Whoa, whoa, hold up - was that image of the sperm fertilising an egg taken from Look Who's Talking?!?
While I'm fairly sure that the ambassador storyline here is a copy of something very similar from a TNG episode, the name of which escapes me, the rest of this is sweet and charming as hell. I could get behind Seven and The Doctor being together. Star Trek is fun when it's riffing on Shakespeare.
The 'You Are My Sunshine' scene was particularly lovely. A massive improvement over a similar singing scene over in the DS9 episode 'Chrysalis' from the same year.
I love a good character development episode. This is especially good because Robert Picardo and Jeri Ryan are such a pleasure to watch.
This is interesting in light of Seven’s and Raffi’s will they or won’t they in Picard. :joy:
I like the cold open. Seven and B'Elanna fighting is priceless. I like Seven and the Doctor. That's not really a surprise. They are both great. But chosing Shmullus - above all persons aboard - as a pick-up, flirt and sex educator turns absurdity level all the way up to 11. If it weren't a family show, I'd have expected the Doctor to hold an awkward TED talk about the intricacies of sexual intercourse. That would have been hilarious. But it's a funny episode anyway. But it's not just a comic relief: it really builds characters. Seven again showing her vulnerable and delicate side. I guess she wants to fit in and wants to explore her human side and the holographic Doctor seems to be the only confidant she has aboard. Two "artificial" Frankensteins partner to find love. Needless to say that Seven (and the Doctor) causes havoc on this space faring love boat. But I can also relate to the doctor. He's growing and clearly exceeds the limits of his design. They are both lonely I guess.
A very good example that you don't need any form of crisis or thread to get a great episode. Do a story with depth about characters, and with the actors you got, you can hit a homerun.
That The Doctor develops feelings for Seven isn't such a stretch. They are spending a lot of time together and since we know he's capable of emotions in was only natural. I always found his care for Seven much more honest than Janeway's. I really felt sympathie for him as his situation is so easy to relate to.
The side story with the Ambassador was funny at times (Seven of Mine has a nice ring to it) but also a bit of a repeat from something TNG did.
According to imdb both Ryan and Picardo did some of their own singing which impressed me very much. That sounded great.
Okay, I wasn't in the least bit shipping Seven & The Doctor before, but darn it, now I am! They're kind of...perfect for each other? Hope this is explored/pursued more later.
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The "You Are My Sunshine" scene is adorable. The Doctor's facial expressions, as always, are perfectly on point. And then humming the song to himself in the next scene. Seven nails the expressions as well, while she tries to catch herself and finds herself in new situations. I don't usually like these kinds of first date (with the cliche helper along), but this one was pretty charming.