An artificial man's attempts to become a better person could turn him into a walking weapon in this episode of the sci-fi television series Star Trek: Voyager. Holographic physician The Doctor (
Robert Picardo) has decided he could stand an upgrade in both his personality and his level of efficiency, and be begins developing a series of sub-programs based on the thought patterns of several great men of medicine and good will. However, Lieutenant Torres (Roxann Dawson) warns him that the sub-programs could have unexpected side effects, and it turns out she's right -- The Doctor begins behaving in an unpredictable and violent manner, and it becomes imperative to purge him of the new data before disaster strikes. Meanwhile, when the Mikhals, a band of interstellar gypsies, cross the path of the
Vopyager, Kes (Jennifer Lien) becomes infatuated with Zahir (David Lee Smith), one of the nomadic pilots, and she begins to wonder if she should run away with him. Star Trek: Voyager 161: Darkling first aired on February 19, 1997. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide