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Star Trek: Voyager: Spirit Folk (2000)
Palatable only for Americans
Another dreadful episode set in Fair Haven.
Once again, the clichés come thick and fast...
Once again, the crew seem as thick as two short planks...
Once again, the stereotypes are an insult to the Irish...
This kind of fantasy is absolutely incomprehensible to anyone who doesn't share (1) a typical Americans' ignorance about the realities of life in Ireland, and (2) Americans' apparent need to consider themselves part-Irish (however much other parts may predominate - does one ever hear of 'English-Americans'?)
As with many other episodes, there is a good deal of laziness on the part of the writers (at least we don't have transporters going offline or unable to get a lock, only to function perfectly at the crucial moment). Why do none of the characters ever suggest that it might be a good idea to have a few more safeguards built into the holodeck?
Star Trek: Voyager: Fair Haven (2000)
Abysmal
By far the worst episode of Voyager.
Hopelessly saccharine.
This kind of fantasy about Ireland (the characters' and the writers') is incomprehensible to anyone not from the United States of America and particularly indigestible to those of us who actually know Ireland.
The stereotyping is incredibly ignorant and the clichés come thick and fast.
Diverse characters inexplicably find fascination in the society of a rather dim collection of locals. Why should Captain Janeway - supposedly an intelligent woman - suddenly find the most inane of utterances so amusing?