History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS7E9FleshAndBlood

* CallBack

* LuredIntoATrap: The Hirogen ship that ''Voyager'' teams up with. Janeway sees it coming, though.

* BizarreAlienBiology: An alien species with ''six'' feet? Okay, then...

--> '''Iden:''' Would you really kill one of your own to save an organic?\\

* BrokenAesop: Two recurring themes in this episode are that people should take responsibility for their actions, and whether an artificially-intelligent hologram has the same rights as a person or is JustAMachine. However to [[StatusQuoIsGod let the Doctor off the hook]] Janeway declares that he's not responsible for his actions. Which would certainly be the case if the Doctor were JustAMachine, but [[WithGreatPowerComesGreatResponsibility not if he has the right to exercise his free will]].

* AttackBackfire: With the Doctor's help, the holograms are able to send the Technobabble Beam meant to shut down their holo-emitters back at Voyager's deflector dish.

** Dorik expanded the abilities of the holograms (under orders) until they got out of control.

* [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Hirogen Scientists Get No Respect]]: Donik suffers from this something fierce. He's actually grateful to Voyager, because their holographic technology gave him a chance to be an Engineer instead of just another Hunter like his father.

* TestosteronePoisoning: When Dorik chooses to help Janeway, a Hirogen sneers at him, "Is this female your Alpha now?"

* WoundedGazelleGambit: You'd think a Hunter would be GenreSavvy about this trick.

* DeathFakedForYou: The [[YouAreInCommandNow last remaining Alpha]] insists on claiming the holograms. It's pointed out that he doesn't have the manpower to seize them, and his reputation will be improved if he can say he hunted down and destroyed the rebel ship, rather than admit he was saved by a hologram.

* EvilIsHammy: Iden is [[TranquilFury calmly spoken]] at first, but once he starts thinking of himself as a messiah the shouting starts.

* TheHunterBecomesTheHunted: Iden's plan for the Hirogen. As one of his minions says, "Who's the prey now?"

* TalkToTheFist: An Alpha knocks down his Beta when the latter questions his actions.

* TestosteronePoisoning: When Dorik chooses to help Janeway, a Hirogen sneers at him, "Is this woman your Alpha now?"

* TestosteronePoisoning: When Dorik chooses to help Janeway, a Hirogen sneers at him, "Is this woman your Alpha now?"

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* WallOfWeapons: In the Hirogen sickbay, no less. Or perhaps it was the evisceration room for trophies?

* TalkToTheFist: An Alpha knocks down his Beta when he questions his actions.

* [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Hirogen Scientists Get No Respect]]: Donik suffers from this something fierce. He's actually grateful to Voyager, because their holographic technology gave him a chance to be an Engineer instead of just another Hunter like his father.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* [[KlingonScientistsGetNoRespect Hirogen Scientists Get No Respect]]: Donik suffers from this something fierce.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* BrokenAesop: Two recurring themes in this episode are that people should take responsibility for their actions, and whether an artificially-intelligent hologram has the same rights as a person or is JustAMachine. However to [[StatusQuoIsGod let the Doctor off the hook]] Janeway declares that he's not responsible for his actions. Which would certainly be the case if the Doctor were JustAMachine, but not if he has the right to exercise his free will.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* BrokenAesop: Two recurring themes in this episode are that people should take responsibility for their actions, and whether an artificially-intelligent hologram has the same rights as a person or is JustAMachine. However to let the Doctor off the hook at the end of the episode, Janeway declares that he's not responsible for his actions. Which would certainly be the case if the Doctor were JustAMachine, but not if he has the right to exercise his free will.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* IChooseToStay: Donik with the holograms.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine: Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware? For instance Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman / JustAMachine:
** Captain Janeway handed Voyager's holodeck technology to the Hirogen to encourage them to stop [[HuntingTheMostDangerousGame hunting sentient races]]. As that episode showed, Voyager's crew already have holodeck novels that involve shooting holograms for their own entertainment. At what point do the holograms have rights? Is it when they become so advanced they are self-aware?
** Janeway is openly bigoted against the holograms and states straight-out that she refuses to consider them as possessing any rights as sentient beings, seeing them solely as dangerous malfunctioning machines. This is rather spectacularly at odds with how the character and franchise as a whole dealt with sentient holograms on other occasions.
** Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* NoChallengeEqualsNoSatisfaction: In the Doctor's nightmare, a Hirogen tosses his own weapon at the Doctor's feet and tells him to pick it up. When he refuses, the Hirogen guts him.

* DispenseWithThePleasantries: With a Hirogen hunting party closing in Janeway doesn't have time to negotiate with Iden, just offering them the dubious sanctuary of Voyager's databanks. Iden hardly going to trust an organic not to hand them over to the Hirogen, so he refuses.

* DispenseWithThePleasantries: With a Hirogen hunting party closing in Janeway doesn't have time to negotiate with Iden, just offering them the dubious sanctuary of Voyager's databanks. Iden is not going to trust an organic not to hand them over to the Hirogen again, so he refuses.

* BrokenAesop: Two recurring themes in this episode are that people should take responsibility for their actions, and whether an artificially-intelligent hologram has the same rights as a person or is JustAMachine. However to let the Doctor off the hook at the end of the episode, Janeway declares that he's not responsible for his actions. Which would certainly be the case if the Doctor were JustAMachine, but not if he has the right to exercise his free will.

* ClosestThingWeGot: The Doctor is put to work repairing the holograms, despite being only programmed to repair organics. Fortunately he has had some experience in the area, what with self-maintenance and experimenting with his own program.

* DispenseWithThePleasantries: With a Hirogen hunting party closing in Janeway doesn't have time to negotiate with Iden, just offering them the dubious sanctuary of Voyager's databanks. Iden is not going to trust an organic not to hand them over to the Hirogen again, so he refuses.

* BrokenAesop: Two recurring themes in this episode are that people should take responsibility for their actions, and that the [[ArtificialIntelligence AI]] holograms have rights too. However in order to let the Doctor off the hook at the end of the episode, Janeway declares that he's not responsible for his actions. Meaning that the Doctor is JustAMachine after all.

** In Seasons One and Two, Captain Janeway refused to trade technology with the Kazon because it might be misused. She's learnt to be more flexible, but now Janeway faces the consequences of compromising on this point.

* DispenseWithThePleasantries: With a Hirogen hunting party closing in Janeway doesn't have time to negotiate with Iden, which has serious consequences.

* BrokenAesop: Don't holographic rights come with responsibilities?

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman:

* WhatMeasureIsANonHuman: Janeway is openly bigoted against the holograms and states straight-out that she refuses to consider them as possessing any rights as sentient beings, seeing them solely as dangerous malfunctioning machines. This is rather spectacularly at odds with how the character and franchise as a whole dealt with sentient holograms on other occasions.
** But the episode shows the issue isn't that simple. Iden liberates a crewful of holograms, but their programming is so simple they can't comprehend their 'liberation'. They literally are talking machines.

* EasilyForgiven: At the end of the episode, the Doctor offers to surrender his mobile emitter to Captain Janeway for a set period, the holographic equivalent of being confined to quarters. Janeway declares he's not responsible for his actions, creating a BrokenAesop for the entire AI question. One can't help think StatusQuoIsGod is what's actually the issue, as confining the holo-emitter for emergency use would have restricted the writers.