| Review : |
Again we have something different, which was good. Shades of "Lower Decks" throughout, of course, but it was sufficiently different to make a good contrast. The idea of dark matter life may have some real basis, but we don't know much about it, so it's a good subject to speculate on. However, the story was more about the three misfits, and that was about the right balance of emphesis. The three guest actors did fairly well, and seemed convincing enough. As for the characters; Celes just needs more experience and some confidence-building; Telfer might be OK after this, but I'd keep an eye on him; while Harren should be relieved of duty and subject to disciplinary action. I loved the opening sequence, it's always good to see new parts of the ship, and down in the bowels of the engineering section was something new. The fly-in and fly-out worked very well too. However, it's a bit odd for a captain to ask for directions in her own ship (even if it did give Tom Morello an extra line). Surely Janeway inspects her ship from stem to stern every now and then. Some captains conduct inspections once a week. Overall, a decent storyline, fairly involving, with a bit of tension. A decent episode. |
