In this stand alone episode when the captain receives a classified message about something called "The Omega Directive" she discusses it with nobody on the crew apart from Seven of Nine who knows about Omega due to her time in the Borg Collective. Omega is a molecule which so unstable that a single molecule can explode causing major damage and destabilising warp fields for several light years. Because of this Star Fleet standing orders state that where found it must be destroyed. From her time in the Borg Seven has a different opinion, viewing Omega as perfection. As they get closer to the source they realise they they aren't dealing with one molecule but far more than they can destroy easily. Janeway briefs the senior crew and she takes an away team down to an alien research facility to take the Omega particles while Seven builds a containment device. The aliens protest that the particles are needed to power their civilisation which is on the brink of collapse, however the Omega directive requires Janeway to ignore the prime directive and destroy the particles anyway.
This was a good episode which can be enjoyed out of order. It was good to see Seven get a chance to hold a position of responsibility and for her to repay that trust by following her orders even though that means destroying what is the Holy Grail for the Borg. It was also interesting to see that there are conditions where the prime directive can be overruled.
This was a good episode which can be enjoyed out of order. It was good to see Seven get a chance to hold a position of responsibility and for her to repay that trust by following her orders even though that means destroying what is the Holy Grail for the Borg. It was also interesting to see that there are conditions where the prime directive can be overruled.