Hope and Fear story
Paris and Neelix return from a mission with a passenger named Arturis who knows more than 4,000 languages. He manages to decode a message from Starfleet that could lead to a way home. Directed by: Winrich Kolbe. Story by: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
10 total · 2 choice · 7 major · 1 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the defeat of one's people | choice | Arturis' people assimilated by the Borg |
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Arturis against Janeway |
| attack from outer space by a powerful conquering enemy | major | The Borg had attacked Arturis' homeworld and assimilated all his people. |
| belonging | major | Seven torn between Voyager and Borg Collective |
| coping with being separated from one's family | major | Voyager crew had newfound hope of getting home |
| figuring out what to do with one's life | major | Seven couldn't decide |
| hope | major | crew in getting back to Earth |
| if it sounds too good to be true it probably isn't true | major | Janeway worried that their new opportunity to go home was too good to be true |
| mentor and protégé | major | Janeway and Seven |
| brains vs. brawn | minor | Jainway vs. Seven on the holodeck |