After several years stuck in the Delta Quadrant the crew's spirits are raised when Seven of Nine discovers another Federation ship, the only problem is that it is in the Alpha Quadrant and can only be seen because of an alien relay station. They try to send a signal but each time it just bounces back. As voice transmissions won't work they decide to try to send the Doctor's program and this works. When he arrives on the USS Prometheus he is relieved to find that he is still functioning correctly but somewhat surprised to see a couple of dead crew members. It turns out that he is aboard a new prototype vessel that has been stolen by the Romulans. When another Star Fleet vessel arrives it becomes clear the the Prometheus has an impressive combat capability using a technique I won't spoil here. During the confrontation one of the Romulans is injured and taken to Sick Bay; when they get there they believe the Doctor is just the Emergency Medical Hologram of that ship. Once alone with his unconsciousness patient he thinks to activate the Prometheus's EMH, this is a later model than himself. It is up to the two of them to retake the ship before it gets into Romulan space.
This was an enjoyable episode, it was fun seeing the Doctor and his counterpart attempting to retake the ship while arguing about what their role as holograms should be. It was also fun to watch Paris fretting that the Doctor wouldn't be able to return and that he would be stuck as the ship's medic for the rest of the journey.
This was an enjoyable episode, it was fun seeing the Doctor and his counterpart attempting to retake the ship while arguing about what their role as holograms should be. It was also fun to watch Paris fretting that the Doctor wouldn't be able to return and that he would be stuck as the ship's medic for the rest of the journey.