User:Wfaulk/reviews/4x18

Half a good episode that descends into silliness
2/5: not recommended

There's some neat practical treknobabble in this episode. I especially enjoy the holodeck simulation of the away team footage, and the mystery solving in it. (It reminds me of the "track 47 left" scene in Blade Runner.) And it's an interesting mystery in the first half. But the science just feels like hooey and the "appeal to the human side" is just silly. Why not just transport him aboard?

Also, much has been made about Geordi's makeup in this episode taking the most time of any makeup on the show. It looked to me like he was in a spandex catsuit with glow-in-the-dark stripes painted on it. Not time well spent, apparently.