Twisted

DVD, Voyager S2 (Twisted)

A good bottle show can be useful for character building and still provide an enjoyable story. Sometimes the series is guilty, like 'TNG' before it of becoming too technically-minded, and it does come close, but the reactions to events by each person is what carries this episode. All the cast are used, there's a bit of comedy from Neelix' ongoing bouts of jealousy and the Doc's irritation at being stuck in Sandrine's, as well as the occasional misstep by people as they encounter changes to the layout of the ship.

The bending effect works incredibly well for such a long time ago - I would suggest it was because Janeway was pulled out of the distortion that she became unconscious, otherwise she'd have been fine as they all were when the wave passed over them. The ending works well, the solution being to do nothing, and it's nice to see the crew patching up disagreements (they all say how much they couldn't stand the other person before finishing with more positive sentiments!). And it was all a benevolent alien's way of saying hello, which is a nice touch to end with.

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