Ep 18. The Killing Game: Part 1

During the show Star Trek: Voyager season 4 episode 18 titled The Killing Game: Part 1, the entire crew of Voyager is transported to a holodeck simulation where they are living in a holographic version of Nazi-occupied France during World War II. The ship has been taken over by the Hirogen, a group of hunters who have been board with their prey and have decided to use Voyager as a hunting ground.

The Hirogen have transformed the ship into a massive holodeck and are using the crew as their prey. The Hirogen have disabled all Starfleet technology and installed their own technology that allowed them to control the holodeck environment. The crew is forced to play along with the simulation, which includes dressing up in period clothing and speaking French to complete the mission.

Captain Janeway and her senior staff have been given new identities and placed in the simulation by the Hirogen. They are all either resistance fighters or Nazi collaborators, with Janeway taking on the role of the owner of a local bar and Chakotay as the leader of the French Resistance. The crew is aware that they are part of a simulation but must play along and not reveal their true identities, otherwise, they could end up killed.

As the simulation progresses, members of the Hirogen begin to take on roles in the simulation as well, including one that has taken on the role of a Nazi general named Hans Beimler. Beimler is a brutal and sadistic commander who begins to take an interest in Seven of Nine, who is a resistance fighter in the simulation.

The crew begins to realize that the simulation is much more than just a game and that their lives are in danger. They must find a way to regain control of the ship and shut down the holodeck simulation before it's too late. In this episode, the tension builds as members of the crew try to stay alive and also uncover the Hirogen's plans and motives.

As the episode comes to a close, the Hirogen become even more aggressive, hunting the crew and subjecting them to violent and dangerous situations within the simulation. The crew must work together to find a way out of the simulation and back onto the real Voyager before it's too late. The episode leaves viewers on the edge of their seats, wondering what will happen next and how the crew will escape from the clutches of the Hirogen.