Still inside Hirogen-traveled space, Voyager comes across a prosperous commerce world featuring This Week's Friendly Aliens (not to be confused with This Week's Evil Aliens). Perhaps some background would be in order. Their intentions are good in rallying around Seven in her apparent hour of need, but they make some mistakes which leads to some ugly results. It accomplishes this with a fairly standard plot device that benefits from an interesting twist: namely the fact that, for once, the Voyager crew is on the wrong side of a judgment call. This week's Seven story, "Retrospect," finally begins to analyze the character's emotions, something I've been long awaiting. These days, my only skepticism is that all the other characters are sitting idly in the background because this one's getting so much spotlight attention. The writers seem to have so much control when writing her, and the shows always seem like they have direction when they pick up a story that explores the character's puzzling dilemmas. Ever since her controversial introduction to the cast, the effective use of Seven has proven wrong the premature fears of skeptics (myself included). I don't necessarily want to go on record saying that Seven of Nine is the best thing that has ever happened to Voyager, but I definitely think the character has been very good for the writing staff. It's so nice to see the Voyager writers, in what is clearly the best season of this series yet, unlock the potential of their characters-or, more specifically, their newest character, Seven of Nine. Seven continues to be the capable center of the season. ![]() Nutshell: The plot is a tad convenient at times, but the effect is quite good. Of course, I generally respond with a devastating quip rather than a left hook." - Doc to Seven Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan "I often find my own patience tested by someone like Mr. ![]() ![]() Story by Andrew Shepard Price & Mark Gaberman
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