With Janeway held captive, the Doctor si forced to do what her captors want or he will be killed. However, using his holographic nature to disguise himself leads to problems when several of the command crew also find out what he's doing...

One of those episodes to take with a pinch of salt, Renaissance Man is actually pretty good if you take your brain out of gear. If you can ignore the fact that it takes until Paris is in charge before anyone questions the lack of command personnel on the bridge and how easily it is for the Doctor to lock off control of the ship considering his status, not to mention his sudden enthusiasm for acrobatics, it's a solid romp featuring Robert Picardo and some fantastic effects.

The Doctor really proves his worth here, taking on multiple personalities with ease and taking out several key members of the crew, no mean feat. His escape in sickbay is superb, as is his run from the ship. His final 'deathbed confession' when he thinks the excessive subroutines he's acquired will wipe out his program is a great idea and hilarious, allowing him some embarrassment but also closure on some points raised during the series.

Beyond that, the aliens controlling him aren't that intelligent, and the sympathetic one is obviously going to have something to do with letting them go. Thankfully, it's not quite as obvious as it looks, with the Doctor bringing in some Voyager assistance by his own cleverness. There may be a few too many loose ends left by the end, but it's one of the best action stories Voyager has done in a long while, and as the penultimate episode before the series finale, it does leave you happy and excited for more, something which can't be said about much of this season.

****

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