Prey

Have to agree with some of the other reviews. This one is just nuts. Janeway is so busy trying to be "compassionate" that she puts her crew and ship at risk pretty much constantly. To the point of being clearly unfit for command.

Voyager encounters the Hirgoen and species 8427.

This is an enjoyable episode with great character moments.

I'll cut to the chase about Janeway v Seven; I like the conflict and think it is the best aspect of the story. There are some exchanges between the two that are written well and performed excellently by Katie Mulgrew and Jeri Ryan.

It is one of the most notable Star Trek episodes that dabbles in the compassionate side of humanity, since the classic 'Arena', where Kirk shows mercy to his vulnerable opponent. I am not going to pick a side in this particular argument, I will just say that it is very different to the Gorn situation.

The Hirogen v 8427 is Alien vs Predator on board Voyager. Neither are the strongest Trek aliens, particularly the Hirogen, but they are used well to generate the character moments mentioned above. Tony Todd's voice is used to great effect.

For me it's a 7.5/10, but I round upwards.

The actor Tony Todd stars as a surly and menacing Hirogen hunter in this episode. You can easily tell it's him because of his gorgeous voice, though underneath all this makeup and latex, there's no way to know it's him!

When the show begins, two Hirogens are hunting that Preying Mantis- like creature that scared the crap out of the Borg a few episodes ago. However, evidently despite shooting the thing many times, it still managed to kill one of them and nearly kill the other. Voyager comes upon the Hirogen ship and tries to help, as they are cosmic do- gooders. However, this is a great example of the phrase 'no good deed goes unpunished' and soon the ship appears ready to be destroyed. And, in an interesting confrontation, Seven deliberately ignores the Captain's totally insane orders!

I always thought that Captain Janeway was way too pacifist on the show and here she nearly destroys the ship because she's basically a social worker at heart. I say Seven was RIGHT! See what I mean when you see this one.

Overall, a decent episode--and you'll soon see a lot more of these nasty Hirogen. By the way, these Hirogen and love of the hunt are sure reminiscent of "Star Trek: Deep Space 9: Captive Pursuit".

Once again Janeway ignores a chance to move on in order to explore a new species. In this case, Tuvok and Seven have already had an encounter and were nearly killed. Seven expresses her disdain for the Captain, reminding her how foolhardy she is. The issue is a hunting force going after a creature and Janeway's stupid decision to bring the thing on board their ship. I don't know if the writers were meaning to show Katherine as incompetent as she seems, but it certainly plays out that way.

How asnine. Janeway tells Chakotay to fire upon Alpha Hirogen if the latter "steps out of line" yet she disagrees with Seven, choosing a soft approach with Species 8472.