VOY: Retrospect

         In this episode, as in real life, issues of accusations of assault are not simple or straightforward. But also like in real life sometimes people are so unwilling to question their own choices that it almost leads to their own destruction. Sure, it makes sense that after the investigation failed to find solid proof that Janeway would think that maybe she had been wrong and maybe Seven was mistaken. But to risk all their lives by continually refusing to defend the ship from the alleged assaulter as he fires his allegedly dangerous weapons at you. Remember, this isn't just some guy, he is an arms broker and possible dealer in illegal weapons, who knows what he can do. But no, Janeway is here to apologize so she will do that even it if literally kills her and her crew and probably the guy she is apologizing too. Also Seven is 100% right about Janeway, she only gives Seven freedom when she needs something done that only she can do. Not clear why Seven would keep working with any of them at this point. 
         We open with a sleazy arms dealer trying to sell them an alleged super weapon. Janeway negotiates a deal and assigns Seven the job of working with the guy to get it installed. In engineering he is disrespectful to both Seven and Torres and grabs Seven at one point and she breaks his nose. The captain is pissed and tells Seven she is in trouble again, but it isn't clear if she was ever not in trouble. In any case Seven gets examined by the Doctor who finds evidence of repressed memories. He pulls some psychoanalysis BS and brings back memories of her being assaulted by he arms dealer and having her nanoprobes stolen. She feels violated and the captain agrees and starts an investigation. They can't find any hard proof though but the arms dealer feels like he is being subjected a witchhunt and runs. They follow and he almost destroys Voyager before blowing up his own ship. In the end we have no idea what really happened, only that Janeway is getting increasingly reckless.

         Review: A so so episode that probably could do with another round of rewriting. Society has also gone through several more cycles of celebrities being accused of rape and sometimes it is true and sometimes not. Kinda unsatisfying to have an episode where they show the assault happening and tell us that it is an actual event, but no justice is served in the end.

3 out of 10