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"Elogium" is the fourth episode of season two of the UPN television series Star Trek: Voyager and the nineteenth episode of the series overall. It was directed by Winrich Kolbe and written by Kenneth Biller, Jeri Taylor, Jimmy Diggs and Steve J. Kay. It first aired on Monday, September 18th, 1995. In this episode, the crew of Voyager encounter a swarm of space-borne alien life forms that generate an electromagnetic wave that traps the ship in their wake. Meanwhile, Kes prematurely undergoes the Elogium, the stage of development in Ocampan females where their bodies prepare to bear offspring. If she doesn't find a mate soon, she may forever lose her chance to ever bear children.

Aboard Voyager, Chakotay runs across two crewmen in the turbolift making out. The male crew member is clearly flustered over being caught by an executive officer, but Chakotay lets it slide. However, he reports the incident to Captain Janeway and wonders if it would be prudent to employ a policy about fraternization between crew members. Janeway is reluctant to endorse such a philosophy in lieu of their present situation. Moreover, it is more than likely that many crew members will begin to pair off the more time they spend in the Delta Quadrant. Read more...