Tinker, Tenor, Doctor, Spy story
The Doctor adds daydreaming to his program, imagining himself as the Emergency Command Hologram (ECH) aboard Voyager; but aliens, tapping into his perceptions to observe the crew, prepare an attack when they believe that what they are seeing in the daydreams is real. Directed by: John Bruno. Story by: Bill Vallely.
11 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| escape from reality | choice | The Doctor in his daydreams |
| growing as a person | choice | The Doctor attempted to grow by including daydreaming into his programming and by training to become an Emergency Command Hologram |
| fantasy romance | major | The Doctor had romantic interactions with Seven, B'Elanna, and Janeway in his daydreams |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | major | what those aliens were all about with their calculated risks etc. |
| the need to be treated with respect | major | The Doctor filed a formal complaint about to Janeway and she decided to explore the possibility of letting him serve as Emergency Command Hologram by the conclusion of the episode |
| bluffing | minor | The Doctor feigned to possess a powerful weapon known as "the photonic canon", and thus saved the day. |
| descent into madness | minor | The Doctor's daydreams got out of control and he lost his mind in the sickbay |
| embarrassment | minor | The Doctor once he realized the crew became privy to his secret fantasies |
| invasion of privacy | minor | The Doctor felt bad about people seeing his seedy fantasies. |
| music | minor | In his self-glorifying fantasy, the Doctor was performing the Italian opera aria, "La donna e mobile" to an ecstatic audience. |