Critical Care
- Episode aired Nov 1, 2000
- TV-PG
- 43m
Stolen and sold off, The Doctor winds up enslaved at an alien hospital, where social status strictly defines the quality of provided health care.Stolen and sold off, The Doctor winds up enslaved at an alien hospital, where social status strictly defines the quality of provided health care.Stolen and sold off, The Doctor winds up enslaved at an alien hospital, where social status strictly defines the quality of provided health care.
- Tebbis
- (as Dublin James)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe prop for the allocator seen in Level Blue in this episode was later used as the drink dispenser in Enterprise NX-01's mess hall on Star Trek: Enterprise (2001).
- GoofsWhen Chellick restricts The Doctor to Level Blue, the Allocator transfers The Doctor around Level Blue as if Level Blue had holo emitters, but in fact the Allocator uses transport technology to move the Doctor's holotransmitter (and thus The Doctor) from place to place.
- Quotes
Adultress: You're a woman. You saw my husband with your own eyes: overweight, depressed; you would have left him too, especially if you had met someone as exciting as Gar.
Captain Kathryn Janeway: [unenthusiastic] Yes, he's very exciting.
Adultress: That's why you're looking for him, isn't it? You want him for yourself.
Captain Kathryn Janeway: I assure you, I have no romantic interest in him whatsoever.
Adultress: Why? Not good enough for you?
Captain Kathryn Janeway: No, it's not that, it's just that...
[she turns to Tuvok and grabs his hand]
Captain Kathryn Janeway: I already have a man.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Inglorious Treksperts: The Doctor Is In w/ Robert Picardo (2024)
The doctor solves this dilemma in a very short time, which is a little too optimistic for my taste. In addition, the actual question remains unanswered in the end. We are dealing here with a society that appears to be on the verge of collapse and is only recovering slowly. It certainly seems to make sense to join forces and concentrate on what will stabilize this society again and move it forward. Unfortunately, this episode does not answer whether one may prioritize medical treatment in such a way - from a moral point of view - that it particularly favors those that offer a high benefit to society.
Basically, this is a similar question to who should get a coveted place in a bunker in the event of a potential nuclear war and who should not. And in these decisions, considerations clearly play a role as to who is most needed for the continued existence of a society and its reconstruction. We will need engineers and scientists, doctors, craftsmen and police officers... But will we need writers, musicians, artists or priests? Opinions probably differ on the question. For some, they will not provide any tangible benefits. For others, however, a society without art, culture and religion is a place without hope and human emotions. So who ultimately decides who is valuable to a society or not?
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- Jan 30, 2024
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Details
- Runtime43 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.33 : 1
- 4:3