Trekathon 954: Ascension, Part I

The fourth two-parter of the season. Spoilers.

It really felt like we could get to the plot a lot faster. The first nearly ten minutes was a lot more like an epilogue to some of the previous stories. A lot of it could have been skipped or just covered in a line of dialogue.

And then once we hit the action it’s absolutely breakneck. To take one example – Dal’s Nova Flyer plot feels like it’s missing a step – either more rejection from the Nova Squadron people, or he having a lack of confidence himself.

Still, nice to have a clear villain back. And Asencia is a great villain.

(Very) quick hits:

  • Continuity error – after making a big deal of it, Chakotay is wearing the wrong com badge in the debrief scene.

  • ‘Putting our fates in the hands of bureaucrats’ – what exactly is your day job again, Admiral Janeway?

  • Good cliffhanger there with old Wesley.

954 down.


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