Phage

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

While seeking a source of new dilithium for the ship’s power source, the crew encounters a planet of people who are stealing body organs. Neelix finds another use for Captain Janeway’s private dining room.

Our Take

A solid mid-season hour with a genuinely creepy premise in the Vidiians, who make for one of Voyager’s more unsettling villains. The pacing sags a bit in the middle and the resolution leans too hard on Janeway’s morality rather than a real answer to the problem. Still worth a watch, mainly for the worldbuilding and Neelix getting his lungs stolen.