Prime Factors story
A race that could shorten Voyager's journey with a transportation device will not share its technology. Directed by: Les Landau. Story by: David R. George III and Eric A. Stillwell.
19 total · 1 choice · 9 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the ethics of interfering in less advanced societies | choice | applied by aliens on the Federation for a change |
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. great need | major | Janeway |
| getting a taste of one's own medicine | major | Janeway about Prime Directive in reverse |
| hedonism | major | The Sikarians were a stereotypically hedonistic race who put a high value on indulging themselves with entertainments. |
| hospitality | major | aliens to crew |
| human vs. institution | major | Janeway in conflict with alien government over acquiring transporter technology |
| resisting a temptation | major | Janeway with being tempted by alien leader and Harry to a lesser degree with sexual temptation |
| selfless service | major | Tuvok risks court martial to achieve Janeway's goal of getting Voyager home |
| storytelling | major | The Sikarians believed stories to be an essential part of every person's being. Voyager crew traded The Federation library in exchange for spatial trajector technology. |
| teleportation device | major | The Sikarians were in possession of technology that enabled a person to be instantaneously moved over a distance of up to 40,000 light years. |