A bit of a downer episode but not quite half bad.
Kids can come up with crazy beliefs in situations like the one Timmy went through. I remember blaming myself for my parents splitting up when I was 5 --- like, maybe I asked for Ice Cream one time too many. The weight of believing you are directly responsible for killing hundreds would be crushing and the kid actor does a solid job of portraying that burden.
I am not a counselor but Troi's idea of letting Timmy roleplay as an Android makes sense to me ---- He does re-discover his humanity through his BFF adventures with Data after all. And who wouldn't want to be an android?! I can't even stay up till after 12 AM anymore --- my body just dies on me.
I suppose it wouldn't make sense to have two Worf episodes in a row but shouldn't Worf had made an appearance? He should have at least had a cameo appearance where he tells the kid to 'be a man' and confront death like a WARRRIORRRR.
I'd say I like it more then most. I had a pretty rough childhood and I am pretty sure I repressed a bunch of BS, so I see a little bit of what I went through in Timothy. I wish I had a hot betazoid and an android to help me out though my life experiences, but instead I listened to bad music and got piercings and was really angry at the world for a decade.
Kids can come up with crazy beliefs in situations like the one Timmy went through. I remember blaming myself for my parents splitting up when I was 5 --- like, maybe I asked for Ice Cream one time too many. The weight of believing you are directly responsible for killing hundreds would be crushing and the kid actor does a solid job of portraying that burden.
I am not a counselor but Troi's idea of letting Timmy roleplay as an Android makes sense to me ---- He does re-discover his humanity through his BFF adventures with Data after all. And who wouldn't want to be an android?! I can't even stay up till after 12 AM anymore --- my body just dies on me.
I suppose it wouldn't make sense to have two Worf episodes in a row but shouldn't Worf had made an appearance? He should have at least had a cameo appearance where he tells the kid to 'be a man' and confront death like a WARRRIORRRR.
I'd say I like it more then most. I had a pretty rough childhood and I am pretty sure I repressed a bunch of BS, so I see a little bit of what I went through in Timothy. I wish I had a hot betazoid and an android to help me out though my life experiences, but instead I listened to bad music and got piercings and was really angry at the world for a decade.