This is great acting on Kate Mulgrew's part. Outrage, sympathy and desperation all bottled within the decorum and leadership of a Starfleet captain.

Kate Mulgrew was fantastic as Janeway! She was a kickass captain. Sure, some of the writing on Voyager could have been a lot better, but Janeway was still awesome...

Great scene. Janeway is clearly angry, but feels sympathy to the Vidiians as well. Anger and sadness mixed as one isn't easy to express, but Kate Mulgrew is exceptional in this.

Great performance by Kate in this scene.

The way she says "deadliest" gives me chills. Don't make Janeway spill her coffee, goddamn it.

So they can adapt complete alien tissue to their physiology, but they can't grow organs in a lab.

"Take a message to your people .... If I ever encounter your kind again ...." - You literally feel the heat and the emotional change. The protective and aggressive authority of a starship captain, when under duress, really shines through here!! This was a brilliant performance by Kate! One of many on Voyager, I miss this show terribly!

If I wrote it: "There is no other way...for us to survive." "Then don't."

One of Kate Mulgrew's best acting moments as Janeway in my opinion.

I love Janeway so much. She's a huge personality. Very corageous, very protective and fierce as hell. Exceptionally smart, compassionate. And even then there's a vulnerability to her. She's also headstrong and the woman likes to win. And she does! And when she wins, you love her even more, because she makes you root for her. I love when she gets up close to people and analyses their faces. She's very expressive with her body, and it's just perfect. I believe every second of Kate Mulgrew's performance. She found a way to make the first female captain arguably the best captain, or a least share that spot. For me, she shares it with Picard.

"So... I can keep the organs?"

I love the emotion in this. It seems more real that way. It's a good bit of acting.

Janeway has a lot of compassion. I may have shoved them into the vacuum of space: “Let’s see those new lungs in action.”

I wouldn't want my lungs back if they were in that guy...keep them

Easily the best performance by Kate Mulgrew in season 1. Seeing Janeway torn between pity and rage toward the Vidiians...very well performed.

And this is why I am a big fan of Captain Janeway.

Funny, "You may have found a way to ignore the moral implications of what you're doing... I don't have the freedom to kill you to save another" Janeway, 1 word! TUVIX!!!

Kate Mulgrew made that show, she was an amazing Captain. She is flawless actress. She gave me so many good memories in the snow

Janeway was one of the most savage captains! I love her! She didn't play. I'll say this. Everyone talks about how great Kirk and Picard were. And, indeed. Two legendary characters. But, you have, HAVE to love Janeway and Sisko. They were truly a new generation of captains. Great stuff here. Mulgrew is phenomenal!

Wiping out the Viidians would be a mercy

So much respect for Janeway, she's one of my favorite captains

How she did not get an oscar for this is beyond me. A powerful speech mixed with anger, loathing and sadness.

That's some epic acting right there! I'm so glad they picked the right actress for the role.

And now imagine Geneviève Bujold delivering these lines.

Wow. Now that is acting! That is why she is the no. 1 captain in my book.

"Met by the deadliest force" Translation: "I'll push you out of a goddamn airlock"

And the fact that a vidiian ripped a face off another starfleet crewman to appeal to torres proves that Janeway was blowin smoke when she spoke of totally fuckin their shit up

I love this woman! Such a wonderful actress.

Kate Mulgrew is a superb actor.

I wonder honestly if she is crying because it was written in the script or if she is crying due to improvising ... either way its so genius .Wonderful wonderful job Kate

Kate knocked this one out of the ballpark! What acting!.

Kate Mulgrew's performance in this scene is nothing short of awesome really showcases her acting calibre it's a shame the writers could not have exploited this further.

VOYAGER WAS THE MOST FLAWLESS PERFECTION IN ALL TV FOR ME

*Awesome performance!* It's difficult not to feel furious, or sad, or whatever emotions she's feeling *with* her.

This right here is why I love Janeway, she being my favorite captain with Sisko being a close second.

Janeway was always a worthy heir to Picard in the area of Righteous Indignation.

Sisko would have made a similar speech, but he would have ended it with "However, there may be a little accident in the airlock later today that would make your acquired lungs useless. Unless, of course, you would like to make a little organ donation to us." Picard would have Probably made reference to one of the many plagues of earth and discussed its moral implications. He finally would end with a similar decision as Janeway's

This was the scene that totally sold me on this show, and it couldn't have happened with Kate Mulgrew's delivery of that great writing.

Great performance by Kate Mulgrew! She is easily one of the finest actresses of all time! Thank you Kate you are the BEST!

Brilliantly written and delivered!

I Remember this Episode very well.

Janeway kicks ass, again! Love it!!!

Janeway gave me Goosebumps in this scene. that was intense

Imagine the Dominion getting their hands on the phage and what they would do with it.

3:05 that last line always sends a chill down my spine. She wasn't mad...she was woman mad.

Mercy anger and sympathy and defense brilliantly displayed by one of the best captains sencond only to my boy Sisko

Probably one of Janeway's best moments from the series.

Say what you will about Star Trek, but no one can deny that the acting is spectacular! Kate never ceases to amaze me

I LOVE LOVE Captain Janeway!!!

I gotta disagree with Janeway here. She should have taken Nelix's lungs back. It's not murder when the only reason the guy has the lungs is because he stole them from the rightful owner. But I can certainly see the moral implications involved. It's a pretty lousy choice either way. One thing I really like about this show is it dealt with a lot "Us or them" situations where one normally moral organization was faced with a disaster so severe they felt the need to prey on others in order to survive.

Sisko would have let them go but Garak would have made the air lock malfunction after suggesting to Baahir over lunch that there may be a way around the problem.

I think the captain made herself clear!

In other words "I'ma let you off this time seeing as it was Neelix, but god help you if you ever try to harm a crewmember anyone actually likes."

Janeway’s character has always shown her strength and resolve in this & other future episode’s , even more so in future episodes 🖖😁

I loved this episode. While its sad what the Vidiians are going through dealing with a disease that's destroying their society, Janeway was so emotional and upset what these aliens were doing to others especially to Neelix. Its tough to watch.

Kate Mulgrew , what an awesome actress

There are both moral and ethical implications to this. Its too bad none of those below who commented can really see it!

because one is murder & the other is self defence

1:59 - That look. "I am Janeway. Captain of the vessel, Representative of the Federation of Planets, AND WRECKER OF YOUR SHIT."

Never ever ever get on the wrong side of Captain Janeway

I always thought the Vidians were great characters. The whole plot line was great.

I'm still waiting ( hoping ) for a all new VOYAGER adventures , With Cathryn Janeway as an admiral and Harry Kim as the new captain of Voyager ! ...... VOYAGER mk2 ! this would make 2017 the best year ever !

Absolutely PHENOMENAL acting from Kate Mulgrew here. You can tell she is barely holding in her rage that these aliens took Neelix's organs, and she;s giving them a severe warning not to cross her in the future (which they do) but yet, at the same time, she also feels pity for the suffering they have endured and more hopeless rage and and a helpless struggle that she can't fix this problem by forcing the alien to relinquish the organs and put them back in Neelix. So she's left with the impossible choice of having two lives in her hands and having to choose who lives and who dies. If I remember correctly, the aliens DO find a way to save Neelix using Kes's lung, but still.

One of the many great Janeway-as-mama-bear moments

Janeway at her best: compassionate but honest! Best Starfleet Captain EVER!!!

Janeway: Don't screw with us. Daren: Well, we used to be as good as you.. Janeway: My symphony... Take this message-- Touch us again and you all die.

Don't mess with January

Honestly she should've took back nelix's lungs and gave them holo emitters so they can go about their merry way

Who's watching this in 2020?🤗🤗🤗

"When diplomacy fails, there is only one alternative...."

I think this is the angriest Janeway ever is in the series, and it’s scary

Kate Mulgrew truly is a star ⭐

when I saw these for the first time as kid it made me sick

Did it ever occur to them that replacing flesh with metal might help? Yes the Cybermen (of Dr Who) came out bad, but that doesn't mean they have to.

This world will be met by the deadliest force

I personally like Star Trek Voyager, but I do respect the fact that there are Janeway haters and all. I don't like how Janeway handled the Equinox situation either, though what Ransom did was wrong too. It's OK if you don't like Voyager. You can still be my friend. :)

Because Eye for an Eye isn't always the just course of action especially when it solves nothing.

My humble opinion, take it or leave it. This is Kate Mulgrew's finest scene as Janeway. It really encapsulates pretty much everything she's about in one neat little package.

Even the Borg would run from that lot.

The emotional outrage in her voice, yet controlled. Controlled Anger. People with this ability or under the effect loose nearly all patience and mercy. They are able to use reason and skill, so when up against someone who is under controlled anger, what ever skills they have will be focused, refined and deadly. Run, running is your only chance. Death is nipping at your heals.

Seasons later, we learn the Think Tank cures the Vidians

This was a defined moment for the character of the Captain, Kate Mulgrew, presented the full weight of her decision to let the harvesters go with a stern warning!

kate is a awesome actor i like how she act here

We sure would need captain Janeway right now.

they couldn't recover the lungs neelix needed so doing anything really was just for spite, Tuvix also was kinda the same scenario but the difference being 2 people merged into one but both of them were needed by others. Kes was very upset at the loss of Neelix, and Janeway needed Tuvok for guidance and to be her moral compass.

In the future I bet they could make artificial lungs, like an air pump. They can beam people through space in this show.

Only problem is this isn't the last time they encounter them and Janeway still loses people to them. I think a moment or two where she makes good on her promise would have been interesting, showing No mercy or quarter but down the road facing a situation where she realizes she's become as ruthless as they are.

You tell 'em, Janeway!!!

I love Janeway!

vidiians one of the most unfortunate races ever, really is horrific what their race has gone through. but at 1:54 the look on tuvoks face says alot, thats a very disturbed expression for a vulcan

Jesus Janeway is badass.

Tuvix is spinning.

Considering the death sentence had been removed from all human cultures and the cultures of the other species in the Federation, Janeway's decision makes perfect sense.

Crazy talented woman right there…. Kate Mulgrew is a hell of an actress

2:10 "I gotta say, these are the choices I like! I like the cut of your jib...or whoever's jib you've got pasted on your face, there."

This has moral application for us in another analogy that many will find uncomfortable: animal testing and organ harvesting. What gives one the right? Nothing: it does not matter if it is for "human purposes." Neuroscientists have declared central nervous system non-human animal consciousness to be so similar to our own as to be indistinguishable. This raises the question of why certain humans continue treating these animals the way we are. Don't forget: we are mammal primates too. We are all interconnected and the suffering/pain and confinement we cause to others will return to us in a boomerang effect. There are alternatives. For instance, testing on human volunteers, testing on a cellular level, and when it comes to testing the poisonous nature of plants, this can be done on parasites. Let food (and additional healing modalities: good sleep early and at night, continuous access to fresh air from plants, daily sunlight, exercise, avoiding toxins, lots of fresh water, high percentage raw Vegan diet, massage, meditation and positive affirmations, acts of kindness, creative work) be our medicine. Most testing is not even done for medical purposes, but for common household goods: as if we need soap poured into rabbits' held open eyes for 24 hours (draize tests) in order to know not to put it in our own.

Janeway jumps at every opportunity to increase the suffering of her crew :D "Wow you harvest their organs? Why didn't I ever think of that? I'll let you go for giving me the idea. Harry, report to the medical bay! I wonder what it would be like to have three lungs?"

Damn Janeway wont take shit from no one she really told them off

Her and Picard were Classmates at Star Fleet Academy

Janeway is actually pretty awesome I like her a lot.