Enterprise encounters a crashed ship with a Star Trek legend trapped in the transporter.
This is an enjoyable episode with great fan service and good character moments.
The plot is a very straightforward fish out of water story centred around Scotty and works well as a tribute to the character and a reflection on ageing.
It is quite sad in it's moments of reminiscence and made me feel for Scotty. So much so I felt like punching Geordie La Forge who is portrayed as being quite impatient and hostile until he is ordered to do the decent thing by Captain Picard.
Picard on the other hand is portrayed in a very sensitive and caring light and shares one very memorable scene with Scotty. As does Data in Ten Forward. Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner are, as ever, on great form.
James Doohan channels all the charisma and personality of the caricature that is Scotty into a number of great moments. Some of the dialogue isn't great from the writer, (Diapers, I was driving starships etc) but Doohan makes the best of it. Some say there is too much technobabble but I think in an episode focussed on engineers it works.
LaVar Burton gives a solid performance, and after the initial character assassination by the writers, he makes Geordie likeable again whilst working alongside Scotty.
If you like the original series you are likely to enjoy this.
This is an enjoyable episode with great fan service and good character moments.
The plot is a very straightforward fish out of water story centred around Scotty and works well as a tribute to the character and a reflection on ageing.
It is quite sad in it's moments of reminiscence and made me feel for Scotty. So much so I felt like punching Geordie La Forge who is portrayed as being quite impatient and hostile until he is ordered to do the decent thing by Captain Picard.
Picard on the other hand is portrayed in a very sensitive and caring light and shares one very memorable scene with Scotty. As does Data in Ten Forward. Patrick Stewart and Brent Spiner are, as ever, on great form.
James Doohan channels all the charisma and personality of the caricature that is Scotty into a number of great moments. Some of the dialogue isn't great from the writer, (Diapers, I was driving starships etc) but Doohan makes the best of it. Some say there is too much technobabble but I think in an episode focussed on engineers it works.
LaVar Burton gives a solid performance, and after the initial character assassination by the writers, he makes Geordie likeable again whilst working alongside Scotty.
If you like the original series you are likely to enjoy this.