Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #32507 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-07-05
• Rating: Suitable for 12 years and over
• Number of discs: 6
• Format: PAL
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 7
• Running time: 999 minutes

Amazon.co.uk Review
Series 2 of Star Trek: Voyager represents a vital blossoming of the series' potential. As Captain Janeway, Kate Mulgrew maintained Starfleet integrity in the lawless expanse of the Delta quadrant and became the ethical conscience of her still-uneasy Maquis/Starfleet crew, whose unanimous loyalty would be dramatically proven in "The '37's" (a first-season hold-over). Janeway's moral guidance would also assert itself in "Death Wish" (a "Q" episode featuring NextGen's Jonathan Frakes) and "Tuvix", in which life-or-death decisions landed squarely on her shoulders. Series 2 brought similar development to all the primary characters, deepening their relationships and defining their personalities, especially Robert Beltran as Chakotay (in "Initiations" and "Tattoo"), now firmly established as Janeway's best friend (and nearly more than that, in "Resolutions") and command-decision confidante.

Solid sci-fi concepts abound in Series 2, although "Threshold" is considered an embarrassment (as confessed by co-executive producer Brannon Braga in a self-deprecating "Easter Egg" interview clip). It was a forgivable lapse in a consistently excellent season that intensified Janeway's struggle with the villainous Kazon, exacerbated by a Starfleet traitor in cahoots with the duplicitous Cardassian Seska (played by Martha Hackett, featured in a lively guest-star profile). The psychologically intense "Meld" (featuring a riveting guest performance by Brad Dourif) was a Tuvok-story highlight, and the aptly titled "Basics, Pt 1" provided an ominous cliffhanger, including a second planetary landing (in a season full of impressive special effects) that left Voyager's fate in question. DVD extras are abundant and worthwhile, especially the season 2 retrospective and "A Day in the Life of Ethan Phillips" (who plays Neelix under a daily ordeal of latex makeup). Several Easter egg surprises--including a music video performance by Tim Russ (Tuvok)--are hidden (but easily found) among the "Special Features" menus on disc 7. All in all, this was one of Voyager's finest seasons, leaving some enticing questions to be answered in season 3. --Jeff Shannon

DVD Description
7-disc set containing the following episodes:

Disc 1:

• The 37's
  
• Initiations
  
• Projections
  
• Elogium

Disc 2:

• Non Sequitur
  
• Twisted
  
• Parturition
  
• Persistence Of Vision

Disc 3:

• Tattoo
  
• Cold Fires
  
• Maneuveres
  
• Resistance

Disc 4:

• Prototype
  
• Alliances
  
• Threshold
  
• Meld

Disc 5:

• Dreadnought
  
• Deathwish
  
• Lifesigns
  
• Investigations

Disc 6:

• Deadlock
  
• Innocence
  
• The Thaw
  
• Tuvix

Disc 7:

• Resolutions
  
• Basics - Part 1
  
• Special Features

Special Features
Disc 1:

• A special Text Trivia version of The 37's: this fun option allows viewers to watch the episode with fascinating trivia on Amelia Earhart, the 37's and lots of Star Trek-related topics

Disc 7:

• Braving The Unknown: Season Two: includes new interviews with Executive Producers Rick Berman, Michael Piller, Brandon Braga and Jeri Taylor discussing pushing the envelope and raising the stakes in Season 2, from action-packed episodes like Deadlock to the cliffhanger Basics
  
• Designing the U.S.S Voyager: an in-depth look at designing the starship with veteran Star Trek artist Rich Sternbach. Includes rare photos and drawings
  
• Voyager Time Capsule: Tuvok: a new, exclusive interview with Russ explores his role as Tuvok and offers a look into the actors other creative pursuits including his music and directing. Features a live music performance
  
• Saboteur Extraordinaire: Seska: a profile of recurring character Seska, featuring an all-new interview with actress Martha Hackett
  
• A Day in the Life of Ethan Phillips: this rare glimpse into a day on the set with actor Ethan Phillips reveals the lengthy make-up process and shooting schedule for an episode of Voyager
  
• Red Alert: visual effects producer Dan Curry explores the making of several amazing visual effects, including the landing of Voyager in The 37's and the explosion action in Basics
  
• Real Science with Andre Bormans: the Star Trek science consultant discusses astronomical phenomena and other real scientific theories seen on Voyager
  
• Lost Transmission from the Delta Quadrant: includes interviews with Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picado, Dan Curry and Brandon Braga
  
• Photo Gallery
  
• Star Trek Deep Space Nine DVD trailer
  
• Star Trek The Next Generation DVD trailer

Customer Reviews

Suprising, early flowering of Voyager's potential
After the dissapointingly short first season, the second was a dramatic improvement and stands out as better than either TNG's or DS9's second seasons.
Strong sci-fi concepts abound in this season, with an excellent opener 'The 37s' which is centered around alien abductions! Other stand out episodes include 'Deathwish', Voyager's first and best Q show, in which the immortality of the Q is shown to be not so brilliant, 'Lifesigns', a touching Doctor show, 'Cold Fire', a big Kes show which reveals the Ocampa are not so small and innocent, 'Tuvix' a comic and touching episode which deals with the blending of Tuvok and Neelix into perhaps a better single being and 'Resolutions' in which Janeway and Chakotay almost become more than friends.
'Basics' is a stunning finale and gets down to thebasics (no pun intended) of sci-fi, leaving you in considerable suspense for the third season.
My only gripes with this season are the boring villians, the Kazon(surely the Vidiians, superior villians which are underused, couldhave been expanded on) and klunker episode 'Threshold' which shows an evolved Paris and Janeway as sort of lizards! Surely a more realistic effect, never mind a concept could have been used.
This season exceeded expectations after the slow first season and showed Voyager's potential. Not the show's best season, but brilliant none-the-less. A must have for sci-fi fans!

nothing more, nothing less
I'm a big Janeway fan and therefore this is a great season for me as a fan.. Great janeway episodes, we learn a lot about the person behind every senior staff member.. What they are like, Tuvok and Neelixs differencies. Chakotay and Seska and BÉlannes maybe true feelings for Chakotay an so on..
But i feel at bit cheated by the extra material. In season one you get a whole CD with extra material, here you only get half a CD.. A bit disapointing, 'cause the DVD is partly why I've replaced my VHS whit the DVD's.. But all in all, most likely the best season if you're a Janeway fan, and also a J/C fan :o)

Star Trek Voyager, Season 2
This is classic star trek, with every episode in the series having overtures of the next generation series. The look and feel of the ship and characters is different in the first two series to the rest as they have yet to comfortably fall into roles and as a result the acting is superb with little improv and perfect script writing. An excellent edition to any fans collection, fantastic DVD quality, sound is perfect and the special features are well worth the insight. The only thing that lets it down is the user interface, other than that is great stuff