- See flashback (psychology) for the psychological phenomenon.
The 30th anniversary episode that spans the generations!—"Flashback" was the 45th episode of Star Trek: Voyager, first aired on 1 October 1996. The episode story was written by Brannon Braga, directed by David LivingstonMA and novelized in by Diane Carey for Pocket Books.
Summary[]
When Lieutenant Tuvok begins to suffer from bouts of repressed memory—which can cause brain damage in a Vulcan—the solution is a mind meld between Tuvok and Captain Kathryn Janeway. It's a remedy that takes them back to Tuvok's first assignment aboard the USS Excelsior commanded by Captain Hikaru Sulu. The Klingon moon Praxis has just exploded, and the key memory seems to be the death of a crewmember during a skirmish with the Klingons.
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References[]
Characters[]
Episode characters[]
- Ayala • Chakotay • The Doctor • Fitzpatrick (?) • Kathryn Janeway • Kang, son of K'naiah • Kes • Harry Kim • Lojur • Murphy • Murphy • Neelix • Kashimuro Nozawa • Tom Paris • Janice Rand • Hikaru Sulu • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • Dmitri Valtane
- Referenced only
- Golwat • James T. Kirk • Leonard McCoy • T'Pel
Novelization characters[]
- Azetbur • Joseph Carey • Lance Cartwright • Chakotay • The Doctor • Amelia Earhart • Kathryn Janeway • Kang, son of K'naiah • Kes • Harry Kim • James T. Kirk • Lojur • Leonard McCoy • Nanclus • Neelix • Tom Paris • Ra-ghoratreii • Janice Rand • Montgomery Scott • Spock • Hikaru Sulu • B'Elanna Torres • Tuvok • Nyota Uhura • Dmitri Valtane • Patrick West
- Referenced only
- Abraham Lincoln • John Wilkes Booth • Golwat • Gorkon, son of Toq • Christopher Pike • T'Pel
Locations[]
- Referenced only
- Alpha Quadrant • Azure Nebula • Khitomer • Kronos • Kudao • Londonderry • Porakas IV • Praxis • Qo'noS • Rura Penthe • Starfleet Headquarters • Talax • Vulcan
Starships[]
- USS Excelsior (Excelsior-class cruiser) • IKS K'Tanco or IKS HaH'vat (K't'inga-class battlecruiser) • USS Voyager (Intrepid-class cruiser)
- Referenced only
- USS Enterprise-A • USS Horizon • USS Wyoming • USS Yorktown
Races and cultures[]
- Referenced only
- Bolian
States and organizations[]
Other references[]
- 47 • acid • adrenaline • all hands • antibody • argon • battle stations • blood factor • brig • Bussard collector • cartilage • class 11 nebula • class 17 nebula • cortical stimulator • cordrazine • crew quarters • crustacean • deflector shield • dill weed • dizziness • encephalographic profile • enthraxic citrus peel • fluorine • garnish • hallucination • heart rate • helium • hippocampus • holodeck • hydrogen • ice cream scoop • intruder alert • junior science officer • keethara • kilodyne • Kolinahr • lobotomy • logic • memory virus • mind meld • multiphasic shields • neural pattern • neurocortical monitor • neuroelectricity • orange juice • oxygen • panic attack • papalla seed extract • pantry • parallel reality • parboiling • parietal bone • parts per million • peptide • plasma conduit • pon farr • Porakan egg • positron beam • Prime Directive • pyllora • red alert • rengazo • replicator • repressed memory • shotgun • sirillium • Starfleet History • Starfleet Regulations • storage bay 3 • subspace shock wave • synaptic pathway • tachyon sweep • tea • telepathy • thermal array • theta-xenon • thoron radiation • T'lokan schism • turbolift • Vulcan nerve pinch • vulture
Chronology[]
- years prior to 2373
- The memory virus spreads to space travelers. (prior to episode)
- 2293 (2290s chronology, Excelsior's voyage)
- Excelsior attempts to breach the Neutral Zone.
- stardate 50126.4, 2373 (2370s chronology, Voyager's journey)
- Voyager travels to the sirillium nebula.
Appendices[]
Images[]
Novelization images[]
Episode images[]
Connections[]
| Media featuring the USS Excelsior (NCC-2000) under Captain Hikaru Sulu | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| episodes/movies | The Undiscovered Country • Flashback | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| novels | The Undiscovered Country • The Fearful Summons • The Captain's Daughter • The Ashes of Eden • Starfleet Academy • The Captain's Table: War Dragons • The Lost Era: The Sundered • Excelsior: Forged in Fire • Flashback • The Lost Era: One Constant Star • Burning Dreams | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| short stories | "Dilithium Is a Girl's Best Friend" | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| comics | Tests of Courage (The Tabukan Syndrome) • A Wolf in Cheap Clothing (1 • 2 • 3 • 4) • Captain's Log: Sulu • The Undiscovered Country • The Veteran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Captain Sulu Adventures (audiobooks) |
Cacophony • Envoy • Transformations | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| games | Shattered Universe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| characters | Hikaru Sulu • Pavel Chekov • Janice Rand • Dmitri Valtane • Leonard James Akaar • Lojur • Tuvok • Altos Viger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous novel: Caretaker |
Voyager novelizations | Next novel: Day of Honor |
| Previous episode: False Profits |
Voyager episode produced | Next episode: Basics, Part II |
| Previous episode: Basics, Part II |
Voyager episode aired | Next episode: The Chute |
| chronological order | ||
| Previous Adventure: Day of Honor |
Next Adventure: The Black Shore | |
| Previous Adventure: Day of Honor |
Journey of the USS Voyager | Next Adventure: The Black Shore |
| published order | ||
|---|---|---|
| Previous story: Cadet Kirk |
Stories by: Diane Carey |
Next story: Trials and Tribble-ations |
| The above chronology placements are based on the primary placement in 2373. The Pocket Books Timeline and Memory Beta Chronology place events from this story in 1 other timeframe(s): | ||
| Previous Pocket adventure: Bloodline Previous MB adventure: Losses |
2293 Flashbacks concurrent with The Undiscovered Country |
Next adventure: Assignment: Eternity Prologue, Chapter 19 & Epilogue |
Translations[]
- 2001
- Japanese : フラッシュバック, translated by Tomoko Yamaguchi. (Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko)
External links[]
- Flashback article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- "Flashback" article at Memory Alpha, the wiki for canon Star Trek.
- Flashback (Star Trek: Voyager) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.