Enterprise crew members experiences some unusual instances of time loss.
This is a reasonably good episode that starts strongly, developing some decent intrigue, but for me when all is revealed it runs out of steam. It also is very heavy on technobabble dialogue which is clever, but not particularly cinematic.
The plot works whilst the mystery is being developed in the first half of the story. I like how everything is pieced together from bits of information revealed by different characters.
For me the holodeck sequence is the high point of the episode and there is great use of both the setting and characters.
Personally I found the final act to be a bit of an anticlimax and not nearly as tense as it tries to be. I won't mention details not to spoil, but at that point I was willing it to end.
Visually it is fairly atmospheric, with some great props and interesting set designs, but I would not describe it as having most memorable alien effects of TNG.
All actors give solid performance, particularly Jonathan Frakes who's character Riker has a large part of the episode's focus.
This is a reasonably good episode that starts strongly, developing some decent intrigue, but for me when all is revealed it runs out of steam. It also is very heavy on technobabble dialogue which is clever, but not particularly cinematic.
The plot works whilst the mystery is being developed in the first half of the story. I like how everything is pieced together from bits of information revealed by different characters.
For me the holodeck sequence is the high point of the episode and there is great use of both the setting and characters.
Personally I found the final act to be a bit of an anticlimax and not nearly as tense as it tries to be. I won't mention details not to spoil, but at that point I was willing it to end.
Visually it is fairly atmospheric, with some great props and interesting set designs, but I would not describe it as having most memorable alien effects of TNG.
All actors give solid performance, particularly Jonathan Frakes who's character Riker has a large part of the episode's focus.