Garak's Season 6 Voyager Reviews



Here you can find Garak's reviews for the latest episodes of Voyager's 6th Season.


"Fury"


I had fond memories of Kes before this episode, and I still have fond memories of her.

I found the episode suspenseful and interesting. I enjoyed Jennifer Lien's acting more so than usual, and Robert Beltran also stood out for me, especially during the Vidiian attack. I found Kes's story compelling and her helping herself with the message, touching. It really resonated with me.

Part of the strength to "Fury" is its ability to make the viewer intrigued by the "sudden reversal" (to borrow a term from "Muse") of Kes, who had well-played scenes off Janeway and Neelix and The Doctor, and her renewed finding of her identity. I could believe it. If I couldn't, I can imagine that I wouldn't be all too fond of the episode, though.

The opticals and the manner in which we got to reminisce on the Voyager of the first year: they made the tale of Kes's return even more appealing to me.

How about another 9 out of 10.



"Muse"


"Muse" was an entertaining character piece. It may not be among the most innovative of plots or self-examinations, but it was a rompy character piece with an interesting society (which was quite Greek, from where I'm sitting in the amphitheatre).

"Muse" reflected interestingly on B'Elanna's life thus far on Voyager. That's the kind of tale that I typically thoroughly enjoy. It didn't drag too much for me, as I found the conversations with Kelis and Harry to be refreshing.

The setting and the Tuvok B-plot (which probably did a little less for me than most; I was more caught up in the poetry plight) were also good breaths of fresh air. The mostly outdoor or ancient look to the episode was a good change of pace; every once in a while we need one of these ("Memorial" and "Child's Play" are also good examples).

The acting (Go, Roxann Dawson! ;)), pacing, music, and overall continuity (I loved seeing B'Elanna try to explain the Caretaker, among other things, to Kelis) struck me as "on." This episode definitely clicked with me, but then again, most Torres episodes do.

Let's call it a 9 out of 10 on my new, tougher scale of rating episodes. =)



"The Voyager Conspiracy"


Oh, I like it. Sure, it will have no consequences and it was deeply psychologcal, but it was fun, it was amusing, it was... Uhm, it was. =) For a flashback clip show, I enjoyed it. Sure, the episode wasn't absed around the clip-show aspect, but it was prominant. It's not everyday you see the Array blow up... oh, say eight times. There were some inconcistsnecies with the references to the past (like since when did Kes have suspicions... and Commander Seska?), but those aren't all that bad, considering we were treated to a good story with good direction by Terry Windell. Joe Menosky continues to astound me. He's probably my favourite of Voyager's writers. The scenes that featured Chakotay did wonders with his character, especially when his was with Janeway. I was rather dumbfounded, actually. One thing that I would've liked would be for there to be some sort of conspiracy -- but one that doesn't involve Starfleet at all. Maybe the Nacene had a cosnpiracy against Voyager. I don't know, but I was sort of hoping for lasting ramifications. Nonetheless, it was a good episode. Snappy direction, a great script (loved that emotional, character-based ending aboard the Flyer), some fine music, and great acting -- particularly from Jeri Ryan, who made Seven's actions more believable. Let's say an 8 out of 10.


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