Antony F: Alice? Wel, yeah, it had its hoaky moments, but some decent acting and a few good character moments. One of the few times in Star Trek where characters who are in a relationship are allowed to show concern for each other, rescue each other AND have a resolution. Naomi's get well card .... awww .... Also liked all the background about the Voyager crew needing to get their spare parts from a junkyard.
Some Voyager episodes I like for the plot, some for the concept or idea behind it. Very rarely have I seen an episode of ANY Star Trek show that didn't have its flaws. (Caretaker -- love it, but skip through the hillbilly parts. Always.)
The mind-rape aspect of the memorial in Memorial was pretty high-handed, I grant you, and just the stone memorial itself would have been enough by way of commemoration. I, too, would have advocated its silencing. What I like about the episode though was the whole idea of the perpetrators acknowledging their crimes, and giving the victims a voice. That is such an important point of post-conflict reconciliation, when you're expected to start living again with neighbours who showed up at your church with a machete. (That particular episode came out when the negotiations for the creation of an International Criminal Court were still ongoing, by the way, and the writers doubtless read more than the entertainment section of the paper.)
So, unlike 7/9 I don't look for perfection in my favourite show -- a pretty useless quest, frankly, except for maybe three or four episodes -- but find enjoyment and grace notes in any number of places.
Some Voyager episodes I like for the plot, some for the concept or idea behind it. Very rarely have I seen an episode of ANY Star Trek show that didn't have its flaws. (Caretaker -- love it, but skip through the hillbilly parts. Always.)
The mind-rape aspect of the memorial in Memorial was pretty high-handed, I grant you, and just the stone memorial itself would have been enough by way of commemoration. I, too, would have advocated its silencing. What I like about the episode though was the whole idea of the perpetrators acknowledging their crimes, and giving the victims a voice. That is such an important point of post-conflict reconciliation, when you're expected to start living again with neighbours who showed up at your church with a machete. (That particular episode came out when the negotiations for the creation of an International Criminal Court were still ongoing, by the way, and the writers doubtless read more than the entertainment section of the paper.)
So, unlike 7/9 I don't look for perfection in my favourite show -- a pretty useless quest, frankly, except for maybe three or four episodes -- but find enjoyment and grace notes in any number of places.
(First chapter is up on FFN.)
