Cathexis story
A shuttlecraft with Chakotay and Tuvok aboard is attacked; Chakotay is left brain-dead, while Tuvok begins acting strangely. An unknown force begins controlling crewmembers. Directed by: Kim Friedman. Story by: Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
16 total · 1 choice · 4 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| mistrust | choice | Relations among the crew members broke down when nobody could know which crew member the entity was inhabiting. |
| facing a ship takeover | major | The crew struggled to regain control of Voyager from the malevolent, incorporeal entity Komar. |
| facing an extraordinary accusation | major | Tom, then B'Ellana, then Tuvok to some extent were suspected of harboring a malevolent alien entity. |
| incorporeal being | major | A malevolent incorporeal entity, known as Komar, was loose on Voyager, serially possessing the vessel’s crew members. |
| life force draining being | major | the entity |
| clash of wills | minor | Governess Janeway and that household head in teaser |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | minor | B'Elanna grieved when an attack by an unknown entity left Chakotay brain-dead. |
| dark matter | minor | The Voyager crew stumbled on a dark matter nebula. |
| mind reading ability | minor | Tuvok mind-melded with Kes. |
| nostalgia | minor | Tom about Dr. Brown |