I finished another episode - number 2. It's the one where the ship picks up a mysterious virus that makes the crew feel 'intoxicated'.
I'm very torn by this episode. One the one hand, it was very entertaining and easy to follow. On the other, it was very...'fluff' is the word I'd use. There was very little substance on space travel or unexplained mysteries of space. Also, when Data (the robot I'll remind you) becomes intoxicated and is seduced by Yar? Come on...then he struts around like he is drunk on love?
This has been the worst episode yet. I know I'm only on the second, but still.
I did a little research beforehand reading The Physics of Star Trek - Lawrence M. Krauss. The book is all about how Star Trek takes on big ideas like time travel, warp drive, black holes, etc. Really serious, hardcore stuff. Then I run across a 'fully functional' robot getting drunk and some actors doing a bad job of acting intoxicated.
To sum up, not impressed with this episode. Luckily I still have about 50 more!
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