I have a big soft spot for it, mostly out of appreciation for the fact that the writers made an active choice to make it as tragic as possible. Voyager (and television in general) often tend towards stories that give last minute victories, sometimes at the expense of realism. In this case, the writers went with their better instincts.
Voyager has been duplicated (see Season 4, Episode "Demon") and now they're starting to deteriorate. There's a lot of tension in this episode, both from the fact that anyone can die (including series regulars) and the conflict between the crew. This was still the era when they were having fun exploring the Chakotay / Janeway relationship and there's some real pathos after their divide becomes irrevocable.
Certainly, there's a bit of illogic to the premise - there's no indication in "Demon" that the biomimetic compound can duplicate technology, especially not as complex as a starship or the Doctor's mobile emitter; and it's amazing how their clothes don't deteriorate, even though in "Demon" we see that the clothes are made of the same biomimetic compound as the people themselves. But the premise does allow the writers to force the characters to confront their own mortality in a very real way. Further, Janeway is confronted with a crisis that the real Janeway never has to truly confront: only be giving up any hope of ever returning to Earth can she hope to save her crew
Voyager has been duplicated (see Season 4, Episode "Demon") and now they're starting to deteriorate. There's a lot of tension in this episode, both from the fact that anyone can die (including series regulars) and the conflict between the crew. This was still the era when they were having fun exploring the Chakotay / Janeway relationship and there's some real pathos after their divide becomes irrevocable.
Certainly, there's a bit of illogic to the premise - there's no indication in "Demon" that the biomimetic compound can duplicate technology, especially not as complex as a starship or the Doctor's mobile emitter; and it's amazing how their clothes don't deteriorate, even though in "Demon" we see that the clothes are made of the same biomimetic compound as the people themselves. But the premise does allow the writers to force the characters to confront their own mortality in a very real way. Further, Janeway is confronted with a crisis that the real Janeway never has to truly confront: only be giving up any hope of ever returning to Earth can she hope to save her crew