Okay, it's another silly holodeck episode quite soon after 'Take Me Out To The Holosuite' (and aired fairly close to Voyager's 'Bride of Chaotica'), but DS9 somehow made these work. There's a sense of full commitment from all involved and the way they come together is quite creative, and now far removed from the typical "holodeck gone wrong" scenario. In this case the stakes are very low - the holodeck safeties are even working! - but it's a nice testament to the crew's friendship with Vic.
I also just enjoy heist stories, and even though this is as formulaic as they come it's clearly doing it on purpose. All of the cast just fit into their assigned roles (and how good does everybody look?). Sisko makes a welcome argument about the race issues of the time which is similarly countered well by Kassidy.
The episode also managed to get a great bunch of supporting actors to play the gangsters, and they are absolutely perfect. Trek often falters when filling these kinds of roles and we end up with watered down cartoon character bad guys, but everyone here just adds some sparkle to their roles as well as coming across as natural.
It's a dumb episode too. The fact that the holodeck program can't just be fixed isn't really given any proper due and the whole thing could be seen as a waste of time given the whole war thing that's going on. But it can equally be viewed as a breather before the storm. Despite my dislike for the swing music that keeps featuring in these Vic episodes, we do find out that DAYYMN Avery Brooks can sing, and "the best is yet to come" can certainly be seen as a message for what we're about to get into with the remaining episodes.
Review by LeftHandedGuitaristBlockedParent2018-07-20T20:38:45Z
Okay, it's another silly holodeck episode quite soon after 'Take Me Out To The Holosuite' (and aired fairly close to Voyager's 'Bride of Chaotica'), but DS9 somehow made these work. There's a sense of full commitment from all involved and the way they come together is quite creative, and now far removed from the typical "holodeck gone wrong" scenario. In this case the stakes are very low - the holodeck safeties are even working! - but it's a nice testament to the crew's friendship with Vic.
I also just enjoy heist stories, and even though this is as formulaic as they come it's clearly doing it on purpose. All of the cast just fit into their assigned roles (and how good does everybody look?). Sisko makes a welcome argument about the race issues of the time which is similarly countered well by Kassidy.
The episode also managed to get a great bunch of supporting actors to play the gangsters, and they are absolutely perfect. Trek often falters when filling these kinds of roles and we end up with watered down cartoon character bad guys, but everyone here just adds some sparkle to their roles as well as coming across as natural.
It's a dumb episode too. The fact that the holodeck program can't just be fixed isn't really given any proper due and the whole thing could be seen as a waste of time given the whole war thing that's going on. But it can equally be viewed as a breather before the storm. Despite my dislike for the swing music that keeps featuring in these Vic episodes, we do find out that DAYYMN Avery Brooks can sing, and "the best is yet to come" can certainly be seen as a message for what we're about to get into with the remaining episodes.