Tom and B'Elanna receive news of pregnancy and B'Elanna struggles with painful memories from her childhood.
This is a very different episode that mixes a great deal of emotional drama with a touch of science fiction. It's probably not one for hardcore sci-fi fans, although the sci-fi concepts are good, particularly the genetic treatments and baby image projection.
It is a great episode to watch for anyone who is pregnant or has recently been pregnant due to the little observations on first time parents, like the reaction and advice from friends.
What I struggle with are the flashback sequences and the concept of 24th century children getting a hard time based on racial differences. It seems a difficult plot point to swallow when Star Trek had previously painted the Gene Roddenberry picture of the future. Also, I'm not that keen on very basic flashback type sequences as they are shown here, there needed to be a bit more imagination to how they are cut into the storyboard.
The biggest positives are Tom and B'Elanna. I've never been that fussed on the romance between the two characters but this is by far the best interaction between the two. Roxann Dawson and Robert Duncan McNeill are a compelling and thoroughly believable husband and wife in this story. They take the characters to the next level, with B'Elanna's brutal course of action and Tom's display of utter devotion to make her see sense.
Other characters such as The Doctor, Seven of Nine, Janeway and Tuvok all provide good support.
Great themes are explored such as identity, genetic alteration and parent-child relationships.
This is a very different episode that mixes a great deal of emotional drama with a touch of science fiction. It's probably not one for hardcore sci-fi fans, although the sci-fi concepts are good, particularly the genetic treatments and baby image projection.
It is a great episode to watch for anyone who is pregnant or has recently been pregnant due to the little observations on first time parents, like the reaction and advice from friends.
What I struggle with are the flashback sequences and the concept of 24th century children getting a hard time based on racial differences. It seems a difficult plot point to swallow when Star Trek had previously painted the Gene Roddenberry picture of the future. Also, I'm not that keen on very basic flashback type sequences as they are shown here, there needed to be a bit more imagination to how they are cut into the storyboard.
The biggest positives are Tom and B'Elanna. I've never been that fussed on the romance between the two characters but this is by far the best interaction between the two. Roxann Dawson and Robert Duncan McNeill are a compelling and thoroughly believable husband and wife in this story. They take the characters to the next level, with B'Elanna's brutal course of action and Tom's display of utter devotion to make her see sense.
Other characters such as The Doctor, Seven of Nine, Janeway and Tuvok all provide good support.
Great themes are explored such as identity, genetic alteration and parent-child relationships.