As Voyager approaches a nebula that contains high levels of Cerrillium, a potential fuel source Lt. Tuvok starts to feel unwell than has what is either a flashback or an hallucination featuring him failing to save a young girl. When it happens again The Doctor believes it must be a repressed memory, something which can cause brain damage to Vulcans. The only treatment is to mind meld with somebody very close. He chooses to meld with Captain Janeway but when he does they find themselves seeing a different memory; he is back on the USS Excelsior under Captain Sulu as they are preparing to attempt to rescue Kirk and McCoy from the Klingons. As they head to Qo'noS they pass through a nebula that looks very similar to that seen at the start of the episode and it too contains Cerrillium. Something goes wrong with the meld and some how Sulu sees Captain Janeway, something rather odd given that he is only a memory.
It was interesting how the events in this episode took place at the same time as 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country', this leads to some amusing comparisons between Star Fleet in those times with those of Voyager's time. It was good to see George Takei making a guest appearance as Sulu. When we learn the cause of Tuvok's memory it was a little disappointing and seemed as if it was just a device to allow the more interesting story from Tuvok's past to feature, another weakness was the image of the falling girl which looked obviously fake. Despite these flaws it was still an entertaining episode though.
It was interesting how the events in this episode took place at the same time as 'Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country', this leads to some amusing comparisons between Star Fleet in those times with those of Voyager's time. It was good to see George Takei making a guest appearance as Sulu. When we learn the cause of Tuvok's memory it was a little disappointing and seemed as if it was just a device to allow the more interesting story from Tuvok's past to feature, another weakness was the image of the falling girl which looked obviously fake. Despite these flaws it was still an entertaining episode though.