I'm generally not a fan of time-travel stories. It's kind of a worn-out territory and I get fatigued by the silly ways 'forks' and creating/destroying timelines are taken for granted, as if it's a hard science.
But as far is it goes, this episode hits all the right places in treating the topic, as it deals with all the classic ethical dilemmas - I won't spoil it for you but it's the kind of questions the best of Trek poses. Yeah, instead of clear answers, you get more questions and ethical conundrums - but that's what good Trek is all about; not just brainless action but engaging your brain so you can think further when the episode finishes.
Not to mention that La'an got great depth with this episode and and Chong's performance was very convincing, even touching (yup, got a little tear-eyed at the end). Good stuff.
But as far is it goes, this episode hits all the right places in treating the topic, as it deals with all the classic ethical dilemmas - I won't spoil it for you but it's the kind of questions the best of Trek poses. Yeah, instead of clear answers, you get more questions and ethical conundrums - but that's what good Trek is all about; not just brainless action but engaging your brain so you can think further when the episode finishes.
Not to mention that La'an got great depth with this episode and and Chong's performance was very convincing, even touching (yup, got a little tear-eyed at the end). Good stuff.