Friday, May 9, 2008

5.13 gravity

Tuvok and Paris are sucked into a one-way vortex and crash-land on an inhospitable planet. The shuttle is irreparably damaged; even worse, just after landing, Paris is accosted at phaser-point and various materials are stolen by a militant woman wearing a scarf over her face. But when Tuvok saves her from two attackers, they all become friends. With the universal translator down, it’s up to the doctor, who has the UT program written into his code, to initially translate. Together the four of them are able to find shelter and defend themselves from the violent tribes on the planet. Meanwhile, outside the anomaly, time is passing 75% slower. The away team has experienced over three months on the planet and believe that they have been stranded; on Voyager, only a day or two has passed. Janeway has a plan to use a beacon as a relay to beam the away team out, but her efforts are hassled by aliens who have lost a number of ships to the anomaly and now wish to close it permanently – and they will not delay their work. Back on the planet, the female (Nos) is attracted to Tuvok, and he will not return her affection, which is causing some friction. We flash back to a teen Tuvok, obsessed with a young woman; he is having his emotions purged by a Vulcan master. In the present, this same battle is still waging within Tuvok, and Paris tries to get him to loosen up, to no avail. It seems that the emotions of Vulcans are actually so powerful that they would destroy them if left unchecked – or so they believe, anyway.

Just in the nick of time, Voyager is able to beam the away team – and Nos - to safety. Voyager brings her back to her homeworld; in the transporter room, just before she leaves, Tuvok mind melds with her and reveals all.

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