This seemed like a perfect opportunity for a two parter. Really enjoyed it (finally an episode where the Maquis take over the ship....feels a bit like the writers realised last minute that there was more fun to be had with a Maquis rebellion than they had first thought.....but it comes too late) Sadly, the whole thing is spoiled by being a stand alone episode where everything is resolved in an almost ridiculously quick resolution....here, have a mind mind....oh everything's fine again Definitely should have been a two parter with extended Maquis control and entertaining shenanigans Thoughts
Like you say, it came too late. It may have worked better as a Season 1 finale / cliffhanger. But right now, Repression is a pretty average (and silly) episode. Meh. Worst Case Scenario did the Maquis-rebellion thing a lot better. And why did they suddenly wear those Maquis clothes again? Stoopid. You've just described every single Voyager episode. Voyager and continuity? (I still love the show)
I thought it was fun, albeit very far fetched. I liked seeing the whole crew brainwashed by Tuvok, it was reminiscent of Sybok and the Enterprise crew.
They thought it was a good episode-but it wasn't. Apparently most of the Marqui crew is mesmerized by a few chosen words. Pagh Ten far B'Tanay "This is a holy time. A primal energy recharges the blood." To think Tuvok, Chakotay, and B'Ellana could be taken in because of a few shallow sentences is deceptive. These represent a good percentage of Voyagers officer material and they were tougher than that.
They weren't "taken in" just by those sentences. The phrase was a trigger for a post-hypnotic suggestion. By itself the phrase means nothing, it was just a code that set things off.