The enemy are evil monsters, ugly beasts who torture, maim and kill the old and children equally without abandon. TopĬhakotay is shot down over a strange planet and finds himself caught up in a war. Poor Jeri Ryan, on the other hand, is stitched into a ridiculous lycra jumpsuit that makes the most of her assets, but makes no sense at all in terms of character or story. This is the episode, however, where we finally get to see a warp core ejected in detail and aliens with just about the worst fitting masks on the show. Initially that's fine, but it gets a bit ridiculous by the time that she and Tom are floating about expressing undying love (just before dying, of course).
It's hard to know what to make of this episode as the narrative seems to be an excuse to give B'Elanna more and more screwups to fail to deal with. Not only is she forced to dump the warp core, but the shuttle she's in explodes and ion interference leaves her stranded with Tom Paris with only a half hour of air. It's the Klingon Day of Honor in which a warrior puts their year's achievement up against the yardstick of honour to see if they have been worthy. It's a nice idea juxtaposing Seven of Nine's struggle with becoming more human with Kes's turning into something alien even to herself, but there is more talking that action and it does drag a bit in places. That awesome physique is showcased in an unnecessarily tight Borg costume followed by an unnecessarily tight jumpsuit. Jeri Ryan (see also later episode of DARK SKIES comes in to take her place as the improbably proportioned Borg Seven of Nine.
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Well now isn't that just typical? The moment that Kes becomes the most interesting and fun character on the series she gets kicked off it to go in search of some unformed, vague destiny somewhere thanks to her increasing psychic abilities. Meanwhile, Kes is also going through changes that could threaten the ship. As her human side re-emerges from under the Borg implants, she struggles to find a sense of identity. Seven of Nine, the Borg representative who helped and hindered the Voyager through Scorpion-Part2 is now stranded on the ship and cut off from the Collective. Still, it's way better than anything in seasons 1 & 2 and a lot of Season 3, so this new season is off to good start. Spreading this story over a couple of more episodes would have been better than rushing through it in such an unseemly manner. The rift between Chakotay and Janeway opens and closes in double quick time and the speed with which the crew come up with the ultimate weapon to save the day is utterly ridiculous. There's a lot of plot to get through in this opening episode of Season 4, which means that the episode is played at a breathless pace, but not so fast that there isn't time for character moments (we won't call them development because they're not that significant). When Janeway recovers, she and Chakotay have to find a way to put aside their differences to overcome both the Borg and Species 8472. The Borg take drastic steps, and Chakotay fights back, learning in the process that the Borg started the war with the aliens themselves. Janeway is caught in an explosion as the Borg sacrifice themselves for Voyager and Chakotay takes over, breaking the alliance agreement. With alien species 8472 ravaging through Borg space destroying everything in its path, an alliance is forged between Voyager and the Borg. Subscribe to RSS headline updates from: Powered by FeedBurner STAR TREK VOYAGER Season 4 Episode Guide and reviews on the SCI FI FREAK SITE
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