+++ title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x20 - Think Tank" author = ["MichaƂ Sapka"] date = 2024-04-08T19:30:00+02:00 draft = false weight = 3018 primary_menu = "star-trek" hasNavSection = "st-voy-episodes" abstract = "The episode about nothing" menu_item_override = 20 episode_id = "5x20" [menu] [menu.star-trek] weight = 3018 identifier = "star-trek-voyager-05x20-think-tank" parent = "voy-r-s5" +++ Voyager employees help from a suspicious group calling themselves a _Think Tank_. Everything goes fine until the time of payment. The _Tank_ expects part of payment to be Seven leaving Voyager and joining them. ## Impressions {#impressions} First, and most important: Jason Alexander! We've got a guest star, and it's one of my all-time favorites - Constanza from _Seinfeld_. There are zero winks to _Seinfeld_ fans, just the same actor. And it's strange seeing him as super-inteligent character with a normal-sized wallet. Villain? Sure. But intelligent? After few minutes Jason stops being Constanza, as he is doing a splendid job here. Kurros is that's left. As for the episode, I am once again floored by the quality of FX. Alien makeup becomes absurdly great. To bad, I was not invested deeply into the story. As much as Sevens plot goes, we're not seeing anything _too_ interesting. She has already established herself as vital part of Voyager crew, and as more human than Borg. Not for a second the viewer believes that she will abandon the crew. So, a solid episode in my book. The _Think Tank_ is a great idea, Alexander is a great actor, the story is interesting. All it needed was a more believable stake. If the payment was to be Jenway doing some little genocide (Sisko style) - boom, I'd be on the edge on my seat. The way it plays out is, basically, _about nothing_. ## Doctor factor {#doctor-factor} I'm getting a bit annoyed that it's either a doctor-centeric episode, or his involvement is unsatisfactory. This was not a doctor-centric episode. {{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-think-tank-1.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/albums/screencaps/s5/520-think-tank/thinktank_004.jpg" >}} Disregarding obvious joke (Da Ba Dee), this looks phenomenal {{< /img-c >}} {{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-think-tank-2.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} He lives in a society! {{< /img-c >}}