S3E12
Macrocosm
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Stardate: 50425.1 Captain Janeway and Neelix return from a difficult first contact and trade mission with the Tak Tak to find Voyager disabled and adrift in space with the crew barely alive. They soon learn that alien macroviral lifeforms overran the ship and grew rapidly in size. After Neelix becomes infected, Captain Janeway and The Doctor must retake the ship.
Our Take
Basically Voyager doing Aliens, with Janeway in a tank top crawling through vents with a phaser rifle and a lot of sweat. It’s dumb fun that moves fast, and Kate Mulgrew clearly enjoys playing action hero, though the virus effects look cheap and Neelix gets annoying fast. Not a thinker, but a decent pulpy hour if you want one.