A crash-landed B'Elanna Torres plays the muse who inspires the writing of a Greek style dramatic poet in return for helping her get back to Voyager.
The concept of this episode is fabulous and contains some interesting nods to the impact of art on civilisations. Doing it with a piece of pop culture like Star Trek naturally acts as a homage to the ideals of the original series.
Whether or not the plot itself was the best way to bring the concept to screen is debatable. All that from a ships log - really? How much do we really care about these individuals, the play and the impact it will have?
That being said, there are many other things in addition to the main themes that made me enjoy the episode. For a start this is one of the best episodes for the Torres character giving her plenty to do and she does it well.
The scenes where the poet discusses Voyager crew members are edited to appear right next to scenes that involve those same characters. This is really well done and works perfectly. The sequences with Tuvok are superb.
How drama is structured and the classic elements of the Greek production is excellent and includes a lot of accurate detail.
It ends very cinematically and with emotion, leaving the final image in your head after the episode finishes.
The concept of this episode is fabulous and contains some interesting nods to the impact of art on civilisations. Doing it with a piece of pop culture like Star Trek naturally acts as a homage to the ideals of the original series.
Whether or not the plot itself was the best way to bring the concept to screen is debatable. All that from a ships log - really? How much do we really care about these individuals, the play and the impact it will have?
That being said, there are many other things in addition to the main themes that made me enjoy the episode. For a start this is one of the best episodes for the Torres character giving her plenty to do and she does it well.
The scenes where the poet discusses Voyager crew members are edited to appear right next to scenes that involve those same characters. This is really well done and works perfectly. The sequences with Tuvok are superb.
How drama is structured and the classic elements of the Greek production is excellent and includes a lot of accurate detail.
It ends very cinematically and with emotion, leaving the final image in your head after the episode finishes.