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diff --git a/content/star-trek/stv/05x18-course-oblivion.md b/content/star-trek/stv/05x18-course-oblivion.md deleted file mode 100644 index 2a512ef..0000000 --- a/content/star-trek/stv/05x18-course-oblivion.md +++ /dev/null @@ -1,80 +0,0 @@ -+++ -title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x18 Course: Oblivion" -author = ["MichaĆ Sapka"] -date = 2024-04-03T21:14:00+02:00 -categories = ["st-voy", "star-trek"] -draft = false -weight = 3016 -primary_menu = "star-trek" -hasNavSection = "st-voy-episodes" -abstract = "One of the best episodes I've seen" -menu_item_override = 18 -[menu] - [menu.star-trek] - weight = 3016 - identifier = "star-trek-voyager-05x18-course-oblivion" - parent = "voy-r-s5" -+++ - -We start with B'Elllanas and Parises wedding and celebration of successful enhancement of Voyagers drives. -The ship is 2 years from reaching earth. - -The celebration is cut short, as Torres comes down with illness breaking her molecular structure. -We learn, that we are not on _our_ Voyager, but on a identical copy. -The entire crew are clones born on the Demon planet. - -Soon, rest of the crew comes down with the same illness as B'Ellana. - -"Course: Oblivion" is a direct continuation of Demon (04x24[^fn:1]) - -{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-course-oblivion-1.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} -Look how happy they are. -{{< /img-c >}} - - -## Impressions {#impressions} - -This may very well be my favorite Voyager episode yet. -This series is far from happy-go-lucky, but damn. -Seeing the entire crew die is not something I would have expected. -But it is a Bryan Fuller episode, so it doesn't come as such of a surprise. - -We're still thematically around the _self_ problem. -Are the clones the same people as the originals? -They possess the same memories, they have the same goals, they have the same personalities. -Moreover, they don't remember being clones. -It's closer to a _Twilight Zone_ brain melter, than I would have anticipated. - -The only downside are the effects. -It's a nitpick, but we're seeing _crap-on-face_ type of decomposition, which starts as cool. -Unfortunately, the with time and the process progression, more and more faces are covered - and with it, all the problems are more visible. -Near the end, we see dried up, cracked masks. -I'm glad it's not a 4K remaster. - -But this does not matter. -I finished the episode seriously sad. -I wanted a different ending. -Not often we are left with such soul-crushing scenes. - -It is not a story episode, _Trek_ gave us plenty of those. -It simply goes from point A to B. -After we learn that we are not seeing That Voyager, Fuller does not give us any more surprises. -This is pure emotional episode. -It came late in season 5, so I know those characters and I really felt their deaths. -I'm glad this not how the entire series is, but I will mention it anytime I am asked about greatest Trek episodes. -It right there, besides "The Inner Light" (TNG) and "The Visitor" (DS9). -It adds nothing to the main story, yet it is _essential_ to appreciate _Voyager_. - -I think it's time to say it out loud: _Voyager_ is a better series than _The Next Generation_. -It's more mature, less goofy and overall has amazing episode quality. - -{{< img-c "star-trek-voyager-course-oblivion-2.jpg" "https://voy.trekcore.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=96" >}} -Look how sad they are. -{{< /img-c >}} - - -## Doctor factor {#doctor-factor} - -Reduced to plot device, but I still love this episode. - -[^fn:1]: I have not reviewed episodes before reaching season 5, sorry. |