State of Flux

Voyager discovers a Kazon ship containing Federation technology.

This is a solid episode that kicks off a good arc for one character and is important for continuity later in the show.

It has a strong character-driven plot that makes great use of some of the recurring characters, particularly Seska who is superbly developed. The mystery keeps you guessing until the end, which I quite enjoyed.

Martha Hackett is great as Seska and main cast members like Katie Mulgrew and Robert Beltran are also good.

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

Another murder-mystery-style episode with Tuvok as a featured sleuth.

The most awkward fight scene in the history of Voyager, involving two Kazon guys, and a Tuvok and a Janeway.

But this is made up for by some quality, intense Janeway-decision-making scenes, and Chakotay's first remotely romantic scene in the series.

And in spite of whatever we might thing of Seska, she makes a kind of actually really compelling argument to Janeway in one of the final scenes.

As usual, best embodiment and delivery come from Janeway and Torres, with Seska's and Carey's deliveries being sometimes painful.