If you were Janeway would you destroy the caretaker's array?

councmatt

Janeway destoyed the only way home in caretaker part 2. Would you of?
write down your thoughts and tell us why...

Leo Wyatt · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:23 pm**

You already made one topic like this.... lol just trying to help

councmatt · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:32 pm**

i no but i spelt something wroung and a sentence made no sents when i turned that one on so i made one that is understandable

soz for that

Leo Wyatt · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:43 pm**

Ok I hate to repeat what I said in the oher one.

I would cause I rather sacrifice my crew return home to save the race ocumpa and let the Kazon get a hold to the eray and let them take the advantage with their evil ways to the delta quandrant. I would not want to be selfish and I would want to help a race even though it meant I have to find another way home. I think my crew would soon to understand just like Janeway's did.

councmatt · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 4:51 pm**

I would of destroyed the caretakers eray. My crew would understand given time. but why be selfish when you can do that one hurrific deed and help a people out! thats what i would do if i was janeway.

Voyager2004 · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 5:05 pm**

I would have. It was the RIGHT thing to do.

lionhead · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 6:28 pm**

Leo Wyatt · **Sat Oct 22, 2005 8:27 pm**

But anyone can make a mistake Lionhead. Noone's perfect. We all are human.

EnsignSkelly · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 3:04 am**

Lol. I would have destroyed the eray becuase it's helping inocent people and also it gives you time to explore a whole new quadrant and find new speices and anomiles.

Theresa · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:26 am**

Leo Wyatt · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:30 am**

no, it is backwards

It would be selfish of her not to help the ocumpa and let the Kazon get a hold to the eray and do with it with their evil ways.

Theresa · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 10:38 am**

How so? Her own crew, plus another she picked up, were at risk. A planet that someone else screwed up is at risk, in a quadrant that Starfleet has yet to even touch. Not to mention the families of the people on her ship. Remember, they thought they were all dead for several years.
The Ocampa were on a planet, underground. The Kazon hadn't located them yet, though it was probable it would happen soon. Janeway et al were on a ship, in an area of space where they had no idea the tactical capabilities of anyone. She should have gotten her ship home. She didn't really save the Ocampa, you know. Merely delayed the inevitable. They were probably found a few months after Janeway and Voyager left the area.
So, to sum it up, she gave the Ocampa a few more Kazon free months, and let Voyager be stranded for what everyone thought would be 70 years. (Yes, I know it was only seven, could you imagine a tv series lasting 70 years? Ick,

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Tuvok8917 · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:05 am**

PrankishSmart · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:14 am**

Ok I would have done something completely different than either.

I would have not destroyed the array and also would have not returned back the the alpha Q immediately. I would have set course back to the ocompan home world and remained in orbit or landed and assist the ocompa any way possible. What Janeway did, destroying the array then simply leaving was not helping the ocompa because they had no replicator technology or renewable energy so they were going to die.

After a couple of weeks I would return to the array in a shuttle with an away team and study the technology that is capable of transporting ships across the galaxy. Assuming I could fit it to a shuttle to return to the alpha Q and I would strip the array of the tech and leave it on voyager or the ocompa homeworld under lock and key. The shuttle (assuming the tech is adaptable) return to the federation with all the info on the technology so Starfleet could possible send ships back using the same technology.

I would then offer the ocompa homeworld federation membership and hopefully the federation could gain presence in ocompan system using the arrays technology to send ships back and fourth. Then federation space would grow exponentially outward from the ocompan system.

councmatt · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:39 am**

That sounds like a really good idea... But you did miss out one thing pranikishSmart... how are you ment to keep the eray from being boarded by the Kayzon if your ship is on the ocampa homeworld at least 5 light years away?

Admiral Dani�l · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:41 am**

I would have destroyed it because what if the Kazon, Borg and many others should take it? Then the Alpha Quadrent would be at no mercy, vessels coming from every corner and shadow... and the lives of 150(or something) for the life of 6 Billion... hmm what shall i choose?

PrankishSmart · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 11:48 am**

councmatt · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 12:03 pm**

you have got a point. And it wasnt 4 kayzon ships it was about 8. Baiscs part 1.

charlie · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:03 pm**

I would not destroyed the aray. The thought never came to mind or it never will. Janeway did the right thing and not be selfish. She had a heart to help and it was the right thing to do. You can't be cold about things or heartless.

Leo Wyatt · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 1:12 pm**

Lol Charlie but u know Janeway haters don't see it that way

Voyager2004 · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 2:30 pm**

Sorry prankish, but who's to say then that the Kazon also wouldn't board Voyager on the Ocampa Homeworld? That idea just wouldn't work.

Janeway didn't jump the gun on the Kazon threat. And nobody ever said anything about the Kazon "ruling" the DQ. It was right of her to at least TRY and protect an entire species. It at least bought the Ocampa more time to figure out a more long term plan. It's called having a heart. And she does have a brain. All of her ideas work out. Come on.

Founder · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 6:47 pm**

I would have tried to take the Array by force. If memory serves me correctly, Voyager drove the Ocampa away. This gave them time to study the array. They could have talked to Kes about bringing some or all of her people to the array. They could have worked with them to study it. Taught them how to use it. Then let them rebuild or fix their planet. Either that or get them a new planet. Then when they were ready, Janeway could bring VOY home. But NNNNOOOO. Janeway just had to rush to destroy it. *sigh* Who let her become Captain!?

Voyager2004 · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:00 pm**

Your memory apparently doesn't serve.

Voyager didn't drive anybody away. Especially not the Ocampa. They were underneath the planet's surface. The Kazon were right there when Voyager launched the Tricobalt devices on the array.

Founder · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:06 pm**

Voyager2004 · **Sun Oct 23, 2005 7:10 pm**

Yeah...they did something like that...

I got the episode...I'm gonna check here soon.