"star Trek: Voyager" Warhead(1999) -

: Controlling The Doctor, the warhead demands that Voyager deliver it to its intended target or face destruction.

Voyager answers a distress call from an alien device with bio-neural circuitry and sentience. Voyager beams the 'survivor' aboard, Voyager: Season 5 - Warhead (1999) - (S5E24) - Cast & Crew "Star Trek: Voyager" Warhead(1999)

In the Star Trek: Voyager episode "" (Season 5, Episode 25), first aired on May 19, 1999, the crew discovers a sentient, highly sophisticated alien weapon that takes over The Doctor’s holographic program. Plot Summary : Controlling The Doctor, the warhead demands that

: The device is revealed to be a sentient, self-aware warhead designed for mass destruction. Plot Summary : The device is revealed to

: The episode explores the ethics of artificial intelligence and the "rights" of sentient machines, a recurring theme for The Doctor (played by Robert Picardo).

: Voyager responds to a distress call and finds a device with bio-neural circuitry floating in space.

: The Doctor and Captain Janeway eventually convince the weapon that its creators are long dead and its mission is no longer valid, leading it to a self-sacrificial conclusion. Key Production Details Director : John Kretchmer Writers : Brannon Braga, Joe Menosky, and Michael Taylor