Trapped in an area called ‘chaotic space’, where none of the laws of physics work, Chakotay, who was boxing on the holodeck when they entered. finds that he seems to be hallucinating – he can’t get fighting out of his mind. The doctor discovers that his ‘crazy’ gene – a gene that runs in his family and caused his grandfather to be mentally ill – has been reactivated from a dormant state. This causes Chakotay to fear that he also is going crazy. But what is really happening is that the aliens that live in this part of space are trying to communicate a way out for Voyager using the only method they know. Eventually, Chakotay, using the metaphor of the boxing ring, is able to communicate with them and change various technobabble settings – and Voyager breaks free.
An interesting episode that doesn’t really work, mostly because of the unfortunate choice to have Chakotay portrayed as ‘scared’ of going crazy.
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