Some shorter reviews while I catch up. Spoilers.
Very exposition heavy episode that relies on a bit of action in the back half to keep interest up, as well as a heavy reliance on the cameo of the week in Wesley Crusher. I’ll admit it wasn’t working superbly for me in the first half (maybe some uncanny valley effect on Wes?), but about halfway through I clicked in and started enjoying it a lot more. Overall a good way to package an info dump and plot setup episode.
(Very) quick hits:
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It’s Been a Long Road! Enterprise reference, that’s time to take a shot.
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Well I was not expecting a Wesley Crusher cameo!
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I can’t believe Janeway tried the old ‘I’m losing you’ gag.
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‘Tribble tribble’ as the counting rhyme, love it.
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Despite myself I am enjoying the incessant sweater references.
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Between the ‘one possible future’ thing and the time line diagram someone has been watching too much Marvel.
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I can’t believe this is the first time the ‘they seem unphased’ joke has been used about phasers.
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Gary 7? Surely not, that is getting pretty obscure even for Prodigy.
948 down.