Enterprise visits Aldea, where the inhabitants take an extreme action for the survival of their race.
This is a moderately entertaining episode that gets off to a good start but the resolution is fairly uninspired.
It starts off with a compelling premise, particularly for viewers who are parents. However, as things unfold it's clear to see the writers had some specific character development in mind for this episode and the plot feels something of an afterthought. The way everything is so neatly and quickly resolved is quite comical. The themes very much resemble those from the episode "11001001". I also liked the idea of a society losing its scientific and technological knowledge due to an overemphasis on the arts.
This is a decent episode for Captain Picard who has some strong moments of verbal confrontation and leadership, whilst also developing his character in relation to the Enterprise children.
Wesley Crusher has some strong moments, but you can see a lot of the writing is geared around his development as a young leader. I enjoyed all of his scenes up until the smug smile appears at the end which always seems to be the character's downfall.
The visuals are fairly bland with little inspiration found in the costumes and art design on Aldea.
The performance of Patrick Stewart is strong as ever. Will Wheaton is most okay and Gates McFadden likewise. The guest actors are fairly weak, with children regularly outshining their adult counterparts on Aldea. Jerry Hardin is solid but the the role isn't particularly challenging.
This is a moderately entertaining episode that gets off to a good start but the resolution is fairly uninspired.
It starts off with a compelling premise, particularly for viewers who are parents. However, as things unfold it's clear to see the writers had some specific character development in mind for this episode and the plot feels something of an afterthought. The way everything is so neatly and quickly resolved is quite comical. The themes very much resemble those from the episode "11001001". I also liked the idea of a society losing its scientific and technological knowledge due to an overemphasis on the arts.
This is a decent episode for Captain Picard who has some strong moments of verbal confrontation and leadership, whilst also developing his character in relation to the Enterprise children.
Wesley Crusher has some strong moments, but you can see a lot of the writing is geared around his development as a young leader. I enjoyed all of his scenes up until the smug smile appears at the end which always seems to be the character's downfall.
The visuals are fairly bland with little inspiration found in the costumes and art design on Aldea.
The performance of Patrick Stewart is strong as ever. Will Wheaton is most okay and Gates McFadden likewise. The guest actors are fairly weak, with children regularly outshining their adult counterparts on Aldea. Jerry Hardin is solid but the the role isn't particularly challenging.