This episode opens with a young and emotional Tuvok meeting with a Vulcan master who tells him he must learn to control his emotions; something he does not wish to do. After the opening credits we find ourselves on a standard "California desert" planet where we see a woman, who we later learn is called Noss, hunting large spider-like creatures; suddenly there is a flash as something hurtles through the atmosphere, when she looks to see what it is we find it was a Star Fleet runabout. She goes to it and while looking around inside is interrupted by Tom Paris. When she talks he can not understand her, either the translator is broken or can't translate her language. She takes his equipment bag but soon after leaving is attacked by two aliens, luckily Tuvok rescues her. The learn that the planet they are on is inside a gravity well which they can not escape from. When The Doctor is reactivated he manages to understand what she is saying and as the weeks pass they grow to be friends and accept they might not be able to leave. Half way through the episode action switches to Voyager where we see that only a short time has passed since the shuttle went missing. When looking for the shuttle Voyager almost gets trapped itself and is met by a alien ship which plans to seal the rift once and for all, an action which will crush everything inside. Voyager only has a few hours to figure out how to get a message through the rift and get the crew back. Tom, Tuvok and Noss have to survive alien attacks for some time before they can be rescued.
This was a pretty good episode guest starring Lori Petty, she did well in the role of Noss, having some touching scenes where she developed feelings for Tuvok which he could not reciprocate. Regular cast member Tim Russ put in a fine performance as the stoical Vulcan Tuvok.
This was a pretty good episode guest starring Lori Petty, she did well in the role of Noss, having some touching scenes where she developed feelings for Tuvok which he could not reciprocate. Regular cast member Tim Russ put in a fine performance as the stoical Vulcan Tuvok.