Worf receives some potentially disturbing news about his family, whilst Data experiences a series of visions.
This is an interesting episode with two good character stories.
The Data story for me is the better of the two and involves a number of dreamy cinematic moments that Data attempts to interpret. Bizarrely though it comes to an abrupt conclusion, whilst Worf's adventure continues throughout the next episode.
As story arcs they are very different, whilst thematically quite similar with a lot of emphasis on the history and influence of their fathers. Both generate a lot of intrigue and build up intrigue for part two.
The crossover with Deep Space Nine is not necessary for the story and for me feels like a bit of a gimmick. On the other hand Alexander Siddig is good in his scenes with Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton and they make a likeable trio of nerds. I think Michael Dorn and James Cromwell are also good.
There is a moment when Data and Worf cross paths in the story with an exchange of dialogue that is probably the best scene in the episode.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.
This is an interesting episode with two good character stories.
The Data story for me is the better of the two and involves a number of dreamy cinematic moments that Data attempts to interpret. Bizarrely though it comes to an abrupt conclusion, whilst Worf's adventure continues throughout the next episode.
As story arcs they are very different, whilst thematically quite similar with a lot of emphasis on the history and influence of their fathers. Both generate a lot of intrigue and build up intrigue for part two.
The crossover with Deep Space Nine is not necessary for the story and for me feels like a bit of a gimmick. On the other hand Alexander Siddig is good in his scenes with Brent Spiner and LeVar Burton and they make a likeable trio of nerds. I think Michael Dorn and James Cromwell are also good.
There is a moment when Data and Worf cross paths in the story with an exchange of dialogue that is probably the best scene in the episode.
For me it's a 7.5/10 but I round upwards.