I'm giving this episode one serious thumbs up for one reason only. Callum Keith Rennie. I've always liked his portrayal of characters he's portrayed. Simple and to the point. The rest of the episode is lots of flash and bang with very little substance. Star Trek used to be all about the substance and plot. Instead, again, these shows give us lots of special effects with a couple of throw backs to the old shows. As for the drama and dialogue, they're still trying to tug at everybody's feelings with the relationships in the show. But instead of feeling anything I find I'm bored with the sappy nature of the lines, and the poor acting that goes along with it. The 4th season was already terrible. Saying that, the story line was at least somewhat original. The current plot seems to have mined heavily from TNG, which means the current writing staff finally had to go back and watch a couple of those episodes.....finally. And once again, Tilly and Paul are horrible characters.
Review of Red Directive
