Endgame, Part II

This episode is difficult to sit through again. Immediately upon seeing her future self, Captain KATHRYN Janeway beams her onboard. While Voyager was lost well before the infiltration abilities of the Founders became a significant threat, this scene shows how naive Janeway is. She beams over what appears to be a future version of herself and instantly accepts it, instead of isolating her and submitting her to rigorous screening to determine who she is. When Sela appeared in "Redemption, Part 2", Picard was stunned and did not invite her aboard until he learned all he could about the daughter of Tasha.

I feeeeeeeeeeeeel you, Chakooooootay...

So, the two Janeways begin talking, with Future-Kate revealing how Voyager's a museum in San Francisco. Current-Kate doesn't want to hear about it: the Temporal Prime Directive. Kate has no problem spreading Starfleet's ideals with the power of a phaser, but altering the timeline is where she stops. Wow. She destroyed the Caretaker array without a moment's hesitation, and that was a way for them to come home at once. Years later, she has another opportunity, and doesn't want to take it.

Allow me to diverge a moment to Battlestar Galactica, the show which I consider to be "Voyager, but with Ron Moore". At the end of Season 1, the fleet finds the legendary world of Kobol, the homeworld of humanity. Commander Adama, the military head, orders Starbuck to lead a mission to destroy the Cylon basestar in orbit. However, President Roslin, the political head, convinces Starbuck to jump all the way back to Caprica to retrieve an artifact that could potentially lead them to Earth. Outraged at this insubordination, Adama launches a military coup to remove Roslin from power.

Point is, there comes a time in which you need to start questioning your commander's orders. At any given moment during the seven years of Voyager's run, Chakotay and Tuvok should have come to realize that Janeway was hampering their journey and removed her from command. Not using the transwarp drive to get back? Not further examining the slipstream and trying to use it for shorter jumps? Not kissing Q's shoes and begging to be sent home? Anyone of these occurrences should have made the two most competent people on board realize that Janeway's leadership was compromised.

So, after finally verifying her older self (during which the Admiral had plenty of time to sabotage stuff), Admiral Janeway helps Voyager install her future anti-Borg tech, which includes armor and new super-torpedoes. Pay excellent attention to this technology, because even though it is astonishing, it is never seen, mentioned, or used in Nemesis. Seven goes to regenerate and has a vision of the Borg Queen, who tells her that Voyager must avoid the nebula or be destroyed. You know, I must question the tactics of the Borg. I know they are machines and value efficiency, but Voyager has been a thorn in their side for the last three years and now they're heading for a high-security area. Shouldn't the Borg send upwards of fifty cubes to deal with Janeway once and for all? Oh, and there is more stupidity coming up.

We get two filler scenes. I kinda like these two, because it shows the anticipation they have of getting home. However, at the same time, they're praying "Oh God, please don't make Janeway turn this ship around! I told my kid I'd be there for his fifth birthday...seven years ago!" The Chakotay and Seven romance...continues to be out of nowhere. Weren't fans always bettering on Janeway getting with Chakotay? Tom and B'Elanna also get a scene, where she worries she'll deliver in Starfleet Medical instead of sickbay. Eh, moving on.

All Borg to stations. T-minus ten years to
invasion of Earth.

Voyager arrives in the nebula and begins pounding the crap out of the Borg. I mean...wow. A single torpedo is enough to destroy a cube and the armour is impenetrable. You know, these weapons would have been extremely useful a year later when the Enterprise-E was getting its arse kicked by Shinzon. But nope. I guess Starfleet decided to hide these terrible weapons, out of fear for Janeway keeping her hands on them. Another way to help was to give her a desk.

So, they make it to the center of the nebula and find...the most baffling plot hole in Star Trek. Specifically, a transwarp hub that can send the Borg to anywhere in the galaxy within minutes. There are evidently six in the galaxy, with none in the Alpha Quadrant but exit points. Future-Janeway just wants them to use it, but Captain Janeway orders them to leave.

1) Why didn't the Borg use this when they tried to invade Earth, with maybe a hundred ships?
2) Why did Seven tell Janeway there were six and yet later we see four?
3) Why does one of the hubs appear to be the Alpha Quadrant?
4) Why is Future-Janeway so adamantly against destroying a strategic advantage?

Most of these are not answered. The Janeways begin debating whether or not they should destroy the hub. Captain J wants to destroy it and stay in the Delta Quadrant, but the Admiral says that Seven will die in three years. In addition, her death will devastate her husband, Chakotay, who will be devoted to getting Voyager home and then commit suicide after they get there. I have to ask Admiral Janeway why she is so upset that she trying to change the future deaths of 22 additional crewmen before getting home. Losing someone under your command is the biggest nightmare of any command officer in a military. However, aren't you supposed to learn so you don't lose people in the future? Also, Picard, Kirk, and Sisko lost hundreds of people under their command. You never saw them trying to change the past to save them. Especially Sisko! He lost thousands of people and his own bloody ship during the Dominion War! Why didn't he try to change the past? BECAUSE YOU BLOODY WELL SHOULD NOT CHANGE THE PAST!!! GAH!!!

We will scan every star system until we find Earth.
So say we all.

Anyway, the crew works out a plan to destroy the hub, but Voyager will be stuck in the Delta Quadrant. Harry proceeds to make a speech that it's the journey that matters. I don't know, I think the destination has extraordinary significance. Again, in Battlestar Galactica, Adama made a big speech about how they were going to find Earth and it was going to be their new home. The next four seasons had them dodging Cylon attacks and love triangles, but none of that fully mattered since they knew they were going to find Earth. The destination was a symbol of hope and they were willing to back-stab each other to get there.

Back to "BSG sans Ron Moore", the Janeways finally get the idea to use the conduit to get to Earth and destroy it at the same time. Even I came up with that while first watching the episode! After Admiral Janeway flies off to atone for her sins initiate stage one, we get a scene with Seven and Chakotay. Still no idea where this romance comes from! Honestly?! Where?! Meanwhile, B'elanna is going into labor. Interesting how Tom even took part in the betting pool on when his child was going to be born. Maybe I'm nitpicking, but this episode is so stupid I just want it to be over.

Admiral Janeway confronts the Borg Queen and offers to help them in exchange for the Borg dragging Voyager back to the Alpha Quadrant. Hmm. Interesting thought that none of the officers have gotten. If they destroy the transwarp network...could that make the Borg so angry that they will throw every single cube they have at Earth?! Amazing. The Federation is still recovering from the Dominion War; I don't think they could survive a massive retaliatory strike against the Alpha Quadrant. But oh well. Admiral Janeway is assimilated (following a one-liner) and infects the Borg with a pathogen that disrupts the Hive Mind. Okay, maybe this will keep the Borg off-balance long enough for the Federation to get ready...wait, whatever happened to the Rebel Borg from Unimatrix Zero...

Tight formation, boys, until we can beam a security team
to capture Janeway.

So, Voyager fires torpedoes and the transwarp network begins to collapse. They hide inside a Borg sphere and emerge in front of a Starfleet armada less than a lightyear from Earth. Remember what I said about why the Borg didn't use this network to send a hundred cubes to Earth instead of one cube and giving Starfleet time to ready its defenses? The Borg: they have all the cold logic of a machine...and yet no logic at all! And so, Voyager gets back, the Paris' daughter is born, and the show ends with the ship arriving at Earth. Yep, it just ends. We never see the crew react to seeing Earth once again. We never see them beam down and be welcomed by Starfleet and their families. It just ends.

This...

Was...

CRAP!

Not as bad as the finale of Enterprise, but still it was crap! There were enough plotholes to sink a ship and once again the Borg are reduced to techno-zombies that can be destroyed if you fire enough lead into them. They are finally and totally destroyed forever. Gone are the days when they instilled fear into the fans. Not so much villains as much as a plot device. Honestly, this show could have ended better, with a true final battle between Voyager and the Borg, aided by the guys from Unimatrix Zero, instead of this idiotic plot about changing the future.

To the fans of Voyager who will decry this and claim that Janeway was being noble, consider this: Voyager got back sixteen years early. That's sixteen years of discoveries made, wars averted, pandemics stopped, children born, lives lived...erased. I would say Janeway was the biggest mistake to be in the Captain's Chair...but after this we got the oh-so horrendous field performance...of Jonathan Archer.

Final Score: 3/10

The crew of Voyager. Where are they now (thanks to Admiral Janeway)?

Janeway became an Admiral, and was later arrested
for supplying Reman rebels.

Upon returning, Seven and Chakotay broke up.
They never spoke again.

Tom wrote a tell-all book about Janeway.
B'elanna was sent to a prison for serving in the Maquis.

The Doctor sued the BBC over the use of his name.
The case was quickly dismissed.

Tuvok was instantly promoted to Captain
for being the most competent person on board.

Harry spent the next thirty years in Starfleet
and never made it past Ensign.

Endgame, Part I

I'll be honest: I caught the tail end of Voyager. We didn't get UPN until its final season. However, in my time I've watched episodes and carefully analyzed what others (professional reviewers like sfdebris and several of my friends) have said about it. I can say one thing: Voyager endlessly flipfloped.

One week, Janeway would uphold the Prime Directive even if it meant the deaths of millions and later would break it to save a handful. It had its moments, like "Author Author" and "Year of Hell", but those were times where they actually made good use of what they had. On paper, Voyager should have been great: a ship stranded lightyears from home with a Starfleet crew and its numbers filled by the clashing ideals of the Maquis. In theory, that should have been a brilliant premise for a show. However, the clashing of ideals would come up a handful of times over the course of the show. Once Voyager gets on Netflix, I intend to sit down and watch it all so I can make my own opinions of it. But for now, I just have the facts of what others have said to me and from exhaustive research on the show.

I will say one thing I have noticed in watching a handful of episodes: the crew doesn't seem to give a damn about preserving history. In "Timeless", the ship is destroyed and only Chakotay and Harry survive. After years of moping, they decide to send a message to save the ship. Guys, if changing history was this simple, I'd go back and improve some courses I took, maintain relationships I let slip away, save a friend who never got a chance to do the things I've done. Why don't I do this? Well, for one, I don't have a TARDIS and two, I cannot let myself be consumed by my mistakes. Our mistakes define us and guide us to the future. However, the crew of Voyager doesn't care about letting the past stay the past. We didn't see Sisko try to avert some battles of the Dominion War, but then that was war and changing history would make it more of a headache.

Anyway, in 2001, Voyager was wrapping up. After killing off a guy who hadn't been on the show in years, everyone knew what "Endgame" would bring: the crew returning home. The only question was: how much padding would there be, and what ethics would the crew break to do it? However, to be fair, a finale should sum up how a show was, symbolizing it at its best.

If the finale is anything to go by, then Voyager was a horrible show.

By the way, I wanted to ask why you never promoted me...
Not now, Harry.

Part 1 opens with a party, where we see most of the senior staff celebrating the tenth anniversary of Voyager's return to the Alpha Quadrant. Dialogue indicates that the crew was in the Delta Quadrant for a total of 23 years. Light jazz is playing as we see what's become of the officers. Captain KATHRYN Janeway is now an Admiral. Harry Kim is now a captain (took them long enough). Tom and B'elanna are still married, with him being a novelist and her being a Klingon liaison. The Doctor has...gotten married. Okay, this show is off to a bad start if I can complain about a marriage. Why would an immortal machine want to get married? Unless he has a death program, he'll have to spend decades watching his wife wither away before dying. THE Doctor has the decency to switch up his companions every couple of years!

So, it becomes clear that Janeway is the only one not happy. The other officers seem to have gotten on with their lives, but she has not. She has to remind everyone during a toast by Commander Reginald Barclay that there are those who did not make it. Hmm. Well, at least she feels a little guilty about causing the deaths of nearly a quarter of her crew which were completely avoidable by taking the Caretaker array back. Anyway, she's teaching at Starfleet Academy about the Borg, having "written the book on the Borg". After hesitating on a question about Seven of Boobs Nine, Janeway is called away. The Paris' daughter, Miral, tells her "it" works. Uh-oh! What craaaaaaazy scheme will the Admiral try this week? She says good-bye to Tuvok, who is suffering from Vulcan Alzheimer's, and then visits Chakotay's grave. Okay...Tuvok may be bye-bye and Chakotay is dead...Seven of Nine did nothing...so, what's all that wrong with this future?

Wow. It only took you two days to clean all
my flaked-off skin cells?

Back in the present, B'elanna goes into false labor. The crew has become so routine that they are willing to take bets on when she finally pops. Chakotay gives Janeway the menu of their new cook, now that Neelix is gone and as far from Voyager as possible. He declines an offer of lunch to meet with...Seven of Nine on the holodeck for a picnic. When did they start dating? I mean, I know she showed interest in one episode, but where does this come from? After this, we see that Tuvok is suffering from a mental disorder. Again, where is this coming from? Rick and Brannon, why are you introducing these plot points in the final episode? With DS9, they had built up to the finale! What the hell?!

On your orders, I have also smuggled weapons to
Dominion rebels and assassinated five Romulan generals.
Your time machine is almost ready.

We get a scene with Seven and...Neelix...playing some game. Of course, it's the finale so the character must be in it! Seven starts picking up a signal in a nebula which means...a wormhole cluster! Neelix then opts to finish their game tomorrow, so we neeeeeeeeeever see Neelix again! She reports this to Janeway and they decide to investigate. Back to the future (dodges angry mob), the Doctor comes to realize that the Admiral is up to something. He confronts Reg about this, causing him to stammer and thus expose what Janeway is doing. Meanwhile, Janeway is visiting a Klingon scientist. You know, there are some professions I never expected a Klingon to take, unless of course he was Oppenheimer, and from the way he boasts about modifying a Cardassian disruptor, he might be. Janeway goes into exposition mode as he once again exposes her lack of ethics by mentioning how she got the scientist onto the High Council. Wow. Sisko may have inadvertently killed a Romulan senator, but he was doing that to help save billions of lives! Plus, in the end, he wrestled with the guilt. Janeway manipulated a galactic government to further her own selfish plans! Doesn't that go against every guideline in the Prime Directive!?!

Voyager heads into the nebula to investigate the potential wormholes. However, a Borg cube appears and they are forced to turn back. After we see the return of Alice Krige as the Borg Queen, Janeway drops the discussion of a potential way home, just as she has over the course of the series. She later says the nebula was "crawling with Borg". Uh...how did she know that? They picked up one signature and saw one confirmed cube. For all they know, those were the only two cubes in there on a routine patrol! But, while that's best reserved for Part 2, I want to get that tidbit out of the way now. She tells Harry to stop thinking about using this as a way to get home.

Afterwards, Harry tries to convince Tom to modify the Delta Flyer (the super-shuttle that Voyager built with spare parts away from any shipbuilding facility) to investigate the wormhole. Tom shades away from this, talking about the baby on its way. Look, I'm not a father, so I've yet to experience the emotional connection with my offspring. However, isn't part of the thing of parenthood trying to ensure the best possible future for your kid? Even if Tom died for a small chance they could get back to the Alpha Quadrant, I think that's better than raising a kid in the middle of a chaotic and anarchic quadrant. Again, not a father, just my opinion.

Wait...I'm still not sure about this...
Jeri, it's just one episode more.

In the future, Janeway steals the time machine the scientist was building and gets away. However, she is found by CAPTAIN Harry Kim. For the first time ever, Janeway begins to admit she was wrong about everything. She should have listened to her officers instead of thinking she was always right, like a good dictator. Harry agrees to help her, even though if it's discovered, he'll be bumped back to ensign, and I don't think he will survive another thirty years for a promotion. Janeway activates the time machine, evading Klingons who were pursuing her and arrives in the present. She tells her younger self that she's come to bring Voyager home, with the Borg Queen listening in.

Coming up in Part 2, who will Janeway kill to achieve her goals? How will she wipe her floor with the Borg this time? Where did Tuvok's Vulcan Alzheimer's come from? What does Seven see in Chakotay? Why must the crew of Voyager rape the space-time continuum again? And most importantly, will I be able to convey anger in written form?

All this and more coming up next week!

The Wounded

September 29, 1987. Barely 15 minutes into "Encounter at Farpoint", Picard prepares to surrender to Q. In the battle bridge, there's a curly haired guy with an Irish accent in a red uniform. As with most background characters, he'll just appear once and never again. He'll be the conn officer who gets one or two lines in an episode and has no bearing on the plot whatsoever. Right? Right?


No, that was Colm Meany playing Chief O'Brien. He would have one more appearance in Season 1 before getting more speaking time in Season 2, where he would become known as "Transporter Chief". By the end of this shaky season, Meany would get his name and become a full-fledged recurring character, having...well, some bearing on the plot. By Season 4, it was decided to give him some true character, which was done in stages. First, he was given a first and middle name in "Family", then he was married in "Data's Day". After that, we got to go deep into the character's history.


"The Wounded" was written by Jeri Taylor, long before she was given control over the first female captain of a series. The episode opens with the Enterprise-D on the Cardassian border. Peh, Cardassians. Must be some alien race with a cheap rubber forehead, like the Talarians. Picard mentions in his log how the Federation has concluded a peace agreement with Cardassia (proving that once again, the Federation does engage in military conflict) and recalls a story about how he fled from a Cardassian patrol ship last time he was here with the Stargazer. Wow, Picard running? Since there's only one omnipotent race in the universe and the Borg are pretty far, these guys must be tough if they can get Picard to run! Troi does her job of being annoying pretty well by telling Worf (who says the Cardassians have no honour; does anyone have honour other than Klingons?) that they are the Federation's allies now. Uh, Deanna, a peace agreement or an armistice does not equal an alliance!


Anyway, we are introduced to the star of the episode: Miles O'Brien, who is having dinner with his wife Keiko. Keiko introduces him to some Japanese cuisine. I have to agree with Miles, who's not that much of a fan of seaweed (more into shellfish). He begins talking about some Irish food he can make for her, like scalloped potatoes (one of my favorites). Miles also brings in a shocking revelation that his mother cooked real food and touched it with her hands...

You mean, there was a time before replicators?!

Okay, I have to address this. I know that this is the future. They have warp drive and are part of a galactic government. Why, why, WHY, and I'm talking to you three (Rick, Jeri, and Brannon), must they always present 20th Century terms and practices as being foreign or something people have done away with? Why must the 24th Century be so dramatically different than today? Besides, in DS9, we see that people still cook! Ben Sisko cooks all the time! His father runs a restaurant! Why is the idea of people handling meat to Keiko so foreign? Sure, pushing a button saves hours of preparation, but cooking brings a flair to the taste. Besides, some material say that replicated food tastes slightly different than real food.


Anyway, after some sex talk, the ship is attacked and red alert is sounded. Miles runs to his station while we cut to the bridge. They are under attack by a Cardassian warship. Wow, their ships are pretty impressive and not some cheap model. They actually put time and effort into these new bad guys. We then get our first look at them and...wow! Full make-up! Not a single bit of regular skin shown! And...some really ridiculous hats. Oh well, they can ditch them quickly.

I sense hostility and distrust, Captain.
*psst* Deanna, you're not helping.

So, within the first third, the situation is quickly assessed. The USS Phoenix, under the command of Ben Maxwell, appears to have gone rogue and attacked a Cardassian station. With Starfleet still reeling from their battle with the Borg, Picard is ordered to find Maxwell and maintain the peace by any means necessary. The Cardassians come aboard and we quickly get a sense of how different they are. For one thing, they don't use Royal or US naval ranks. They have their own ranking system with "Gul" and "Glinn". After they remove their ridiculous helmets (okay, they're alien, but I'd prefer a spray-painted helmet or something), we get a briefing of the situation. Miles is there because...out of a thousand people, he's the only guy to serve under Maxwell before. Well...Starfleet does probably have millions of officers and crewmen...nevermind. He goes to the turbolift followed by the two Cardassian Glinns, who try to chat him up. Miles quickly reveals himself to be something of a speciesist, with non-subtle hatred to the them.


On the bridge, Picard debates the best course of action with the Cardassian commander, Gul Macet, played by Marc Alaimo (whom you may remember had one line in Total Recall). Macet tries to coax Picard into revealing classified transponder signals that will help the closer Cardassian (wow, I do love that name. "Cardassian") ships find the Phoenix. Of course, Picard is a seasoned veteran, not a science officer put in charge of a counterterrorism mission or an elitist snob put in command simply because his dad's name is on the engine. He knows how to handle a dangerous opponent. Hell, he even restricted their access to sensitive parts of the ship.


Back in their quarters, Miles makes Keiko some potato casserole. He then begins singing "The Minstrel Boy", an old Irish patriotic song, which they used to sing on the Rutledge (named for Edward Rutledge, the youngest signer of the Declaration of Independence). He begins to talk about how others in the conference room felt uncomfortable about the Cardassians, attributing this to fighting the war. It truly amazes me how some people will try to pass off their own prejudices to others. After all, Miles did try to defend his captain who was breaking a treaty of the Federation and raised his voice when the Cardassian officers made a friendly overture. But then, I'm sure some Jews may still feel uncomfortable sitting at lunch with a German, even years after the war has ended.


Meanwhile, Picard reluctantly hands over the codes to Gul Macet, thus rendering Phoenix defenseless. However, being a Nebula-class starship (an updated version of the Miranda-class), it's able to evade the enemy warship and destroy it, along with the supply ship it was chasing. Picard and Macet take a collective "oh...crap" when the latter reveals that 650 crewmen were just killed. The former goes to see Miles for some insight in Captain Maxwell, asking how he took losing his family to the Cardassians. Miles claims Maxwell took it fine, but starts to rethink when Picard gives some words of wisdom:


"I think, when one has been angry for a very long time, one gets used to it. And it becomes comfortable like...like old leather. And finally... it becomes so familiar that one can't remember feeling any other way"

So, eleven hundred colonists go in the water, 300 come
out, sharks took the rest...

Hearing this, Miles heads to Ten Forward, where I shall avoid a cheap drunk Irishman joke. One of the Glinns arrives and joins Miles in drinks. One thing this episode does extremely well is how much information about the Cardassians is organically introduced: their appearance, their ranks, their ships, their history with the Federation, and now their drinks. Curious that the Enterprise bar staff has Cardassian alcohol on board (like US subs have vodka during the Cold War), but nevermind. Here, we get some of the first backstory for Miles, where he recounts his experiences from the earliest days of the Cardassian Wars. During the attack on Setlik III, where Maxwell's family died, Miles killed a Cardassian with full vaporize when he intended to stun him (the first time he ever killed something). The way he recounts it is very much how any veteran will recall a particularly trying battle or skirmish.




Following this, Worf brings in the other Glinn, whom he claims was trying to access information on the ship's weapons systems. This scene is partially padding, but also serves to show how Cardassians try to talk their way out of a situation. Macet also speaks grandly about a lasting peace with Picard. Wow, Marc Alaimo is quite a thespian. He should come back as a Cardassian. Not this one, of course. The make-up is still in beta, but then, great things come in stages.


So, the Enterprise finally catches up with the Phoenix. Maxwell beams over and has a reunion with Miles, saying that he was his tactical officer on the Rutledge. Odd, a senior NCO being a department head...anyway, Maxwell goes to see Picard (after giving a wink to Miles; nice moment). He proceeds to give his side of the story: the Cardassians are rearming. The "science station" he destroyed was a military depot. He goes into an argument with Picard, who appears to neither agree nor disagree with his claim. Finally, Picard says they will return to Federation space. However, while heading back, Maxwell changes course and pursues another Cardassian starship (which conveniently has jamming equipment). With some treknobabble, Miles has a way to beam over.




What follows in Maxwell's ready room is truly some impressive acting. Maxwell is a soldier who thinks the war is still going on; he's one of many veterans who lives to fight, who will never adjust back into civilian life. He starts to talk about how the Federation does not start wars, before breaking into tears over the death of his family on Setlik III. Followed by...this:

Truly one of the most heartwarming moments I've ever seen of Star Trek.

Cross me again, Gul Macet, and so help me
I shall pit you against a black man.

Afterwards, Maxwell surrenders himself and is held aboard the Enterprise. Macet congratulates Picard on his accomplishment, but the latter responds with pity for Maxwell. He was twice awarded the highest medals for courage and valor during the war, so he will have a highly difficult time readjusting to peace. Finally, Picard reveals that Maxwell was absolutely correct. The science station was an arms depot. However, by not boarding the supply ship, he managed to maintain the peace. This is what I like about Picard: on his best days, he carefully plays his cards before fully revealing his hand. He has Gul Macet leave his ship with a warning: "We'll be watching." FORESHADOWING!




I need to dock the score for some future stupidity in the teaser, but the rest of the episode is solid. We finally get a main enemy of the Federation after the failed Ferengi, the reclusive Romulans, and the distant Borg. Besides focusing on a secondary recurring character, here we see the all-too-real consequences of war. The best decorated officer who defies orders because he cannot stand the thought of peace. The subordinate who tries to hide his prejudice to a former enemy. And of course, the man who is willing to do anything to uphold the new peace. All of this leads back to one fundamental truth, known since the dawn of human history:

War is hell.

Final Score: 9/10