While I will admit that my heart was warmed by the genuine concern displayed by Kes towards the doctors 'illness', this episode lacks a sense of cohesion for me and the undercooked motivations of the swarm impacted my ability for immersion.
The exploration of computer alzheimers was the one compelling aspects of this episode but that could have been flushed out a bit more in my opinion with more interactions with the crew or somehow tied into the swarm attempt to take the voyagers energy.
I was pondering the opening scene of the episode when the swarm boarded the shuttle and zapped Torres/Paris ------ I expected them to be infected with some type of parasite or control mechanism but this ultimately amounted to nothing at all?!
I do enjoy the camaraderie between the Doctor and Kes but I need a deeper purpose in a star trek episode to keep me engaged. Perhaps they should have concentrated on the doctor's plight for the entire run of the episode instead of mixing in the action sequences with the swarm?
The exploration of computer alzheimers was the one compelling aspects of this episode but that could have been flushed out a bit more in my opinion with more interactions with the crew or somehow tied into the swarm attempt to take the voyagers energy.
I was pondering the opening scene of the episode when the swarm boarded the shuttle and zapped Torres/Paris ------ I expected them to be infected with some type of parasite or control mechanism but this ultimately amounted to nothing at all?!
I do enjoy the camaraderie between the Doctor and Kes but I need a deeper purpose in a star trek episode to keep me engaged. Perhaps they should have concentrated on the doctor's plight for the entire run of the episode instead of mixing in the action sequences with the swarm?