Line #10 Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS5E21SomeoneToWatchOverMe


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/voy_someonetowatchoverme_109.jpg]]
2	[[caption-width-right:350:The Doctor giving Seven TheTalk, before Seven's all like "CAN WE NOT."]]The Doctor becomes Seven of Nine's tutor in the lessons of love, while ''Voyager'' hosts a religious ambassador from the planet they are visiting.
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4	!!This episode provides examples of:
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6	* AllForNothing: Neelix gets in a fluster trying to make sure everything is beyond reproach for their very proper guests, then panics when Tomin decides to [[DirtyOldMonk indulge in wine, women and song]]. The crew even resorts to injecting Tomin with Borg nanoprobes just to make him sober up, only for his religious superior to [[SeenItAll wink at the idea of a young man sowing wild oats]], and mildly warn him not to make a habit of it.
7	* AllLoveIsUnrequited: Harry and the Doctor are this to Seven, and Seven is arguably this to Chapman. (if you see her rigidly structured criteria as her version of "love")
8	* AmusinglyShortList: The Doctor asks Seven of Nine, as part of a dating lesson, to tell him her tastes, her likes and dislikes. She tells him that she dislikes irrelevant conversations.
9	* AnchoredShip: In retrospect, any chance of D/7 becoming canon dies here.
10	* AssInAmbassador: The guest of honor gets blissed out on synthehol (apparently, his species lacks the enzymes that break down booze) and turns into a Creator/TexAvery wolf when Seven walks in. "Seven of Mine!" he slurs. "[[StrawFan Assimilate me!]]"
11	* BadBadActing: The Doctor and Seven practicing small talk with scripted lines.
12	* BadDate: Seven's first date leaves a lot to be desired. She and the hapless Lt. Chapman are both nervous, leading to a string of dinnertime disasters -- Seven splitting a lobster [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength with such ferocity]] that she splats Chapman in the face with it, and ballroom dancing with enough fervor to break his arm.
13	-->'''Chapman:''' ...Maybe we should order dessert.\
14	'''Seven:''' ''[deer in headlights expression]'' You wish to [[CheckPlease accelerate our social encounter]].
15	* TheBet: The Doctor and Tom Paris make a bet that the Doctor can't help Seven of Nine get a date. The Doctor eventually wins the bet when he becomes her date, though this makes Seven very upset when she finds out about the bet.
16	* BizarreAlienBiology: Species 8472 is said by the Doctor to have ''five sexes.''
17	* BlatantLies: The Doctor [[SheIsNotMyGirlfriend denying his infatuation with Seven]].
18	* TheBlindLeadingTheBlind: How Tom describes the Doctor teaching Seven about dating.
19	* BluntYes: When B'Elanna confronts Seven about whether or not she's been following her and Tom, Seven readily admits she has.
20	* BottleEpisode: We never see the planet where Janeway beams down to for diplomatic relations.
21	* BreatherEpisode: After the chaos and grittiness of "Juggernaut," we cool things down with a simple love story.
22	* ButLiquorIsQuicker: An unintentional example when Tomin gets drunk and falls for Seven:
23	-->''"Seven of ''Mine''... Assimilate me..."''
24	* CannotTalkToWomen: Chapman. Paris points it out when the Doctor mentions him, and he proves it during his date with Seven.
25	* CantHoldHisLiquor: The religious ambassador Tomin gets drunk, but unfortunately doesn't have the enzymes to purge the alcohol from his body. [[MundaneUtility Seven of Nine volunteers to have her nanoprobes extracted to provide the necessary enzymes]].
26	* CovertPervert: Seven of Nine studying Tom Paris and B'Elanna Torres' relationship. Needless to say, B'Elanna isn't very pleased with this.
27	-->'''B'Elanna:''' How the ''hell'' do you know when we're having intimate relations?\
28	'''Seven:''' [[RightThroughTheWall There is no one on Deck 9, Section 12 who]] ''doesn't'' [[TheImmodestOrgasm know when you're having intimate relations]].
29	* DaydreamSurprise: The usual [[ProsceniumReveal holodeck version]] with the Doctor's LoveConfession.
30	* DefrostingIceQueen: Played straight...then tragically averted.
31	* [[DoAnythingRobot Do Anything Drone]]: Seven's nanoprobes save the day again!
32	* DownerEnding: The Doctor gets firmly shoved into the Friendzone by Seven after his dating stuff-up.
33	* DuetBonding: [[LoveEpiphany For the Doctor]], at least, but not [[ObliviousToLove Seven]].
34	* GeekyTurnOn: Seven's succinct answers to the Doctor when he's busy pounding out a dating profile for her. What does she do in her spare time? "Regenerate." What about her likes and dislikes? "I dislike irrelevant conversation." What does she seek in life? "Perfection." When seeking out a mate, Seven chooses several men that appeal to her. The reasons? A flawless work record and efficiency!
35	* GirlsLikeMusicians: Parodied:
36	-->'''Seven:''' I've narrowed the list to two crewmen, based on work performance and compatible interests.\
37	'''Harry Kim:''' I didn't know you had any interests.\
38	'''Seven:''' Neither did I, but apparently, they include astronomy, quantum mechanics and music.\
39	'''Harry Kim:''' I play the clarinet, you know.\
40	'''Seven:''' You are not one of the candidates, Ensign.
41	* HangoverSensitivity: Tomin winds up with a bad case of this. Probably his first.
42	* HatesSmallTalk: Which is a problem when you have to date.
43	* ICantDance: When Lt. Chapman asks Seven for a dance, she's insecure for a moment, as she has never had dancing lessons. Then her competitive nature gets the better of her, and she goes to the dance floor with Chapman... and winds up [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength accidentally breaking the poor guy's arm]].
44	* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: Janeway to Seven in her reprimand of Seven watching Tom and B'Elanna: "This is a starship, not a nature preserve."
45	* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Seven is about to casually remove her catsuit... dermaplastic garment, [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness only for the Doctor to get flustered]] and leave the room.
46	* KissMeImVirtual: The Doctor screws up his courage to make a LoveConfession, only to reveal it's a holodeck program. When the real Seven informs him [[StealthInsult she's decided there are no potential mates on Voyager]], he CannotSpitItOut.
47	* ALadyOnEachArm: Tomin with the [[TheInternetIsForPorn holographic ladies of Sandrine's.]]
48	* LargeHam:
49	** The Doctor (of course) during the slideshow, especially the part where "Fortress Ovum is besieged by countless little warriors."
50	** Tomin when he gets plastered. He ends up with NoIndoorVoice.
51	* LetsDuet: The Doctor and Seven sing a duet of "You Are My Sunshine" while he's teaching her social niceties.
52	* LethalChef: Not this time. For once, Neelix is careful to make his cooking as non-lethal as possible.
53	* LettingHerHairDown: Seven, as suggested by the Doctor.
54	* LiteralMetaphor: When Seven offers to get Tom Paris and the Doctor a drink at the reception, the Doctor says, "You know I don't drink. I don't have the stomach for it."
55	* MatchmakerCrush: The Doctor develops feelings for Seven as he continues to give her dating tips.
56	* MrFanservice: Lt. William Chapman, selected as Seven's perfect mate.
57	* ObliviousToLove: Seven doesn't realize that the Doctor has developed feelings for her. It certainly doesn't help that the Doctor decides not to confess to her after she deduces there isn't a potential boyfriend for her on ''Voyager''.
58	* PrayerIsALastResort: Suggested when Tomin shows up to his reception completely shitfaced.
59	-->'''Chakotay:''' Neelix, is it my imagination, or is our guest of honor drunk?\
60	'''Neelix:''' Commander, I tried. I had an itinerary, I even set up a prayer dais in his quarters, but I just couldn't control him. The Captain is due back in the morning with the Kadi minister. What do I do?\
61	'''Chakotay:''' Pray.
62	* {{Pun}}:
63	** Tom tells a few at the reception ("How do you bend a hologram's ear? Use a prism."), but Tomin is so plastered that he thinks they're the funniest jokes ever.
64	** The Doctor gets one of his own: "You know I don't drink. I don't have the ''stomach'' for it."
65	* PygmalionPlot: Pretty much to the letter. The Doctor makes a bet that he can make Seven of Nine charming.
66	* RejectionAffection: Harry Kim tries... again... to get together with Seven when she mentions that her criteria for romantic partners include musical talent.
67	-->'''Harry:''' I play the clarinet, you know.\
68	'''Seven:''' You are not one of the candidates.
69	* RoboRomance: The Doctor's attraction to Seven of Nine. She doesn't reciprocate.
70	* [[SexIsEvilAndIAmHorny Sex Is Irrelevant and I Am Horny]]: Seven denies it, but Doc suggests that her recent behavior is due to her... ''desires''... starting to awaken.
71	* ShakingHerHairLoose: The Doctor lets Seven's hair down from its tight pleat. The results are as expected.
72	-->'''Doctor:''' Try shaking your head a bit.\
73	''[Seven does so and looks beautiful]''\
74	'''Seven:''' Is this more appropriate?\
75	'''Doctor:''' ''[faintly]'' [[DistractedByTheSexy Yes...]]
76	* SheCleansUpNicely: Unsurprisingly, Seven looks drop dead gorgeous in a dress.
77	* ShoutOut:
78	** The picture the Doctor shows Seven is from ''Film/LookWhosTalking''.
79	** More plot-specific, Tom and the Doctor's bet about Seven is nearly a WholePlotReference to ''Theatre/{{Pygmalion}}'', ''Theatre/MyFairLady'', and the film ''Film/ShesAllThat'', which was recently released.
80	** There's a strange, probably coincidental, parallel to ''Film/MrHollandsOpus''. That film has a subplot about a student becoming infatuated with her teacher, who initially returns her affection but ultimately turns her down. It prominently includes the title song.
81	* SpermAsPeople: Seven, due to being raised by a hive mind of emotionless cyborgs, doesn't see the point of romance and thinks it's all about procreation. When the Doctor goes through the mating habits of various alien species, he starts [[TheTalk explaining how procreation works]], describing the ovum as a "fortress" and the sperm as "little warriors". Seven interrupts, saying that she already knows how that works.
82	* StandardFemaleGrabArea: Seven of Nine shows the correct response when a drunken ambassador grabs you like this:
83	-->''"Remove your hand or [[IWillTearYourArmsOff I shall remove your arm]]."''
84	* TheTalk: The Doctor in his explaining sex to Seven of Nine.
85	-->'''The Doctor:''' [[UnusualEuphemism Here we see how Fortress Ovum is besieged by countless little warriors...]]\
86	'''Seven:''' [[SubvertedTrope Doctor, I am familiar with the physiological process of sexual reproduction.]]
87	* TemptingFate: A drunken Tomin asks Seven to assimilate him, and ends up being injected with Borg nanoprobes.
88	* TalkToTheFist: B'elanna's line to Seven: "Then study this. Borg provokes Klingon. Klingon breaks Borg nose." Tom Paris keeps her from punching Seven, though.
89	* TitleDrop[=/=]SongsOfSolace: The song played at the end of the episode.

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