Threshold story
Tom Paris breaks the transwarp threshold in the Shuttlecraft Cochrane, designed to reach warp 10, but there are some peculiar side effects. Directed by: Alexander Singer. Story by: Michael De Luca.
14 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 9 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the desire for fame | choice | Tom in his motivation to break the warp speed limit |
| what if I underwent a physical metamorphosis | choice | Tom transforms into lizard |
| coping with a terminal illness | major | Tom was for a while |
| super accelerated Darwinian evolution | major | Tom evolved into a future human. |
| the future of human evolution | major | Tom underwent a rapid form of evolution that saw him transform into a reptilian-like being that was supposed to be what was in store for the human race. |
| anti-intellectualism in society | minor | Neelix vs. the smart people |
| betrayal | minor | Michael Jonas |
| coping with bad cooking | minor | bad coffee and whatnot |
| hubris | minor | In attempting to achieve Warp 10, infinite velocity, and occupy every point in space simultaneously, Tom was something of an Icarus figure. He narrowly avoided a brain haemorrhage from subspace stress, but turned into a lizard (and mated with the captain). |
| living up to expectations | minor | Tom about living up to father's expectations |