Ep 26. Scorpion, Pt. 1

Scorpion, Pt. 1 is the twenty-sixth and final episode of the third season of Star Trek: Voyager. The episode is a two-part season finale, setting the tone for the events that will take place in the following season.

The episode begins as the Voyager crew is in search of a faster route home, as they continue on their journey through the Delta Quadrant. They come across a region known as "the void," which is devoid of any stars or planets. While navigating through the void, they receive a distress signal from a nearby alien vessel, and Captain Janeway makes the decision to investigate.

Upon arrival, they meet the alien race known as the Hirogen, who are a violent and territorial species that hunt down and capture other species for sport. Despite their initial hostility, the crew is able to negotiate and form an alliance with the Hirogen, in exchange for using some of their technology to help Voyager navigate through the void.

However, their alliance is short-lived, as they come across a new threat - the Borg. The Borg are a collective of cybernetic creatures that assimilate other species into their own, and they now have their sights set on the Hirogen's space. Captain Janeway is faced with a difficult decision: join forces with the Hirogen to fight the Borg, or abandon them and continue on their journey.

Throughout the episode, we see tensions rise between the different members of the crew, as they grapple with the moral implications of their decision. There are those who argue that they should help the Hirogen, despite their violent tendencies, while others feel that the Borg are too great of a threat to ignore.

Scorpion, Pt. 1 is a tense and thrilling episode that sets the stage for the events of the following season. It raises important questions about the nature of alliances, the limits of diplomacy, and the price of survival. As the Voyager crew faces off against one of their greatest enemies yet, the stakes have never been higher.