I’m rewatching it now, it’s so well written that it almost stands out from the rest of the episode. It comes off like something from David Mamet or The West Wing. It’s not Far Beyond The Stars or In The Pale Moonlight, the stakes of the episode are too low. But the material it gave all the actors to work with, the incredibly realistic way it weaves together different conversations going on between a large group, that the (really really good) acting abilities of the cast just get pushed over the top. It’s all in one room, no effects, no cost except for the appearance of Bareil, but it’s riveting, you can’t stop paying attention. It’s kind of a master class in writing. And it’s buried after the opening credits in the second episode of season 2.

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    11 year ago

    Your post reminds me of the middle of the last act of Voyager season 5 episode 13. It can be confusing but if you dig up the info (which I did not do tbh) it might actually be insightful. Not All Good Things insightful, but definitely Threshold quality. Or like the scene 47 minutes into the one with the whales. Can’t decide.