I will carefully test the hypothesis that the episodes are getting better by reviewing...
"Scientific Method"
This might be the best Trek horror episode I've ever scene. It totally blows away the TNG one where the crew's being experimented on (I forget the name) because it's much better realized. That said, there are a few possible goofs in it.
First, I love the set-up, with some more slice of life on Voyager stuff. Torres bickering with Seven, Torres jumping Paris at her work-station, Tuvok walking in on them...good stuff.
Janeway's massage scene was priceless. I know some members of this forum wish the Doctor hadn't reminded her to change before heading to the bridge.
Everything from the moment Seven is able to see the aliens is incredible. That's some really creepy stuff. About as disturbing as parts of Jacob's Ladder.
Seven being given special vision to see the aliens might be derivative of They Live, but it was so well-realized that it doesn't matter. I'm truly starting to warm up to the character.
Frazzled Janeway was great. For once I have something nice to say about the hair stylists, as they let her hair get that stringy look that helped paint the picture of a woman under great stress. I loved the scene with her and Tuvok. His "shall I have them flogged as well?" was great. and his offer to join her in a bottle of wine showed the depths of his friendship and support for her.
Now, what I consider to be some of the flaws of the episode...
Of course, there's the whole "that's not how DNA works" thing, but we'll forget about that for now. At least no one turned into a lemur. Or a lizard.
When Seven zapped that one alien, how come she didn't zap the other two? And, since the jig was up, why not just go around zapping all the aliens right then?
Why didn't the aliens do something nasty to Seven, since she was the only one who could see them? (Though there might have been dialog about her Borg nanoprobes that I missed.)
Here's my big beef: I think Janeway should have gone Archer on that one alien and taken her to the airlock. Seriously. Her crew was directly in harm's way, and that alien could have stopped it. I'm not sure that waiting until one of her crew had died and then putting the ship into a situation where she had a 95% chance of a 100% mortality rate was the right call.
If I'd have been captain, I would have taken much more vigorous action off the bat. Particularly if I hadn't slept for four days.
Then it's back to some funny stuff. I loved the T/P date, and their banter about the "experiment." Cute. They're making a better couple as they get further into this.
Also, unintentionally hilarious, was the early scene where Chakotay apologizes for putting Janeway to sleep on the bridge. It's hysterical because I had just said, "Good God, he sounds even more lethargic than usual today!"
"Scientific Method"
This might be the best Trek horror episode I've ever scene. It totally blows away the TNG one where the crew's being experimented on (I forget the name) because it's much better realized. That said, there are a few possible goofs in it.
First, I love the set-up, with some more slice of life on Voyager stuff. Torres bickering with Seven, Torres jumping Paris at her work-station, Tuvok walking in on them...good stuff.
Janeway's massage scene was priceless. I know some members of this forum wish the Doctor hadn't reminded her to change before heading to the bridge.
Everything from the moment Seven is able to see the aliens is incredible. That's some really creepy stuff. About as disturbing as parts of Jacob's Ladder.
Seven being given special vision to see the aliens might be derivative of They Live, but it was so well-realized that it doesn't matter. I'm truly starting to warm up to the character.
Frazzled Janeway was great. For once I have something nice to say about the hair stylists, as they let her hair get that stringy look that helped paint the picture of a woman under great stress. I loved the scene with her and Tuvok. His "shall I have them flogged as well?" was great. and his offer to join her in a bottle of wine showed the depths of his friendship and support for her.
Now, what I consider to be some of the flaws of the episode...
Of course, there's the whole "that's not how DNA works" thing, but we'll forget about that for now. At least no one turned into a lemur. Or a lizard.
When Seven zapped that one alien, how come she didn't zap the other two? And, since the jig was up, why not just go around zapping all the aliens right then?
Why didn't the aliens do something nasty to Seven, since she was the only one who could see them? (Though there might have been dialog about her Borg nanoprobes that I missed.)
Here's my big beef: I think Janeway should have gone Archer on that one alien and taken her to the airlock. Seriously. Her crew was directly in harm's way, and that alien could have stopped it. I'm not sure that waiting until one of her crew had died and then putting the ship into a situation where she had a 95% chance of a 100% mortality rate was the right call.
If I'd have been captain, I would have taken much more vigorous action off the bat. Particularly if I hadn't slept for four days.
Then it's back to some funny stuff. I loved the T/P date, and their banter about the "experiment." Cute. They're making a better couple as they get further into this.
Also, unintentionally hilarious, was the early scene where Chakotay apologizes for putting Janeway to sleep on the bridge. It's hysterical because I had just said, "Good God, he sounds even more lethargic than usual today!"
