As the writers work to give full space to each of the characters, one at a time, the plots become convoluted. Here, Harry finds himself in the lap of luxury, living with his foxy girlfriend. The problem is that his profile is utterly alien to him. He is supposed to have great technological accomplishment but has no memory of any of them. Anyway, he devotes himself to getting back to Voyage, lost in space, trying to get home. The problem with this episode is that it's sort of dull. Harry is far from a dynamic presence, so his return doesn't grab us.
18 Reviews
Better than people make it out to be, but still not the best
brianjohnson-2004315 February 2021
I found this episode to be interesting and slightly above average voyager episode. But not the best and certainly not an essential episode. Like a lot of star trek episodes, the story-idea is what likely justifies the writing of this episode more than the logic of the story ever actually happening (even within the star trek world). It's basically a Harry-Kim-only episode. Tom is in the episode a little and the rest of the cast is in the episode only at the very end. I don't mind the Kim character like a lot of people. He's not my favorite. But I certainly find him to be more likable than some of the other main characters such as Chakoate and Nelix much of the time.
I like the episodes that are a bit outside the norm. And this episode certainly qualifies as unusual. I think it was clever how they came up with a way for one other Voyager character to have missed out on going on the trip to the delta quadrant as a result of Harry not going on the trip. This episode also demonstrates how much of a positive effect the relationship so far between Kim and Paris has been for Paris. It's also interesting to see Kim strive to make himself be lost in the delta quadrant as opposed to feeling like he's in a wrong alternative universe. Even if he gets to be home within the alternative universe. And it's obvious that his character longs to return to earth more than most other characters. So I think it Harry was the right character to write this sort of episode around. Some people don't like Garrett Wang as an actor. I think he's fine. I think a lot of the annoyance from fans should be more centered around how his character is written. Along with a few of the other human characters such as Chakoate and Paris. Overall I think aabout a 7.75 out of 10 is the right score for this episode.
I like the episodes that are a bit outside the norm. And this episode certainly qualifies as unusual. I think it was clever how they came up with a way for one other Voyager character to have missed out on going on the trip to the delta quadrant as a result of Harry not going on the trip. This episode also demonstrates how much of a positive effect the relationship so far between Kim and Paris has been for Paris. It's also interesting to see Kim strive to make himself be lost in the delta quadrant as opposed to feeling like he's in a wrong alternative universe. Even if he gets to be home within the alternative universe. And it's obvious that his character longs to return to earth more than most other characters. So I think it Harry was the right character to write this sort of episode around. Some people don't like Garrett Wang as an actor. I think he's fine. I think a lot of the annoyance from fans should be more centered around how his character is written. Along with a few of the other human characters such as Chakoate and Paris. Overall I think aabout a 7.75 out of 10 is the right score for this episode.
If I had your fiancé, I'd sleep late too
snoozejonc7 July 2022
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.
The Big Yawn
Bolesroor3 February 2011
Harry Kim, the equivalent of a fortune cookie without the fortune inside, awakens to find himself at home in San Francisco, his girlfriend beside him in bed. How can this be? Is this a spatial anomaly causing an alternate reality? A tear in the fabric of the space-time continuum? Yet another holodeck fantasy gone wrong? Does anybody care in the slightest?
Harry is able to piece together most of what's going on, thanks in part to Cosimo, the local cappuccino man who makes him cappuccino every morning. He reminds Harry what planet they're on and in what century, and exactly how sweet he likes his Vulcan Mocha. Harry, who has the amazing ability to never change his facial expression, doesn't. We're led to believe that on the inside he's conflicted and confused and concerned by this alternate reality, which ironically enough is not all that alternate than the one he knows as true.
After a trip to Marseilles to see Paris- don't ask- he returns home where he is promptly arrested by Starfleet as a spy. Yep, another warm and fuzzy waking-nightmare episode from the good folks at Hallmark. Luckily coffee man Cosimo reveals to Harry the secrets of the universe: THIS is exactly why you should always tip your Starbucks barista. Seems Harry's snagged in a temporal-inversion fold of the space-time matrix. Ah-ha. And it seems Cosimo is actually an alien sent to Earth to monitor Harry's safely from afar. Sure. Also, there's no way to ensure a return to the "correct" universe... Harry has as good a chance of restoring the time line and winding up back on Voyager as he does being re-born as a Ferengi proctologist. Harry- who doesn't seem particularly passionate about either existence- decides to return home because that's what it says in the script.
He and Paris steal a ship and head back toward the Mystery Hole, where their one-in-a-zillion odds of restoring reality play out perfectly. Harry's back to being the brown paper bag on a starship of colorful lunch boxes and Tom is back to being the creepy, directionless lout we all know and love.
Hooray?
GRADE: D
Harry is able to piece together most of what's going on, thanks in part to Cosimo, the local cappuccino man who makes him cappuccino every morning. He reminds Harry what planet they're on and in what century, and exactly how sweet he likes his Vulcan Mocha. Harry, who has the amazing ability to never change his facial expression, doesn't. We're led to believe that on the inside he's conflicted and confused and concerned by this alternate reality, which ironically enough is not all that alternate than the one he knows as true.
After a trip to Marseilles to see Paris- don't ask- he returns home where he is promptly arrested by Starfleet as a spy. Yep, another warm and fuzzy waking-nightmare episode from the good folks at Hallmark. Luckily coffee man Cosimo reveals to Harry the secrets of the universe: THIS is exactly why you should always tip your Starbucks barista. Seems Harry's snagged in a temporal-inversion fold of the space-time matrix. Ah-ha. And it seems Cosimo is actually an alien sent to Earth to monitor Harry's safely from afar. Sure. Also, there's no way to ensure a return to the "correct" universe... Harry has as good a chance of restoring the time line and winding up back on Voyager as he does being re-born as a Ferengi proctologist. Harry- who doesn't seem particularly passionate about either existence- decides to return home because that's what it says in the script.
He and Paris steal a ship and head back toward the Mystery Hole, where their one-in-a-zillion odds of restoring reality play out perfectly. Harry's back to being the brown paper bag on a starship of colorful lunch boxes and Tom is back to being the creepy, directionless lout we all know and love.
Hooray?
GRADE: D
Honey i'm home.
thevacinstaller3 April 2020
Warning: Spoilers
After viewing this episode I now have a deeper understanding of Harry's strong desire to return to earth. Look at this stunning fiancé (Luscious Libby) with an absolutely astounding mane of hair who wears a red dress that should be reserved for opening night for a movie release in Hollywood. On top of that --- This ensign has a SWEET "apartment" with a spectacular view.
You have to do a bit of stretching but I did find enjoyment in this episode. The idea that Harry Kim feels he can depend upon Tom Paris is an excellent bromance moment that ultimately pays off with Tom living up to Harry's alternate reality version/opinion of him and he ends up saving the day.
I also enjoyed Harry discussing the consequences of staying in this reality. Putting the well being of other people above his own is a very star trek thing to do and turning down a lifetime with his stunning fiancé is a act of sacrifice we shall not forget.
You have to do a bit of stretching but I did find enjoyment in this episode. The idea that Harry Kim feels he can depend upon Tom Paris is an excellent bromance moment that ultimately pays off with Tom living up to Harry's alternate reality version/opinion of him and he ends up saving the day.
I also enjoyed Harry discussing the consequences of staying in this reality. Putting the well being of other people above his own is a very star trek thing to do and turning down a lifetime with his stunning fiancé is a act of sacrifice we shall not forget.
Harry goes home
Tweekums2 July 2010
Warning: Spoilers
In this episode something strange has happened to Harry Kim; as it opens he awakens next to his fiancée in San Francisco and learns that he was never on Voyager. What is happening is a total mystery; is he on a holodeck? is he under alien mind control or has history somehow been changed? Harry isn't the only member of the Voyager crew there, Tom Paris is also there although unlike Harry he has no recollection of going to the Delta Quadrant on Voyager, in this reality he broke his parole and wasn't permitted to go on the mission. Harry's behaviour raises suspicions and he is given an electronic tag and told he can't leave the surface... this presents a problem as he believes the only way to get back to where he is meant to be is to fly a shuttle into an certain anomaly.
At first I suspected this would be a weak episode but ended up really enjoying it. It was interesting that there weren't any scenes on Voyager until the very end meaning that it is entirely up to Harry to find a way back to Voyager and decide if he even wants to go back; after all life as successful Star Fleet engineer married to the woman he loves has certain appeals that life in the Delta Quadrant lacks. Garrett Wang does well in the role of Harry Kim as is needed as he carries the episode.
At first I suspected this would be a weak episode but ended up really enjoying it. It was interesting that there weren't any scenes on Voyager until the very end meaning that it is entirely up to Harry to find a way back to Voyager and decide if he even wants to go back; after all life as successful Star Fleet engineer married to the woman he loves has certain appeals that life in the Delta Quadrant lacks. Garrett Wang does well in the role of Harry Kim as is needed as he carries the episode.
Kim's Unexpected Journey
deronboyd10 September 2013
Warning: Spoilers
Only the 2nd Season, and even though the entire premise of the series is our hapless crew flung 70,000 light years away in a completely mysterious, unknown quadrant, we have to whisk our characters back to Earth. What's the point of even putting them out there to begin with? Have we run out of mystery in the Delta?
The episode focuses on Harry Kim. He wakes up 70,000 light years back to his warm, cozy bed, and along side his hottie! That's good, right? Well, not for Harry. He needs to find answers, even if it means sleepwalking through the rest of the episode to find them! Can a strange, compelling mystery of an altered reality also be a complete snooze-fest? Yes! Yes it can!
Eventually, Harry learns the reason for his unusual circumstance, from a watchful alien coffee shop barista, no less (I'm sure 24th Century San Francisco has one on every street corner, if they don't currently in our century). Seems there was an unfortunate "badda bing, badda BOOM" with a shuttlecraft, and, well, you know, things went all screwy! I guess this is a more remedial version of the Q Continuum, I don't know. The Jersey Q. Forgettaboutit! Their advice? "Here kid, this is where it happened. You might make it back. Or, you might not. Rotsa ruck!"
Oh, and by the way, did we mention that now Starfleet is suddenly convinced Kim is a spy, and must be stopped at all costs? Well, we didn't see that development coming, now did we? Starfleet is always right on top of these kinds of things. It's not difficult enough to have to pilot a Runabout in a one-in-a-million shot through a spacial anomaly. You need Starfleet's finest on your tail beating down your shield generators for some extra drama! But if anyone can do it, it's Tom Paris. That's why he's conveniently in this altered reality as well. Since the past 40 minutes of the episode has been almost completely devoid of any action, we'll go out with a bang!
The time honored Temporal anomaly saves the day as always, and within the last few moments, everything is back to normal. Yay! Just in the nick of time, too, with absolutely no unpleasant reflection about what happened, how he touched home, his woman poised to marry him, or the strange Jersey Q beings he encountered that were a cause of it. Nope! We're just rockin' and rollin' back in the Delta Quadrant! Woo! Next please!
The episode focuses on Harry Kim. He wakes up 70,000 light years back to his warm, cozy bed, and along side his hottie! That's good, right? Well, not for Harry. He needs to find answers, even if it means sleepwalking through the rest of the episode to find them! Can a strange, compelling mystery of an altered reality also be a complete snooze-fest? Yes! Yes it can!
Eventually, Harry learns the reason for his unusual circumstance, from a watchful alien coffee shop barista, no less (I'm sure 24th Century San Francisco has one on every street corner, if they don't currently in our century). Seems there was an unfortunate "badda bing, badda BOOM" with a shuttlecraft, and, well, you know, things went all screwy! I guess this is a more remedial version of the Q Continuum, I don't know. The Jersey Q. Forgettaboutit! Their advice? "Here kid, this is where it happened. You might make it back. Or, you might not. Rotsa ruck!"
Oh, and by the way, did we mention that now Starfleet is suddenly convinced Kim is a spy, and must be stopped at all costs? Well, we didn't see that development coming, now did we? Starfleet is always right on top of these kinds of things. It's not difficult enough to have to pilot a Runabout in a one-in-a-million shot through a spacial anomaly. You need Starfleet's finest on your tail beating down your shield generators for some extra drama! But if anyone can do it, it's Tom Paris. That's why he's conveniently in this altered reality as well. Since the past 40 minutes of the episode has been almost completely devoid of any action, we'll go out with a bang!
The time honored Temporal anomaly saves the day as always, and within the last few moments, everything is back to normal. Yay! Just in the nick of time, too, with absolutely no unpleasant reflection about what happened, how he touched home, his woman poised to marry him, or the strange Jersey Q beings he encountered that were a cause of it. Nope! We're just rockin' and rollin' back in the Delta Quadrant! Woo! Next please!
Why is Starfleet Command ALWAYS so Dumb?
jethrojohn15 January 2022
Fairly okay episode if you're okay with Harry Kim. Terribly boring if you're not.
But my biggest issue is how Starfleet Command is always so darn stupid?
Kim explains his situation to them. And instead of calmly talk through the situation, they immediately think he's a spy and put him under arrest.
Surely they can look into Starfleet records and discover MANY instances of the same thing happening to MULTIPLE Starfleet officers on multiple ships?
It just makes no sense. But I guess if they want to create drama on this show, Starfleet higher ups are always the ones that get to play the morons.
But my biggest issue is how Starfleet Command is always so darn stupid?
Kim explains his situation to them. And instead of calmly talk through the situation, they immediately think he's a spy and put him under arrest.
Surely they can look into Starfleet records and discover MANY instances of the same thing happening to MULTIPLE Starfleet officers on multiple ships?
It just makes no sense. But I guess if they want to create drama on this show, Starfleet higher ups are always the ones that get to play the morons.
Disappointing plot. Could easily be much better. Skip the ankle bracelet.
wwcanoer-tech22 October 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Harry longs to come home but once there, he doesn't take a moment to enjoy it?! Having Harry seek out his favorite food (crab sandwich on the pier) or hangout or location would have helped make him more likeable. Ask Libby to skip work for a day and have fun, but then he's unable to have fun because he feels that he's in the wrong place. (So many people don't like him because he's so bland.)
Skip the ankle bracelet and chase. Too boring because so commonplace.
Skip the "no proof" line because Harry could tell them way more about Voyageur, the crew, and the accident than any spy could learn. Plus, he's wearing his communicator badge the entire time. Is it identical or not?
Would be far more interesting if Star Fleet joined in trying to solve the riddle because then there could be interesting discussions about time and reality! Then create REAL SUBSTANTIVE CONFLICT when Harry wants to restore the timeline but Star Fleet believes that they are the correct timeline and don't want it altered. Harry must then find a way around whatever roadblocks Star Fleet puts up. (Something more plausible and interesting than an ankle bracelet and a nonsensical chase when they could simply beam him to a holding cell.) Include pilot Tom, but it could be Harry's research partner who is convinced to help Harry and gives him access to the shuttle that Star Fleet blocked.
How boring was discovery of the alien?! Harry could have become suspicious. "Why do you know me so well? I've never gotten to know a shop owner or server so well before. You're always outside when I walk by, no matter the time of day! Do you know more than you're telling me?"
Was missing discussion of whether he changed his timeline or he moved to another timeline. I don't see why his timeline would change. It felt like he was transported through time to another timeline, so there should have been two Harry Kims in San Francisco. Because there is only one of him would be the reason to believe that his timeline changed and should be changed back.
Missed opportunity to learn about the efforts that Star Fleet had taken to try to contact Voyager. If we assume that they tried the same thing in both timelines, then Harry could bring some new information to Voyager.
So many ways that this could have been made more interesting.
Skip the ankle bracelet and chase. Too boring because so commonplace.
Skip the "no proof" line because Harry could tell them way more about Voyageur, the crew, and the accident than any spy could learn. Plus, he's wearing his communicator badge the entire time. Is it identical or not?
Would be far more interesting if Star Fleet joined in trying to solve the riddle because then there could be interesting discussions about time and reality! Then create REAL SUBSTANTIVE CONFLICT when Harry wants to restore the timeline but Star Fleet believes that they are the correct timeline and don't want it altered. Harry must then find a way around whatever roadblocks Star Fleet puts up. (Something more plausible and interesting than an ankle bracelet and a nonsensical chase when they could simply beam him to a holding cell.) Include pilot Tom, but it could be Harry's research partner who is convinced to help Harry and gives him access to the shuttle that Star Fleet blocked.
How boring was discovery of the alien?! Harry could have become suspicious. "Why do you know me so well? I've never gotten to know a shop owner or server so well before. You're always outside when I walk by, no matter the time of day! Do you know more than you're telling me?"
Was missing discussion of whether he changed his timeline or he moved to another timeline. I don't see why his timeline would change. It felt like he was transported through time to another timeline, so there should have been two Harry Kims in San Francisco. Because there is only one of him would be the reason to believe that his timeline changed and should be changed back.
Missed opportunity to learn about the efforts that Star Fleet had taken to try to contact Voyager. If we assume that they tried the same thing in both timelines, then Harry could bring some new information to Voyager.
So many ways that this could have been made more interesting.
99% Harry Kim
generic230-118 September 2017
Garret Wang is not a particularly compelling actor. So watching an episode that's almost 100% on him is just boring. Actually any episode that takes you away from the Voyager onto these stupid folds in the space time continuum just gets confusing and dull. Garret complains a lot in interviews about how he was a hot young star and they kept doing stories with old Mulgrew and Beltran and it's like he can't figure out he just wasn't that good to watch.
A Harry Kim episode - I wonder how that might go
Ar_Pharazon_the_golden12 January 2019
Warning: Spoilers
By this point in the series, it has become pretty clear that Garrett Wang is, let's say, not the best actor in the world. What's worse, his character, Harry Kim, is very insignificant, serving the role of saying things like "attempting to compensate", and "I am detecting an anomaly". So having an episode centred on him to aid his character development was certainly necessary, but at the same time, a hard task to accomplish. To make matters worse, the episode they came up with was ST generic plot #465,5 with Kim waking up in a different reality, having never been assigned to Voyager.
Despite the generic, uninspired plot, the story did offer a few chances to at least shape a personality for Ensign Buttonpusher. But both the script and Wang's limited abilities proved insurmountabe obstacles: a couple of scenes with potential (e.g. where he asks his fiancee to pretend like she hasn't seen him in a long time) could at the hands of a finer actor be memorable, but a real life Vulcan can't make the most of them. Meanwhile, once what transpired is revealed (anomaly, aliens), Kim is faced with an obvious dilemma. Go back to his reality, or stay where he has a good life and is not lost in space? This should be a difficult question (to say the least), even more so since the alien Italian coffee shop owner (don't ask) tells him "who knows, there is 99% chance of failure". But no, with the help of Tom who he contacted for no other reason than to have a second regular cast member appear and who pretty much kills himself in a YOLO moment, everything works out and Kim returns to his fulfilling job and life, detecting anomalies in the Delta Quadrant - without an ounce of regret for abandoning the chance to return to, presumably, the love of his life (however much someone with the personality of Harry Kim can love). There should have, obviously, been a reason to force him to go back, against his desire, but the writers could simply not bother enough. I mean, have him go to the holodeck and listen to "I left my heart in San Francisco" or something, show you care about this poor, poor excuse of a character even a tiny bit.
There are other great moments in the episode, which show a lot of thought went into it, like when the Admiral says the next meeting has to wait since he is leaving for the Cardassian border but then he appears again the next morning. Or when they are presenting the designs for a new ship and Kim suddenly says, very convincingly, "I am very ill" so everyone is like "ok, let's do this again in a month, it's not like you wasted our time".
Despite the generic, uninspired plot, the story did offer a few chances to at least shape a personality for Ensign Buttonpusher. But both the script and Wang's limited abilities proved insurmountabe obstacles: a couple of scenes with potential (e.g. where he asks his fiancee to pretend like she hasn't seen him in a long time) could at the hands of a finer actor be memorable, but a real life Vulcan can't make the most of them. Meanwhile, once what transpired is revealed (anomaly, aliens), Kim is faced with an obvious dilemma. Go back to his reality, or stay where he has a good life and is not lost in space? This should be a difficult question (to say the least), even more so since the alien Italian coffee shop owner (don't ask) tells him "who knows, there is 99% chance of failure". But no, with the help of Tom who he contacted for no other reason than to have a second regular cast member appear and who pretty much kills himself in a YOLO moment, everything works out and Kim returns to his fulfilling job and life, detecting anomalies in the Delta Quadrant - without an ounce of regret for abandoning the chance to return to, presumably, the love of his life (however much someone with the personality of Harry Kim can love). There should have, obviously, been a reason to force him to go back, against his desire, but the writers could simply not bother enough. I mean, have him go to the holodeck and listen to "I left my heart in San Francisco" or something, show you care about this poor, poor excuse of a character even a tiny bit.
There are other great moments in the episode, which show a lot of thought went into it, like when the Admiral says the next meeting has to wait since he is leaving for the Cardassian border but then he appears again the next morning. Or when they are presenting the designs for a new ship and Kim suddenly says, very convincingly, "I am very ill" so everyone is like "ok, let's do this again in a month, it's not like you wasted our time".
Unfortunately Garret Wang cannot carry an episode
brdavid-429-962701 April 2020
This episode outright proves 1 of two things: 1)cannot give us a character that is interesting or 2) The writers cannot give us a character of Ensign Kim that is interesting. It is possible Wang is only working from the script and the director. However I don't think I want to lay blame on the writer and director when I see a story that could have been interesting, but turns out to be rather boring. Actually i blame both.
Non Sequitur is an episode that puts Ensign into a situation where it appears he is back in San Francisco with his girlfriend and back in Starfleet. He discovers that he was never assigned to Voyager and doesn't know what any of this means. The first thing Kim does is try to communicate with whomever he thinks is in control of this reality only to realize that everything seems to be real.
So would be the logical next step here? Well, Kim isn't in any danger, Kim isn't held hostage, Kim isn't hurt or injured or does any injury seem to be forthcoming to him. In seeing this, my first response to Kim was "why not just play along?". It was something that I honestly didn't understand why Kim decided to proceed as if he was in danger. Also Kim when he finds the Voyager logs classified, proceeds to enter his authorization code. If Kim suspected that he was still under alien influence entering that code was a large character error.
For an episode that could have explored the acting of Wang and character of Kim this episode falls very short. McNeill gave an interesting character but it all falls flat with a rather odd and typical Star Trek ending.
Can be skipped.
Non Sequitur is an episode that puts Ensign into a situation where it appears he is back in San Francisco with his girlfriend and back in Starfleet. He discovers that he was never assigned to Voyager and doesn't know what any of this means. The first thing Kim does is try to communicate with whomever he thinks is in control of this reality only to realize that everything seems to be real.
So would be the logical next step here? Well, Kim isn't in any danger, Kim isn't held hostage, Kim isn't hurt or injured or does any injury seem to be forthcoming to him. In seeing this, my first response to Kim was "why not just play along?". It was something that I honestly didn't understand why Kim decided to proceed as if he was in danger. Also Kim when he finds the Voyager logs classified, proceeds to enter his authorization code. If Kim suspected that he was still under alien influence entering that code was a large character error.
For an episode that could have explored the acting of Wang and character of Kim this episode falls very short. McNeill gave an interesting character but it all falls flat with a rather odd and typical Star Trek ending.
Can be skipped.
This one has logical problems even a sci-fi show cannot overcome.
planktonrules11 February 2015
I do not expect a sci-fi show to be 100% believable. You have to suspend disbelief and that's not normally a problem. However, with "Non Sequitur" the problems are too many--like the script needed some more work before filming started.
The show begins with Harry Kim waking up in San Francisco. No, this is not a dream--he IS in San Francisco and it is as if he never became a member of the Voyager crew. In fact, he soon learns that Voyager WAS lost and its current whereabouts are unknown--but he didn't go on the ship! This makes no sense and throughout the show Harry tries to find out what's happening to him. The answer really doesn't make a lot of sense (after all, the folks who made this happen certainly could have done a lot more than just drop him in San Francisco). What makes FAR less sense, however, is that apparently Tom Paris didn't go aboard later and he has no recollection that anything is wrong--yet, inexplicably, Paris does a lot of insanely dangerous and illegal things because some stranger (Kim) asks him to! It's all very contrived and very illogical...even for "Star Trek: Voyager".
The show begins with Harry Kim waking up in San Francisco. No, this is not a dream--he IS in San Francisco and it is as if he never became a member of the Voyager crew. In fact, he soon learns that Voyager WAS lost and its current whereabouts are unknown--but he didn't go on the ship! This makes no sense and throughout the show Harry tries to find out what's happening to him. The answer really doesn't make a lot of sense (after all, the folks who made this happen certainly could have done a lot more than just drop him in San Francisco). What makes FAR less sense, however, is that apparently Tom Paris didn't go aboard later and he has no recollection that anything is wrong--yet, inexplicably, Paris does a lot of insanely dangerous and illegal things because some stranger (Kim) asks him to! It's all very contrived and very illogical...even for "Star Trek: Voyager".
Sly message to fans in this episode?
Ralpho10 July 2011
At the time this episode first aired, Star Trek fans were highly critical of Voyager. And they had plenty of good reasons.
I suspect the producers, et. al., knew about this and gave the fans as direct a response as they could in this quote from Cosimo in the episode: "We exist in what you would call a temporal inversion fold in the space time continuum. It's not necessary to understand. It only matters that there was an accident. Your shuttle intersected one of our time streams and, BOOM, a few things were altered as a result of the accident. History and events were scrambled a bit, and you ended up here."
The second and third sentences tell the story. It's as if the producers were saying to the fans, "Don't try to make sense of everything we do. Just go with it and enjoy the show." Pretty clever, if that's what Rick Berperson and company were trying to do.
I suspect the producers, et. al., knew about this and gave the fans as direct a response as they could in this quote from Cosimo in the episode: "We exist in what you would call a temporal inversion fold in the space time continuum. It's not necessary to understand. It only matters that there was an accident. Your shuttle intersected one of our time streams and, BOOM, a few things were altered as a result of the accident. History and events were scrambled a bit, and you ended up here."
The second and third sentences tell the story. It's as if the producers were saying to the fans, "Don't try to make sense of everything we do. Just go with it and enjoy the show." Pretty clever, if that's what Rick Berperson and company were trying to do.
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