a procedure which the Medical Hologram originally considered impossible due to anatomical incompatibility. Neelix receives a donor lung from his partner, Kes. Reception Reviewers Lance Parkin and Mark Jones found Neelix (played by Ethan Phillips) "too irritating" to care whether he died or not, but revelled in the performance of Robert Picardo as the holographic Doctor. The story is similar to that of "Spock's Brain", an episode from the original series in which aliens harvest Spock's brain. In 2016, Empire ranked this the 44th best out of the top 50 episodes of all 700-plus Star Trek television episodes. In 2021, Nerdist said this was one of the top ten Star Trek episodes with first alien contact, praising the disgusting Vidiians as the best enemy alien species of the early seasons. Video releases This episode was released on LaserDisc in Germany in 1996, paired with "The Cloud" for 49 DEM. 1st Season Vol. 3 included "Phage" with the German language title Transplantationen and "The Cloud" as Der Mysteriöse Nebel on a single double sided 12" LaserDisc, with a German audio Dolby Surround soundtrack. See also Bicycle Thieves References External links Episode description at StarTrek.com Star Trek: Voyager (season 1) episodes 1995 American television episodes Television episodes written by Brannon Braga