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* ThePlague: The Phage

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* ThePlague: ThePlague / BodyHorror: The Phage



* ReflectingLaser: Averted

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* ReflectingLaser: AvertedAverted; the plan works because the laser will reflect off the mirrors, but ''not'' an actual ship.



* SpeciesOfHats: Played for horror.
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Vidiian medical scanner has a pair of sinister looking prongs. Lampshaded in everyone's reaction when the Vidiian doctor scans them at the end.

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* SpeciesOfHats: Played for horror.
horror. The Phage has plagued the Vidiians for ''two millennia'', so it's hardly surprising their entire society is affected by it, and [[WhatYouAreInTheDark not in a good way]].
* SpikesOfVillainy: The Vidiian medical scanner has a pair of sinister looking prongs. Lampshaded in everyone's reaction when the Vidiian doctor Dereth scans them at the end.

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* TheCasanova: Neelix goes all GreenEyedMonster over Tom, describing him as "one big hormone walking the ship!"
* CloakingDevice

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* TheCasanova: Neelix goes all GreenEyedMonster over Tom, fears Tom will [[GreenEyedMonster put the moves on Kes]] now he's immobilized, describing him as "one "One big hormone walking the ship!"
* CloakingDeviceCloakingDevice: The Vidiian MadScientistLaboratory is hidden from the rest of the cave system via cloaks and forcefields.



* ClosestThingWeGot: The Doctor complains about being stuck with Tom Paris as TheMedic, but later vents to Kes over his frustration that he has to fullfil the roles of Chief Medical Officer, Nurse, and Ship's Counselor, despite only being programmed for short-term emergency medical use.

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* ClosestThingWeGot: The Doctor complains about being stuck with Tom Paris as TheMedic, but later vents to Kes over his frustration that he has to fullfil fulfill the roles of Chief Medical Officer, Nurse, Nurse and Ship's Counselor, despite only being programmed for short-term emergency medical use.



* MadScientistLaboratory

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* MadScientistLaboratoryLabCoatOfScienceAndMedicine



* ReactionShot: On the pretty transporter chief, just before we're [[BodyHorror shown the Vidiians for the first time]].

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* ReactionShot: On the pretty transporter chief, just before we're [[BodyHorror [[TheGrotesque shown the Vidiians for the first time]].



* ThouShaltNotKill: For once, this has a good effect. Motura convinces Dereth that in exchange they should help the man whose lungs they stole. He's able to use their superior medical technology to adapt a lung donated by Kes.

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* StrappedToAnOperatingTable: Neelix is immobilised on the biobed because if his holographic lungs are more than a couple of microns out of alignment with the rest of his body they won't work.
* ThouShaltNotKill: For once, this has a good effect. Motura convinces Dereth that in exchange for Janeway not throwing them out the airlock they should help the man whose lungs they stole. He's Dereth is able to use their superior medical technology to adapt a lung donated by Kes.



* WhenHeSmiles: The Doctor maintains his gruff DrJerk persona, except for when he wakes up Kes from the operation with a genuine smile.
* WickedCultured

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* WhenHeSmiles: The Doctor maintains his gruff DrJerk persona, except for when he wakes up Kes from the operation with a genuine smile.
* WickedCulturedWickedCultured: Motura is a sculptor, while Dr Death...I mean Dereth talks with an upper class accent and snobbish tone.
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* CloningBodyParts: Neelix cannot have his lungs replicated as they're too complicated. This forces the Doctor to develop holographic lungs as a temporary measure until the crew can either track down his stolen organs or find a compatible donor.
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* AbandonedMine: Or so they think.

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* AmusingAlien: Neelix, [[MoodWhiplash until his lungs get ripped out]]. He tries hard to maintain a sense of GallowsHumor re his predicament, but it doesn't last.

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-->'''EMH:''' The blood gas infuser will keep him alive for another forty-seven minutes.
* AmusingAlien: Neelix, Neelix [[MoodWhiplash until his lungs get ripped out]]. He tries hard to maintain a sense of GallowsHumor re his predicament, but [[AndIMustScream it doesn't last.last]].



* RobbingTheDead: The Vidiians say they prefer to do this (but not, despite their advanced medical technology,



* ThouShaltNotKill: For once, this has a good effect. The Vidiian sculptor convinces his doctor that in exchange they should help the man whose lungs they stole. He's able to use their superior medical technology to adapt a lung donated by Kes.

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* ThouShaltNotKill: For once, this has a good effect. The Vidiian sculptor Motura convinces his doctor Dereth that in exchange they should help the man whose lungs they stole. He's able to use their superior medical technology to adapt a lung donated by Kes.
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** The Vidiian doctor scans the crew for compatible donors, frowning when he reaches the Doctor.

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** The Vidiian doctor scans the crew for compatible donors, frowning but frowns when he reaches the Doctor.
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** And earlier: "The man drives a 700,000 ton starship so ''somebody'' thinks he'd make a good medic."

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** And earlier: "The man drives a 700,000 ton starship [[TheMainCharactersDoEverything so ''somebody'' somebody thinks he'd make a good medic.medic]]."
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* SpikesOfVillainy: The Vidiian medical scanner has a pair of sinister looking prongs. Lampshaded in everyone's reaction shots when the Vidiian doctor scans them at the end.

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* SpikesOfVillainy: The Vidiian medical scanner has a pair of sinister looking prongs. Lampshaded in everyone's reaction shots when the Vidiian doctor scans them at the end.
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* BadassBoast:Or at least it would be, if Janeway hadn't just told these guys her Starfleet principles prevented her from taking life.

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* BadassBoast:Or BadassBoast: Or at least it would be, if Janeway hadn't just told these guys her Starfleet principles prevented her from taking life.
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* FridgeLogic: If Neelix has only one lung, how come he never shuts up for the rest of the series?

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* SwordOverHead: For once, this has a good effect.

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* SwordOverHead: ThouShaltNotKill: For once, this has a good effect.effect. The Vidiian sculptor convinces his doctor that in exchange they should help the man whose lungs they stole. He's able to use their superior medical technology to adapt a lung donated by Kes.
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** And earlier: "The man drives a 700,000 ton starship so ''somebody'' thinks he'd make a good medic."

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* DeadpanSnarker: The Vidiian doctor scans the crew, including the Doctor.
-->'''VIDIIAN:''' Strange. According to my readings, you are not here.
-->'''EMH:''' Believe me, I wish I weren't.


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* TheSnarkKnight: The Doctor
-->'''EMH:''' First they tell me there's no doctor, so I have to be on call twenty four hours a day. And then they tell me there are no nurses so I have no one to assist me.
-->'''KES:''' I thought Tom Paris was assigned to you.
-->'''EMH:''' Like I said, no one to assist me.
** The Vidiian doctor scans the crew for compatible donors, frowning when he reaches the Doctor.
-->'''VIDIIAN:''' Strange. According to my readings, you are not here.
-->'''EMH:''' Believe me, I wish I weren't.

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* ClosestThingWeGot

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* ClosestThingWeGotClosestThingWeGot: The Doctor complains about being stuck with Tom Paris as TheMedic, but later vents to Kes over his frustration that he has to fullfil the roles of Chief Medical Officer, Nurse, and Ship's Counselor, despite only being programmed for short-term emergency medical use.



* LethalChef: The start of a RunningGag.

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* BadassBoast: Though it was DependingOnTheWriter if she actually delivered, especially at this stage in the series.

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* BadassBoast: Though BadassBoast:Or at least it was DependingOnTheWriter would be, if she actually delivered, especially at this stage in the series.Janeway hadn't just told these guys her Starfleet principles prevented her from taking life.
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* SpikesOfVillainy: The Vidiian medical scanner has a pair of sinister looking prongs. Lampshaded in everyone's reaction shots when the Vidiian doctor scans them at the end.
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** Kes starts her training as a nurse.
** The Vidiians are introduced as a menace for ''Voyager''.


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* WhenHeSmiles: The Doctor maintains his gruff DrJerk persona, except for when he wakes up Kes from the operation with a genuine smile.
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* WickedCultured
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* TemptingFate: Janeway is looking forward to enjoying a meal while griping that she's stuck with emergency rations, only to find Neelix has turned her private dining room into a kitchen. At the end of the episode Janeway tells Neelix they'll keep the kitchen, at least until they can get the replicators back on-line. This is the start of a RunningGag involving Neelix as a CordonBleughChef, and the kitchen becomes a permanent fixture on board ''Voyager'' despite Neelix's notorious meals.

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* TemptingFate: Janeway is looking forward to enjoying a meal while griping that she's stuck with emergency rations, only to find Neelix has turned her private dining room into a kitchen. At the end of the episode Janeway tells Neelix they'll keep the kitchen, at least until they can get the replicators back on-line. This is the start of a RunningGag involving Neelix as a CordonBleughChef, and the despite this his kitchen becomes a permanent fixture on board ''Voyager'' despite Neelix's notorious meals.''Voyager''.

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* TemptingFate: Janeway is looking forward to enjoying a meal, only to find Neelix has turned her private dining room into a kitchen. At the end of the episode Janeway tells Neelix they'll keep the kitchen, at least until they can get the replicators back on-line. This is the start of a RunningGag involving Neelix as a CordonBleughChef, and the kitchen ends up staying longer than he does.

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* TemptingFate: Janeway is looking forward to enjoying a meal, meal while griping that she's stuck with emergency rations, only to find Neelix has turned her private dining room into a kitchen. At the end of the episode Janeway tells Neelix they'll keep the kitchen, at least until they can get the replicators back on-line. This is the start of a RunningGag involving Neelix as a CordonBleughChef, and the kitchen ends up staying longer than he does.becomes a permanent fixture on board ''Voyager'' despite Neelix's notorious meals.

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* TemptingFate

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* TemptingFateTemptingFate: Janeway is looking forward to enjoying a meal, only to find Neelix has turned her private dining room into a kitchen. At the end of the episode Janeway tells Neelix they'll keep the kitchen, at least until they can get the replicators back on-line. This is the start of a RunningGag involving Neelix as a CordonBleughChef, and the kitchen ends up staying longer than he does.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The Vidiian doctor scans the crew, including the Doctor.
-->'''VIDIIAN:''' Strange. According to my readings, you are not here.
-->'''EMH:''' Believe me, I wish I weren't.
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* AmusingAlien: Neelix, [[MoodWhiplash until he's lungs get ripped out]]. He tries hard to maintain a sense of GallowsHumor re his predicament, but it doesn't last.

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* AmusingAlien: Neelix, [[MoodWhiplash until he's his lungs get ripped out]]. He tries hard to maintain a sense of GallowsHumor re his predicament, but it doesn't last.

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* AttackReflector



* BodyHorror: The Phage



* TheHeart: Kes reassures Neelix and gives a RousingSpeech to the Doctor. Later she donates one of her lungs to cure Neelix.
* HowTheMightyHaveFallen



* MilkingTheGiantCow: The actors playing the two Vidiians.



* SpeciesOfHats

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* SpeciesOfHatsReactionShot: On the pretty transporter chief, just before we're [[BodyHorror shown the Vidiians for the first time]].
* ReflectingLaser: Averted
* SpeciesOfHats: Played for horror.
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* TheCassanova: Neelix goes all GreenEyedMonster over Tom, describing him as "one big hormone walking the ship!"

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* TheCassanova: TheCasanova: Neelix goes all GreenEyedMonster over Tom, describing him as "one big hormone walking the ship!"



* DoAnythingSensor

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* DoAnythingSensorEverythingSensor: More of a Do Everything Sensor.

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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder

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* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholderHallOfMirrors: The Vidiian ship hides inside a hollow asteroid lined with reflective surfaces. Their solution was to fire a lower powered phaser which bounced around until it hit the non-reflective enemy ship.
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: "I'm a Doctor, Mr Neelix, not a decorator."



* MirrorMaze
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While on an Away Mission, Neelix is attacked by an alien who surgically removes his lungs.

!!This episode has the following tropes:

* The47Society
* AmusingAlien: Neelix, [[MoodWhiplash until he's lungs get ripped out]]. He tries hard to maintain a sense of GallowsHumor re his predicament, but it doesn't last.
* AndIMustScream
* BadassBoast: Though it was DependingOnTheWriter if she actually delivered, especially at this stage in the series.
* TheBait
* BizarreAlienBiology
* BodyHorror: The Phage
* TheCassanova: Neelix goes all GreenEyedMonster over Tom, describing him as "one big hormone walking the ship!"
* CloakingDevice
* ClosestThingWeGot
* DoAnythingSensor
* ForgottenPhlebotinum
* {{Foreshadowing}}
** Neelix asks the Doctor if he can sing. The Doctor just looks exasperated, but will become quite the tenor in later seasons.
* GadgeteerGenius: B'Elanna and the Doctor.
* GenreSavvy: Tuvok knows that Janeway is about to order something reckless, like following that Vidiian ship into the middle of an asteroid.
* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder
* InfiniteSupplies: Averted
* IntangibleMan
* LethalChef: The start of a RunningGag.
* MadScientistLaboratory
* MirrorMaze
* MistakenForGay
* NoTimeToExplain / BrutalHonesty
* OrganTheft: Neelix has his lungs stolen via teleporters, forcing the Doctor to create temporary HardLight substitutes. The Vidiians actively engaged in this as it was the ''only'' way for them to survive the Phage that afflicted their entire race.
* ThePlague: The Phage
* PunctuatedForEmphasis: When Neelix starts to panic over his confinement.
* SpeciesOfHats
* SwordOverHead: For once, this has a good effect.
* TemptingFate
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