The Star Trek showrunners eventually relented, and the episode’s only black-and-white moment was a memory scene, part of a bizarre plot where Tom Paris is falsely accused of murder and must relive the victim’s final moments.
Of course, those scenes were very vivid, and we can’t help but wonder what it would be like if the entire episode were seen as “Ex Post Facto.” was It was shot in this style. The show eventually returned to this well years later when Tom Paris participated in Captain Proton’s holonovels that made him and everyone else on the holodeck appear in black and white.
Above all, this Star Trek: Voyager The mostly black-and-white episodes show just how experimental the show was in its early days.
Of course, this is ironic, since the spinoff has gained a reputation for playing it safe compared to more daring shows like: deep space nine. Compared to that groundbreaking show, voyager There was no way to actually win, but with pioneers like Piller, at least we could find ways to lose more slowly.
