There is one reason why I rate this episode very high. There are encounters with strange aliens all the time in this series, but this is the first time that a somewhat more intellectual and emotional interaction is portrayed, and we get a picture of what it would mean to be alien.
I enjoyed it and was even a little moved when Gem tries to save McCoy and McCoy tries to save her in turn. That said, there seems to be a considerable tonal shift in the series by season 3, and this episode of part of it.
I'd rate it a 7.5.
I enjoyed it and was even a little moved when Gem tries to save McCoy and McCoy tries to save her in turn. That said, there seems to be a considerable tonal shift in the series by season 3, and this episode of part of it.
I'd rate it a 7.5.