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Body and Soul (Voyager episode)
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"Body and Soul" is an episode of Star Trek: Voyager
, the seventh episode of the seventh season.
, The Doctor
, and Ensign Harry Kim
, flies by a comet that contains primitive DNA
. The Doctor beams a small sample of it on board. Unbeknownst to them, they are in violation of local law by having The Doctor on board. The aliens, who are called the Lokirrim, believe him to be a "photonic insurgent" and when he is detected they begin to decompile his program. Four aliens beam onto the Flyer demanding to know where the "photonic" is. When they reach the rear cabin, Seven states that he was murdered by their disruption beam. The four Lokirrim take Seven and Kim under arrest.
In the detention cell, Seven is acting perkier than she has ever been. Seven tells Kim that she is actually The Doctor. She downloaded him into her cybernetic matrix using her Borg
assimilation tubules so he wouldn't be destroyed by the Lokirrim. The Doctor experiences human senses such as smell and touch for the first time.
Back on Voyager, Lieutenant Tom Paris
scans over Tuvok
with a tricorder
. Tuvok explains that his libido is increasing rapidly—in other words, he's going through pon farr
. Tuvok suggests a medicine that will help him, but Paris must deny his request because he is not the chief medical officer. Paris reassures him that he'll tell the captain that he has the flu
and will be out of commission for a few days.
Seven/Doctor is enjoying the taste of prison rations (although Harry suggests his uniform would taste better). The aliens call Seven to the Delta Flyer. The captain of the alien vessel, Captain Ranek, asks about the food replicator and if it can create bioweapons
. She replicates a slice of New York cheesecake
. The Doctor then fully enjoys the sensations of taste and eating by gorging on various foods and drinks, including no fewer than nine glasses of wine.
Seven/Doctor later stumbles into the detention cell drunk, but with the mobile emitter in hand. The Doctor uploads his program back into the mobile emitter, only to bring back Seven of Nine
who is outraged that the Doctor "abused" her body. Seven is thoroughly distraught at the fact that she has to have The Doctor take over her body again.
Paris checks in on Tuvok. The medicine that was used last time was not working. Tom suggests the holodeck
to relieve him of the urges. Tuvok is appalled by the offer, feeling that doing so would be cheating on his wife T'Pel; Tom suggests that Tuvok create a holographic version of T'Pel, an idea which Tuvok reluctantly accepts. While Tuvok is in the holodeck, another Lokirrim ship disrupts the holodeck because of the photonic activity. They begin the search for the Delta Flyer and its occupants secretly as they are escorted out of Lokirrim space.
The Doctor/Seven is treating several patients in the medical bay when he is called to the bridge by Ranek. He wanted Seven to see a spectacular view of a pulsar cluster. Ranek kisses the totally unprepared Seven/Doctor. Seven storms off to the medical bay again. There she seeks treatment for a muscle spasm, and gets a massage from the physician, Lieutenant Jaryn. The Doctor then experiences another sensation, sexual arousal.
When she gets back to the detention cell, he uploads his program into the emitter again, and once again, Seven is furious. They start arguing over their humanity, but Kim breaks them up. Fortunately, Seven was able to study the ship's systems and was able to devise a way back.
Seven allows the Doctor to take control of her body again. He has just invited Captain Ranek to the Delta Flyer for a dance and dinner. She sedates him during a waltz
. She then hails Voyager. Captain Janeway
, along with the rest of the bridge crew, is utterly confused as to Seven's condition at first, although they quickly learn that 'she' is currently the Doctor.
Voyager sets a course for the ship that has them. Tuvok disables their escort and jumps to warp.
Seven is back in the medical bay with an unconscious Ranek. Jaryn revives him. Ranek immediately orders Seven to be taken to detention, but the bridge hails that an alien ship is approaching. He negates his previous order and has Seven brought to the bridge. Janeway hails them, but is forced to use the command codes to disable the shields. Ranek ties the shields into the warp matrix. Seven then rematerializes the Doctor.
Ranek tries to reinforce the failing shield grid, but ends up being injured in the process. The Doctor stays behind to treat Ranek. They briefly talk and The Doctor explains that he was actually the one that the crew was interacting with.
Tuvok is grateful for Paris' help, but has one small problem: the hologram of his wife was inaccurate. Her ears were four millimeters too small.
Meanwhile in sickbay, Seven decides to have a meal with The Doctor so that he can once again enjoy eating, albeit vicariously as Seven describes the sensations.
.
Star Trek: Voyager
Star Trek: Voyager is a science fiction television series set in the Star Trek universe. Set in the 24th century from the year 2371 through 2378, the series follows the adventures of the Starfleet vessel USS Voyager, which becomes stranded in the Delta Quadrant 70,000 light-years from Earth while...
, the seventh episode of the seventh season.
Plot
The Delta Flyer, occupied by Seven of NineSeven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager left Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space proved only...
, The Doctor
Doctor (Star Trek)
The Doctor, an Emergency Medical Hologram Mark I , is a fictional character from the television series Star Trek: Voyager, played by actor Robert Picardo...
, and Ensign Harry Kim
Harry Kim (Star Trek)
Ensign Harry S. L. Kim, played by Garrett Wang, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. He serves as the USS Voyagers operations officer.-Depiction:...
, flies by a comet that contains primitive DNA
DNA
Deoxyribonucleic acid is a nucleic acid that contains the genetic instructions used in the development and functioning of all known living organisms . The DNA segments that carry this genetic information are called genes, but other DNA sequences have structural purposes, or are involved in...
. The Doctor beams a small sample of it on board. Unbeknownst to them, they are in violation of local law by having The Doctor on board. The aliens, who are called the Lokirrim, believe him to be a "photonic insurgent" and when he is detected they begin to decompile his program. Four aliens beam onto the Flyer demanding to know where the "photonic" is. When they reach the rear cabin, Seven states that he was murdered by their disruption beam. The four Lokirrim take Seven and Kim under arrest.
In the detention cell, Seven is acting perkier than she has ever been. Seven tells Kim that she is actually The Doctor. She downloaded him into her cybernetic matrix using her Borg
Borg (Star Trek)
The Borg are a fictional pseudo-race of cybernetic organisms depicted in the Star Trek universe associated with Star Trek.Whereas cybernetics are used by other races in the science fiction world to repair bodily damage and birth defects, the Borg use enforced cybernetic enhancement as a means of...
assimilation tubules so he wouldn't be destroyed by the Lokirrim. The Doctor experiences human senses such as smell and touch for the first time.
Back on Voyager, Lieutenant Tom Paris
Tom Paris
Thomas Eugene "Tom" Paris, played by Robert Duncan McNeill, is a character in the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Paris serves as the chief helmsman and an auxiliary medic aboard the USS Voyager...
scans over Tuvok
Tuvok
Tuvok is one of the main characters on the television series Star Trek: Voyager. Tuvok is a Vulcan who serves as the ship's chief of security and its chief tactical officer. Tim Russ portrayed Tuvok throughout the show's run, from 1995 to 2001....
with a tricorder
Tricorder
In the fictional Star Trek universe, a tricorder is a multifunction handheld device used for sensor scanning, data analysis, and recording data.Three primary variants of the tricorder are issued in Star Trek's Starfleet...
. Tuvok explains that his libido is increasing rapidly—in other words, he's going through pon farr
Pon farr
Pon farr is a term used in the fictional Star Trek canonical TV series. In Star Trek, pon farr is a psychophysical condition affecting Vulcans, in which Vulcan males and females go into heat every seven years, going into a blood fever, becoming violent, and finally dying if they do not mate with...
. Tuvok suggests a medicine that will help him, but Paris must deny his request because he is not the chief medical officer. Paris reassures him that he'll tell the captain that he has the flu
Influenza
Influenza, commonly referred to as the flu, is an infectious disease caused by RNA viruses of the family Orthomyxoviridae , that affects birds and mammals...
and will be out of commission for a few days.
Seven/Doctor is enjoying the taste of prison rations (although Harry suggests his uniform would taste better). The aliens call Seven to the Delta Flyer. The captain of the alien vessel, Captain Ranek, asks about the food replicator and if it can create bioweapons
Biological warfare
Biological warfare is the use of biological toxins or infectious agents such as bacteria, viruses, and fungi with intent to kill or incapacitate humans, animals or plants as an act of war...
. She replicates a slice of New York cheesecake
Cheesecake
Cheesecake is a dessert consisting of a topping made of soft, fresh cheese, usually on a crust or base made from biscuit , pastry or sponge cake. They may be baked or unbaked...
. The Doctor then fully enjoys the sensations of taste and eating by gorging on various foods and drinks, including no fewer than nine glasses of wine.
Seven/Doctor later stumbles into the detention cell drunk, but with the mobile emitter in hand. The Doctor uploads his program back into the mobile emitter, only to bring back Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine
Seven of Nine is a fictional character on Star Trek: Voyager, portrayed by actress Jeri Ryan. Born human, she was assimilated by the Borg at the age of six. Eighteen years later, Voyager left Borg space with Seven on board, after attempts to negotiate passage through Borg space proved only...
who is outraged that the Doctor "abused" her body. Seven is thoroughly distraught at the fact that she has to have The Doctor take over her body again.
Paris checks in on Tuvok. The medicine that was used last time was not working. Tom suggests the holodeck
Holodeck
A holodeck, in the fictional Star Trek universe, is a simulated reality facility located on starships and starbases. The first use of a "holodeck" by that name in the Star Trek universe was in the pilot episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation, "Encounter at Farpoint", although a conceptually...
to relieve him of the urges. Tuvok is appalled by the offer, feeling that doing so would be cheating on his wife T'Pel; Tom suggests that Tuvok create a holographic version of T'Pel, an idea which Tuvok reluctantly accepts. While Tuvok is in the holodeck, another Lokirrim ship disrupts the holodeck because of the photonic activity. They begin the search for the Delta Flyer and its occupants secretly as they are escorted out of Lokirrim space.
The Doctor/Seven is treating several patients in the medical bay when he is called to the bridge by Ranek. He wanted Seven to see a spectacular view of a pulsar cluster. Ranek kisses the totally unprepared Seven/Doctor. Seven storms off to the medical bay again. There she seeks treatment for a muscle spasm, and gets a massage from the physician, Lieutenant Jaryn. The Doctor then experiences another sensation, sexual arousal.
When she gets back to the detention cell, he uploads his program into the emitter again, and once again, Seven is furious. They start arguing over their humanity, but Kim breaks them up. Fortunately, Seven was able to study the ship's systems and was able to devise a way back.
Seven allows the Doctor to take control of her body again. He has just invited Captain Ranek to the Delta Flyer for a dance and dinner. She sedates him during a waltz
Waltz
The waltz is a ballroom and folk dance in time, performed primarily in closed position.- History :There are several references to a sliding or gliding dance,- a waltz, from the 16th century including the representations of the printer H.S. Beheim...
. She then hails Voyager. Captain Janeway
Kathryn Janeway
Kathryn Janeway, played by Kate Mulgrew, is a fictional character in the Star Trek franchise. As the captain of the Starfleet starship USS Voyager, she was the lead character on the television series Star Trek: Voyager, and later, a Starfleet admiral, as seen in the 2002 feature film Star Trek...
, along with the rest of the bridge crew, is utterly confused as to Seven's condition at first, although they quickly learn that 'she' is currently the Doctor.
Voyager sets a course for the ship that has them. Tuvok disables their escort and jumps to warp.
Seven is back in the medical bay with an unconscious Ranek. Jaryn revives him. Ranek immediately orders Seven to be taken to detention, but the bridge hails that an alien ship is approaching. He negates his previous order and has Seven brought to the bridge. Janeway hails them, but is forced to use the command codes to disable the shields. Ranek ties the shields into the warp matrix. Seven then rematerializes the Doctor.
Ranek tries to reinforce the failing shield grid, but ends up being injured in the process. The Doctor stays behind to treat Ranek. They briefly talk and The Doctor explains that he was actually the one that the crew was interacting with.
Tuvok is grateful for Paris' help, but has one small problem: the hologram of his wife was inaccurate. Her ears were four millimeters too small.
Meanwhile in sickbay, Seven decides to have a meal with The Doctor so that he can once again enjoy eating, albeit vicariously as Seven describes the sensations.
Orion Nebula cameo
The nebula featured through the viewscreen of Ranek's ship is actually a three dimensional view of the Orion NebulaOrion Nebula
The Orion Nebula is a diffuse nebula situated south of Orion's Belt. It is one of the brightest nebulae, and is visible to the naked eye in the night sky. M42 is located at a distance of and is the closest region of massive star formation to Earth. The M42 nebula is estimated to be 24 light...
.