This tried a bit to hard to be a Voyager version of the TNG episode 'Lower Decks' (and that's all the more disappointing given that Voyager has ALREADY DONE this back in season 1's 'Learning Curve').
It followed a very standard and predictable plot. The inexperienced crew go on a trip with the Captain and a life-threatening situation occurs. They fight through their fears and doubts to prove to themselves that they are able to handle a crisis. Blah blah blah. We've seen it all before. Where the episode does stand up a bit is that the new crew members are all fairly unique people with intresting quirks. Unfortunately they're not really very easy to like, which derails things. Harren in particular continually speaks to Janeway in an incredibly disrespectful way and I'm surprised that he gets away with it all.
I'd be pretty happy to see more of Tal and Billy, but this is Voyager: I'm not expecting to see/hear of them ever again. Maybe I'll be surprised.
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This tried a bit to hard to be a Voyager version of the TNG episode 'Lower Decks' (and that's all the more disappointing given that Voyager has ALREADY DONE this back in season 1's 'Learning Curve').
It followed a very standard and predictable plot. The inexperienced crew go on a trip with the Captain and a life-threatening situation occurs. They fight through their fears and doubts to prove to themselves that they are able to handle a crisis. Blah blah blah. We've seen it all before. Where the episode does stand up a bit is that the new crew members are all fairly unique people with intresting quirks. Unfortunately they're not really very easy to like, which derails things. Harren in particular continually speaks to Janeway in an incredibly disrespectful way and I'm surprised that he gets away with it all.
I'd be pretty happy to see more of Tal and Billy, but this is Voyager: I'm not expecting to see/hear of them ever again. Maybe I'll be surprised.
Fun little appearance by musician Tom Morello.