From wikipedia...
"In 2014, Ars Technica said this was one of the worst episodes of the seventh season, calling it "ludicrously terrible."[3]"
I dunno. It makes little sense, but I find it pretty entertaining. Doesn't come close to my least liked episodes.
@kcarr2015 @lxskllr @JoeWynne #Emergence is a decent (if weird) episode, especially for S7, which has several episodes I’d rank way lower:
Interface, Force of Nature, Homeward, and Sub Rosa (sorry Bev-👻 shippers).
I looked over the list, and I think my least favorite is Journey's End. I just don't like it much. A fresh rewatch might change my mind, but that's the one that stands out to me.
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#JourneysEnd stands out because Wesley's big revelation at the end, after being appalled by Star Fleet's orders, was to (I guess) have some sort of personal Prime Directive and do nothing, just let them fight it out? For Pete's sake, he could have at least made a damn suggestion at a solution!
It's actually still a real dangerous problem for the Federation colonists to end up under Cardassian jurisdiction! 🤦♂️
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Not sure why #ForceOfNature is on that list. Reviewing the IMDB page, people think it was too preachy?
Not me. Seemed pretty reasonable, and even that audience reaction in context works as part of the story. 😖
@kcarr2015 @lxskllr @JoeWynne I appreciate what they’re attempting with #ForceOfNature but, IMHO, it was sloppily executed
The crew comes across as climate change deniers (at-best, closed minded bureaucrats)
The sister could’ve proven her point without unaliving herself.
Before putting a speed limit on warp, the writers should’ve considered if they’ll actually follow through on it. Aside from a couple brief mentions in TNG, it never comes up again on screen.
@sezduck @lxskllr @JoeWynne
>> The crew comes across as climate change deniers (at-best, closed minded bureaucrats)
That's kind of the point. Everyone has boundaries in their worldview that are a bit of a taboo to cross, and we don't even realise they are there. Even the so-called enlightened among us. 🤷♂️
As for followup, yeah, I would have liked more.
@sezduck @lxskllr @JoeWynne
I rewatched the episode, and it's interesting.... the climate change analogy is obvious, but also as much eco-terrorism and radical activism. #Serova comes off as the impatient extremist, and her actions cause the subspace rift, which explicitly end up endangering her home planet and the disabled Fleming even more.
Surprised Star Fleet didn't create a verteron weapon based on the mines for the Dominion War.🤔
Didn't warp drive screwing the environment come up in Voyager? If I remember right, one of the aliens they ran across prohibited warp travel in their territory.
Also, I looked up why Voyager's nacelles moved. I thought that was a weird feature. It's to prevent damage to subspace.
Your point stands though. It wasn't given much thought after that episode.
@lxskllr @kcarr2015 @JoeWynne I think that someone offscreen it was mentioned that Voyager’s moving nacelles were part of a new design to prevent damage to subspace.
Edit: Found it:
https://memory-alpha.fandom.com/wiki/Variable_geometry_pylon
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