Voyager’s first official Starfleet mission in seven years is to track down and bring back an ancient earth probe called ‘Friendship One’, launched 377 years earlier as a sign of good will, and sent, heavily laden with technological info and greeting messages, to the outer reaches of the galaxy. Upon finding it, however, Voyager also finds a decimated planet, with only a few very sickly survivors still very angry that the technology from the probe which they used caused their destruction when a reactor exploded. They take Tom Paris, Neelix, and Joe Carey hostage, and when Janeway doesn’t meet their agro leader Verin’s demands fast enough, they kill Carey. With a clever plan, the hostages are rescued, and Tom’s efforts to save a baby lead the way for cooperation. By combining their resources, the problem is solved.
The ‘hostage’ theme works well here – Tom is sincere and effective. And it’s a positive development that the Voyager writers finally realized that killing off a regular character has dramatic impact.
What I didn’t understand was why Janeway had to be convinced to help these people – that didn’t ring true to her character.
The Big Nit again (I love this one):In the episode ‘mortal coil’ Seven brought Neelix back from the dead and stated that she is able to revive ‘drones’ that have been dead for up to 72 hours. Why doesn’t she attempt to revive Carey?
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