Janeway & Chakotay

	THE 37'S In some people's opinion this is the very first real J/C episode. It certainly has more J/C than any prior episode. We see a lovely scene in the ready room where they sit close together on the couch. They discuss the merits of staying, and going on, and it's a nice bonding moment for the two. The last scene is the best though!! Walking down the corridor towards the cargo bay, Janeway and Chakotay have another talk. They stop just outside the door, and then we see the most significant J/C scene of the series up till that point. She shows some vulnerability - she's afraid to go inside. He puts his hand on her shoulder (!!) and tells her that no matter what happens, they'll get home.
	ELOGIUM Hailed as the 'sex episode' this is really just a big tease. But there's a totally cute bit as Chakotay tells her about catching two crewmen kissing in the turbolift (she laughs) and then they talk about relationships on board. There's a very telling moment as she says people will begin to pair off, and he comes back with "Does that include you?" and you can tell what he's thinking. But she says "As Captain, that's one luxury I can't afford." And then she mentions Mark *shudder*. If you ask me, he looks kinda jealous when she mentions him. Anyway, another good bit is the delivery of one of the most famous lines in Voyager history. "Good work, Commander. In the future, if I have any questions about mating behaviour, I'll know where to go."
	TWISTED Not much J/C here, but Chakotay is really sweet with his concern for Janeway when she's unconscious. And I like how he stands up to Tuvok (not J/C but I don't care *g*)
	PARTURITION Um... I can't remember all that well (been a while since I saw this ep) but I think there's some nice J/C interaction on the bridge at one point.
	PERSISTANCE OF VISION This one has lots of J/C if you know where to look for it. Chakotay's amused smile on the bridge is cute, as is his almost fond tolerance for her brusqueness in sickbay when she's giving him reams and reams of orders. Then of course, there's the controversial question of their respective alien-induced fantasies. Janeway saw Mark, and he says that she's been unfaithful, and that someone else is in her thoughts now. Some people take this to mean that revolting Lord Whatever, and TPTB certainly set it up so we could take it that way. However, those of us who know better realise Mark was referring to her secret, hidden, repressed love for her first officer *g* In regards to Chakotay, well, we never found out what he fantasized about, and I believe that's cause it was far to steamy to show!!
	TATTOO Some really good interaction between Janeway and Chakotay that shows how comfortable they are with each other now. Chakotay tells her some stuff about his people and traditions, and it's a nice, friendly moment.
	MANOEUVRES Oooh. Seska is back with a vengeance in this one. Chakotay does very well as the tortured soul, and basically all the dumb stuff he does is to rectify himself to Voyager and Janeway, so I forgive him. The scene with Janeway at the end is quite powerful. She reprimands him, and he says 'It means something to me. It means I let you down." He says it in a way that tells us how important her trust is to him.
	DREADNOUGHT Good interaction on the bridge through the entire episode (on both ships.) The best bit, however, was when Janeway orders Chakotay to lead the evacuation and he REALLY doesn't want to leave her.
	INVESTIGATIONS Chakotay is really hurt by Janeway's actions in this - he sees them as a display of her distrust. Anyway, the J/C in this episode is mostly seen in the tense atmosphere between them whenever they're in the same room. This picture of them with Tuvok in betwen just about sums up the entire episode.
	INNOCENCE Just a short, but extremely cute conversation between Janeway and Chakotay when they're going to meet the aliens. C tells a humorous story about how he once propositioned an ambassador by accident when making First Contact. Kindly pointed out to me by THE CAPTAIN :)