Star Trek Episode: Warlord

I’ve decided to focus on Voyager episodes, it’s just too convenient a source of humor to even bother with other series right now. This week’s episode is the forgettable season 3 outing “Warlord.”

Plot: In this episode, Kes, the USS Voyager’s least interesting resident, finds her mind taken over by Tieran, an alien who has managed to transfer his consciousness from one being to another as a means of survival while on a centuries long quest to restore himself as ruler of his home planet. Kes battles Tieran within her mind, and is ultimately able to weaken him enough to give the valiant crew of Voyager the opportunity to rescue her.

Character Development: Kes expresses frustration with Neelix that can’t be entirely explained by the insane cabbage-headed alien living inside her brain. The incident is left unresolved, a rarity for Voyager, and the audience is given hope that their insipidly dull relationship may be coming to a close.

Forehead of the Week: That clearly goes to the Ilari, the six-nostrilled cabbage heads whose political drama conveniently occupies the crew of Voyager, passing the time for another week. Aside from physical appearance, they are, strangely enough, exactly like humans.

Memorable Quote: “I love plants, flowers, anything that grows. Some of the times I felt most content were those spent watching the seedlings grow in the airponics… ” – Kes, still being boring as shit, even when her brain is occupied by an evil alien