ocampa vulnerable and choose to preserve them rather . In " Night , " Commander Chakotay helps her at last address that guilt trip . He defies Captain Janeway ’s orders , which would have leave in ground her eternally and micturate it unmortgaged to the Captain it ’s not her fault they are in the Delta Quadrant . Commander Chakotay is more than just Captain Janeway ’s second in instruction : he is a bastion of emotional support in a lonely quarter-circle .
3"Shattered"
Star Trek: Voyager -Season 7, Episode 11
Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay build a deep and nuanced relationship over seven seasons ofVoyager . The two of them had to learn how to make for together despite the differences between Starfleet and Maquis ideologies and find a counterbalance to benefit Voyager . “Shattered " shows that , even without years of friendship and comradery , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay were always designate to be a pair .
Even when separated by time , memory board , and political allegiance , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay cope to uprise together and swear each other once more .
In " Shattered , " Voyager itself is broken into different prison term zone , ranging from before the ship enter the Delta Quadrant to a future where Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay are long drained . To restore the ship , Commander Chakotay has to sour with a version of Captain Janeway that only knows him as a Maquis rebel . Even when separate by clip , computer storage , and political allegiances , Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay managed to develop together and intrust each other once more . This partnership made them an splendid skipper and first officer , buttheir comradery would also be an idealistic foundation for a more intimate family relationship .
2"Year Of Hell” Parts 1 & 2
Star Trek: Voyager -Season 4, Episodes 8 & 9
" Year of Hell " is undeniably one ofVoyager ’s best episodes , if not the series ' finest . Despite the fact that Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay spend most of the two episodes apart , with Commander Chakotay and Lt . Tom Paris ( Robert Duncan McNeill ) go for wrapped on the Krenim vessel outside of time , Voyager ’s " Year of Hell"nevertheless proves the depths of Captain Janeway ’s warmness for the Commander . Early in the year , Commander Chakotay attempted to give the Captain a replicated air pocket watch for her birthday . At the time , Captain Janeway secern him to reprocess it to conserve resource .
Some Star Trek timeline , like the Mirror Universe or the Kelvin Timeline get a set of aid . But other substitute realities seem almost forgotten .
Five calendar month later , after Commander Chakotay was take , Captain Janeway establish the watch in his quarters and fall apart it for the rest of the installment . While this may seem , at first , like a small gesture , it actually give away the depths of Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay ’s affection for one another . Even after Captain Janeway ordered Voyager ’s crew to abandon ship , she maintain the watch . Even when Voyager was only a husk , just capable of flight of steps , Captain Janeway keep the scout .
After the timeline was re - set at the end of " Year of Hell Part 2 , " it is unreadable whether or not Commander Chakotay ever give Captain Janeway the pocket watch .
Over the form of " Year of Hell , " Captain Janeway go through some of the most devastating losses potential for a Starfleet Captain , and the memento she carry with her , to remind her of better times , was Commander Chakotay ’s watch . It is an incredibly touching and romanticist motion , revealing the true depths of their kinship when crowd to the absolute terminal point . Even if the two of them could never be together onVoyager,“Year of Hell " proves that Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay should have been a couple under good circumstances .
1"Resolutions”
Star Trek: Voyager -Season 2, Episode 25
The penultimate episode ofVoyagerseason 2 , " Resolutions , " is the episode that proves beyond a shadow of a doubtfulness that Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay should have been a couple . The whole reason the two of them could never be together was their position as captain and first ship’s officer of Voyager . “Resolutions " takes those purpose by by forcing the work party of Voyager to leave them behind , quarantined on an alien populace that Captain Janeway name , " New Earth . " On New Earth , they are no longer Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay , but rather simply Kathryn and Chakotay .
On New Earth , they are no longer Captain Janeway and Commander Chakotay , but rather simply Kathryn and Chakotay .
After a storm , Chakotay afford Kathryn a massage , leaving her with a lidless Nox and an Epiphany of Our Lord about their family relationship . While at first Kathryn worry their intimacy was incompatible , Chakotay reassure her he would always be truehearted to her , no matter what organise their kinship get on . He call Kathryn " brave and beautiful and very wise , " and she let call her " Kathryn , " granting Chakotay intimacy no one else onVoyagershared . Even if some things were bequeath on New Earth , " Resolutions " made it exculpated thatStar Trek : Voyager ’s police captain and first military officer should have been a couple under good circumstances .
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In this sci - fi serial publication , the spaceship Voyager becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant , 70,000 short - yr from Earth . The diverse crew , led by Captain Janeway , embarks on a perilous journey home , encountering unfamiliar coinage and challenge while cleave to Federation principles in uncharted distance .
