"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 NERFINISHED
continuityNote Follows up on Voyager episode The Killing Game, where Janeway gives holotechnology to the Hirogen.
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
featuresAntagonistGroup Hirogen hunters NERFINISHED
rebellious holograms
featuresCharacter B'Elanna Torres NERFINISHED
Chakotay NERFINISHED
Harry Kim NERFINISHED
Kathryn Janeway NERFINISHED
Neelix NERFINISHED
Seven of Nine NERFINISHED
The Doctor NERFINISHED
Tom Paris NERFINISHED
Tuvok NERFINISHED
featuresConcept holograms as persons
moral responsibility toward created beings
rights of artificial intelligences
featuresSpecies Hirogen NERFINISHED
featuresStarship USS Voyager NERFINISHED
featuresTechnology holographic technology
featuresTheme artificial life
ethics of holograms
exploitation
rebellion
responsibility for technology
sentience
slavery
franchise Star Trek NERFINISHED
genre science fiction
hasPart Flesh and Blood, Part I NERFINISHED
Flesh and Blood, Part II NERFINISHED
language English
medium television
originalNetwork UPN NERFINISHED
partOf Star Trek: Voyager NERFINISHED
partOfSeason Star Trek: Voyager season 7 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
setting Delta Quadrant NERFINISHED
subgenre space opera

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the Hirogen notableEpisode "Flesh and Blood"
subject surface form: Hirogen