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Muse (Star Trek: Voyager)
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"Muse" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the 22nd episode of the sixth season.
. The main characters are called B'Elanna Torres
and Harry Kim
, and they are on an adventure seeking dilithium
when they are in a shipwreck. Harry gets out in an escape pod but B'Elanna crashes and is injured. Kelis the Poet, the playwright, steps in and narrates his rescue of B'Elanna. The audience is pleased by this interesting and creative plot twist.
Afterwards, Kelis is congratulated by his wealthy patron, who demands to see another play about these Voyager adventures. He wants it done in one week. Desperate for a new story, Kelis travels to the source of his inspiration.
The wreckage of the Delta Flyer sits on a mountainside outside the village. Kelis creeps in and finds B'Elanna where he left her, tied up and with one of her arms covered with bloody slashes. Well-meaning Kelis has been bleeding
her, trying to treat the fever that has kept her incapacitated for the eight days since the crash. She has now recovered enough to fight back, so she directs him to heal her cuts with a dermal regenerator. When the cuts disappear, he is convinced she is really an "Eternal". From his exploration of the computer and B'Elanna's logs he knows that her fellow gods await her on a great ship called Voyager.
Despite her being an Eternal, Kelis is not afraid to negotiate with her. B'Elanna promises to tell him more stories he can use for his plays if he unties her. When he does, she grabs a phaser and chases him off. As she works to get the Flyer running again, the bold playwright returns with food for her, asking to hear stories in return for it. She's more interested in getting off the planet so she demands he bring her some dilithium. It is a common mineral in the area, and he knows where to get it, but he'll have to risk trespassing on his patron's property to harvest it. He decides it's worth it to hear more tales about Voyager.
Meanwhile, the Voyager crew has just spent over a week searching for their lost crewmates. Janeway
reluctantly calls off the search for B'Elanna and Harry. Tom Paris
is especially distraught, not wanting to accept the loss of his girlfriend.
Kelis works on his play. This one will feature more of the crew, but he is having trouble understanding the motivations of these strange characters. He pesters B'Elanna for more information about them, and the two work out more arrangements: he brings her resources and she tells him about her crewmates.
Kelis has more reason to write a great play when his patron begins fighting with his enemy. If a war were to break out, B'Elanna would be discovered and captured, so she agrees to go back to the amphitheatre with Kelis. She sees how the play is progressing, and is nauseated by all the romance. She insists there are more inspirational stories to tell. When he hears about the Borg
and Janeway's Starfleet
pacifism, he decides to write a tale of peace that will send a message to his patron while entertaining him.
Finally, Harry Kim shows up, after having walked 200 kilometers from his crashed escape pod. He has an emergency transmitter but no power, and once they plug it into the Flyer they are able to send a message to Voyager. The ship heads back to pick them up.
On performance night, Kelis worries that his ending is not good enough to impress his patron. He sends a panicked message to B'Elanna, who comes back to help him end the play. She becomes an Eternal before the audience's very eyes when she is beamed away, making the play one that the patron will not forget.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the 22nd episode of the sixth season.
Plot
An enraptured audience watches a play in a stone amphitheatreAmphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
. The main characters are called B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres
B'Elanna Torres is a main character in Star Trek: Voyager played by Roxann Dawson. She is portrayed as a half-human half-Klingon born in 2349 on the Federation colony Kessik IV. Torres joined the Maquis in 2370 and was serving on the Val Jean when brought to the Delta Quadrant...
and Harry Kim
Harry Kim (Star Trek)
Ensign Harry S. L. Kim, played by Garrett Wang, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He serves as the USS Voyagers operations officer.-Depiction:...
, and they are on an adventure seeking dilithium
Dilithium (Star Trek)
In the Star Trek universe, dilithium is a fictional chemical element, although dilithium is also the scientific name for a molecule composed of two lithium atoms....
when they are in a shipwreck. Harry gets out in an escape pod but B'Elanna crashes and is injured. Kelis the Poet, the playwright, steps in and narrates his rescue of B'Elanna. The audience is pleased by this interesting and creative plot twist.
Afterwards, Kelis is congratulated by his wealthy patron, who demands to see another play about these Voyager adventures. He wants it done in one week. Desperate for a new story, Kelis travels to the source of his inspiration.
The wreckage of the Delta Flyer sits on a mountainside outside the village. Kelis creeps in and finds B'Elanna where he left her, tied up and with one of her arms covered with bloody slashes. Well-meaning Kelis has been bleeding
Bloodletting
Bloodletting is the withdrawal of often little quantities of blood from a patient to cure or prevent illness and disease. Bloodletting was based on an ancient system of medicine in which blood and other bodily fluid were considered to be "humors" the proper balance of which maintained health...
her, trying to treat the fever that has kept her incapacitated for the eight days since the crash. She has now recovered enough to fight back, so she directs him to heal her cuts with a dermal regenerator. When the cuts disappear, he is convinced she is really an "Eternal". From his exploration of the computer and B'Elanna's logs he knows that her fellow gods await her on a great ship called Voyager.
Despite her being an Eternal, Kelis is not afraid to negotiate with her. B'Elanna promises to tell him more stories he can use for his plays if he unties her. When he does, she grabs a phaser and chases him off. As she works to get the Flyer running again, the bold playwright returns with food for her, asking to hear stories in return for it. She's more interested in getting off the planet so she demands he bring her some dilithium. It is a common mineral in the area, and he knows where to get it, but he'll have to risk trespassing on his patron's property to harvest it. He decides it's worth it to hear more tales about Voyager.
Meanwhile, the Voyager crew has just spent over a week searching for their lost crewmates. Janeway
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
reluctantly calls off the search for B'Elanna and Harry. Tom Paris
Tom Paris
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Paris serves as the chief helmsman and an auxiliary medic aboard the USS Voyager...
is especially distraught, not wanting to accept the loss of his girlfriend.
Kelis works on his play. This one will feature more of the crew, but he is having trouble understanding the motivations of these strange characters. He pesters B'Elanna for more information about them, and the two work out more arrangements: he brings her resources and she tells him about her crewmates.
Kelis has more reason to write a great play when his patron begins fighting with his enemy. If a war were to break out, B'Elanna would be discovered and captured, so she agrees to go back to the amphitheatre with Kelis. She sees how the play is progressing, and is nauseated by all the romance. She insists there are more inspirational stories to tell. When he hears about the Borg
Borg (Star Trek)
The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe associated with Star Trek.Whereas cybernetics are used by other races in the science fiction world to repair bodily damage and birth defects, the Borg use enforced cybernetic enhancement as a means of...
and Janeway's Starfleet
Starfleet
In the fictional universe of Star Trek, Starfleet or the Federation Starfleet is the deep-space exploratory, peacekeeping and military service maintained by the United Federation of Planets . It is the principal means by which the Federation conducts its exploration, defense, diplomacy and research...
pacifism, he decides to write a tale of peace that will send a message to his patron while entertaining him.
Finally, Harry Kim shows up, after having walked 200 kilometers from his crashed escape pod. He has an emergency transmitter but no power, and once they plug it into the Flyer they are able to send a message to Voyager. The ship heads back to pick them up.
On performance night, Kelis worries that his ending is not good enough to impress his patron. He sends a panicked message to B'Elanna, who comes back to help him end the play. She becomes an Eternal before the audience's very eyes when she is beamed away, making the play one that the patron will not forget.