Retro Review: Time and Again
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No mention of the horrible bright starburst fruit coloured clothing or the idiotic wigs?
It just felt like they couldn't be bothered taking the episode seriously at all and as you say, there's a sense that this is an old unused TNG story. There something flimsy and apathetic about the execution of the main story.
I liked Tom urging Kim to start thinking about pairing off with the Delaney sisters. One of those rare moments in the early episodes where the characters talk and behave as though they believe they will actually be in the Delta quadrant for 70 years.
Kes and her Troi like super senses are looked at but ultimately feel unconnected to anything (almost as if they don't know what the hell they want to do with her character) and I agree that Chakotay (a man who hardly knows the captain and who has spent years behaving in a completely different Maquis manner) is far too settled in his role as obedient Starfleet good boy. (are we absolutely sure he was in the Maquis?)
A nice story idea but has too many problems for me (and not just those stupid fruit salad clothes)
It just felt like they couldn't be bothered taking the episode seriously at all and as you say, there's a sense that this is an old unused TNG story. There something flimsy and apathetic about the execution of the main story.
I liked Tom urging Kim to start thinking about pairing off with the Delaney sisters. One of those rare moments in the early episodes where the characters talk and behave as though they believe they will actually be in the Delta quadrant for 70 years.
Kes and her Troi like super senses are looked at but ultimately feel unconnected to anything (almost as if they don't know what the hell they want to do with her character) and I agree that Chakotay (a man who hardly knows the captain and who has spent years behaving in a completely different Maquis manner) is far too settled in his role as obedient Starfleet good boy. (are we absolutely sure he was in the Maquis?)
A nice story idea but has too many problems for me (and not just those stupid fruit salad clothes)
Star burst and fruit salad? Hahaha. I liked hers; save the hideous color.
Janeway's extensions were unrealistically out of control too. I probably spent far too much time assessing that hair doesn't do that.
Mcneil's horrible acting when he was shot. And was Macullay Culkin's stunt double casting necessary? Kidding :-)
Janeway's extensions were unrealistically out of control too. I probably spent far too much time assessing that hair doesn't do that.
Mcneil's horrible acting when he was shot. And was Macullay Culkin's stunt double casting necessary? Kidding :-)
That was my biggest problem with the character. It felt like they had no idea what to do with her. They got this idea for what they called "the Mayfly" with a short life span when conceptualizing her, but that was the gimmick. They just started adding things like the extrasensory powers, and even hinted that the lifespan could be longer. Then Jennifer was allergic to the makeup so she didn't even have the ears anymore. She was just another alien who looked exactly like humans. I didn't weep when the character finally left.
He had advanced rank in Starfleet before resigning and joining the Maquis. I don't know how long he was supposed to be with the dissidents, but it couldn't have been too many years.
They did actually come up with some really good ideas and episodes for the character right up until the moment they were ordered by Berman, Braga and Taylor to lose the ability to write for the character.
What kind of ideas?
We have some excellent episodes where Kes's abilities helps to save the ship, we have episodes where she really contributes to a solution to the actual problem.
Great episodes like "Time And Again", "Persistence Of Vision", "Cold Fire", "Tuvix", "Warlord", "The Swarm", "Darkling", "Before And After". Not to mention epispdes where the character wasn't the main character but still contributed a lot.
Not to mention the different authors of the different Voyager books who didn't seem to have any problems coming up with ideas for the character.
In fact, Jeri Taylor suddenly lost her abilities to write for the character exactly between seasons 3 and 4 but obviously got those abilities back when she was writing her book "Pathways".
No lack for ideas in certain places, only lack of will.
Great episodes like "Time And Again", "Persistence Of Vision", "Cold Fire", "Tuvix", "Warlord", "The Swarm", "Darkling", "Before And After". Not to mention epispdes where the character wasn't the main character but still contributed a lot.
Not to mention the different authors of the different Voyager books who didn't seem to have any problems coming up with ideas for the character.
In fact, Jeri Taylor suddenly lost her abilities to write for the character exactly between seasons 3 and 4 but obviously got those abilities back when she was writing her book "Pathways".
No lack for ideas in certain places, only lack of will.
Ah, I misunderstood (probably I just didn't read carefully enough). I thought you meant great ideas and concept episodes that due to TPTB intervention never materialised in produced episodes.
Exactly
Whatever happened to her anyways, is she still alive?
Whatever happened to her anyways, is she still alive?
Go to the Kes Website (link below), follow the link "Kes stories" and find the truth!
..er..thanks
