Star Trek: Voyager

When Tuvok tries to teach the Maquis crew members Starfleet protocol, his efforts spark a mutiny aboard the ship. Meanwhile, the Doctor and B'Elanna work together to discover why the ship’s power continues to drop, analysing the ship’s systems carefully.

Learning Curve is a programme episode that centres on the interactions of several crew members as they confront unexpected challenges aboard their ship. The story unfolds within the familiar setting of a Starfleet vessel, but the focus shifts to the tensions that arise when different groups are forced to work together. When Tuvok attempts to teach a group of Maquis crew members the basics of Starfleet protocol, his well‑meaning instruction quickly spirals out of control. The Maquis personnel, unaccustomed to the rigid procedures, react hostilely, and their resistance escalates into an outright mutiny. Tuvok’s effort to impose order therefore becomes the catalyst for a serious breach of discipline among the crew. At the same time, the Doctor and B'Elanna are occupied with a separate, technical crisis. The ship’s power levels begin to drop inexplicably, prompting the two to investigate the source of the depletion. Their collaboration involves probing the engineering systems and trying to pinpoint why the vessel is losing energy. Together, these parallel storylines illustrate how the crew must juggle both interpersonal conflict and mechanical failure. While Tuvok deals with the fallout of his training session, the Doctor and B'Elanna race against time to restore the ship’s power, each set of characters confronting a distinct but equally pressing problem.