Aku: What's the point of fighting? You'll just defeat me, and I'll be back in a week or so.

Another failure, Shredder? You have an almost perfect record!

That means that Voyager is stuck and trying to get home... it's the premise of the series. This explains why the "Will Voyager make it home" plot features in so many episodes... because nothing sets up quality television like knowing ahead of time that the heroes are doomed not only to have their hopes and dreams smashed like a glass menagerie under the feet of an angry elephant, but also a chance to witness them wallowing in the stench of their own personal failure. Again, too good for 'em, I say!

We'll strategize this the usual way. The powerful will delegate to the untalented until failure is achieved.

We're bound to fail

'cause you failed before

We're bound to fail

'cause you failed before

Failure is always an option

Losing is fun!

So I found that life is just a game.

But you know, there's never been a winner.

Try your hardest, just to be a loser.

The world will still be turning when you're gone.