Category: Trekathon

Kira rescues a renowned POW from a Cardassian camp, as political tensions worsen. So Season 2 starts with the same Bajoran politics angle that was the best promise from Season 1. And it is also a far riskier episode than anything tried in Season 1 – politics heavy, action light, and probably the weakest cliffhanger…

Back for the final season, with Lore tempting Data with emotions to join him in ruling the galaxy. Overall a very disappointing followup to what was a fairly strong part 1. There are three components: Crusher commands the Enterprise to avoid the Borg ship – a technobabble filled yawnfest. Riker and Worf meet up with…

On February 11, 2012.

Season six feels like a year where the writers were willing to take chances. And while there are some failures (*Aquiel*, anyone?), when it works it really works. Another trend of this year was a move away from ensemble episodes and more towards single-character focused episodes. So we have episodes like *Frame of Mind* or…

The traditional end-of-year cliffhanger brings back both the Borg and Lore. The usual ‘two-parter’ syndrome is not as evident as usual here, thanks to the plot thread involving Data and his investigation of emotions. The other strength is the callback to *I, Borg*, and the long overdue examination of Picard’s actions there. But there’s a…

So far it’s fair to say that Deep Space Nine has a lot of promise, but so far has only showed a couple of attempts to really grasp it. The thing this season has done really well is avoid awful. There were really only two ‘bad’ episodes (*The Passenger* and *If Wishes Were Horses*). That’s…

The first season comes to an end with a bang. Sorry, couldn’t resist. Anyway, in the tradition of the best episodes of this season, once again the focus is on Bajoran politics. This time the religious angle is at the fore, and the underlying differences between Bajor and the Federation are the main thing. The…

Another trip to the time travel well, fortunately with something new to offer. This episode is very reminiscent of *Cause and Effect*, but given that was one of the best episodes ever that’s not the worst base to build off. There’s a new direction taken here, and the episode ends up standing well on its…

It took the best part of a season, but Deep Space 9 now officially has an episode to rival the best of Next Generation. The greatest strength of this episode is that it draws almost solely on the setting on Bajor, and outside of that is barely science fiction. It’s a bold, courageous approach to…