On their way back from an away mission Janeway and the Doctor run into a few difficulties. Once back on Voyager the captain tells Chakotay that they have accidentally strayed into the territory of a species which does not allow warp travel and is demanding the surrender of their warp core. He suggests making a run for it but she insists they must obey as the alien species has cloaked ships and superior weapons. Reluctantly he follows her orders but when she starts to act strangely he goes to see the Doctor so he can give her a check up. Later he claims to have seen her and determined that there is nothing wrong with her health. Chakotay goes to see the captain and realises that the person in front of him isn't Captain Janeway. Before he can do anything though he is drugged and hidden in the ship's morgue. At this point we learn that the captain was in fact the Doctor who has been working with two aliens to steal Voyager's warp core in exchange for the captain who they are holding captive. As he proceeds he impersonates further crew members until he finally gets his hand on the core. Once he hands it over he finds that the aliens have no intention of honouring their side of the bargain and ends up a captive alongside the captain.
This was a fun Doctor led episode... although for the first quarter that wasn't obvious as he was impersonating the captain. Once we realised he was impersonating various crew members it was fun to see the hints he gave to who he really was; such as when he is pretending to be B'Elanna and tells Tom the food he is giving her is unhealthy. It was also fun to see him confessing his various misdemeanours when he thinks his program is about to decompile.
This was a fun Doctor led episode... although for the first quarter that wasn't obvious as he was impersonating the captain. Once we realised he was impersonating various crew members it was fun to see the hints he gave to who he really was; such as when he is pretending to be B'Elanna and tells Tom the food he is giving her is unhealthy. It was also fun to see him confessing his various misdemeanours when he thinks his program is about to decompile.