In the course of this season, we show the death of Icheb, who was a recurring character on Voyager, and then the death of Hugh, who was a recurring character on TNG.
The death of Icheb has now become part of the story of Seven of Nine.
He dies trying to do what he’s been trying to do for his entire adult life, which is help former Borg.
And we were okay with that, because we thought in both cases, neither death was gratuitous.