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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Timo: [QB] Right on, buddy. Except that nothing stays dead in Trek for too long, not even equines. Janeway's decision not to go for the Gamma wormhole has been supported by three main lines of argument so far: 1) The trip would not be markedly shorter. 2) The wormhole might not be there when they arrive. 3) There are known dangers en route. Now, the first semi-official map about Voyager's distress was in the DS9 Tech Manual, and it indeed supported the idea that the trip would not have been shortened much. And definitely it would have been lengthened considerably if the wormhole had been unavailable. The canonical chart seen in the final VOY episodes ([URL=http://fps.barrysworld.net/hfcommand/cartography/map_voyroute.jpg]this one[/URL]) further reinforces the view - Ocampa City, Earth and the wormhole form an almost equilateral triangle. The second point has already been addressed - Janeway knew that the wormhole was prissy as a princess. Nothing further on that. The third point bears closer examination. At that point, Janeway knew where the Dominion was - swarming around the wormhole mouth (although later events would prove that they weren't that big a presence in the region, Janeway would not know THAT). Did she know where the Borg were? The only episode to suggest that they could be in Delta was "Descent", and even there it was a minor reference in one of the graphics, not a verbal mention or a plot point. And the wormhole is small, but Delta is big - the chances of missing the Borg would be pretty good, while the chances of missing the wormhole and thus the Dominion would be zero if the goal was to *reach* the said wormhole. Perhaps it would have been a good idea to mention the impossibility of the Gamma Gambit in a side remark in some early Voyager episode. That would have made the audience realize that the writers recognized the existence of the other Trek show at least. But the soundness of Janeway's decision doesn't depend on us hearing her spell it out for us. Timo Saloniemi [/QB][/QUOTE]
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