List of Star Trek: Voyager episodes
Season 2 (1995–96)
Table:
No.
overall	No. in
season	Title	Stardate	Directed by	Written by	Featured
character(s)	Original release date	Prod.
code	US viewers
(millions)
17	1	"The 37s"	48975.1	James L. Conway	Jeri Taylor and Brannon Braga	Various	August 28, 1995 (1995-08-28)	40840-120	7.5[2]

A group of humans from the 1930s are found in stasis on a seemingly abandoned planet, including the lost Amelia Earhart.

18	2	"Initiations"	49005.3	Winrich Kolbe	Kenneth Biller	Chakotay	September 4, 1995 (1995-09-04)	40840-121	5.9[2]

Chakotay encounters a Kazon youth who is on an initiation rite: to earn his name by killing an enemy or be killed in the attempt.

19	3	"Projections"	48892.1	Jonathan Frakes	Brannon Braga	The Doctor	September 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)	40840-117	6.1[2]

The Doctor becomes delusional after an accident, causing him to believe that he is a flesh-and-blood person and his time on USS Voyager is a holodeck program.

20	4	"Elogium"	48921.3	Winrich Kolbe	Story by : Jimmy Diggs and Steve J. Kay
Teleplay by : Kenneth Biller and Jeri Taylor	Kes	September 18, 1995 (1995-09-18)	40840-118	5.7[2]

Space-dwelling life-forms cause Kes to enter the Ocampan fertile phase called Elogium, putting pressure on her relationship with Neelix when she wants to have his child.

21	5	"Non Sequitur"	49011	David Livingston	Brannon Braga	Kim	September 25, 1995 (1995-09-25)	40840-122	6.0[2]

Harry Kim wakes up in 24th century San Francisco with no record of him on Voyager.

22	6	"Twisted"	48945.8	Kim Friedman	Story by : Arnold Rudnick and Rich Hosek
Teleplay by : Kenneth Biller	Various	October 2, 1995 (1995-10-02)	40840-119	5.6[2]

A region of space distorts the interior of Voyager.

23	7	"Parturition"	49068.5	Jonathan Frakes	Tom Szollosi	Neelix, Paris	October 9, 1995 (1995-10-09)	40840-123	5.9[2]

Neelix and Tom Paris fight over Kes, but are sent on an away mission together.

24	8	"Persistence of Vision"	49037.2	James L. Conway	Jeri Taylor	Various	October 30, 1995 (1995-10-30)	40840-124	6.1[2]

The crew experiences hallucinations brought on by an alien that put them into a trance-like state.

25	9	"Tattoo"	49211.5	Alexander Singer	Story by : Larry Brody
Teleplay by : Michael Piller	Chakotay	November 6, 1995 (1995-11-06)	40840-125	5.8[2]

Chakotay encounters non-humans who have the same tattoo on their foreheads that he has.

26	10	"Cold Fire"	49164.8	Cliff Bole	Story by : Anthony Williams
Teleplay by : Brannon Braga	Kes	November 13, 1995 (1995-11-13)	40840-126	6.0[2]

An Ocampan helps Kes with her mental abilities as the crew encounter a being who appears to be the Caretaker's female counterpart.

27	11	"Maneuvers"	49208.5	David Livingston	Kenneth Biller	Various	November 20, 1995 (1995-11-20)	40840-127	5.4[2]

Kazon Nistrim board Voyager and steal a transporter module in an attempt to unite the Kazon sects.

28	12	"Resistance"	49234.1	Winrich Kolbe	Story by : Michael Jan Friedman and Kevin J. Ryan
Teleplay by : Lisa Klink	Various	November 27, 1995 (1995-11-27)	40840-128	5.9[2]

A mission to acquire Telerium goes wrong causing Tuvok and B'Elanna to be captured and believed to be with the resistance.

29	13	"Prototype"	49270.9	Jonathan Frakes	Nicholas Corea	Torres	January 15, 1996 (1996-01-15)	40840-129	4.9[2]

The crew finds and reactivates a robot's body which was adrift in space only to find themselves in the middle of a war when B'Elanna is abducted.

30	14	"Alliances"	49337.4	Les Landau	Jeri Taylor	Various	January 22, 1996 (1996-01-22)	40840-131	5.4[2]

Janeway attempts to form an alliance with the Kazon to improve Voyager's standing in the Delta Quadrant.

31	15	"Threshold"	49373.4	Alexander Singer	Story by : Michael De Luca
Teleplay by : Brannon Braga	Paris	January 29, 1996 (1996-01-29)	40840-132	6.2[2]

Tom Paris breaks the transwarp barrier in the Shuttlecraft Cochrane, designed to reach warp 10, but de-evolves into a salamander.

32	16	"Meld"	49380.5	Cliff Bole	Story by : Mike Sussman
Teleplay by : Michael Piller	Tuvok, Lon Suder	February 5, 1996 (1996-02-05)	40840-133	5.1[2]

Crewman Lon Suder murders an Engineering crewman for no apparent reason. Tuvok mind melds with him to ascertain his motive.

33	17	"Dreadnought"	49447	LeVar Burton	Gary Holland	Torres	February 12, 1996 (1996-02-12)	40840-134	6.0[2]

A highly advanced Cardassian AI missile that had been reprogrammed by B'Elanna Torres is found in the Delta Quadrant.

34	18	"Death Wish"	49301.2	James L. Conway	Story by : Shawn Piller
Teleplay by : Michael Piller	Various	February 19, 1996 (1996-02-19)	40840-130	6.8[2]

The crew encounter a member of the Q Continuum seeking to end his immortal life.

35	19	"Lifesigns"	49504.3	Cliff Bole	Kenneth Biller	The Doctor	February 26, 1996 (1996-02-26)	40840-136	5.6[2]

The Doctor helps a Phage-ridden Vidiian woman.

36	20	"Investigations"	49485.2	Les Landau	Story by : Jeff Schnaufer and Ed Bond
Teleplay by : Jeri Taylor	Various	March 13, 1996 (1996-03-13)	40840-135	4.9[2]

Neelix tries to flush out the traitor on board who has been colluding with the Kazon Nistrim.

37	21	"Deadlock"	49548.7	David Livingston	Brannon Braga	Various	March 18, 1996 (1996-03-18)	40840-137	5.8[2]

Attempting to evade the Vidiians, a duplicate Voyager is created after it passes through a spatial scission.

38	22	"Innocence"	49578.2	James L. Conway	Story by : Anthony Williams
Teleplay by : Lisa Klink	Tuvok	April 8, 1996 (1996-04-08)	40840-138	5.1[2]

Tuvok crash-lands on a moon and finds children who have been abandoned.

39	23	"The Thaw"	49610.3	Marvin V. Rush	Story by : Richard Gadas
Teleplay by : Joe Menosky	Various	April 29, 1996 (1996-04-29)	40840-139	5.1[2]

The crew finds aliens mentally connected to a computer that has created a being that feeds on their fear.

40	24	"Tuvix"	49655.2	Cliff Bole	Story by : Andrew Shepard Price and Mark Gaberman
Teleplay by : Kenneth Biller	Tuvok, Neelix	May 6, 1996 (1996-05-06)	40840-140	5.0[2]

A transporter accident merges Tuvok and Neelix into a new person.

41	25	"Resolutions"	49690.1	Alexander Singer	Jeri Taylor	Janeway, Chakotay	May 13, 1996 (1996-05-13)	40840-141	4.5[2]

Janeway and Chakotay must adapt to life quarantined on a planet after they contract an incurable disease.

42	26	"Basics, Part I"	49700.0	Winrich Kolbe	Michael Piller	Various	May 20, 1996 (1996-05-20)	40840-142	4.9[2]

Seska and the Kazon-Nistrim take control of Voyager and maroon its crew on a primitive planet.

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