Nemesis

When Chakotay is stranded on a planet that is in the middle of a major war, he violates the Prime Directive by helping the soldiers that discover him.

But this is because he was subjected to drugs and brainwashing.

Chakotay is taught to hate the enemy by use of a simulation involving his "comrades at arms", an innocent town, and the enemy.

It turns out that the people he is helping are the bad guys, and the aliens they seek to kill are actually the good guys.


The bad ones employ unethical methods to gain new recruits to their cause.

The good guys send Tuvok and a team of their men in to rescue Chakotay; Tuvok has a tough time convincing Chakotay it is he, as Chakotay sees only the enemy when he looks at him.

This episode is a great anti - war message.

Love the last line in the episode:

Chakotay: " I wish it were as easy to stop hating as it is to start."

"I offer you a Vulcan prayer, Mr Suder. May your

death bring you the peace you never found in

life." - Tuvok.