So many of these cliffhanger episodes involve the most idiotic decision making imaginable. Harry is the temporary commandeer while everyone sleeps. He gets a distress call and wakes Chakotay up. When an away team goes to a planet they find a metal device that apparently has biological component. The Doctor is able to communicate with it. He wants it on board. Harry argues with him. When given the opportunity to make a command decision, Kim decides to listen to the doctor. There is no evidence of the thing being benign, but they bring it on board and once again it almost destroys them. They never learn. The writers never learn. While it is entertaining enough, the fact that Voyager is still flying is beyond belief.
