Life Line

Episode aired May 10, 2000
TV-PG
44m

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

Robert Picardo in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)

Action Adventure Drama Sci-Fi Thriller

The Doctor gets himself transmitted back to Federation space to treat his mortally ailing creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman. A clash of egos ensues.The Doctor gets himself transmitted back to Federation space to treat his mortally ailing creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman. A clash of egos ensues.The Doctor gets himself transmitted back to Federation space to treat his mortally ailing creator, Dr. Lewis Zimmerman. A clash of egos ensues.

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

8.1/10

2.1K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Trivia
Robert Picardo enjoyed his double role: "I play not only the Doctor, but his programmer, so I achieved a lifelong ambition of working with an actor who I've admired."

Goofs
When Troi walks in and sees the two doctors, she asks which one is Dr. Zimmerman. She is an empath and would usually sense emotions from the live doctor and nothing from the EMH. She even says this later on when she detects that the doctor's assistant is a hologram. However, since Dr. Zimmerman and The Doctor were in close proximity to each other, Troi may have not been able to detect which one was the human.

Quotes
The Doctor: You'd need a phaser drill to get through that thick skull of his!
Dr. Zimmerman: Get out!
Counselor Deanna Troi: Gentlemen...
Dr. Zimmerman: Oh, spare us your psychobabble!
Counselor Deanna Troi: I came here thinking that you were opposite sides of the same coin, identical but different. Now I see you're both exactly the same - you're both jerks!
Leonard the Iguana: Jerks.

Connections
Referenced in Star Trek: Enterprise: Fortunate Son (2001)

Soundtracks
Star Trek: Voyager - Main Title
(uncredited)
Written by Jerry Goldsmith
Performed by Jay Chattaway

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Review

Featured review

10/10

Robert Picardo

I have to say that when Robert Picardo is on the screen, this series goes up about two notches. He plays dual roles here, both the Voyager Doc and Zimmerman, his creator. Also, we have Barclay and Troi reprising roles. The byplay between the two (one?) is wonderful. They are contentious to the nth degree, which shows them at their best. Cynical and combative, the writing is excellent One thing I am planning on doing is to find other roles played by Picardo because he is a masterful actor.