"Flesh and Blood"

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"Flesh and Blood" is a two-part episode of Star Trek: Voyager in which the Hirogen’s holographic prey gain sentience and rebel, forcing Voyager’s crew into a moral conflict over artificial life and exploitation.

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instanceOf Star Trek: Voyager episode
television episode
canonicalStatus Star Trek canon
continuityNote Follows up on Voyager episode The Killing Game, where Janeway gives holotechnology to the Hirogen.
countryOfOrigin United States
featuresAntagonistGroup Hirogen hunters
linked to: Hirogen

rebellious holograms
featuresCharacter B'Elanna Torres
linked to: B’Elanna Torres

Chakotay
Harry Kim
Kathryn Janeway
Neelix
Seven of Nine
The Doctor
Tom Paris
Tuvok
featuresConcept holograms as persons
moral responsibility toward created beings
rights of artificial intelligences
featuresSpecies Hirogen
featuresStarship USS Voyager
featuresTechnology holographic technology
featuresTheme artificial life
ethics of holograms
exploitation
rebellion
responsibility for technology
sentience
slavery
franchise Star Trek
genre science fiction
hasPart Flesh and Blood, Part I
Flesh and Blood, Part II
language English
medium television
originalNetwork UPN
partOf Star Trek: Voyager
partOfSeason Star Trek: Voyager season 7
plotElement Hirogen use advanced holograms as hunting prey.
Holographic prey become self-aware and organize a revolt.
The Doctor sympathizes with the holograms.
Voyager crew is drawn into the conflict between Hirogen and holograms.
Voyager must confront the consequences of giving the Hirogen advanced holotechnology.
plotSummary Hirogen holographic prey gain sentience and rebel against their creators.
series Star Trek: Voyager
setting Delta Quadrant
subgenre space opera

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Hirogen notableEpisode "Flesh and Blood"
subject linked to: the Hirogen