Episode 105: Latent Image

This is a strange episode, when it started I felt sure I wouldn’t like it. I mean, surgery done and no memory of it, just had been done often before.

The Doctor is taking pictures of the crew with his holoimager for their annual physicals. Tsk tsk, Doctor McCoy wouldn’t approve. He discovers that Kim was operated on before Seven came aboard and they have no memory of it. Janeway is no help and then Seven about this, she eventually discovers his program has been altered so he has no memory of the problem. Hey, I have this problem and I hope I’m not a hologram. Digging further they find some photos of an Ensign Jetal they again have no memory of and an away mission the Doctor supposedly went on with the Ensign and Harry. It turns out Janeway and the crew have been behind this. The away mission with Jetal turned bad with her and Kim being fatally injured and the Doctor having a heartbreaking decision to make about which Ensign lives ... or dies. Alas there was no talking pie. This eventually drives his program insane, probably the fact he saved Kim and not the other one. Janeway orders his program be altered again but after chatting to Seven decides to keep the Doctor running and have him talk to people about it.

So the episode turned out a lot better than I thought with the Doctor, Janeway and Seven all having to face interesting facts about themselves and the nature of individuality. Janeway and Seven’s scenes together were surprisingly good.

Meanwhile Ensign Paris still seems to be doing exactly the same things as Lieutenant Paris, so he’s obviously been really punished there. But then he’s Harry’s friend so...