In what seems like a bad comedy skit, Voyager encounters a rusting old truck floating through space. Following the trail, they find (and land on - great sfx) a planet with 8 humans in stasis – all from 1937 – and one is Amelia Earhart. After a tense standoff when none of the ancients believe that they have just missed the last 400 years, they agree to check out the ship – but then some aliens start attacking. Janeway creeps around and thwarts the attack, and discovers that the aliens are descendants of the original 37s (of which there were 300), all abducted by an alien race. The locals invite Janeway and their crew to check out the 3 very beautiful cities they have built "…just 50 miles from here." Interestingly, although the entire crew visits, we never get to see these cities, I assume due to budget restraints. The crew is invited to stay, and, reluctantly, Janeway agrees to allow each crewperson to decide on their own whether they will or not. With trepidation, Janeway and Chakotay approach the closed doors of the cargo bay where she has asked all those wanting to go to assemble. Chakotay puts a hand on her shoulder and assures her that "We will make it [home]", and they enter: and the room is empty. The next shot of the bridge and the little nods and reaction shots that Janeway gets are very emotional.
By the way, during this episode I noticed that all of the wide shots of Voyager, after landing, had its lower area hidden behind a big rock formation. It seemed strange to keep portraying the ship that way. Later, after reading about this episode in ‘Star Trek Voyager: A Vision of the Future’ by Stephen Edward Poe, I learned that in post-production, it was deemed that the landing struts looked flimsy, so it was decided to hide them as much as possible.
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