When Voyager enters a subspace corridor the crew does not realise that it is claimed by an alien race called the Turei. After apologising they leave the corridor but that isn't enough for the Turei who demand access to Voyager's computer so they can delete any data about them. Fleeing the Turei Voyager lands on a nearby planet that was devastated by war nine hundred years previously. Once down they are surprised to find that there are some people still alive in stasis. Upon being awakened these people, known as the Vaadwaur, claim that they are the true owners of the corridors which they used for trade and that the Turei amongst others attacked them so they could gain control. Neelix remembers that the Vaadwaur were mentioned in ancient Talaxian legends and when he looks at those legends he learns they were a race that were feared, these legends also match information Seven finds in the Borg database. It soon becomes clear that Captain Janeway will have to decide which of the two aliens represent the greater threat if she is to get away from the planet.
While this isn't the first Star Trek episode where the apparently friendly aliens turn out to be a greater threat than those that seem hostile it was done well; I wasn't sure whether the Vaadwaur were good or bad before they were exposed. It was nice to see an episode where Neelix wasn't overly jolly and used for comic relief.
While this isn't the first Star Trek episode where the apparently friendly aliens turn out to be a greater threat than those that seem hostile it was done well; I wasn't sure whether the Vaadwaur were good or bad before they were exposed. It was nice to see an episode where Neelix wasn't overly jolly and used for comic relief.