This episode borrows heavily from Next Generation's "A Matter of Perspective". Yes they fiddle around at the edges a little bit, but really we've seen it all before.
Replace Paris with Riker, Memory engrams with Holodeck Simulation, and Tuvok with Geordi (who directed this episode) and you're just about there.
That said it's a moderately diverting little tale even if whodunnit is pretty obvious from the start.
Although to be fair one or two of the early episodes of Next Generation owed a similar debt to the original series, so I suppose the writers should be allowed a little latitude to get into their stride. Fortunately there were much better things to come (especially after they got rid of the Kazon and their incompetent hairdressers).
1/10 for originality, but 5/10 for entertainment value.
Replace Paris with Riker, Memory engrams with Holodeck Simulation, and Tuvok with Geordi (who directed this episode) and you're just about there.
That said it's a moderately diverting little tale even if whodunnit is pretty obvious from the start.
Although to be fair one or two of the early episodes of Next Generation owed a similar debt to the original series, so I suppose the writers should be allowed a little latitude to get into their stride. Fortunately there were much better things to come (especially after they got rid of the Kazon and their incompetent hairdressers).
1/10 for originality, but 5/10 for entertainment value.