DS9 does a 1950s heist movie. You remember, less than 10 episodes ago, when I loved a holodeck episode that was a flashback to an older genre? Well,…
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Month: November 2012
30 posts
Seven of Nine gets to know the Borg queen. They were shooting for epic here. I respect the ambition, but the result is bogged down by the pacing…
Janeway decides to try and break into a Borg sphere. What better way to say 'movie for TV' than to steal a character from one of the movies.…
Odo meets another of the changeling orphans. An interesting opportunity to explore 'what does it mean to be a changeling' without the baggage of the Founders and their…
The most direct 'false hope' episode, with the Voyager crew hypnotised into thinking they're going home. I think I would've preferred the episode done around the other way.…
Ezri lets her serial killer side out to help find a serial killer. A few nice moments, but also some really stretched logic and a weapon that just…
Tom and Tuvok crash land, and find a mysterious woman. Seriously, can we just decide once and for all what is going on with Vulcans? Are they controlling…
Quark travels to the mirror universe to rescue the Grand Nagus. Oh goody, the Mirror Universe *and* a Ferengi episode. But then Vic Fontaine got shot, so I…
Voyager can only be saved by finishing Tom's Holodeck Program. OK, we can all be honest here. This episode is a flimsy excuse to have the Voyager crew…
The Doctor has a little meltdown over choosing one patient over another. A more successful-than-usual attempt at an episode heavy on the philosophy, and light on the action.…