While I have to admit to having some fun with this - mostly due to Robert Picardo hamming it up gloriously - this is extremely silly. The mechanics of how holograms work continues to change to suit whatever story the show needs, and even at this point I still struggle to believe that the show wants us to see the Doctor as a sentient being (it's a fascinating idea, but it's never been properly addressed or explored so far - the DS9 episode 'Doctor Bashir, I Presume?' which aired around the same time as this made clear that the EMH is programmed with experience and personality to present the illusion of a real person, but it's not real).
Also, the Kes romance/evil alien innkeeper subplot really sucked.
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While I have to admit to having some fun with this - mostly due to Robert Picardo hamming it up gloriously - this is extremely silly. The mechanics of how holograms work continues to change to suit whatever story the show needs, and even at this point I still struggle to believe that the show wants us to see the Doctor as a sentient being (it's a fascinating idea, but it's never been properly addressed or explored so far - the DS9 episode 'Doctor Bashir, I Presume?' which aired around the same time as this made clear that the EMH is programmed with experience and personality to present the illusion of a real person, but it's not real).
Also, the Kes romance/evil alien innkeeper subplot really sucked.