When Harry Kim volunteers for night duty he thinks he is just getting some command experience which will be good for his career; he doesn't think it will lead to making a decision that could lead to the destruction of Voyager. While in command Harry takes Voyager off its course when he receives a distress signal, after consulting with Commander Chakotay he leads an away team to the planet's surface, they don't find anybody in need of rescue but the do find a mysterious device which the Doctor realises is a sentient individual. As it is alive they bean it back to the ship hoping to repair it. Unfortunately it turns out the device is a living bomb which crashed en route to its target. When they learn what it is they attempt to separate the intelligence from the bomb things go wrong and the bomb takes over the Doctor's hologram and demands that it is taken to its target. The crew must find a way to either defuse it or persuade it not to attack its target.
This episode gives Robert Picardo to show his acting skills playing both the Doctor and the living bomb. It also gave Garrett Wang a chance to do more with his character, Harry Kim, than play second fiddle to Tom Paris. The story itself was fairly gripping with an interesting plot where ultimately negotiation proved more successful than subterfuge.
This episode gives Robert Picardo to show his acting skills playing both the Doctor and the living bomb. It also gave Garrett Wang a chance to do more with his character, Harry Kim, than play second fiddle to Tom Paris. The story itself was fairly gripping with an interesting plot where ultimately negotiation proved more successful than subterfuge.