Equinox, Part II story
The crew of the USS Equinox attempts to elude the USS Voyager in order to exploit the nucleogenic lifeforms in a bid to return home. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga and Joe Menosky.
20 total · 2 choice · 11 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| duty vs. conscience | choice | Chakotay stood up to Janeway; Max Burke mutinied against Ransom |
| the desire for vengeance | choice | Janeway determined to hunt down Captain Ransom |
| descent into crime | major | Equinox crew went down the slippery slope from being curious scientists to killing sentient aliens for fuel. |
| duty to disobey illegal orders | major | Chakotay felt it was his duty to stand up to Janeway and not follow crazy orders. |
| duty vs. self-preservation | major | Equinox crew abandoned the Prime Directive in order to return to the Alpha Quadrant |
| extra-dimensional being | major | nucleogenic alien |
| killing to survive | major | Equinox crew used aliens for fuel to return to Earth at breakneck speed |
| obsession | major | Janeway at getting vengeance against Ransom |
| second guessing one's self | major | Captain Ransom saw the error of his ways by the end of the episode |
| seeing the error of one's ways | major | Captain Ransom saw the error of his ways by the end of the episode; Janeway too |