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Equinox, Part 2

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Season Ep :
6 x 01
Title :
Equinox, Part 2
Rating :
2
Overall Ep :
121
First Aired :
22 Sep 1999
Stardate :
Unknown
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Your Rating :
2.2500 for 4 reviews
Reviewer : Indefatigable Rating : 3
Review : It's been a while since I watched the first part, so my memories of it are a little hazy. Still, as far as I can remember, it was OK. There were a few points in this episode. Firstly, Janeway seems to be exhibiting very obsessive behaviour (Again!) which becomes downright criminal on one occasion. I know she's reckless and incisive on many occasions, but the writers really should not let her cross the line *that* far. At least Chakotay and Tuvok were prepared to disagree, and Chakotay stopped her from killing a helpless prisoner. Had they been nearer home, she would probably have been relieved of command for it. In some ways, Ransom's position made more sense, as one taken from desperation as opposed to obsession, and they at least had the sense to give him some qualms about it. As for what happened to the Doctor, well, I should think that after five years of experiences, he might have developed more of a conscience than his ethical subroutines. It's actually very disturbing to think that this might happen at any time if he develops a fault, and it would have been a good opportunity to develop his character by showing him having some qualms despite his subroutines being off-line. Finally, how is it that a science vessel can fight a frigate like the Voyager? Being able to penetrate the shields seemed only to make a minor difference, when in reality it should be the only thing that stopped the Equinox being blown to pieces in less than a minute. Still, it gave Ransom the chance to redeem himself a little. I have to admit that my first thought when the Equinox blew up was, "There goes ten year's worth of spare parts!". Perhaps I'm being a bit harsh in places, because it was still an exciting episode to watch, but it didn't seem right. Finally, the Voyager picked up some big scars on her hull once again. I've often wondered why they never re-shot the stock footage every couple of years with scars attached. It would have added an air of realism as the battered old ship headed home.
Reviewer : Cailus Rating : 4
Review : It's a classic B&B slam job. Take something, and abuse it hard enough to leave it squealing. The concept is fascinating. Seriously. The beginning, middle and end are all absolutely, undeniably riveting: Janeway's fury over the Equinox's betrayal, driving towards obsession is a particular highlight. One of the worst crimes of a Trek episode with a dilemna is picking the convenient "third option", where there's some technobabble or some other kind of rubbish that makes the dilemna meaningless. Equinox doesn't do this; every dilemna is solved by the characters taking one option or the other, and living with the consequences, and leaving us wondering which is right. Unfortunately, this episode is let down by B&B. Joe Menosky does a stunning job of writing the concept and dilemnas, but the mistake is in letting B&B do the rest, the details. It's frighteningly easy to see where B&B contaminated this script.
Reviewer : Satan Rating : 2
Review : While part one brought forth a great story line and had me eagerly waiting for the conclusion, part two just didn't deliver as well as part one did. There are some serious inconsistencies, such as the Ankari's inclusion (50 light years back according to this episode, didn't Ransom say they were AT LEAST 10,000 light years back in the last episode). Janeway has also completely flipped her wig in this episode, and while Kate Mulgrew does a superb job as always, the writers just took her obsession with catching Ransom a step to far. Chakotay on the other hand really gets some nice moments in here, trying to act as Janeway's moral center like he has in so many previous episodes. I'm a little upset that the Equinox survivors were never followed up upon later on in the series, especially the finale, but it wouldn't be appropriate to go on about that here.
Reviewer : MarcusP Rating : 0
Review : All in all a good episode propably but I can't get over Janeways behaviour. Torturing the ensing and relieving Chacotay. I cannot help myself but I keep comparing Janeway to Picard, who would never have behaved in that sort of fashion. Janeways anger towards Ransom just feels almost digusting.
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