Thursday, 28 July 2011

Episode 61: Rise


Dictionary.com describes “boring” as an adjective which means causing or marked by boredom: a boring discussion or to have a boring time. I was surprised that this episode didn’t make the definition either. Wait, not surprised, saddened.

The plot, such as it is, involves Tuvok and Neelix along with some aliens (no, I don’t care what they’re called) trying to get some kind of orbital elevator thing to operate so that they can be beamed off the planet. Oh yes, and apparently there was something about asteroids and a spy or something.

Oh and what Tuvok episode would be complete without people thinking he’s being passive aggressive with him? For the 85th time he’s a bloody Vulcan! He has no emotions, he’s not a Romulan! Whereas Neelix seems to have too many emotions all filed under ‘annoying’. Though having said all that it would have been interesting if Tuvok was a Romulan. At least then he could’ve started bumping off all the Voyager cast. Ah happy thoughts.

So to sum up, basically the only interesting thing about this entire episode is that the actor who plays the lead alien is the same guy who voiced Skeletor in the 80s He-Man. Really, that’s it. Why didn’t I watch an episode of He-Man instead?

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