This hits the right spots in terms of a good star trek mystery episode and the viewer gets a small reveal that there is more to Kes then meets the eye.
The horror of being unknowingly responsible for the destruction of an entire planet is a fascinating reveal and I went in believing that it was the protester who caused this catastrophe to happen ---- so, good job show! You got me. Captain Janeway figures out that the beam actually caused the explosion and ultimately saves the day. None of the crew remembers what happened except for Kes and we are left with that dangling fruit to think about.
There was good stuff in this one. I enjoyed the Mom/Son relationship of Janeway and Tom Paris. Paris also comes off as quite likeable in this one and Janeway further strengthens her unyielding adherence to star fleet ideals and protocol.
It would have been very interesting if this society that was saved would have had an impact in future episodes or seasons. I'm going to make a moral judgement call and say that saving a pre-warp society from destruction was the right call but I think it would be interesting if they ended up being villians or if there is was some calamity that resulted from this decision in later seasons --- maybe even a positive consequence?
We get more Doctor development. No respect for holograms in early Voyager --- well, except for Kes of course.
The horror of being unknowingly responsible for the destruction of an entire planet is a fascinating reveal and I went in believing that it was the protester who caused this catastrophe to happen ---- so, good job show! You got me. Captain Janeway figures out that the beam actually caused the explosion and ultimately saves the day. None of the crew remembers what happened except for Kes and we are left with that dangling fruit to think about.
There was good stuff in this one. I enjoyed the Mom/Son relationship of Janeway and Tom Paris. Paris also comes off as quite likeable in this one and Janeway further strengthens her unyielding adherence to star fleet ideals and protocol.
It would have been very interesting if this society that was saved would have had an impact in future episodes or seasons. I'm going to make a moral judgement call and say that saving a pre-warp society from destruction was the right call but I think it would be interesting if they ended up being villians or if there is was some calamity that resulted from this decision in later seasons --- maybe even a positive consequence?
We get more Doctor development. No respect for holograms in early Voyager --- well, except for Kes of course.