Between Deep Space Nine and Voyager, Fuller was a writer or co-writer on a total of 23 episodes.

When Bryan Fuller was announced as the showrunner forCBSs newStar Trekseries in March, fan reaction was overwhelmingly positive.

(We even penned a whole piece aboutwhy he is the perfect choice.)

BetweenDeep Space NineandVoyager, Fuller was a writer or co-writer on a total of 23 episodes.

So, yeah, it starts out a bit grim.

Hang in there, Bryan…

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23.

Accidential spontaneous sentience of holodeck characters?

We saw that way back in season 2 ofThe Next Generationwith Moriarty.

Seriously, fix that thing.

BElanna is clinically dead, briefly, and hallucinates (or does she?)

that she is on the Barge of the Dead with her mother.

Or maybe Neelix made the whole story up?

(He totally didnt.)

Janeway and crew believe her and attempt to find physical evidence one way or the other.

Still, the rape victims be lying and/or crazy subtext cant be denied.

Voyager, Alice (1999)

Every man loves working on his car, right?

And fooling around with strange women?

Not horrible, but not essential either.

This ones about to blow up, contaminating a parsec or so of space.

Nothing revolutionary, but competently done.

Tom Paris serves drinks, Captain Janeway watches blinky computer lights, and Tuvok goes crazy.

In the conclusion, he becomes more of a megalomaniac with delusions of godhood and a savior complex.

Oh, and he straight up murders two folks.

They kidnap and torture the Doctor, who nevertheless is sympathetic to their cause.

He convinces them to ask for Janeways help which turns into them kidnapping Torres and crippling Voyager.

The killer, hardly surprisingly but hey, spoilers!

turns out to be a Cardassian disfigured in a Resistance attack.

Voyager, Fury (2000)

Kes returns to Voyager as old, powerful, and super pissed off.

Its an interesting character dynamic, accentuated with a slowly-eroding language barrier.

Voyager, Living Witness (1998)

The Doctor has a backup module.

Worth it for a militaristic Voyager bristling with weapons if nothing else.

(And for the gloves.)

First, its Voyagers first assigned mission from Starfleet Command since arriving in the Delta Quadrant.

Second, that mission is to locate a 21st-century Earth probe believed to be near Voyagers position.

Third, that probes antimatter power source ends up being the cause of massive destruction to a planetary civilization.

Nice work, Millennials.

His return to life aided by Sevens reinvigorating tonic of nanoprobes is plagued by existential doubt.

Neelixs deteriorating mental state and suicidal ideation are challenging subject matter for a character normally relegated to comic relief.

Fuller sets it up and actor Ethan Phillips slam dunks it.

Voyager, Bride of Chaotica!

The episode title earns its exclamation point with full-blown camp mixed with genuinely thought-provoking action.

Can we at least get humans to Mars before 2032?

A 29th-century timeship recruits Seven so she can catch a temporal saboteur in Voyagers past.

The previous seasons Demon introduced beings made of a silver liquid that could duplicate crew members.

The poignancy of the ending is hard to overstate.

Voyager, Drone (1998)

When you have a Borg of your own, youll understand.

This is a sentiment Janeway never quite expressed to Seven, but it pretty much sums up Drone.

Seven mentors an advanced Borg created from an accidental merging of her nanoprobes and the Doctors 29th-century mobile emitter.

All in all, Bryan Fullers career onDeep Space NineandVoyagerpoints to a promising future forStar Trek: Discovery.

Not bad for his first job.