captive pursuit captive pursuit fifth episode season american science fiction television series star trek deep space episode written executive producer directed set 24th century series follows adventures deep space space station located near stable alpha gamma episode arrives station befriends chief miles brien soon pursued hunter follows later appear roles franchise recurring character season star trek enterprise graham appears guest role hunter previously considered main cast role designed resemble initial design hunters changed budgetary reasons episode praised cast crew received nielsen rating placing watched episodes season critical reception positive critics approving performances formulaic nature plot episode won emmy award best series plot damaged unidentified vessel gamma quadrant docks deep space repairs pilot identified known life form gamma quadrant visit station chief miles brien suspects running evidence weapons fire vessel brien befriends tries help repair ship attempts steal weapons locker holding cell security chief aliens arrive alpha quadrant beam start battle team led commander aliens fight way brig held brien enter room aliens hunter removes helmet expresses disappointment capturing alive commands lower release refuses discuss issue hunter agrees place bounds future hunts practice believes prime directive release aliens talking bar brien realises change rules hunt taken away hunters lies convinces release care claiming starfleet matter brien escorts hunter chief rigged knocking hunter allowing brien help escape informed situation tells pursue duo pace giving brien time help escape station hunters pursuit later angry brien actions chief expresses surprise immediately claims slipped gives brien smile production originally titled matter breeding director said episode intended away clean plots star trek generation franchise creator banned disagreements characters generation main elements producers wanted include new series episode shown brien releasing originally teaser segment beginning intended girl miss commander long conversations ultimately came conservative kind conference allen explained executive producer wrote episode writer previous credits television shows designed episode drawing inspiration saw magazine create appearance hunters initially intended appear alien like steam rising masks opened reveal demonic face huge eyes skin budgetary restraints original costume plans scrapped description revised mundane face far human effect hunters inspired science fiction film metropolis specifically scene robot maria undergoes transformation captive pursuit marked appearance star trek franchise appeared week later generation episode face enemy appear episode oath star trek voyager pilot star trek enterprise cast recurring role antagonist season graham considered role went robinson later cast graham later gained role quinn second voyager episode death wish episode positively received cast crew called captive pursuit classic star trek story praised performance naming episode favourite season said favourite episodes season said favourite episodes series noted connection brien charming reception home media release captive pursuit released broadcast syndication january received nielsen rating percent placing timeslot fourth highest rated episode season past prologue man won emmy award outstanding individual achievement series writing praised captive pursuit despite opinion weakness season prior episode duet noted captive pursuit good prime directive themed episode interesting alien cultures described magnificent said gave superb performance gave episode rating calling good solid episode anchored excellent performances zack_handlen review said episode formulaic lacked substance simply designed praised dynamic said classic episode entertaining helped set brien character balance complexity newer characters introduced home media release episode vhs cassette united_states september initial launch saw episodes released single episode cassette released dvd season box set june
Captive Pursuit