I could see that maybe in one of the many parallel universes there would be a Sisko hologram that is alive. It makes me think that even though not all holographic characters reach the point of life some do. One thing that makes me think that "some" holograms do become alive is the silly DS9 episode The Emperors Cloak where Vic is found to be alive in an alternate universe. I haven't seen much Voyager so I'm not sure if the holographic doctor is ever described as becoming a real person. I was surprised in this episode how quick Dax who is supposedly a science officer and Odo come to the conclusion that this village is full of holographic people who are alive and worth saving. Yet in season 2 of Next Gen it is explained that professor moriarty does reach a level of life and self awareness. Most of the time holograms in Star Trek are explained to be just that with no life at all. I want to talk about holograms in Star Trek and if some of them are alive. I also liked that Rurigan didn’t run the town, from what we saw the protector did.Īlso, Odo's turning into a top at the end for Taya wasn't "cute", it was touching. All this contributed to the episode and the premise of what he was trying to replace after the Dominion conquered his world. He wasn't just creating window-dressing to make him feel better, he was creating a family(s). Holograms having children is one thing, but only if they chose to, not programed to, was very telling of the programmer intent from the start. I thought it was very interesting creatively brilliant that the programming for these holograms was written in such a manner that they could have children if they chose to. The important part is haw Odo and Dax convince Rurigan that his feelings are real for these folks and their feeling count too. It really had nothing to do with it anyways. I don't mind that "rights" weren't dragged into this episode. We see a side of Odo we haven't seen yet which was enjoyable and the dialog between these two is written and delivered incredibly well. ![]() This set the appropriate tone for the story I thought.īut the whole episode for me revolves around this little girl Taya played very nicely by Nola Thornton and her developing relationship with Odo. Then of course Odo beams out, Dax says he’ll be right back etc. “ODO: Are we being accused of some kind of crime? I loved how Odo and Dax met the town’s “protector” Colyus. Not sure if I agree with this technobabble creation and don't really see the need to recreate the principles of holographic projection. I believe this is the only instance in trek where "omicron particles" are used to generate the holograms. We also start to learn that Jake probably wont fall in his father footsteps and join Star Fleet.Ī note about the holographic community. So we get to see the kindling Kira/Bareil relationship. Of course someone has to mind the shop while Odo is gone, and of course Quark has to see if he can take advantage. I guess I'm a pushover for cute little girls. Like this site? Support it by buying Jammer a coffee. But there's probably one storyline too many, and the episode is so unfocused-endlessly switching back and forth between the three stories-that it gets hard to become particularly engrossed in any of them. These character moments are pretty much all effective. And then there's the C-story involving Jake coming to terms with telling his father that he doesn't want to join Starfleet like the old man. Will Odo and Dax repair the projector and save the village? Are there stars in the sky? Also present is a somewhat unfinished B-story involving a romance between Kira and Bareil. The plot, however, is more or less perfunctory. Watching the softer side of Odo emerge is pleasant, and a final scene where Odo morphs himself into a top is, well, quite cute. Instead, the writers choose to develop a surprisingly affecting friendship between Odo and the young girl, Taya (Noley Thornton). The premise makes for an obvious definition-of-life analysis (since these holograms are all sentient)-which, fortunately isn't stressed in the slightest. Surprisingly early in the story, it's revealed that the entire community-people and all-is an elaborate holographic simulation, and that people are vanishing because of the projector's malfunctions. ![]() ![]() Odo and Dax beam down to a planet only to find a small community of humanoids who are disappearing one by one. ![]() This episode is an amiable outing character-wise, but rather pedestrian and all too disconnected.
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