Equinox (Star Trek: Voyager)
26th episode of the fifth season and 1st episode of the sixth season of Star Trek: Voyager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Equinox" is a two-part episode of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Voyager, the cliffhanger between the fifth and sixth seasons. This television episode features a 24th-century spacecraft, the USS Voyager, lost on the opposite side of the Galaxy as Earth, the Delta Quadrant, and they must make their way home.
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Episode nos. | Season 5 & 6 Episodes 26 & 1 | ||
Directed by | David Livingston | ||
Story by | Rick Berman Brannon Braga Joe Menosky | ||
Teleplay by | Brannon Braga Joe Menosky | ||
Featured music | Jay Chattaway | ||
Production code | 220 & 221 | ||
Original air dates | May 26, 1999 (1999-05-26) September 22, 1999 (1999-09-22) | ||
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In this installment, they encounter another Starfleet starship, the USS Equinox also stranded in the Delta Quadrant. This was presented in two parts, but aired several months apart, with part one airing on UPN on May 26, 1999 and the conclusion on September 22, 1999.
The cliffhanger closed out season five, while the opener for season six was the conclusion.[1] The two-part episode features Captain Ransom, played by actor John Savage, as well as several other guest stars.[1]
Part 1 is also the last episode of Star Trek: Voyager to air before the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine series finale, "What You Leave Behind". The broadcast of Part 2 in September 1999 marked the first time since 1994 that only one Star Trek series was on the air.