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* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': |
* ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'': |
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** A great many episodes have situations in which they have an opportunity to do something that would be very advantageous for the crew, only to have Captain Janeway refuse for [[Failure Is the Only Option|reasons]] typically related to the [[Prime Directive]]. Some character inevitably complains about her decision and points out that her moral arguments for why they can't take advantage of the opportunity don't actually make any sense, but they're always portrayed as being wrong, while Janeway is right. |
** A great many episodes have situations in which they have an opportunity to do something that would be very advantageous for the crew, only to have Captain Janeway refuse for [[Failure Is the Only Option|reasons]] typically related to the [[Prime Directive]]. Some character inevitably complains about her decision and points out that her moral arguments for why they can't take advantage of the opportunity don't actually make any sense, but they're always portrayed as being wrong, while Janeway is right. |
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*** Note that this situation is not nearly as common as [[Memetic Mutation]] from the Janeway [[Hate Dumb]] makes it sound like. "Voyager could get home" plots really aren't all that common anyway, and when they do come around there's usually a more blatant moral conundrum than the Prime Directive. (Of course, considering that the [[Hate Dumb]] has variously demanded that Janeway use sentient beings as fuel or prostitute herself and give up the resulting child in order to get her crew home or else be declared a [[Complete Monster]]...) |
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** In "Prime Factors" the crew discover an alien race with the technology to cut 40,000 light years from their journey. They have a strict policy of not trading technology with outsiders, which Janeway decides to obey. When a few crewmen do the trade behind her back and attempt to understand the technology, it proves to be completely incapable with their systems and nearly destroys their ship. They were treated as being wrong for going behind Janeway's back, but if it worked they would be home the next day. |
** In "Prime Factors" the crew discover an alien race with the technology to cut 40,000 light years from their journey. They have a strict policy of not trading technology with outsiders, which Janeway decides to obey. When a few crewmen do the trade behind her back and attempt to understand the technology, it proves to be completely incapable with their systems and nearly destroys their ship. They were treated as being wrong for going behind Janeway's back, but if it worked they would be home the next day. |
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* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'': |
* ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'': |
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