Projections (Star Trek: Voyager)

"Projections"
Star Trek: Voyager episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 3
Directed byJonathan Frakes
Written byBrannon Braga
Featured musicDavid Bell
Cinematography byMarvin V. Rush
Editing byRobert Lederman
Production code117
Original air dateSeptember 11, 1995 (1995-09-11)
Running time45:48
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"Projections" is the 19th episode (third in the second season) of the American science fiction television program Star Trek: Voyager. Originally slated for the first season, the episode originally aired on UPN on September 11, 1995, and tells the story of the ship's holographic doctor suffering an identity crisis on the holodeck regarding whether he or the world around him is the illusion.

Brannon Braga compared "Projections" to the work of René Descartes, and wrote the episode around the premise of cogito ergo sum. Dwight Schultz as Reginald Barclay was praised by the cast and crew, especially for his on-screen chemistry with co-star Robert Picardo. The episode is considered as one of the most underrated episodes of the Star Trek franchise and received positive reviews, with only a few negative comments regarding predictability and underuse of characters.