A giant space ship flies around the galaxy, ostensibly exploring but usually running errands.

Here is where Star Trek begins its slow, painful decline. A number of episodes are awful; most are mediocre. There are a few great ones, but they're not nearly enough to make up for the crap. To be fair, this season probably isn't as bad as the first couple (both of which I rated higher), but context accounts for a lot. Making a show bad when it was recently so good is very frustrating. And there's not much effort to do anything new or clever, and a lot of attempts to mimic earlier episodes. The only new ground is a change in tone to make it more serious, taking a lot of the fun out of it and making the frequently bad writing less forgivable. Still, it's Star Trek, and I can't help enjoying watching it.

Concept: A
Story: C
Characters: B
Dialog: D
Pacing: B
Cinematography: C
Special effects/design: D
Acting: C
Music: D

Enjoyment: C plus

GPA: 2.1/4 ( )