70thousandlightyearsfromhome: Promo pics posted on StarTrek.com from “Memorial.”&nb
70thousandlightyearsfromhome: Promo pics posted on StarTrek.com from “Memorial.” They were tiny, because most people had 28.8k dialup connections back then. Memorial My review of this episode, from back when it first aired. Well, I liked it! Loved the opening scene on the shuttle. Our usually sweet-natured Harry is awfully grumpy, playing Felix to Tom’s Oscar. LOLed at his line about the bonding stopping when the sonic shower quit, and about not wanting to bunk with any famous explorers who didn’t have access to regular showers. Heh. I’m not wild about how they wrote B'Elanna in this episode. At least she was in it. Still…talk about the Relationship From Hell. I’m resigned now, and didn’t let it bug me, but jeez. They literally turned B'Elanna into Donna Reed. She takes Tom to his quarters, which are decorated in ‘50s decor, where she proceeds to wait on him hand and foot. He complains she forgot the beer, and she brings it to him. (Get it yourself, doofus!) And he proceeds to ignore her, watching TV, stuffing his face, and guzzling beer instead. That’s the best he can do, after he’s been away bonding with Harry for two weeks? Then there’s the mandatory P/T fight scene. There’s no real resolution there. And no connection between Tom and B'Elanna. Once again, he gets possessed and abuses his girlfriend. And we don’t even get a reconciliation scene between them. Ron Moore is right; the writers have given up on this pair. I liked Neelix in this episode. This Neelix was not a buffoon. He’s the only one of the four victims to side with Janeway, arguing for keeping the monument intact. He’s passionate, and compassionate. I also enjoyed his scene with Seven. I like seeing her interacting with characters other than Janeway, the Doc, and Naomi. Good to see the Doc in medical mode, after last week’s fiasco. He was in fine form, nagging the reluctant away team about their required physicals and exercising his medical authority over poor “Ensign Eager.” That Sickbay scene was fun. It’s just like Harry to work 16-hour days for two weeks, then wade right into work once he gets back to the ship. While Tom is watching TV. No wonder Harry was kinda grumpy. And the Doc’s gotten downright diabolical. "Two day’s rest.“ "But - ” “I can make it three.” That sounds like a Bones McCoy subroutine. All in all, this was a good episode for Harry. His memories were the most compelling. And I liked his scene in the caves with Tuvok. (A competent and compassionate Tuvok, at last.) Tom and Harry were good together in this one, too. From the quarreling in the opening scene to Tom comforting angsted-out Harry in the briefing room to the way they seemed to communicate with just a glance in the ending scene…if only P/T had a tenth the chemistry. This ranks as one of my favorites of the season, perhaps because it’s a good story about characters other than Seven, the Doc, or Janeway. At last, a true ensemble episode. A good one. Grade: A- -- source link