Equinox, Part I story
Voyager finds another Federation ship, the USS Equinox, under attack from flying nucleogenic lifeforms. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
22 total · 4 choice · 5 major · 13 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. great need | choice | Equinox crew abandoned the Prime Directive in order to return to the Alpha Quadrant |
| duty vs. self-preservation | choice | Equinox crew abandoned the Prime Directive in order to return to the Alpha Quadrant |
| great need vs. human rights | choice | a social ethical dilemma we were perhaps made to ponder in general |
| killing to survive | choice | Equinox crew used aliens for fuel to return to Earth at breakneck speed |
| descent into crime | major | Equinox crew went down the slippery slope from being curious scientists to killing sentient aliens for fuel. |
| extra-dimensional being | major | nucleogenic alien |
| having a skeleton in the closet | major | Equinox crew about their dirty secret of using aliens as fuel |
| sentient rights | major | nucleogenic alien not to be exploited for fuel |
| stress from being in danger | major | The Equinox was on the brink of destruction. |
| claustrophobia | minor | Marla suffered |