The Chute story
Tom Paris and Harry Kim are trapped in a prison. Tom gets stabbed trying to protect Kim, leaving him to try to find an escape plan alone. Simultaneously, Voyager is trying to find a way to prove their innocence. Directed by: Les Landau. Story by: Clayvon C. Harris.
15 total · 4 choice · 5 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cooperation vs. competition | choice | is it better to cooperate in a society or have each person work for themself |
| lawless anarchy dystopia | choice | Tom and Harry were trapped in a doggy dog world dungeon. |
| treatment of prisoners | choice | The Akritirians dumped criminals into an unguarded, lawless, godforsaken space station and let them fend for themselves. |
| what if I found myself in a strange place | choice | Tom and Harry found themselves in a brutal prison where inmates had to fend for themselves to survive. |
| coping with a loved one being gravely ill | major | Harry could do little to help his friend Tom, whose condition was progressively deteriorating from the result of a stab wound. |
| facing life in captivity | major | Tom and Harry in dungeon |
| friendship | major | Harry and Tom |
| human vs. captivity | major | prisoners in dungeon |
| loss of emotional equilibrium | major | Harry struggled to maintain control of himself |
| brain implant | minor | Each prisoner was implanted with a microchip called "the clamp" that induced aggression and gradually drove them insane. |