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title = "Star Trek: Voyager 05x13 - Gravity"
author = ["Michał Sapka"]
date = 2024-03-16T10:06:00+01:00
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Tuvok, Paris, and Doctor are stranded on an alien planet.
Soon they meet Noss, who's been trapped there for 14 seasons.
She falls in love with Tuvok, and he can't stop having feelings for her.
## Impressions {#impressions}
Well, I had to see this episode twice, two nights in a row.
The first night I was in a bit of a dark place, and I remembered nothing when the credits rolled.
The second time I was _so glad_ I made it the second time!
This is an excellent episode.
I've been told that Tuvok's casting was controversial, as he is black.
Tim Russ sure proved them that he was a _great_ casting choice.
I adore Tuvok!
He is an amazing Vulcan - logical, distant, analytical.
Tuvok is, however, so much more[^fn:1].
As I learn about his past, about his trainings to overcome _love,_ I like him even more.
He is not only a Vulcan[^fn:2], as there is still emotional being underneath the cold exterior.
She has a family back home, and despite all odds, this is still essential to him.
No cheating in space!
I adored liked Noss here.
She seems to be one-off character, and I doubt I'll ever see her again, but sure was she a compelling one-off.
I'd love to learn more about her and let her interact with Tuvok more.
As for the episode itself, I love that writers added the temporal disruption: for every 0.4744 of a second on the Voyager, a minute would pass on the planet.
Completely unnecessary on one hand, but on the other it adds tension.
Since the crew spent _months_ on the planet, Tuvok had a chance to get to know Noss.
It made it so much more believable.
Ok, she _suddenly_ starts to talk in broken English and I had hard time accepting it until we learned of the temporal disruption.
It also allowed us to learn about her as a person - it's only one episode, but with her bonding with the team we see that she is much more than love interest.
All in all: highly recommended!
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Tasty space spider!
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[^fn:1]: I haven't seen too much of TOS, so I can't compare him to mr. Spock.
[^fn:2]: I fully accept the ban on mind-melt that is sure to follow this sentence
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