VOY Season 7 Summary . While the story - telling of " Voyager " s seventh and final year in the Delta Quadrant is comparable to season six , ( being populated with single story episodes largely independent of one another ) , the season as a whole has more of a feeling of continuity than its predecessor . A multitude of familiar aliens are revisited for a final shout including the Ferengi in , the Hirogen in , the Klingon s in , the Hierarchy in and , the Q in and the Talaxian s in . To complement this feeling of continuity , a smattering of episodes revisiting past story lines are also thrown in to the mix , to give the season more of a feeling of completion . Most significant of these occurs in when " Voyager " encounters a space - time anomaly which fractures the space - time continuum aboard the ship . This leaves Commander Chakotay ( and later Janeway ) tasked with sealing the fractures and repairing the timeline . With different areas of the ship trapped at varying points in " Voyager " s journey through the Delta Quadrant , the audience is treated to 45 minutes of pure nostalgia as the captain and her first officer jump from time frame to time frame , interacting with their own histories as they go . Back for one last round is Seska and the Kazon , intent on sabotaging Chakotay ' s attempts to heal the shattered ship . Retrospective continuity is also maintained in , when a transmission from the Alpha Quadrant pits Starfleet personnel against the former Maquis , giving Janeway one last opportunity to chide Chakotay for reverting to his old mistrust : " " Maybe someone on your crew couldn ' t put the past behind them . " " " " My crew ? " " After marrying in , B ' Elanna Torres and Tom Paris ' relationship , so quintessential to the series from season three onwards bears fruit in the seventh season . Torres discovers that she is pregnant in , before contending with a group of Klingons convinced she is carrying the Klingon Messiah in . Ultimately , Torres gives birth at the very moment " Voyager " bursts into the Alpha Quadrant from inside an exploding Borg sphere in the series finale . From Ethan Phillips ' s point of view , one of the most pleasingly poignant episodes of the season comes when Neelix makes contact , and ultimately decides to stay , with a small group of Talaxians in . In hindsight , this is perhaps the best thing the writers could have done for the character , as " Voyager " s all - action finale would have undoubtedly featured less of Neelix had he remained on board . The development of the character , and Phillips ' portrayal are arguably two of the unsung strengths of the series as a whole , and so the inclusion of an episode towards the end of the series , dedicated to Neelix ' s decision to stay with the newly discovered members of his race , allowed closure to his relationship with Tuvok and the character ' s complete story arc . And so , in a final " nod " back to the origins of the series , Janeway ' s decision to destroy the Caretaker ' s array is used against her by none other than her future self , to persuade her that collapsing a Borg transwarp hub , and risking its destruction before she can use it to return home is folly . The Captain provides the ultimate retort however , by presenting her senior officers with the final say . " " A long time ago , I made a decision that stranded this crew in the Delta Quadrant . I don ' t regret that decision . But I didn ' t know all of you then , and Voyager was just a Starship . It ' s much more than that now . It ' s become our home . I know I could order you to carry out this plan , and none of you would hesitate for a second . But I ' m not going to do that . You know the crewmen that work under you , and you know what your own hearts are telling you . So we ' re not going to attempt this unless everyone in this room agrees . No one will think less of you if you don ' t . . . " " " " . . . to the journey ! " " The plan is forged and agreed upon , and the series concludes with " Voyager " returning home with the Federation fleet flanking her . The series finale , " Endgame , " drew far significantly less viewers than when the series premiered six and a half years earlier . " Caretaker " , as a whole , drew 21 . 3 million viewers ; " Endgame " drew 8 . 8 million viewers , almost a third of the show ' s original audience from January 1995 . Unfortunately for UPN and " Star Trek " fans everywhere , it would be a sign of things to come for the network and franchise as a whole . Consulting Producer : Brannon Braga Producer : J . P . Farrell Associate Producer : Stephen Welke Credits . Crew . Executive Story Editor : Michael Taylor Unit Production Manager : Brad Yacobian Production Coordinator : Diane Overdiek Second Assistant Director : Michael DeMeritt Second Second Assistant Director : Lorri Fischer Script Supervisor : Jan Rudolph Science Consultant : Andre Bormanis Production Designer : Richard James Art Director : Louise Dorton Set Designer : Tim Earls Senior Illustrator / Technical Consultant : Rick Sternbach Scenic Arts Supervisor / Technical Consultant : Michael Okuda Construction Coordinator : Al Smutko Property Master : Alan Sims Set Decorator : Jim Mees Director of Photography : Marvin Rush , ASC Chief Lighting Technician : Bill Peets First Company Grip : Randy Burgess Video Operator : Ben Betts Special Effects : Richard Ratliff Stunt Coordinator : Dennis Madalone Video Supervisor : Denise Okuda Hair Designer : Josee Normand Make - Up Designed and Supervised By : Michael Westmore Costume Designer : Robert Blackman Wardrobe Supervisor : Carol Kunz Supervising Sound Editor : Bill Wistrom Supervising Sound Effects Editor : Jim Wolvington Casting Executive : Helen Mossler Original Casting By : Nan Dutton , CSA Assistant Editor : Noel A . Guerra Music Editor : Gerry Sackman Visual Effects Producer : Dan Curry Visual Effects Assistant Editor : Edward Hoffmeister Visual Effects Associate : Chad Zimmerman Sound Mixer : Alan Bernard Camera Operator : Douglas Knapp Post Production Coordinator : Monique K . Chambers Script Coordinator : Maggie Allen Transportation Captain : Stu Satterfield Location Manager : Lisa White Publicity : Rachel Fox Assistant to Publicist : Candice Clark Production Accountant : Suzi Shimizu DGA Trainee : Mark Rabinowitz Filmed with PANAVISION Cameras and Lenses Digital Optical Effects : Composite Image Systems