Summary
Star Trek: Enterprisehad a subtle reference toStar Trek: Voyagerin one episode of season 2. Despite airing one right after the other intheStar Trektimeline,EnterpriseandVoyagerhad very little in common.Voyagerexplored the adventures of the USS Voyager’s crew in the Delta Quadrant during the 2370s, whileEnterprisecatapulted the franchise back to the beginning of Starfleet, showcasing the missions of the first starship Enterprise in the 22nd century. However,allStar Trekshows are connected, andEnterprisestill found a way to reference its predecessorswhile maintaining its prequel status.
Enterprise’sVoyagerreference came during season 2, episode 22, “Cogenitor.” The episode’s plot featured the crew of the Enterprise NX-01 encountering a race calledthe Vissians, whose society contained a third-gender subclass that was treated like second-class citizens, only used for the purposes of reproduction.Commander Trip Tucker (Conner Trinneer)began mentoring one of these “cogenitors” in secret, teaching them to read and nurturing their interest in Earth culture. This interest led to Trip show the cogenitor an old Earth film, choosing from a list that contained a familiar name.
Star Trek: Enterprise Cast & Character Guide
Star Trek: Enterprise introduced new faces to the prequel series set a century before the events of Star Trek: The Original Series.
Star Trek: Enterprise Watched “Bride of Chaotica!” 200 Years Before Voyager
“Bride of Chaotica, The” was in Enterprise’s movie database
While Trip and the cogenitor were choosing a movie to watch,Enterprisebriefly showed the console display containing the ship’s database of films.The list included the name “Bride of Chaotica, The,” a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it reference to theStar Trek: Voyagerepisode of the same name. “Bride of Chaotica!” was the 12th episode ofVoyagerseason 5, focusing on a holodeck misadventure storyline that featured the Captain Proton program created byTom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill). The episode is one ofVoyager’s most entertaining, and one of several appearances of Captain Proton on the show.
Enterprise’s movie database also contains a film called “Dixon Hill and the Black Orchid,” another subtle reference to a previously-established holodeck program fromStar Trek: The Next Generation.
AlthoughVoyagerestablished that “The Adventures of Captain Proton” was an old, Buck Rogers-style science fiction show from the 20th century,Enterpriseconfirmed its existence with the reference toThe Bride of Chaoticain “Cogenitor.” Along with this, the episode implied that the Enterprise crew could have easily watched the film 200 years before it inspired Tom Paris to create his famous holodeck program. IncludingBride of Chaotica(and the Dixon Hill reference) in “Cogenitor” isa testament to theEnterprisecreative team’s attention to detail and commitment to making the show feel connected to the wider franchise.
Star Trek: Voyager’s “Bride Of Chaotica” & Captain Proton Explained
The Captain Proton program made several appearances in Voyager
Despite being a fairly silly concept,Star Trek: Voyagermanaged to get a lot of mileage out of the Captain Proton program. “Bride of Chaotica!” was definitely its most prominent and memorable inclusion, featuring nearly everyone inVoyager’s cast of characterstaking part in the program to stop the malfunctioning holograms from waging war on a photonic species. However,Captain Proton was seen or referenced in nine otherVoyagerepisodes throughout seasons 5-7, usually featuring Tom Paris as the titular Captain and Harry Kim (Garrett Wang) as Proton’s sidekick Buster Kincaid.
Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 4 brought Captain Proton back to the franchise during the show’sVoyagertribute episode “Twovix.”
Along with this,Star Trek: Lower Decksseason 4 brought Captain Proton back to the franchise during the show’sVoyagertribute episode “Twovix.” The holographic villain Dr. Chaotica (James Sie) was one of several famousVoyagerholograms that attempted to wreak havoc while the decommissioned ship was being brought back to Earth to be set up as a museum.Lower Decksis famous for pulling out obscure franchise references soincluding something about Captain Proton in aStar Trek: Voyagertribute episode was extremely smart on the series' part.
