Time and Again

DVD, Voyager S1 (Time and Again)

Another story involving time travel? I'll take it. But of course the episode never actually happened... This has always been one of the episodes I thought well of, as it's still using all the crewmembers well, in equal measure, the Doctor especially gets a very good scene with Kes' brain, and the strange situation is exploited fully. The result is a good sci-fi staple - they were the instigators of the accident in trying to stop it, and there are some good pieces of action.

It's refreshing to have projectile weapons in a Trek, and these have a nice whizzy zap sound too! Paris comes across a bit loose as he tries to get Harry to double date, with first mention of the good old Delaney sisters, but he also plays hero by taking a bullet meant for the alien boy. Neelix gets to be a little more serious as Kes' mental abilities show themselves, although I would guess the crew are still unaware of them since the episode resets itself, in a pleasing, non-reset button way, only Kes with the ghost of a memory to know anything had happened. Good to have a happy ending.

The child did a good job as did the main guy who holds them hostage, who came across as a believeable leader. Nice effects with the subspace beam, and sets with the power station areas. So a lot of plus-es then. Maybe there was still too much tech talk, and the impact can be lost a little when you know what's coming, but Janeway came across well, as a hero and someone who can talk out of trouble, like the best captains always did.

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