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Well, this turned into a waste of time for almost everyone. Perhaps it was an entertaining waste of time, but a waste of time nonetheless. The Trabe seem a little unbelievable, and their plan was doomed to failure from the start - killing the leaders from some of the Kazon sects will only mean that their followers will be out for revenge. I also think it's a bit silly that the Trabe fighter did not immolate the whole conference room, or even the building. It's also a bit silly that they should fire three of their precious torpedoes at one fighter when a phaser shot or two would suffice. Still, the good point is that it was at least an attempt to engage with the other people out there. If Janeway had handled things better, she could have formed a little trading empire on her way back. Still, she we once again see her dogmatic determination to stick to her principals, which completely define her character. Still, this might have been a missed opportunity to change the parameters a little bit and develop the storyline, if perhaps the negotiations were successful. Voyager developed slowly, and stories like this were one of the reasons why. The message is 'stick to what you believe in', and that closes off new possibilities. Perhaps what the Voyager really needs is a cloaking device (illegal, but nobody's going to tell the Romulans any time soon). |
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Not entirely brilliant, but not bad either. We're seeing a little tension between Starfleet and Maquis (for once) with both sides questioning their captain, who seems to be pulled this way and that, influenced most by whoever last spoke to her. She was certainly taken in by the Trabe! They at least were convincing, and to be honest it might have been worth accepting the fait accompli and leaving it at that. As usual though, they went out of their way to make Maje Cullah look like a strutting idiot - far too obviously. The Kazon were supposed to be 'Klingons without Kehless', but that's clearly failed, although this episode established a vaguely plausible history for them. OK, odd issues. Firstly, after the ambush, why is the building still there? It was unshielded and under disruptor attack (imagine what an Apache helicopter would have done). Secondly, three photon torpedoes? The city is still there, so the yield was obviously turned down to TFF levels, but why waste them when one phaser shot would do? Not too bad for early Voyager, I suppose. |
