An alien race finds the remains of a Voyager crew member on the planet featured in the episode 'Basics'.
This is a strong episode that addresses some thought-provoking themes.
If you take the sci-fi premise of the plot with the right amount of suspension of disbelief it has a very strong "what if" concept, as much as 'Planet of the Apes' has in the movie world. The only aspect I slightly struggled with (and it's common to Star Trek stories) is the contradictory attitude of the Voth race to their apparent scientific progression. How did they get so advanced when society is so inflexible and punitive when it comes to adherence to certain beliefs?
I love the opening narrative, told from the perspective of the Voth scientists and their observations of Voyager. In fact I would enjoy a whole episode told in this style.
The guest characters have centre stage in this episode, with Gagen and Ocala nicely written with a Galileo and Catholic Church dynamic. Henry Worocnicz and Concetta Tomei are the stars of the show for me. Robert Beltran provides good support and Katie Mulgrew is great as always.
This is a strong episode that addresses some thought-provoking themes.
If you take the sci-fi premise of the plot with the right amount of suspension of disbelief it has a very strong "what if" concept, as much as 'Planet of the Apes' has in the movie world. The only aspect I slightly struggled with (and it's common to Star Trek stories) is the contradictory attitude of the Voth race to their apparent scientific progression. How did they get so advanced when society is so inflexible and punitive when it comes to adherence to certain beliefs?
I love the opening narrative, told from the perspective of the Voth scientists and their observations of Voyager. In fact I would enjoy a whole episode told in this style.
The guest characters have centre stage in this episode, with Gagen and Ocala nicely written with a Galileo and Catholic Church dynamic. Henry Worocnicz and Concetta Tomei are the stars of the show for me. Robert Beltran provides good support and Katie Mulgrew is great as always.