The Doctor saves a Vidiian dying from the Phage by placing her consciousness in a holographic body, and then begins to fall in love with her.The Doctor saves a Vidiian dying from the Phage by placing her consciousness in a holographic body, and then begins to fall in love with her.The Doctor saves a Vidiian dying from the Phage by placing her consciousness in a holographic body, and then begins to fall in love with her.
- Lt. B'Elanna Torres
- (as Roxann Biggs-Dawson)
- Holographic Bar Patron
- (uncredited)
- Lt. Ayala
- (uncredited)
- Transporter Chief
- (uncredited)
- Crewman Grimes
- (uncredited)
Storyline
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- TriviaThis is the first and only episode in which we see what a healthy Vidiian looks like.
- GoofsDanara Pel has a rather large device implanted into her skull with multiple blinking lights, but neither the Doctor nor Kes notices it until the Doctor begins a very thorough examination on the side of her head.
- Quotes
Dr. Danara Pel: Before I met you, I was just a disease, but now, everything's different. When people look at me, they don't see a disease anymore. They see a woman - a woman you made, a woman you love, a woman you're not afraid to touch.
The Doctor: Danara, I was never afraid to touch you.
Dr. Danara Pel: Why? Because you're a doctor?
The Doctor: Because I love you.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Star Trek: Voyager: Investigations (1996)
The doc though is unexperienced (or shall we say "not programmed") in matters of love and acts quite wooden and unromantic. With a little help of Kess and Paris though, both find a way to each other and the doc shows a more empathic side of his. What I don't like about this episodic approach of Star Trek though: It is always this "Once and never again" scenario. Of course doc's love interest has to leave him after the treatment to help her people. It would have been much more interesting if the crew would make friends that enrich their own story arcs and change things on the ship.
Also what is strange: Data is said to be a sentient life form. He is aware of himself, he thinks and is able to adapt. The doc on the other hand is also aware of himself, he also thinks, is able to adapt and unlike Data obviously capable of having emotions. So he is even more human than Data! The only thing missing is a body. He is just a hologram. So, why is the doctor not treated like a sentient life form? How comes he is just forgotten, when the ship is evacuated like in another episode? Shouldn't the crew treat him like a living being, too? Just like Data? We talk about an intelligent computer program that is able to learn, evole and adapt. This is not different to a human's brain.
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- Dec 15, 2023
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- Runtime46 minutes
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- 4:3
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