Chakotay manages to link up with Janeway and initially get her to help. Then he breaks the news that she is his captain. But Chakotay is captured, leaving Janeway, with help from other members of the crew who are starting to suspect or half-remember, to make a leap of faith. Together, they are able to escape, leaving Janeway to make a teary goodbye to her lover, but also to look Chakotay in the eye and say that she doesn’t regret for a moment that he rescued her.
A solid episode, with good dramatic elements combining with fast-paced editing and action sequences. I particularly liked part one, when Tuvok was being mishandled in the doctor’s office while B’Elanna was yelling after being transported and Chakotay was fighting with security guards. All this was intercut with Janeway sharing her first kiss with her friend, reminding me a little bit of the murders in ‘The Godfather’ interspersed with the christening of the child in the church. Well, just a little.
I noticed that part one of two part episodes always seem to be better than part two, leading me to believe that Trek should be as DS9, a serial that does not use the reset button and does not try to tie up all loose ends in 42 minutes. There’s much more dramatic tension when you don’t know how – or when - it will end.
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