Someone to Watch Over Me

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

The Doctor teaches Seven Of Nine about human behavior and how humans interact with each other while dating. The Doctor learns a bit about his own possible humanity during the lessons. After her disastrous first date with a crew member, the Doctor personally guides her, but he soon realizes he is falling in love with her. Meanwhile, Neelix guides an ambassador of a monastic colony through the ship, unwittingly creating a potentially embarrassing situation for the ambassador when he requests forbidden food and drink.

Our Take

A surprisingly sweet hour that lets Seven’s social lessons build to some genuinely funny and awkward moments, and Robert Picardo plays the Doctor’s slow realization with real restraint. The Neelix B-plot is filler, but the main story earns its quiet, slightly sad ending. Worth watching even if you skip the ambassador stuff.