Dreadnought

Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Stardate: 49447. Voyager encounters Dreadnought, an advanced, self aware Cardassian missile also drawn into the Delta Quadrant that B’Elanna Torres reprogrammed during her time in the Maquis. The missile, believing it is still in the Alpha quadrant on its Maquis mission, is on course to destroy Rakosa V, an inhabited world of millions. Now, B’Elanna must outsmart her programming to disarm Dreadnought before it reaches its objective.

Our Take

A solid Torres showcase that lets Roxann Dawson carry the hour, talking down a missile she built herself. The cat-and-mouse between her and the computer gets genuinely tense, though the countdown pacing drags in the middle stretch. Janeway’s willingness to die with her crew is a nice touch. Worth watching even if the ending is never really in doubt.