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by wanda
1154 days ago
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One of my favourite Voyager episodes. While being an action two-parter, which I wouldn't normally care for over ethical/exploratory stories, they were careful to look at the practical and emotional implications of surviving in a battered starship with a skeleton crew throughout. Tuvok and Seven becoming acquainted through her assistance with the consequences of his injury and sharing perspectives on their shipmates was fun. Other scenarios like being trapped in a damaged turbolift, The Doctor struggling with the more utilitarian ethics of emergency medicine, all refreshing to see. Living on "spiced up" rations while hiding in a nebula – that they can barely get out of afterwards – was another nice touch. Actual combat was not the focus and I appreciated that. In general the glimpse of Voyager as a story where state persists over time rather than reset each episode was compelling. It's not the only example of a kind of statefulness, but it reserves a place in my heart for Year of Hell, even though the actual time paradox A-plot is silly. |
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> Tuvok and Seven becoming acquainted through her assistance with the consequences of his injury and sharing perspectives on their shipmates was fun.
> Other scenarios like being trapped in a damaged turbolift, The Doctor struggling with the more utilitarian ethics of emergency medicine, all refreshing to see.
> Living on "spiced up" rations while hiding in a nebula – that they can barely get out of afterwards – was another nice touch.
The collaborator versus resistance aspect of Chakotay and Paris on the timeship too.
> In general the glimpse of Voyager as a story where state persists over time rather than reset each episode was compelling.
Yeah, I have a lot of time for the perspective that the ship should have been in bits by Endgame.