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Original title:Tattoo
Category:TV Episode / Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi
Released:1995–2001
Director:Alexander Singer
Actors:Kate Mulgrew,Robert Beltran,Roxann Dawson
Writer:Gene Roddenberry,Rick Berman
Duration:46min
Video type:TV Episode

Rating 6.2: Votes 282

1995–2001 Kate Mulgrew Robert Beltran Roxann Dawson Alexander Singer

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While on an away mission, Chakotay finds symbols and structures similar to ones he saw when he was 15 on an expedition with his father on Earth, 70,000 light-years away. When the weather, plants and animals of the planet seem to be opposed to the presence of Voyager and its crew, Chakotay seeks a way to gain the trust of the inhabitants by embracing the teaching of his father and his tribe. Meanwhile, The Doctor programs himself with flu symptoms in order to empathize with his patients.

Alan Sims was responsible for hiring the trained hawk that swooped down and attacked Neelix. The fact that the bird was filmed on location became problematic during production, however, as the hawk did not do what was required of it. "Instead," recalled Alan Sims, "the hawk spotted a crow and went off after it in the opposite direction. It took hours to find him. The delay was a nightmare."

Although Chakotay's home world is left unnamed in this episode (as with the rest of the series), Star Trek Monthly issue 10 refers to the planet as Dorvan V. This planet, which appears in Star Trek: The Next Generation: Journey's End (1994), was indeed originally intended to have been Chakotay's home world.

Young Chakotay mentions a Captain Sulu to his father, a great reference to Sulu from Star Trek (1966) TOS.

This episode explains the origin of Chakotay's facial tattoo.

This is the second of three Chakotay-centric second season episodes, the others being Star Trek: Voyager: Initiations (1995) and Star Trek: Voyager: Maneuvers (1995).

The shot of a nude Chakotay used a body double, instead of Robert Beltran.

The footage of Voyager descending towards the Sky Spirit's planet was evidently reused from Star Trek: Voyager: The 37's (1995).

First mention of Tuvok's interest in orchids.

This takes place in 2344 and 2372.

The story was originally planned for the first season.

Working title: "First World".

This was the first of ten Star Trek: Voyager episodes to be directed by Alexander Singer.

This is the second Star Trek episode, after TNG Star Trek: The Next Generation: A Matter of Honor (1989), to feature on-screen subtitles.

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Author: Heri

When Voyager detects a warp signature they follow it to a planet hoping to negotiate for needed supplies, however they can't contact anybody on the surface and every time they try to beam down to the surface a storm starts up. Unable to transport Chakotay leads Tukok, B'Elanna and Neelix as they take a shuttle to the surface. Once down Cakoptay keeps seeing things which remind him an expedition he went on in the jungles of Central America with his father. Neelix is injured and beamed back to Voyager and after a storm hits Tuvok and B'Elanna beam back too, Chacotay loses his com badge and is stuck on the surface. He later meets an alien with a similar tattoo to his own and learns that this is one of the legendary Sky Spirits who visited tribe millennia before. In a secondary plot the Doctor gives him self a case of flu after Kes accuses him of not empathising with his patients, he programs it to last twenty nine hours but when he doesn't recover after that time he demands attention thinking his program is failing.

This was a reasonable episode which taught us a bit more about Chakotay, we learnt that he wasn't always the spiritual man we know and as a youth was uninterested in his heritage, but gained a greater respect for it after his father was killed. The sub plot was fairly entertaining Robert Picardo always puts in a fine performance as the Doctor and it is nice to see him get to do something different.

Author: JUST DO IT

"Me and my brother were talking to each other about what makes a man a man..."

Chakotay ventures to a rain forest-like planet where he meets a tribe of natives similar to American Indians. This triggers a series of flashbacks to an expedition he'd made with his father, who was sort of a cross between Graham Greene and Indiana Jones.

It seems that Humans (read: Americans) have gotten a bad reputation throughout the galaxy: the Natives fear them as murderous conquerers, looking to steal their land and abuse their resources. Chakotay convinces the natives that the Voyager crew means them no harm by laying down his weapon, stripping off his clothes, and singing "Lean On Me" while playing the harpsichord. Okay, I made up the harpsichord part but the rest is all true...

Just in case you forgot this was Voyager and were missing your weekly nightmare moment Neelix gets his eyeballs pecked out by a vicious eagle patrolling the skies. The episode reaffirms the Native American culture: humility before nature, respect for animals and the land... the flashbacks are nice, and do a wonderful job of fleshing out Chakotay's culture and beliefs while never being preachy.

The only problem here is that it's a rather unengaging affair: the finale, with the ship being caught in a cyclone, feels tacked-on and contrived. Otherwise a good show.

GRADE: B-

Author: Wenes

I actually like Chakotay's character but whenever he goes on his Native mumbo jumbo it gets annoying. According to sources, the Star Trek studio's source was an "expert" who was outed as a fraud.

I really like Chakotay's character at first when it was obvious he was a Marquis officer and was kind of forced into Starfleet once again. Then despite clashes of ideas and loyalties, Chakotay proves he's a capable and worthy officer of Starfleet. THIS is what I like about Chakotay. He does what is right and will not let it slide even if it might involve his lover who is a Cardassian traitor.

Again screw this Native mumbo jumbo. I'm inclined to respect your heritage and roots but this is a sci fi, not re-explore some pseudo spiritualism that's not even legitimate by spiritualistic standards.

Author: Tiv

Perhaps I am a mean old cuss, but I always thought that the character Chakotay was a bit silly. After all, all of his pseudo-American Indian talk of spirit guides and the like sounded to me more like some white person's idea of what a native sounded like than anything else. Here, the away team lands on a planet and Chakotay recognizes symbols from a spirit journey. Does this REALLY sound like good sci-fi or just evidence that the show really had trouble coming up with good plots? I would say the latter.

What follows are a bunch of flashbacks where Chakotay remembers his childhood and his father. All of it seems to have nothing to do with sci-fi and comes off as silly filler. Overall, a rather terrible episode and one I don't ever want to see again.

Author: Urtte

Madness from the writers continues here. We are forced into watching the major meetings take place in the woods and dark caves, as if actually discussing things in town over a cup of tea is somehow taboo. Plenty of time is spent showing how these people's technology is so advanced that they can control the weather and use it as a weapon to keep people away. But what about all those broken trees caused by the high winds?? What do you think all the animals and birds do when the weather goes haywire?? Yet these same people also feel obligated to write primitive symbols on the ground whenever they disturb some rocks to simply build a fire pit. Another case of too much time being P.C. and not enough time checking the script...

Author: Karg

I'm pretty liberal in my acceptance of the events that take place on sci fi television. But one must understand the immensity of space. Begin with the idea that there is a tribe that Chakotay would emulate in the far reaches of the galaxy, and that these explorers would haphazardly run into it. This is kind of a homage to those in our world who have been discounted. But the plot is so weak and so full of holes, it's beyond any sort of verisimilitude.

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
	Kate Mulgrew	-	Captain Kathryn Janeway
	Robert Beltran	-	Commander Chakotay
	Roxann Dawson	-	Lieutenant B'Elanna Torres (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
	Jennifer Lien	-	Kes
	Robert Duncan McNeill	-	Lieutenant Tom Paris
	Ethan Phillips	-	Neelix
	Robert Picardo	-	The Doctor
	Tim Russ	-	Lieutenant Tuvok
	Garrett Wang	-	Ensign Harry Kim
	Henry Darrow	-	Kolopak
	Richard Fancy	-	Alien
	Douglas Spain	-	Young Chakotay
	Nancy Hower	-	Ensign Samantha Wildman
	Richard Chaves	-	Chief
	Joseph Palmas	-	Antonio

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