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Another 'what the heck is going on?' story. I think they pulled it off fairly well. We got to see (Cheryl) Gates McFadden take centre stage here, and she put in a convincing performance. There was just the right ammount of doubt showing at just the right time. We only found out what was actually happening at just about the time when we had seen enough clues to make a fair guess, so that was a reasonable assessment. Also, the scene where Picard and Crusher were trying to convince each other of their points of view was excellent, especially Picard arguing for a 2,000 ft ship with a crew of TWO! The resolution was somewhat lacking, though. The Traveller worked fairly well in "WNOHGB" as a plot-driver, but here he was beamed in to provide the resolution, which made absolutely no sense to me. OK, they had to recreate the warp bubble and a stable threshold, but why all the 'see beyond the numbers' stuff? It sounds like new-age gibberish, or was it just a substitue form of technobabble? Still, it worked. Finally, how many of us have wondered 'if it isn't me, is it the Universe?' I know I have. |
