(VOY: "Life Line") He was also identified by Tuvok with the same designation, during the arbitration of the release of The Doctor's holonovel, Photons Be Free, when he stated to Ardon Broht that "you claim The Doctor doesn't have the legal right to control his holoprogram, yet you're promoting the fact that Voyager's EMH wrote it." The medical officer of the ship is killed during the mission; remaining is the holographic character of the doctor who, like Moriarty, has 'awareness' of himself as a holodeck fiction. The frequencies he was planning on giving Voyager will be useless and he cannot give them any others as they will be changing continuously. He made peace with Harry before returning to his normal role as Chief Medical Officer. He follows her, embarrassed. The uniform beneath moves while the pips remain stationary. Original purpose: He gives her his heartfelt thanks. Over time he became attracted to her, but as he was inexperienced in the matters of the heart, he did not know how to handle his new-found emotions and confess his feelings to Denara. He issues one final warning: withdraw or be destroyed. He, in turn, was curt and rude to them, lacking empathy and bedside manner, and he was unhappy that he was being used to perform menial medical tasks. When The Doctor reached the Prometheus and discovered that the ship had been taken over by Romulans, he once again claimed holographic neutrality to escape deletion. Although The Doctor exhibited a terrible bedside manner and had a personality that wasn't pleasing to the rest of the crew, he reacted more kindly to Kes, treating her as a colleague and friend. With equal anger, Janeway dismisses her. Seven hundred years later, a backup copy of The Doctor's program was reactivated in the Kyrian Museum of Heritage by Quarren and blamed for war crimes the crew of Voyager didn't commit. The Doctor, however, is extremely nervous because daydreaming about commanding the ship is very different from actually commanding Voyager. The machine interfaced with The Doctor's matrix and took it over. Seven looks at herself dispassionately. I simply couldn't sing high enough or well enough to pull them off, but I did my own singing in 'The Swarm', 'Tinker, Tenor', 'Renaissance Man', 'Someone to Watch Over Me' and all the others." Initially apprehensive about losing her, The Doctor was persuaded by Tom Paris not to delete the program after this incident, but to work through her death with his remaining family. In 1997, Playmates released a Star Trek: The Next Generation replica Medical Tricorder, but few other models have been released. He unsteadily checks the scans and reports that they are normal. As they have done with other ships that pass through the nebula, the Hierarchy determines whether there is any value on the ships, and if so, attacks them. When Voyager responded to a Hirogen distress call, the crew found that the holograms created as victims for Hirogen training had turned against the hunters. At the conclusion of the 'trial', The Doctor, though not deemed a "person" at the time, was found to have the same rights as a non-holographic author and was allowed to recall the original version of the holonovel in favor of the new one when it was ready. At first, family life was blissfully perfect until B'Elanna Torres "visited" the family at home and found them to be unrealistic. Due to a temporal paradox, Voyager was transported to Earth in 1996. She smiles at him seductively and looks at him longingly. That novel also inspired the recurring character of Garak . With limited time to write a completely new holographic program to send through the network before the ship moved out of range, The Doctor was the only program large enough to have a chance of making it through the network intact. Having recovered, he subsequently spent a whole week in sickbay out of sheer embarrassment but was eventually convinced by Janeway to rejoin life on the ship. His manner is colorless, dry." Phlox uses the tunneling scan to reactivate the Doctor's daydreaming programs to allow him to communicate with the hologram. In-universe date They ask what he is doing and are horrified by his answer: he is going to eject the core. When he confronted the crew, they reluctantly told him what had happened. clown-like manifestation of their own fears, Emergency Medical Hologram Replacement Program, A Vision of the Future - Star Trek: Voyager, Do Not Sell or Share My Personal Information, Various miniature copies of The Doctor were created by the, The Doctor served as the narrator of his own. For some time, this worked, until the EPS relays started to fail, after which the emitter went offline. The Doctor, later, linked the emitter to the EPS relay network. "Bride of Chaotica!" " Latent Image " is the 105th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager airing on the UPN network, the 11th episode of the fifth season. After Torres activated a hologram of Dr. Lewis Zimmerman, he explained that The Doctor had been online too long and was deteriorating. (VOY: "Flesh and Blood", "Equinox, Part II") On all occasions however, The Doctor was able to recover the emitter with no apparent side effects to his program. Kes objected to just resetting him and asked the captain to try and find another solution. He apologized to Seven for the incident and she held no ill will towards him. Torres and Seven finally scramble to the warp core console. The Doctor was mortified at the changes, as they were not at all what he had in mind when imagining his family. (VOY: "Scorpion, Part II"), After the alliance with the Borg ended, Janeway took in Seven of Nine, a Borg drone. Ranek later called Seven to the ship's bridge with the intention of setting up a romantic liaison. He begins to explain what the Hierarchy does: they hide and scan passing ships for useful or valuable materials and raids the vessels. The title is a parody of the famous 1974 novel Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy by John le Carr . He is one of two ongoing characters in science fiction who are referred to by this title, as opposed to a proper name; the other is the protagonist of the long-running British television series Doctor Who. Director John Bruno Writers Gene Roddenberry Rick Berman Michael Piller Stars Kate Mulgrew "Your crew is heroic, captain." A hologram of her sits with one of The Doctor in the mess hall. The Doctor however, advises her that will not work because the Hierarchy have ships all over the sector. Dr. Lewis Zimmerman (Human) But as they leave, she sees one more fantasy: The Doctor being congratulated by her for saving the ship. When no other options were found, Kes suggested overlaying the diagnostic program's programming matrix onto The Doctor's. The Doctor, unlike in his briefing room fantasy, does not look at all happy. Having escaped Starling, the Doctor rescued Chakotay and Torres from some survivalists, returned to Voyager and enjoyed his new-found freedom from sickbay, the emitter proving simple for the Doctor to use while also allowing him to be returned to sickbay. In that simulation, The Doctor confessed to Kes that he always found her to be beautiful during a time when "Lewis" appeared to be "dying". (VOY: "Darkling"), Other notable occasions in which the emitter was used by holograms other than The Doctor were when the Leonardo da Vinci hologram was transferred to it after both the emitter and main computer core were stolen in a transporter attack (VOY: "Concerning Flight") and when The Doctor loaned the emitter to the Barclay hologram that had been received in a data stream. The superior appears and tersely informs Voyager of their intent to raid them. Hologram Seven looks at them, terrified. (VOY: "Lifesigns") When The Doctor created a holographic family and one of his 'children' faced death after an accident, it was Paris who convinced The Doctor to keep running the program rather than shut it down, realizing that The Doctor needed to experience the negative aspects of family life if he wanted to develop as a person. Developed by Star Trek: Voyager series' co-creators Rick Berman, Michael Piller, and Jeri Taylor, they serve as recurring antagonists during the show's first two seasons.They are represented as a nomadic species suffering from a pandemic known as the Phage, which destroys their tissue.A society with highly developed medical . Neelix makes a point about caution due to the amount of ore they will be hauling from the planet and Janeway rises and walks to The Doctor's seat. Kim says this particular fantasy algorithm is the most accessible, providing an angle of attack against the problem. Kim and Seven are on this holodeck, observing the daydreams. > Interviews WATCH: Jeri Ryan Answers a Fan's Question Connecting with Fans Aboard Star Trek: The Cruise My First Contact 2:08m My First Contact with Jeri Ryan 3:06m She motions him to follow her to her ready room. (VOY: "Drone", "Latent Image", "Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy", "Life Line", "Course: Oblivion"), The Doctor was responsible for fashioning a fully functional prosthetic eye for Seven of Nine's left eye socket capable of rendering images nearly as clearly as her right eye. He spotted Voyager and tapped into The Doctor's program to spy on the ship from within through him. (VOY: "Lineage"), When the crew was forced to transport alien prisoners to a distant planet where they would be executed for their crimes, The Doctor was appalled at the death penalty rule enforced by the planet. The Doctor subsequently altered his holographic matrix so that he resembled Dala, allowing him to confront the other two con artists and learn where they had concealed their stolen property before turning them over to the local authorities. He is instructed to proceed, much to his superior's chagrin. Director: John Bruno | Stars: Kate Mulgrew, Robert Beltran, Roxann Dawson, Robert Duncan McNeill. In the process The Doctor took control of Seven's motor abilities and was essentially trapped in her body. Phlox explains the situation to the Doctor, who in turn reports this to Janeway. A little while later, he confessed in private to Janeway that there had been a time when he would have given anything to be made of flesh and blood, but now he loved being a hologram, seeing it as superior to being organic. He readily agrees with her assessment. He acknowledges her request and goes there. (VOY: "Timeless"), When Voyager was fractured into multiple different time periods, sickbay reverted to stardate 49624, a year prior to the acquisition of the mobile emitter. Janeway reads his complaints: failure of the crew to acknowledge his sentience and rudeness towards him. (VOY: "The Swarm"), Seven of Nine helped with The Doctor's singing capabilities when, while being held against her will on the USS Equinox, she noticed his vocal modulations deviated by 0.30 decihertz. When the message failed to reach the Alpha Quadrant, however, Voyager's crew decided to send a hologram, as it was less likely to decompile before reaching its destination. (VOY: "Endgame"), Although their relationship was often a difficult one, The Doctor also managed to become close friends with Paris, who affectionately referred to The Doctor as "Doc" on several occasions. The Doctor determined that the transition into this accelerated timeframe could be fatal to a humanoid and so volunteered to transport to the surface himself. He hails the bridge, reports the relapse of his daydreaming and asks to be shut off. Seven kisses him on the cheek. In the meantime, an alien vessel tries to access Voyager 's internal sensors. The Doctor further demonstrated his command abilities by utilizing a photonic shockwave to disable two Quarren patrol ships. After the other ship was invaded by Vidiians, The Doctor on that ship saved that Ensign Wildman's baby, keeping it hidden from the Vidiians until that Kim and the baby could board the "first" Voyager, which they did just before their ship self-destructed, killing the Vidiians and saving the "first" Voyager. He strides forward, glaring at the viewscreen. Phlox believes that if he can tap into a data transfer conduit, he could reach the ship's main computer core. (VOY: "Macrocosm"), As the journey went on, the two of them also began to develop an almost mother/son relationship, with The Doctor often coming to Janeway when he needed personal advice or information about how his program was developing, as well as consolation about any wrong decisions he had made in recent times. Star Trek: Voyager The Doctor Experiences Feedback Loops 1:36 "Why did she have to die? It was great fun and one of our most successful outings at humor on our show. Sign in to rate and Watchlist for personalized recommendations. Although she isn't fully comfortable with the idea of maybe one day handing command over to him, she admits that they may not be allowing The Doctor to live up to his full potential. In Star Trek: Voyager - String Theory: Evolution, The Doctor is sent into Ocampa's distant past by a Nacene, which transfers him into the body of a recently-deceased Ocampan soldier, allowing him to experience the sensations of an organic body for the first time, although the conditions are so harsh that he cannot fully enjoy the experience. After they returned to Voyager, however, Seven seemed to better understand his point of view, bringing a meal to sickbay and describing the sensations of eating it to The Doctor to allow him to continue to experience it. Production episode 077. The Doctor, in a steady voice, warns the superior to withdraw. He orders preparations be made for the attack, as well as scans for any Borg ships. "State your designation." The superior hesitates, noting that he detects no weapons powering up, but The Doctor sternly tells him the weapon cannot be detected by sensors. Torres responds that this may be the only way to properly find a way to fix him. The episode's story was written by the cartoonist Bill Vallely, and is noted for its comedic elements. The Doctor devised a plan to use holographic lungs to keep Neelix alive. The computer complies and as Phlox watches from his ship, in utter amazement, the sphere is instantly destroyed. Harry Kim and Jetal had been seriously injured during an away mission a few months earlier. The superior instructs him to continue his surveillance. Despite this, the Doctor alters his own sub-routines, allowing him to daydream, while Voyager is traveling through an apparently harmless nebula. Latent Image (. The Doctor quickly established that the Voyager crew would be stuck with him for a while and that he would be the sole provider of medical care aboard the ship. He responds that she will get over him, which she tearfully disputes. He accepts it appreciatively, with a huge smile on his face, as flowers begin to fall on him. Directed by John Bruno In-universe date Unknown ( 2376 ) Aliens attempt to spy on Voyager by tapping into The Doctor's program, but they mistakenly access his new "daydream" program and believe that to be the reality. (VOY: "Equinox, Part II"), The Doctor created a subroutine for daydreaming in early 2376. The Doctor is disappointed at her decision. (VOY: "Live Fast and Prosper"), The Doctor with his creator, Lewis Zimmerman, and Deanna Troi, The second mission to the Alpha Quadrant occurred when Lewis Zimmerman was dying and The Doctor requested to be transmitted back to the Alpha Quadrant to help treat him. In the Voyager episode Tinker Tenor Doctor Spy, we see him perform some physical maneuvers that definitely rely on his holographic nature. Kim managed to return the subject to escape, and The Doctor and Seven worked together once again to transmit a distress signal to Voyager. In Voyager's briefing room, the senior staff is gathered to discuss the upcoming away mission. Kim introduced The Doctor to a holographic representation of Crell Moset, explaining that "his friends call him Doc." However, as pressure from all sides kept building up and as he himself discovered that Moset's actions were unethical, he deleted the Moset program from all of Voyager's files. As Voyager's crew becomes aware of the approaching Hierarchy ships, Janeway arranges for the deception to be complete, temporarily turning the Doctor into the Emergency Command Hologram. This will allow him to see everything The Doctor sees. He also discovered that Iko, one of the patients, had actually been born with a brain defect that left him prone to violence. ", "Forget him! (VOY: "Repentance"), When Voyager was abandoned due to tetryon radiation flooding, Captain Janeway activated the ECH for the first time, allowing The Doctor to repair damage to the ship while the crew waited in the escape pods for Voyager to be declared safe once again. He remained the personal physician of Admiral Janeway, who credited her fine health to his exceptional care over the years, and continued to visit Tuvok to monitor his neural degradation. He nervously sits in the captain's seat. However, the truth did come out and as soon as The Doctor found out, the same pattern emerged and he found himself struggling with the same dilemma once again. He quietly responds that all he ever wanted was to live up to his full potential and to help the crew that he loves. [1], As a continued in-joke and reference to the character's original name, the terms "zimmers in" and "zimmers out" were used behind the scenes and in stage directions to refer to the distinctive effect of the Doctor's materialization into and dematerialization out of a scene. Phasers and comm badge replicas have been released before, but the Medical Tricorder has not received as much love. [2](X). Having defeated numerous Romulan warbirds surrounding the Prometheus, Starfleet officers boarded the vessel and The Doctor was subsequently able to speak directly with Starfleet Headquarters and set the record straight about Voyager's disappearance. He orders the computer to "activate the Emergency Command Hologram." He responds that he can prove it and gives Kim a PADD containing sensor modifications that will allow them to detect the Hierarchy ships, which are cloaked; Phlox's, plus two more that will join the attack. The Doctor demands his identity and Phlox gives it to him. The Doctor was pleased, but when he invited Kes and Torres over for dinner, Torres was more than annoyed with the "lollipops" as she called them The Doctor had created, stating that what he had created was in no way what a family life dynamic was like. Adopted in succession by The Doctor sometime around 2378 of an alternate timeline, during a period of interest in great cultural figures of Earth's history. In addition, he argued with Charlene and lost the formerly close bond he had possessed with Belle. "No name? (VOY: "Parturition"), In response to criticism that he was unsympathetic to his patients, he programmed himself with the Levodian flu for twenty-nine hours to simulate the effects and to prove that a little illness should not be grounds for a constantly whiny and cranky attitude, which he accused the Voyager crew of every time they entered sickbay. If they escape these ships, they will run into others. To his great horror, he finds that he is once again in the daydream of him receiving a commendation from Captain Janeway in front of the cheering crew in Cargo Bay 2. In 2373, Voyager encountered the Aeon under command of Captain Braxton. Original air date: October 8, 2004. The Doctor was very disappointed that Seven did not reciprocate his feelings. Aboard the Hierarchy ship, a pleased Phlox informs another crewmember, Devro, that he has found a way to spy on Voyager from within. "It's a miracle he's still alive.", "You claim that you're my friend but you don't even call me by my name." One of the most notable times when the emitter proved useful was shortly after The Doctor had acquired it. This was mainly reflected in a conversation where The Doctor admitted that he'd hoped Zimmerman would be proud of his accomplishments if they ever met, and Zimmerman confessed that he was grateful that at least one EMH Mark I was still doing what he had designed them for. Commander Tuvok's degenerative neurological disease, but kept it quiet at Tuvok's request. The team had also considered that the hologram may have been created by Reginald Barclay, designed in his own image, and that, while taking a leave of absence in an upcoming TNG episode, he could put "the polishing touches" to the program. (VOY: "Resolutions"), Voyager entered a plasma cloud which caused the ship and its crew to be duplicated. 7. Images of Earth and letters from home elates the crew of Voyager. When a Vidiian scientist named Danara Pel was beamed aboard Voyager to be treated, The Doctor transmitted her synaptic pathways into a hologram of her body without the disease and put her real body in stasis until he could find a cure for her breakdown. (VOY: "One"), Due to a transporter accident, the mobile emitter was combined with some of Seven of Nine's nanoprobes. His daydream is broken however, when Janeway sharply calls his name to return his attention to her. (VOY: "Author, Author"), Although their two-way doctor/patient relationship (The Doctor treating Torres' injuries while Torres "treated" any damage sustained by his program) could be difficult at times, The Doctor and B'Elanna Torres went on to develop a surprising friendship and working relationship, such as when the two brainstormed possible solutions to help reactivate Automated Unit 3947 when he was recovered and his power was running out. Once reactivated, the Doctor was able to reintegrate Chakotay's displaced neural energy with his body, in a procedure that required three neural transceivers, two cortical stimulators, and fifty gigaquads of computer memory, and would take about ten hours to explain to others. The computer reports that all systems have been put under his control; he has the bridge.