Star Trek: Every Two-Parter Ranked From WORST To BEST

24. The Killing Game, The Killing Game, Part II

Perhaps all the world is a holodeck under the thumb of a Hirogen, in which we're just fighting for our lives. Somewhat reduced in scale, that was the deadly dilemma faced by those Voyager crewmembers not locked in their quarters (or working on the bridge) in The Killing Game.

The Hunters have caught up. We don't see the battle, but we know who won. The r/Resistance now plays out on Holodeck One as much as it does on the rest of the ship. Kathryn is Katrine, leader of, in essence, a Maquis cell. Chakotay is the American liberator of 'Sainte Claire'. The cliffhanger was certainly dramatic — a massive explosion and half of Voyager now one unending set of simulations.

In the US, The Killing Game and The Killing Game, Part II were also originally aired on the same night — a first for a Star Trek two-parter (not including feature lengths). In fact, The Killing Game was promoted as a feature-length single episode, but for reasons unknown even to the Star Trek: Voyager producers, was shown as two separate episodes.