Next episode: "Flawless"
(This one is turning out longer than expected... I really like the concept of it and wanted to dig in further)
Voyager encounters an alien race obsessed with physical beauty, who consistently surgically alter themselves to attain what they would consider to be flawless beauty. Seven of Nine, still coming to terms with her humanity, is perplexed by the culture of this race, failing to understand the relevance of physical attractiveness. However, the concept becomes distracting as Seven begins to think about her own physical appearance and compares it to other women on Voyagers crew. She suffers through an image crisis, realizing that she is considered to be quite attractive (after a somewhat awkward conversation with Tom Paris), but only based on what people can see, lamenting that while her face had made it through the surgeries well, her body was riddled with scars and much her skin was in poor condition (necessitating her special body-suit).
She became disgusted with her body, which began to interfere with her duties. She obsessed over it, despite trying to convince herself that such things were irrelevant. They were relevant, they had become relevant to her. Seven angrily approached The Doctor, questioning his competency in removing the Borg implants from her torso. The Doctor, caught off guard, assured Seven that he had done everything he could do, and that over time her skin condition and scarring would improve, but it Seven had become too obsessive about it to accept that answer.
She secretly contacted the aliens, who didn't help her mental situation. They offered to do a procedure on her but needed her body scans to analyze and prepare a treatment plan for, and upon sending them, the doctor made a remark about her being "disgusting". This only made Seven want the treatment even more, and brought her decision to Janeway. Janeway also tried to reassure Seven that there was nothing wrong with her appearance, but Seven had become obsessed. Ultimately, the aliens seemed to have advanced technology in the field and appeared to be safe, so Janeway decided to allow Seven to undergo the procedure if she so desired, but that she disagreed with her reasons.
Seven was dismayed when the alien doctors had completed their analysis and informed her that they could not improve upon her situation. The Doctor had already done what could be done, and they agreed that she would improve over time. There was nothing left to be done. Seven had no choice but to accept her situation, and accept her body as is, flawed.
Next Episode "The Doctor. In the Observation Lounge. With the Candlestick."
(This one is turning out longer than expected... I really like the concept of it and wanted to dig in further)
Voyager encounters an alien race obsessed with physical beauty, who consistently surgically alter themselves to attain what they would consider to be flawless beauty. Seven of Nine, still coming to terms with her humanity, is perplexed by the culture of this race, failing to understand the relevance of physical attractiveness. However, the concept becomes distracting as Seven begins to think about her own physical appearance and compares it to other women on Voyagers crew. She suffers through an image crisis, realizing that she is considered to be quite attractive (after a somewhat awkward conversation with Tom Paris), but only based on what people can see, lamenting that while her face had made it through the surgeries well, her body was riddled with scars and much her skin was in poor condition (necessitating her special body-suit).
She became disgusted with her body, which began to interfere with her duties. She obsessed over it, despite trying to convince herself that such things were irrelevant. They were relevant, they had become relevant to her. Seven angrily approached The Doctor, questioning his competency in removing the Borg implants from her torso. The Doctor, caught off guard, assured Seven that he had done everything he could do, and that over time her skin condition and scarring would improve, but it Seven had become too obsessive about it to accept that answer.
She secretly contacted the aliens, who didn't help her mental situation. They offered to do a procedure on her but needed her body scans to analyze and prepare a treatment plan for, and upon sending them, the doctor made a remark about her being "disgusting". This only made Seven want the treatment even more, and brought her decision to Janeway. Janeway also tried to reassure Seven that there was nothing wrong with her appearance, but Seven had become obsessed. Ultimately, the aliens seemed to have advanced technology in the field and appeared to be safe, so Janeway decided to allow Seven to undergo the procedure if she so desired, but that she disagreed with her reasons.
Seven was dismayed when the alien doctors had completed their analysis and informed her that they could not improve upon her situation. The Doctor had already done what could be done, and they agreed that she would improve over time. There was nothing left to be done. Seven had no choice but to accept her situation, and accept her body as is, flawed.
Next Episode "The Doctor. In the Observation Lounge. With the Candlestick."
