(Hard to believe this was first shown 23 years ago!....)
ST crews always act so freakin' noble it makes me want to throw up. I realize that they're part of what is essentially a military organization, but they never screw up, know fear, act impulsively or selfishly, and are just sooooooo ready to sacrifice themselves, that it's simply not realistic in the slightest. This episode is a welcome exception.
I actually cheered, and cursed that crystalline killer when Dr. Marr blew it up in an act of pure revenge. "Good for you!" I shouted "F--- that g------ thing!" I felt elated, and also pleased that someone in Star Trek had finally done something *human*, unlike 99.9 percent of the perfect people in that fictional universe.
Naturally, I detested Data's "your son wouldn't have approved" put-down and the pronouncement that she had ruined her scientific career, since that pulled us all right back into the "so freakin' noble" zone. If that scene had been deleted this would have been a perfect episode for me.
ST crews always act so freakin' noble it makes me want to throw up. I realize that they're part of what is essentially a military organization, but they never screw up, know fear, act impulsively or selfishly, and are just sooooooo ready to sacrifice themselves, that it's simply not realistic in the slightest. This episode is a welcome exception.
I actually cheered, and cursed that crystalline killer when Dr. Marr blew it up in an act of pure revenge. "Good for you!" I shouted "F--- that g------ thing!" I felt elated, and also pleased that someone in Star Trek had finally done something *human*, unlike 99.9 percent of the perfect people in that fictional universe.
Naturally, I detested Data's "your son wouldn't have approved" put-down and the pronouncement that she had ruined her scientific career, since that pulled us all right back into the "so freakin' noble" zone. If that scene had been deleted this would have been a perfect episode for me.