Basics, Part II story
The crew must learn to survive on the inhospitable planet as the Doctor, Crewman Suder and Paris attempt to regain control of the ship. Directed by: Winrich Kolbe. Story by: Michael Piller.
13 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| heroism | choice | Suder and briefly Chakotay and The Doctor to some extent also Tom |
| selfless service | choice | Suder and briefly Chakotay and The Doctor to some extent |
| facing a ship takeover | major | Suder and The Doctor on Voyager |
| fighting one's inner demons | major | Lon Suder |
| human vs. speculative environment | major | Much of the story concerns the Voyager crew taking proactive measures to ensure their survival on the Pliocene-era-like planet where they'd become newly stranded. [prehistoric] |
| primitive point of view | major | primitive aliens perplexed |
| AI point of view | minor | The Doctor doesn't care what they do to him |
| facing a ferocious beast | minor | betentacled cave slug |
| helping a stranger in need | minor | Chakotay jumped over lava to save alien |
| human vs. beast | minor | betentacled cave slug |