History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS4E17TheKillingGame

* ArtisticLicenseHistory: During his MotiveRant, the Nazi commander hologram disparages UsefulNotes/TheRomanEmpire as being destroyed by his own Germanic peoples in the same speech which he expresses his disgust over the old Jewish kingdoms. However The Nazis ''invoked'' Ancient Rome with [[PuttingOnTheReich much of their pageantry]], and fascists of both Nazi Germany and Mussolini's Italy were fascinated by the Empire. It would be highly unlikely for a Nazi officer to belittle it in such a fashion.

* GoodAllAlong: At least, for a somewhat loose definition of "good". Karr brainwashes the Voyager crew into becoming pawns in elaborate war games; killing them over and over again, only for the Doctor to revive them and send them back in to die. However, these acts of cruelty actually SAVED their lives by preventing the Hirogen from exterminating them on-mass. It also transpires that Karr was merely experimenting with the ship's holographic technology in order to provide his people with an alternative to actually dispersing themselves across the galaxy and hunting real prey, thereby saving the protagonists' lives along with the lives of the Hirogen themselves. Even Janeway herself admits that his intentions are in everyone's best interests.

'''CHAKOTAY (aka CAPTAIN MILLER):''' Nothing to apologise for, I'm the same way with my men. There's not a day goes by when I don't think to myself, I'm going to get 'em back safely, even if I die trying.\\

-->"One does not co-operate with decadent forms of life, one hunts them down and eliminates them. The Kommandant speaks of civilisation. The ancient Romans were civilised. The Jews are civilised. But in all its moral decay, Rome fell to the spears of our ancestors as the Jews are falling now. Look at our destiny! The field of red, the purity of German blood. The blazing white circle of the sun that sanctified that blood. No one can deny us, no power on Earth or beyond. Not the Christian Saviour, not the God of the Jews. We are driven by the very force that gives life to the universe itself! We must countermand the Kommandant's orders, stay and fight. We must be faithful to who we are."
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though this isn't apparent till Season 7's "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E9FleshAndBlood Flesh and Blood]]". At the end of the episode Janeway presents the new Alpha with holodeck technology, which he reluctantly accepts even though he claims not to have agreed with Karr's ideas. It seems like another victory for Federation ideals if the Hirogen stop hunting sentient species in favour of holograms.

* RuleOfSymbolism: Harry and the Doctor are organising a covert resistance to an enemy occupation at the same time as their colleagues are acting out the same scenario on the holodeck.

* EvenEvilHasStandards: The Alpha Hirogen thinks the Nazi MasterRace rhetoric is ridiculous. See TheReasonYouSuckSpeech below.

* WomanInWhite: Katrine

** Tim Russ in a white tux! Kate Mulgrew in a white tux!

* NiceJobBreakingItHero: Though this isn't apparent till Season 7's "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E9FleshAndBlood Flesh and Blood]]". At the end of the episode Janeway presents the new Alpha with holodeck technology, which he reluctantly accepts even though he claims not to have agreed with Karr's ideas. It seems like another victory for Federation ideals if the Hirogen stop hunting sentient species in favour of holograms. As it turns out, AIIsACrapshoot...

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Averted; Janeway simply comes up with the most convenient explanation when dealing with 'Captain Miller' (Chakotay). The area outside the holodeck is a secret bunker for developing [[StupidJetpackHitler Nazi superweapons]]. Jeffries tubes are {{Secret Underground Passage}}s. And the Klingons? Well, some residents of her town are a bit eccentric.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Brigitte is pregnant because actress Roxann Dawson was pregnant at the time (normally [[HideYourPregnancy covered by an Engineer's smock]]). PlayedForLaughs when B'Elanna [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall gripes to Tom about the intense realism]] of the 'simulated' pregnancy (including that it kicks).

* FaceRevealingTurn: Seven as a lounge singer and Janeway as the proprietor of ''Le Coeur de Lion''.

* ToBeContinued in Part Two.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: Roxann Dawson's real life pregnancy is used as a key plot point in the Nazi simulation, as Torres' character Bridgette, a member of the [[LaResistance local resistance]], is carrying the Kapitan's child.

* RealLifeWritesThePlot: There's a reason Brigitte is pregnant, given that actress Roxann Dawson was pregnant at the time (normally [[HideYourPregnancy covered by an Engineer's smock]]). PlayedForLaughs when B'Elanna [[LeaningOnTheFourthWall gripes to Tom about the intense realism]] of the 'simulated' pregnancy (including that it kicks).

-->'''NEELIX:''' ''(addressing his officers)'' Pardon me, gentlemen. I wonder if I might have a word with you?
-->''(Klingons ignore him)''
-->'''DOCTOR:''' They're Klingons, not kittens!
-->'''NEELIX:''' ''(snatches away the meat they're eating)'' YOU WILL LISTEN!

-->'''Turanj''': I've become impatient. We [[AllYourBaseAreBelongToUs penetrated this vessel, overcame their defenses]], and in the moment of the kill, [[BondVillainStupidity you forced us to stop]]. Now we play these incessant games. It's time we took our trophies and moved on.\\

* ToBeContinued
* TookALevelInBadass: It's Harry Kim -- not [[SpotlightStealingSquad Janeway or Seven or the Doctor]] -- who first puts events into motion. As in "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E6Timeless Timeless]]", this terse, self-motivated Harry is a lot more interesting than his standard EnsignNewbie portrayal. [[StaticCharacter Pity they didn't keep it up]].

* BlastingItOutOfTheirHands: Turanj shoots the pistol out of Mademoiselle de Neuf's hand, though it's not clear if this was intentional; none of the Hirogen (except possibly Karr, and only for pragmatic reasons) are much interested in preserving the lives of the crew. He puts a bullet in her and Neelix moments later, and nearly kills her despite ordering his companion to "avoid the cranium".

* TheCastShowOff: That's Jeri Ryan singing for real, not lip syncing.

** Jeri Ryan with her hair down, singing "Would it be wrong to kiss…"

-->"One day the Borg will assimilate your species despite your arrogance. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome When that moment arrives, remember me]]."

* {{Costumer}}

** When the Hirogen lose control of the holodeck program, Karr realises that Harry has committed sabotage and demands he fix it. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Harry tells him to go to hell.]]

* [[DieHardOnAnX Die Hard on Voyager]]

-->'''DOCTOR:''' [[CrowningMomentOfFunny They're Klingons, not kittens!]]

* [[WhyDontYouJustShootHim Why Don't You Just Shoot Them?]]

--> '''Holo Klingon''': Qapla!

* SpotTheImposter: Every true American boy knows that Betty Grable has [[ShesGotLegs great gams]]. Fortunately Harry remembers the right answer before Tom shoots him.

* DefiantToTheEnd: When the Hirogen lose control of the holodeck program, Karr realises that Harry has committed sabotage and demands he fix it. [[CrowningMomentOfAwesome Harry tells him to go to hell.]]
* DepartmentOfRedundancyDepartment: Neelix demanding a drink from his fellow Klingons. "I'm as dry as the crater at Tarpahk. In the middle of the dry season. When it's dry!"

* GoodAllAlong: Karr brainwashes the Voyager crew into becoming pawns in elaborate war games; killing them over and over again, only for the Doctor to revive them and send them back in to die. However, these acts of cruelty actually SAVED their lives by preventing the Hirogen from exterminating them on-mass. It also transpires that Karr was merely experimenting with the ship's holographic technology in order to provide his people with an alternative to actually dispersing themselves across the galaxy and hunting real prey, thereby saving the protagonists' lives along with the lives of the Hirogen themselves. Even Janeway herself admits that his intentions are in everyone's best interests.