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diff --git a/content/star-trek/voy/05x18-course-oblivion.md b/content/star-trek/voy/05x18-course-oblivion.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..7e01142 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/star-trek/voy/05x18-course-oblivion.md @@ -0,0 +1,80 @@ ++++ +title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x18 Course: Oblivion" +author = ["Michał Sapka"] +date = 2024-04-03T21:14:00+02:00 +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 +episode_id = "5x18" +[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. |