Ranking Star Trek Pilots From Every Series Worst To Best
2. Bit Bored Of The Alpha Quadrant Now, We've Done That. What's Happening In The Delta Quadrant?
Star Trek's first series to be led by a female captain, Voyager broke the mold on its arrival. The ship, beautifully designed by Rick Sternbach, was hurled into the Delta Quadrant in a new(ish) take on seeking out strange new worlds and civilisations.
Caretaker is an excellent opener to the series. The action kicks off almost immediately with the Maquis on the run from the Cardassians, only to end up on the wrong side of the Badlands. After a welcome stop at Deep Space Nine, Voyager launches and finds itself thrown to the Delta Quadrant by the Caretaker, a powerful being who is trying to save the Ocampa, a people he inadvertently devastated.
The series villains the Kazon are introduced, as well as Neelix and Kes, the first friends that the crew makes on the far side of the Galaxy. Caretaker is a strong opener for the show and is up there with Emissary for best pilots of Star Trek. It knows when to hit, when to hold back and when to show off some gorgeous visuals.
Star Trek Voyager had arrived and it looked like it was going to be a good one.