Content & Trigger Warnings for Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
17 content warnings identified across 3 seasons for this show.
Quick Summary
Yes, Star Trek: Voyager (1995) contains 17 content warnings : Racial slurs / racism (depicted), Death of a child, Death of a parent, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Genocide / ethnic cleansing, Kidnapping / abduction, War / combat, Body horror, Confined spaces (claustrophobia), Needles / medical procedures, Spiders / insects, Drug use (depicted), Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence, Gun violence, Sexual assault / rape, Torture.
The most severe warnings are for War / combat (severity 4/5), Body horror (severity 5/5).
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Does It Get Worse?
9 series-wide warnings apply across all seasons.
| Warning | Season | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Identity & Discrimination | ||||
| Racial slurs / racism (depicted) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Alien species discrimination and prejudice serve as metaphors for racism in several episodes. |
| Mental Health & Emotional | ||||
| Death of a child | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Child characters are endangered or die in some episodes. |
| Death of a parent | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Characters reference deceased parents and the pain of never seeing family again |
| Death of a parent | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Significant exploration of parental loss and its lasting emotional impact |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Crew mourns being stranded 70,000 light-years from home and lost crew members |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Seven of Nine's recovery involves mourning her lost humanity and childhood |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters face potential death and mourn crew members who don't survive |
| Other | ||||
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Species 8472 threatens to destroy all life and the Borg assimilate entire civilizations |
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | S3 | 2/5 | Referenced | Themes of species-wide destruction and the ethics of intervention |
| Genocide / ethnic cleansing | All | 3/5 | Depicted | The Borg assimilate entire civilizations, and Species 8472 threatens total annihilation of the galaxy. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Multiple crew members are abducted by hostile aliens throughout the early seasons |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are captured by hostile forces including the Borg |
| Kidnapping / abduction | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Crew members continue to be captured by alien threats |
| War / combat | S1 | 3/5 | Depicted | Conflict with the Kazon and other hostile species involves ship-to-ship combat and armed conflict |
| War / combat | S2 | 4/5 | Depicted | Major conflict with the Borg and Species 8472 involves devastating combat |
| War / combat | S3 | 3/5 | Depicted | Ongoing conflicts with various hostile species as Voyager nears home |
| Phobias & Sensory | ||||
| Body horror | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Alien biology and transporter accidents create unsettling physical transformations |
| Body horror | S2 | 5/5 | Depicted | Borg assimilation is depicted in graphic detail — mechanical components forcibly integrated into human bodies |
| Body horror | S3 | 4/5 | Depicted | Continued Borg-related body horror and alien biological threats |
| Confined spaces (claustrophobia) | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Scenes in Jefferies tubes, small shuttlecraft, and confined spaces occur regularly. |
| Needles / medical procedures | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Borg nanoprobe injections and extensive medical procedures removing implants |
| Needles / medical procedures | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Medical procedures and alien biological experiments on crew |
| Spiders / insects | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Insectoid alien species appear in some episodes with detailed depictions. |
| Substance Use | ||||
| Drug use (depicted) | All | 1/5 | Depicted | Occasional alien substance use and references to addictive substances in some episodes. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | ||||
| Child abuse / harm to children | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Seven of Nine was assimilated as a child and her traumatic childhood is explored |
| Gore / graphic violence | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Some graphic alien injuries and medical emergencies in the early seasons |
| Gore / graphic violence | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | More graphic depictions of Borg-related body modification and combat injuries |
| Gun violence | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Phaser fire and energy weapons are used frequently in combat situations. |
| Sexual assault / rape | S1 | 2/5 | Referenced | Implied sexual violence in the context of captivity by hostile species |
| Sexual assault / rape | All | 2/5 | Depicted | Non-consensual mind melds and bodily violation by aliens serve as assault allegories in some episodes. |
| Torture | S1 | 2/5 | Depicted | Crew members are captured and subjected to hostile interrogation by alien species |
| Torture | S2 | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are subjected to Borg assimilation and hostile alien experimentation |
| Torture | S3 | 2/5 | Depicted | Characters subjected to alien captivity and mental manipulation |
| Torture | All | 3/5 | Depicted | Characters are tortured by hostile aliens in several episodes, notably by the Borg and Vidiians. |
Identity & Discrimination
Alien species discrimination and prejudice serve as metaphors for racism in several episodes.
Mental Health & Emotional
Characters reference deceased parents and the pain of never seeing family again
Significant exploration of parental loss and its lasting emotional impact
Crew mourns being stranded 70,000 light-years from home and lost crew members
Seven of Nine's recovery involves mourning her lost humanity and childhood
Characters face potential death and mourn crew members who don't survive
Other
Species 8472 threatens to destroy all life and the Borg assimilate entire civilizations
Themes of species-wide destruction and the ethics of intervention
The Borg assimilate entire civilizations, and Species 8472 threatens total annihilation of the galaxy.
Multiple crew members are abducted by hostile aliens throughout the early seasons
Characters are captured by hostile forces including the Borg
Conflict with the Kazon and other hostile species involves ship-to-ship combat and armed conflict
Major conflict with the Borg and Species 8472 involves devastating combat
Ongoing conflicts with various hostile species as Voyager nears home
Phobias & Sensory
Alien biology and transporter accidents create unsettling physical transformations
Borg assimilation is depicted in graphic detail — mechanical components forcibly integrated into human bodies
Scenes in Jefferies tubes, small shuttlecraft, and confined spaces occur regularly.
Borg nanoprobe injections and extensive medical procedures removing implants
Medical procedures and alien biological experiments on crew
Insectoid alien species appear in some episodes with detailed depictions.
Substance Use
Occasional alien substance use and references to addictive substances in some episodes.
Violence & Physical Harm
Seven of Nine was assimilated as a child and her traumatic childhood is explored
Some graphic alien injuries and medical emergencies in the early seasons
More graphic depictions of Borg-related body modification and combat injuries
Phaser fire and energy weapons are used frequently in combat situations.
Implied sexual violence in the context of captivity by hostile species
Non-consensual mind melds and bodily violation by aliens serve as assault allegories in some episodes.
Crew members are captured and subjected to hostile interrogation by alien species
Characters are subjected to Borg assimilation and hostile alien experimentation
Characters are tortured by hostile aliens in several episodes, notably by the Borg and Vidiians.
