History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS6E24LifeLine

* SurprisinglyRealisticOutcome: Unlike Janeway, Starfleet certainly hasn't forgotten that Chakotay and his crew ''are'' technically still classified as Maquis terrorists. Regardless of Chakotay's working relationship with Janeway, this was always going to be a problem once they re-established contact with Earth.

** After discussing Admiral Hayes' message, Chakotay mentions that the Maquis crewmembers still consider themselves separate from Starfleet, to the surprise of Janeway (and perhaps the viewer), since the conflict between Maquis and Starfleet has barely been a plot point since season 2. Only [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS7E4Repression a few episodes later]] though, the Maquis crewmembers are [[spoiler: [[MindRape brainwashed]] and will attempt to take over ''Voyager'' in a [[InsaneTrollLogic bizarre attempt]] to revive the rebellion]].

[[caption-width-right:350:The Doctor meets his maker. No, literally. (Oh, hey, [[Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration Troi]].)]]

* YouExclamation: Dr Zimmerman is griping about how the EMH keeps trying to diagnose his illness, while receiving a soothing massage from a holographic [[Film/StarTrekInsurrection Elloran female]], who then covertly takes out a tricorder and starts to scan him.

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* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of his fellow Mark Ones inspires the Doctor's literary efforts in "Author, Author".

** After discussing Admiral Hayes' message, Chakotay mentions that the Maquis crewmembers still consider themselves separate from Starfleet, to the surprise of Janeway (and perhaps the viewer), since the conflict between Maquis and Starfleet has barely been a plot point since season 2. Only [[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS6E24LifeLine a few episodes later]] though, the Maquis crewmembers are [[spoiler: [[MindRape brainwashed]] and will attempt to take over ''Voyager'' in a [[InsaneTrollLogic bizarre attempt]] to revive the rebellion]].

--> '''Zimmerman:''' ''YOU!!''

* NeverLiveItDown: In-universe, Lewis Zimmerman is depressed that his original Mark I EMH programs are now menial labor holograms bearing his face. The only bright spot he has is that ''Voyager'''s copy of the EMH is one that escaped the same fate.

* NotSoDifferenRemark:

* NotSoDifferent

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Seven has to compress the Doctor's program to transmit it to the Alpha Quadrant. She starts ruthlessly culling the Doctor's hobbies -- opera singing, chess playing... "Intimate relations?" The Doctor winces at the impending [[FreudianThreat digital emasculation]].

* {{Foil}}: Barclay to Zimmerman, the reason he's Zimmerman's OnlyFriend- they're both genius engineers with poor people skills, but Zimmerman's problem is that he's insensitive, arrogant and rude, while Barclay's is that he's shy, neurotic and lacking in confidence.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: The fate of his fellow Mark Ones inspires the Doctor's literary efforts in "Author, Author".

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: Seven has to compress the Doctor's program to transmit it to the Alpha Quadrant. She starts ruthlessly culling the Doctor's hobbies -- opera singing, chess playing... "Intimate relations?" The Doctor winces at the impending digital emasculation.

--> '''Doctor:''' This isn't a research station! It's a three...ring...circus!

* LeaveMeAlone: Having been diagnoses as incurable by Starfleet doctors and even the later model EMH's, Dr Zimmerman has little patience for an 'inferior' model EMH who thinks he can cure him with a 'ghoulish assimilation technique' taken from a Borg RogueDrone.

* BatmanGambit: The Doctor's sudden degradation spurs Zimmerman to take action and ultimately leads to them reconciling. Of course, the whole thing was caused by Barclay, but he and Troi neglected to tell the Doctor about it until the end.