A fantastic episode! Excellent performances from the entire cast, and a great story!
Omg. This is definitely one of the funniest episodes of Star Trek I've seen. Didn't think it could be this funny. =P Loved it. The drama and tension at the end was pretty good though pretty predictable. Still enjoyed it.
This is pretty good fun. I like the conceit that Kes is travelling backwards through time instead of forward, and I like that some of the glimpses of the future are hints of what we will see coming in some form or another later down the line. So often when Trek does future stories it all turns out to be an illusion, and this never strays into that territory.
This episode feels like it's all about hairstyles, with both the Doctor and Kes sporting new looks. I guess Ocampan hair grows pretty fast.
There is some absolutely terrible dialogue, especially during the Andrew/Harry/Tom scenes.
A really fun episode. The last bits where someone sabotaged the story was a stretch, but for the most part this was a very watchable episode.
In my opinion the best Jackie chan film. Pretty funny and highly entertaining. You just don't get kung fu movies like this anymore.
Excellent movie, a great celebration of Freddy Mercury's life. I went into the cinema being a casual fan of Queen and I literally haven't listened to any other band since. I do wish they would have gone more into detail but then again it's already 2 hours long. Rami Malek did a fantastic job,and so did the rest of the cast. Also I cried. A lot.
It's brilliant movie they said. You'll be crying they said.
Yes, it is and yes I did. Maybe Rami's face is not exactly like Freddie's but his performance.. it was something amazing and I'm totally in love with this movie. I have Queen fever after this movie.
Göndermeler güzel ama hikaye yetersiz.GORA tadı yok.
Pretty unsatisfying ending. I loved the thought of them getting together from the first moment I realised that there is some tension, somewhere in the first season If I remember correctly. The scenes with Picard and Beverly were absolutely gorgeous.
The story around the episode is kinda tailored to give it a bit of a plot, but it's absolutely boring and I wouldn't have missed it. The paranoid guy was pretty annoying.
A poorly made and rather mundane 9/11 film, 9/11 has no real story to tell or insight into the events of that day. Based on a play, the film follows five people who get trapped in an elevator in the World Trade Center during the September 11th attacks. There’s no actual plot, the characters just talk a bit about inane things and make a couple attempts at getting out of the elevator. The characters aren’t fleshed out at all, and the director doesn’t do a very good job at creating tension or a sense of claustrophobia. In fact, most of the sets look pretty cheap and all the September 11th footage is shown by zooming in on a television. Still, there are a few emotional moments, just given the nature of the material. Yet 9/11 is uninspired and has no passion.
I don't like sport. I have no idea what baseball even is, some strange foreign thing maybe? But I quite love this episode despite the fact that I don't understand the game part of it at all. It's a wonderful display of all the characters camaraderie and passion, and it's damn funny. It's such a bizarre thing for the show to do, but it works.
Avery Brooks is on fire here with a powerhouse performance. He makes it look like he's having fun and it's infectious. His animated exuberance is wonderfully juxtaposed by the stoic Vulcan captain. On top of that, all of the other characters get a chance to shine with excellent comedy coming from Worf, Odo and Rom.
I also love how much Kira gets into the game, and that she's pretty good at it.
I do have to wonder if seeing the credit "written by Ronald D. Moore" appear at the start of the episode is colouring my opinion, but I really quite enjoyed this. It felt epic and emotional, and the strong focus on characters was markedly different from what I'm getting used to seeing on Voyager.
It was helped no end by some good casting in the roles of the three ex-Borg, and along with Jeri Ryan they all had chemistry as a group. I found myself getting quite wrapped up in the tale unfolding. It all lead to a difficult decision with a somewhat bittersweet outcome, the mark of classic Star Trek. I found the dialogue to be a step up from usual with some much more natural and heartfelt discussions between characters - and again, I wonder if my mind is just attributing that to the fact that I know that Ron Moore wrote this, or if it actually is genuinely of a higher quality.
At the same time, it's another Borg episode and by this point it's a real struggle to make them at all interesting. Seven herself is so good purely for the fact that she isn't a Borg and is rediscovering her individuality, so when we go back to a previous time it feels like it falls into a certain predictable pattern. Fortunately, this remains separate from the entire Collective.
It's interesting to read the comments Ron Moore himself has made about his short time working on Voyager, and how upset he was with the whole experience which caused him to quit fairly soon after this. At any rate, I would be delighted for the show to go more in the direction suggested here with the focus on character development over action.
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Themes: character degradation
Trip and Reed are making their way back to rendezvous point near asteroid field in shuttle, only to find what appears to be Enterprise plastered on the side of the asteroid. They immediately start to panic and argue, as one would expect from some of the best Starfleet has to offer.
In the very next scene we learn that Enterprise is just fine, transporting Tesninans to their home world after their ship was destroyed in a docking attempt, taking away part of docking bay door with it.
And approximately 3 minutes in episode that's it for the plot. We know they'll rescue them so there's no real tension so we are left with almost 40 minutes of them bickering, Reed sending endless letters and T'Pol trying to convince Archer that micro singularities exist.
Now this is absolute garbagefest. There's no real plot, almost no character development (and what there is doesn't flatter anyone), no new information, only endless stupidity, bad acting and bad dialogue.
We get such memorable scenes as Reed sealing a hole in a shuttle plating from micro black whole with mashed potatoes and Reed having fantasy about T'Pol complete with him staring at her boobs and Reed and Trip overacting during drinking scene. Ok, we get to know that Reed is a melancholic ladies man, something we really didn't need to know.
And it's funny that even though Archer appears for a minute, they still manage to make his character even more unlikable. As if he didn't come across as ignorant enough, he literally laughs off the idea of micro singularities. Oh stupid vulcans and their scientific theories, what do they know, right?
Also, it occurred to me that this was supposed to be a comedy episode. If so, its failure is even bigger. They very effectively degraded 3 characters and gained absolutely nothing in the process. And for this to come just after Shadows of P'jem, one of the best episodes of the season that had so much going on!
And only thing left to think about: shuttle was supposed to move away from Enterprise at least 20000km so they can adjust targeting. If we give it a benefit of a doubt that there is some reason why they were supposed to move away, why wouldn't Enterprise just hop near the shuttle, warn them they had an accident and that they'll return in 3 days (or you know, cancel the shuttlepod mission). It would take them a split second to cover that distance. Yep, this episode literally shouldn't have happened.
I thought this show had found its footing but Season 5 overall was a bit of a disappointment. Rushed storylines with a rushed finale. I also have loved Monaghan throughout this series, but thought he was disappointing in the finale - I really didn't like the appearance they gave him. This final act needed to play out across a few episodes.
This was an episode that had slipped my memory, but almost as soon as it began it all came flooding back. It's actually an episode that I watched a lot as a kid and was one of my favourites. As it stands now, I don't think it's a real classic but it's certainly entertaining. I'd never realised before how much of a player Commander Riker was!
The actor playing MacDuff the imposter is pretty good, and manages to catch us off guard from the moment we see him because we know he's not meant to be there, but it takes a while to know for sure.
Our first proper look at Ferengi culture is a fun, if reserved episode. We get our first mention of the Rules of Acquisition and our introduction to the Grand Nagus. Wallace Shawn is absolute perfection in the role, I find it hard not to start cracking up any time he's on screen.
Ferengi episodes will prove to be divisive on this show, they can be seen as silly, almost slapstick comedy diversions. Myself, I find them a mixed bag but always thought that there is more to like than to not. They always highlight the acting skills of Armin Shimmerman and Max Grodenchik, and the chemistry between those two as Quark and Rom really shines. This is the first episode where we get a hint of Rom as the character we will come to know, even if he has a meaner streak than he later would.
The end of the episode feels like a bit of a mess. Odo just witnessed Rom's in the process of attempted murder, but doesn't say or do anything about it. In fact, he seems to disappear from the scene entirely. I think the friendship between Nog and Jake actually turns out to be the best part of this one, with the lovely revelation about how Jake is helping him and Commander Sisko's realisation of that.
This quite delightful episode is finely crafted and serves as a moment of calm before the heavy stuff that is about to happen. Jake and Nog get centre stage for once and handle things very well, bringing some very nice comedy that doesn't spill over into being silly - although the whole episode teeters on the edge of doing just that. The episode is essentially about trying to cheer people up, and it does have that effect on the viewer too.
And yet, there is something a bit unsubstantial about it that prevents me from totally loving it. The concept is quite a ridiculous one, and it's a testament to the characters and the writing that it gets the mileage it does from the plot. The character of Dr. Giger is maybe a little too out-there, and I can't help but feel that the whole episode revolved around trying to make the "lions, Gigers, bears, oh my" joke work.
I do enjoy seeing Jake and Nog together, though, the actors have a good chemistry that allows things to feel very natural by now. In particular, the scene with the Klingon opera is pretty great. My favourite moment of the episode may have been the great interaction between Kai Winn and Weyoun, though ("no, we are nothing alike").
And it is always quite lovely to see the bond between Jake and his father.
I quite like Flushed Away, and when the opportunity to rewatch it came along I wasn't very hard to convince.
Nice story with good character development, but what makes this one is the voice actors. Especially Ian McKellen, Jean Reno and Kate Winslet.
Above average family movie recommended for any fan of animation.
You can bet that whenever Jim is working with the Penguin, the fun is always guaranteed! I like how Penguin keeps going down and coming back on top, over and over again. That never gets old!
Selina Kyle is finally turning into the Catwoman we know, and I'm really enjoying watching her character getting progressively and slightly more deranged by the minute.
I found Harley Quinn to be rather bland, to be honest. But maybe Margot Robbie spoiled me.
And WTF was up with that ending?! Daaaamn!
An episode I always kind of liked, because it's a silly concept that is taken fairly seriously. Mainly, though, it's a an episode that strongly defines many attributes for our main characters. Bashir shows again that he's an extremely capable scientist and doctor who puts a lot of effort in. Kira demonstrates her initiative and fierce personality in going after the solution with full force (and no small measure of creativity). Quark and Odo get to show of their dynamic, with Quark getting to have all sorts of fun throughout and Odo always being frustrated by it. And Sisko gets to have some wonderful father/son interaction with Jake.
It also shows us again how different this show is to TNG with the personality of the station itself. It's still a mess and is seemingly on the verge of falling apart with all the systems constantly breaking down. All the responsibility seems to be on Chief O'Brien who is just run off his feet, poor guy, and his sarcastic snapping at his commanding officer would never have gone down well on the Enterprise! (and I love it.)
The weaker parts of the episode are mostly with the captain who tries to escape at the end, it's a terribly written part that's performed by quite a weak actor (he doesn't seem to want move his face or head as he speaks). Odo's opinion about Rom being an idiot is amusing in retrospect since Rom turns out to be an engineering genius in later seasons.
I really enjoy the symptoms of the aphasia virus itself here, the gobbledegook is wonderful to listen to, and makes a nice change from technobabble! Further seeds being planted about the inventive Bajoran terrorism attempts too, given that the virus turns out not to be Cardassian in origin. It's all wrapped up with too much ease at the end, but a far more memorable "virus of the week" episode than in most of Trek.
An episode based around the theme of coming together, in some cases to work towards a goal or in some to just forge a friendship. This is the beginning of the fantastic O'Brien/Bashir pairing, and it's off to a rocky start. I love that O'Brien just doesn't like Julian, but I also love that Julian isn't oblivious to this. It seems the writers might have realised just how arrogant they were making the character and began the process of making the doctor more likeable.
The Jake/Nog friendship has also grown to the point where the two of them are becoming inseparable, and to where they now comfortably argue a lot. They behave as believable teenagers, far better than Wesley ever did over on TNG. I have to admit, when I watched this episode as kid I also had a massive crush on Varis Sul, and it's interesting that I had forgotten about her completely but the episode brought it all the memories back!
It's a notoriously cheesy moment within the first season of the show, though. The whole storyteller plot line in the village is really hard to take, mostly because of how stupid the villagers come across. Our first real visit down to Bajor presents a people who seem moronic among the galaxy's occupants, shouting at a cloud in the sky. We've been told repeatedly what an advanced and cultured civilisation they are. I always laugh at O'Brien's attempt to tell the story, though ("once upon a time...").
This is one that just feels like a whole lot of nothing much, stretched out to fill a two-parter. The only really interesting parts are the explorations of Data's apparent emotional experience, and the quite excellent scene between him and the Borg in the brig (although it feels very silly when you realise that the security guard is sitting there the whole time and not paying any attention to what's going on), but Data's coercion just feels unnatural. And the reveal of Lore is always a nice little thrill.
Admiral Nechayev continues to be unpleasant, too.
The episode does contain what has to be one of the worst lines of writing in the series: "You have killed Torsus! I will make you suffer for this!"
Dear God, if you write like that you should not be employed.
This short returns to one of the best parts of “Henry Sugar” and that is Patel’s rapid delivery of narration even while acting out the things he speaks. Toward the midpoint of the film, when Woods calls Dr. Ganderbai for help, Patel’s narration indicates a pause for three seconds…which the two actors quickly oblige, holding the audience’s attention in rapt silence before continuing.
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what a great episode! sad ending tho
Loved the last scene where Scotty and Worf growled at each other :)
'Fair Trade' managed to do something incredible, and that was to make me care about Neelix. I've often spoken about how he's my least favourite character on the show - maybe the whole Trek franchse - and that I generally think he brings things down. I've never thought that was the fault of the actor, Ethan Philips, but rather the horrendous writing of the terrible character he was given.
And yet here, Philips manages to show what he's capable of doing when paired up with good writing. This episode is a gripping tale that kept me engaged from start to finish. Seeing Neelix get dragged into more and more precarious situations was exciting not because of the peril he was in, but because of how we imagine it might affect his relationship with Voyager and its crew. I didn't want to see his worst fears realised, and that surprised me more than anybody. No surprises that his Talaxian friend Wix turned out to be a ciminal, though. Well, duh.
I like that it shows a different side to Neelix, he's so much more interesting when he has a serious story rather than being over the top comic relief. Janeway gets a good scene in which she's able to give him a bit of a talking to, too.
Interesting to see the introduction of the Vulcan Ensign Vorik, who bears a remarkable resemblence to the Vulcan character the same actor played previously on TNG (Taurik). Novels will establish that they are twin brothers, and I like that notion. I also like Neelix's conversation with Tom that kept things vague enough about his crime that we can still imagine he's actually the same character as Locarno from the TNG episode 'The First Duty'.
A surprisingly strong episode.
