Voyager, what are you doing to me? It may not seem like it, but I try to give you the benefit of the doubt. I look for hidden nuances in your cardboard characters and try to get myself invested. I accept that you have zero interest in continuity and want each episode to speak for itself.
So, why do you make it so much harder by throwing episodes like this at me? I'm not at all sure what the point of it was. Some kind of character study of Captain Janeway by throwing her into an awkward romance? An exploration of her need to assert control over every situation until it fits her vision? Another look at her clear discrimination and dismissal of holograms as sentient beings? (By my count, this is the third time. The whole thing is muddied by the question of just how sentient and independent holgrams actually are, but this show has the Doctor so I don't know what further proof she needs.)
I don't begrudge this for being a romance episode. Star Trek has done them before and they are important for character development, even though they almost always end up being pretty crap. I do take issue with it for being trite, lacking creativity, incredibly clichéd and turning almost every main character into a cheesy joke parody of who they are.
And by all means, let's leave two holodecks running this ridiculous program 24 hours a day. It's not like you're stranded in unknown hostile territory, low on power or need the energy. Oh, that's right: holodecks have their own magic independent power source. Please.
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2018-09-16T15:35:14Z
Somebody got paid to write this episode.
Voyager, what are you doing to me? It may not seem like it, but I try to give you the benefit of the doubt. I look for hidden nuances in your cardboard characters and try to get myself invested. I accept that you have zero interest in continuity and want each episode to speak for itself.
So, why do you make it so much harder by throwing episodes like this at me? I'm not at all sure what the point of it was. Some kind of character study of Captain Janeway by throwing her into an awkward romance? An exploration of her need to assert control over every situation until it fits her vision? Another look at her clear discrimination and dismissal of holograms as sentient beings? (By my count, this is the third time. The whole thing is muddied by the question of just how sentient and independent holgrams actually are, but this show has the Doctor so I don't know what further proof she needs.)
I don't begrudge this for being a romance episode. Star Trek has done them before and they are important for character development, even though they almost always end up being pretty crap. I do take issue with it for being trite, lacking creativity, incredibly clichéd and turning almost every main character into a cheesy joke parody of who they are.
And by all means, let's leave two holodecks running this ridiculous program 24 hours a day. It's not like you're stranded in unknown hostile territory, low on power or need the energy. Oh, that's right: holodecks have their own magic independent power source. Please.