History Recap / StarTrekVoyagerS4E16Retrospect

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kovin warns Janeway that even Voyager is easy meat for what's out there. [[spoiler:The next episode opens with ''Voyager'' having been captured by the Hirogen.]]

* TraumaButton: Seven has sudden anxious responses to everyday situations, such as the Doctor performing a routine examination; this characteristic PTSD response leads the Doctor to dig into her repressed memories.
* VillainousBreakdown: When suspicions land on Kovin, he panics and escalates the situation immediately, becoming increasingly irrational, attemping to destroy Voyager, and finally blowing himself up.

* BlamingTheVictim: Although Kovin's guilt or innocence is left unresolved, the episode ultimately treats those who persecuted Kovin like the villains, especially Janeway after his death, despite Seven feeling on the matter. Justified in that they were not blaming Seven. Rather, they were blaming themselves do to the way they handled it.

* BlamingTheVictim: Although Kovin's guilt or innocence is left unresolved, the episode ultimately treats those who persecuted Kovin like the villains, especially by Janeway after his death. This is despite the fact that Seven obviously believes she was violated and had no clear motive to lie or harm Kovin.

* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Seven claims that Kovin intentionally shot and stunned her. Kovin
disputes that he pointed the weapon at her, and claims it was merely a mistake he made while performing a modification.
claims she was injured by an accidental discharge. However, he

* ArmsDealer: Kovin, though he's also interested in advanced technology.
* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Kovin claims that Seven was shot by an accidental discharge. That doesn't help his case, as an arms dealer really ought to know better than to point a gun right at a potential customer.
* BlamingTheVictim: Although Kovin's guilt or innocence is left unresolved, Seven is ultimately treated like the villain, especially by Janeway after Kovin's death. This is despite the fact that Seven obviously believes she was violated and had no clear motive to lie or harm Kovin.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kovin warns Janeway that even Voyager is easy meat for what's out there. [[spoiler:The next episode opens with Voyager captured by the Hirogen.]]
* FakeMemories: The veracity of Seven's memory is questioned, with the Doctor fearing he may have implanted a fake memory while trying to diagnose Seven's PTSD-like symptoms.

* JerkAss: Kovin is not painted as a particularly pleasant person. His behaviour is rude, patronizing and arrogant.

* MoreDakka: Faced with the Hirogen threat, Voyager upgrades its firepower. As the next episode shows it didn't do them much good, though with Kovin's death perhaps the weapon was never installed.

* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: While Kovin's guilt or innocence are never determined, Janeway tells tries to talk him down by telling him they've found evidence to support his story. This ignores the fact that, even if exonerated, he's now held several people (including a magistrate) at gunpoint, attempted to escape from a criminal investigation, and has just fired on Voyager.

* DoYouWantToHaggle: Even Kovin acknowledges Janeway's skill in this area (justified given all the times Voyager would have negotiated for supplies). They settle on detailed astrometric charts spanning 12 sectors and 125 isolinear processing chips. Plus five more for Kovin's services in installing the cannon.

* BlamingTheVictim: Although Kovin's guilt or innocence is left unresolved, Seven is ultimately treated like the villain, especially by Janeway after Kovin's death. This is despite the fact that Seven obviously believes she was violated, and had no clear motive to lie or harm Kovin.

* MadeOfIndestructium: The target used to test the isokinetic cannon is made of "solid monotanium", and protected by a forcefield as well. One shot punches straight through it.

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established. The fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] could indicate either (the former due to guilt, the latter due to "ruined reputation").

* TraumaButton: Seven has sudden anxious responses to everday situations, such as the Doctor performing a routine examination; this characteristic PTSD response leads the Doctor to dig into her repressed memories.

* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: While Kovin's guilt or innocence are never determined, Janeway tells tries to talk him down by telling him they've found evidence to support his story. This ignores the fact that, even if exonerated, he's now held several people (including a magistrate), at gunpoint, fled a criminal investigation, and has just fired on Voyager.

* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: Kovin is ultimately declared innocent, at least in the eyes of the Voyager crew. This seems to gloss over his subsequent misbehaviour, including his attempt to escape an ongoing investigation and literally firing at Voyager.

* VillainousBreakdown: When suspicions land on Kovin, he panics and escalates the situation immediately, becoming increasingly irrational, attemping to destroy voyager, and finally blowing himself up.

* ImpliedRape: Seven refers to being "violated"; the episode is a clear analogy to sexual assault, although the writers took pains not to write about actual sexual assault. (Writer Bryan Fuller said: "I initially had my concerns, because we were trying to distinguish it from a TV movie about date rape [...]. We [...] removed the sexual elements."

* ImpliedRape: Seven refers to being "violated"; the episode is a clear analogy to sexual assault, although the writers took pains not to write about actual sexual assault. (Writer Bryan Fuller said: "I initially had my concerns," Fuller explained, "because we were trying to distinguish it from a TV movie about date rape [....] We [...] removed the sexual elements."

* AesopAmnesia: The Doctor again modifies his program without thinking of the consequences.

* PapaBear: The Doctor examines the man who was punched by Seven noticeably harsher as Kovin talks about her hitting him for no reason.

* SuperDoc: Subverted; the Doctor adds a psychiatric subroutine to his programme, but that doesn't make him a good psychiatrist.

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] could be either (former due to guilt. latter due to "ruined reputation").

* JerkAss: Part of the reason the ''Voyager'' crew immediately believes Seven is that Kovin is not a particularly pleasant person.

* DefiledForever: Kovin is so adamant about the accusation because trade is so important in his culture that merely getting a public accusation of improper behavior would destroy his career, regardless of whether he was acquitted. He nevertheless agrees after Tuvok promises that Voyager will conduct a completely impartial investigation. Unfortunately, that doesn't happen.
* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything: The story plays out like an episode of ''Series/LawAndOrderSpecialVictimsUnit'', with Seven saying that Kovin "violated" her and Kovin continually protesting his innocence and stating that just her accusation is enough to ruin him. The Doctor comes across like an overzealous social worker, convincing Seven to be even more upset than she already was.

* FakeMemories: To the doctor horror, he realized that he misread the situation when new evidence comes to place, that he confused Seven memories of Kovan with those in her time when she was still with the collective.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Doctor offers to purge his program after realizing he mishandled the situation, but Janeway thinks it's better to let him learn from a mistake.

* RealityIsUnrealistic: This episode was written during a time when a lot of harm was unintentionally done by social workers and mental health professionals who were not yet familiar with the phenomenon of false memories.
* RevengeBeforeReason: Seven isn't interested in the Doctor's doubts once the Doctor has encouraged her to feel anger and demand punishment accordingly.

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] could be either (former due to guilt. latter due to what mentioned in 'defiled forever).

* WrongfulAccusationInsurance: Kovin is ultimately declared innocent, at least in the eyes of the Voyager crew. This seems to gloss over his subsequent behaviour, including his attempt to escape an ongoing investigation and literally firing at Voyager.

* BlatantLies: Seven attacked Kovin "like an animal" after he gave her a "gentle push".

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] could be either (former due to guilt. latter due to what mentioned in 'defiled forever).

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] seems to lean heavily towards guilt.

* MyGodWhatHaveIDone: The Doctor offers to purge his program after realising he mishandled the situation, but Janeway thinks it's better to let him learn from a mistake.

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] seems to lean heavily towards innocence.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kovin warns Janeway that even Voyager is easy meat for what's out there. The next episode opens with Voyager captured by the Hirogen.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: Kovin warns Janeway that even Voyager is easy meat for what's out there. [[spoiler:The next episode has Voyager captured by the Hirogen.]]

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established, although the fact that he was driven to [[spoiler:commit [[SuicideByCop suicide by starship]] seems to lean heavily towards innocence.]]

* DefiledForever: Kovin is so adamant about the accusation because trade is so important in his culture that merely getting a public accusation of improper behavior would destroy his career, regardless of whether he was acquitted. He nevertheless agrees after Tuvok promises that Voyager will conduct a completely impartial investigation. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, that doesn't happen.]]

* DefiledForever: Kevin is so adamant about the accusation because trade is so important that merely getting a public accusation of improper behavior would destroy his career, regardless of whether he was acquitted.

* TheUnreveal: Kovin's guilt or innocence is never established.