Written by Luke Barnes
Summary
A virus makes it aboard the Enterprise which leads to the crew desperately craving light, also there is something about genetic modification.
Did the writers go on strike or something? What was this episode? It felt like barely concealed filler, even in the worst episodes of Doctor Who they could come up with something better than a light crave virus, it is just lame.
Moreover, I am glad to see Rebecca Romijn’s Number One get more fleshed out on screen but this was not the way to do it. I felt like with the genetic modification point they were trying to convey some broader political or philosophical message but if they were it past right by me.
Furthermore, this episode seems afraid to give us any time with Pike, played by Anson Mount, and has him and Spock, played by Ethan Peck, marooned on a planet together, but for the most part just ignores this side plot.
Overall, a lame filler episode by definition.
Pros.
Romijn manages to keep the episode together
Pike and Spock have some fun banter in the short time we see them
Cons.
The main plot feels like it was made on the fly by people just writing down random words
The message and or point is missed
The ending
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