Nightingale
- Episode aired Nov 22, 2000
- TV-PG
- 43m
When the Delta Flyer comes to the aid of a medical transport, Harry Kim gets his first command.When the Delta Flyer comes to the aid of a medical transport, Harry Kim gets his first command.When the Delta Flyer comes to the aid of a medical transport, Harry Kim gets his first command.
- Geral
- (as Paul F. O'Brien)
- Terek
- (as Scott Miles)
- Voyager Ops Officer
- (uncredited)
- Starfleet Engineer
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaGarrett Wang always disliked that Harry was never promoted beyond Ensign, despite several requests. He has stated that his character was not given the opportunity to grow as others were. This episode finally gave Harry a taste of command, if only briefly.
- GoofsIn the Nightingale's Captain's Ready Room, Harry has brought personal items to make the office feel more like his. Included in the items is a saxophone. Harry plays the clarinet. Starting in the show's 6th season, he also plays the alto saxophone.
- Quotes
[Ensign Kim is in command of the Nightingale]
Seven of Nine: I've discovered a serious flaw in one of the ship's systems.
Harry Kim: Which one?
Seven of Nine: The Captain.
[Kim looks at her consternated]
Seven of Nine: The captain's main function is to issue orders, correct?
Harry Kim: Right.
Seven of Nine: And the crew's function is to support the captain and carry out those orders.
Harry Kim: What's your point?
Seven of Nine: Every time you give an order, you carry it out yourself. And when someone else makes a suggestion, you dismiss it.
Harry Kim: These people are inexperienced. They need my help.
Seven of Nine: When you first came aboard Voyager, did Captain Janeway help you?
Harry Kim: Sure, she looked after all the junior officers.
Seven of Nine: By doing your work for you.
Harry Kim: No. She gave me a lot to do, actually.
Seven of Nine: Because she felt you were more capable than she was.
Harry Kim: Of course not. She wanted me to learn, to gain confidence.
Seven of Nine: Interesting.
This time our boy Kim gets to play captain on a freighter. The passengers not only fool him the whole time, they also use false pretenses to get him to take on this mission in the first place. Once again Kim gets involved in the conflicts of other species and is not only up to his neck in an interplanetary war, but also drags Voyager into it. Just so he can get his five minutes of fame as captain. And then he is finally captain and controls the execution of all his orders and prevents the crew from doing their work independently. Only when Seven jumps in and points out that one of the ship's systems is not working properly (namely the captain), he is willing to give the crew more leeway.
His claim is downright ridiculous that he would have been a lieutenant or even lieutenant commander by now if he hadn't been stranded in the Delta quadrant. There has hardly been a situation in the past episodes in which Kim has particularly stood out. And as far as I know, constantly falling in love with the wrong women doesn't get you promoted in Starfleet. Otherwise he would already be a highly decorated fleet admiral.
- tomsly-40015
- Feb 3, 2024
Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3