time-travel themed episode of Star Trek overall, and praised the storyline and its consequences. In 2016, Variety magazine noted this for guest starring comedian and actress Sarah Silverman. In 2017, Fatherly ranked this episode as one of the top 10 episodes for kids to watch. In 2017, Den of Geek said that actress-comedian Sarah Silverman was the tenth best guest star on Star Trek: Voyager, for her role of Rain Robinson, 20th century astronomer who encounters the crew of Voyager. Film Daily ranked Sarah Silverman as one of the greatest Star Trek guest stars. In 2020, Tor.com said this was a fun time travel romp with brilliant guest casting. In 2021, The Digital Fix said this was "loving homage" to Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home, found Silverman was a "great guest star" and overall felt it was fun romp in the 1990s. Releases "Flashback" was released on LaserDisc in Japan on June 25, 1999, as part of the 3rd season vol.1 set. "Future's End" was released on DVD on July 6, 2004 as part of Star Trek Voyager: Complete Third Season, with Dolby 5.1 surround audio. The season 3 DVD was released in the UK on September 6, 2004. In 2017, the complete Star Trek: Voyager television series was released in a DVD box set, which included "Future's End" as part of the season 3 discs. Notes Star Trek writer and producer Bryan Fuller, who began his career on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine, has stated that Brannon Braga, Voyagers co-executive producer, considered making Sarah Silverman a member of the crew on the basis of her acting in this episode. Braga “liked writing for Silverman and the freshness she brought to the Voyager” show plus the possibilities for a Tom Paris romance with her. In the end, Braga abandoned the idea and instead chose Jeri Ryan to join the crew in season 4 of the show. The Eugenic Wars that happen between 1992 & 1996 from The Original Series Episode "Space Seed" are not mentioned in this episode. See also "Relativity" – the fifth season episode where Voyager again encounters Captain Braxton (portrayed in that episode by Bruce McGill) References External links Star Trek: Voyager (season 3) episodes 1996 American television episodes Star Trek time travel episodes Star Trek: Voyager episodes in multiple parts Fiction set in 1967 Fiction set in 1996 Fiction set in the 29th century Television