Case 2.09: Tattoo

The Voyager writers room succumbs to the dark temptation of a flashback episode, subjecting viewers to the tale of Surly Teen Chakotay and the Sky Spirits as told through the soft-focused lens of character memory. Also, the Doctor subjects himself to digital flu in an effort to prove that non-photonic lifeforms are a bunch of whiny babies when sickness is involved. Will the Doctor recover in time to escape this B plot? Will Chakotay hear the song of the Father Falcon or whatever it is he’s supposed to be doing in this episode? Is “Tattoo” good… or is it garbage?