Harry Kim wakes up in an alternate reality.
This is a hit and miss episode with some decent moments.
The premise is good, with a nice bit of temporal shenanigans for Kim to deal with. In fact, it starts very well, with the first three scenes between Kim and Libby being quite good, but when he reveals his situation to her, the chemistry disappears, and we get his journey back to the reset button, I think it goes downhill. Garrett Wang and Jennifer Gatti do well initially, but when the conflict between the characters starts, they have fairly bland dialogue that they cannot elevate with performance.
I prefer Wang playing a supporting role, and in some instances I think he can carry an episode, but this type of story requires a stronger screen presence due to the emotional rollercoaster it should be for the lead.
The involvement of Tom Paris is good and I like the alternative take on the character. Robert Duncan McNeill injects his personality into the story nicely.
The action-adventure aspect is good in certain physical scenes, but there are several lazy plot contrivances that lead Kim and another character to points where they spend the majority of the time sitting or standing at workstations explaining everything that's happening in convoluted exchanges of technobabble.
I think the majority of the premise is wasted and would have been better to have had a simple Q clicking his fingers as explanation, as it takes less time, then focus the plot on the dilemma the lead character is put in, and make it about the very difficult decision they have to make.
For me it's a 5.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is a hit and miss episode with some decent moments.
The premise is good, with a nice bit of temporal shenanigans for Kim to deal with. In fact, it starts very well, with the first three scenes between Kim and Libby being quite good, but when he reveals his situation to her, the chemistry disappears, and we get his journey back to the reset button, I think it goes downhill. Garrett Wang and Jennifer Gatti do well initially, but when the conflict between the characters starts, they have fairly bland dialogue that they cannot elevate with performance.
I prefer Wang playing a supporting role, and in some instances I think he can carry an episode, but this type of story requires a stronger screen presence due to the emotional rollercoaster it should be for the lead.
The involvement of Tom Paris is good and I like the alternative take on the character. Robert Duncan McNeill injects his personality into the story nicely.
The action-adventure aspect is good in certain physical scenes, but there are several lazy plot contrivances that lead Kim and another character to points where they spend the majority of the time sitting or standing at workstations explaining everything that's happening in convoluted exchanges of technobabble.
I think the majority of the premise is wasted and would have been better to have had a simple Q clicking his fingers as explanation, as it takes less time, then focus the plot on the dilemma the lead character is put in, and make it about the very difficult decision they have to make.
For me it's a 5.5/10 but I round upwards.