Season five of Voyager comes to an exciting conclusion in this cliff hanger episode which finds the crew of Voyager up against an unexpected danger... another Star Fleet ship; The USS Equinox. The opening scene shows the Equinox coming under attack from a strange nucleogenic lifeforms, they send out a mayday which is received by a surprised Voyager. At first the crew of both ships are happy to finally meet another Star Fleet vessel after several years struggling to survive far from home. It soon becomes clear that the crew of the Equinox have abandoned several Star Fleet regulations including the Prime Directive. As the aliens continue to attack Janeway decides that the crew of the Equinox will transfer to Voyager and abandon their heavily damaged ship. Captain Ransom and his crew aren't happy with this and plan to steal Voyager's shield generator and make a run for the Alpha Quadrant using an improved drive which utilises a rather sinister power source. As the episode concludes Voyager is at the mercy of the aliens and Seven is caught on the Equinox as it departs at speed.
This was a gripping episode which left me looking forward to seeing the conclusion when season six begins. As well as the regular cast John Savage put in a good performance as Captain Ransom, one could sense the characters determination to get what ever he wanted no matter what rules he has to break to get it.
This was a gripping episode which left me looking forward to seeing the conclusion when season six begins. As well as the regular cast John Savage put in a good performance as Captain Ransom, one could sense the characters determination to get what ever he wanted no matter what rules he has to break to get it.