I quite enjoyed it! It’s a holodeck episode which I’ve always enjoyed, regardless of series.

Honestly? This episode was a bit of a miss for me.

Pros

• I always like when an actor tries new accents. Sometimes it’s a swing and a miss, but I will reward risks.

• I liked the production value of the sci fi sets

• The Origin of canonical explanation of why the holodeck always worked whenever the power went out in Voyager.

• What…ever…that … Shatneresque…portal of …the Cap-tain was that Kirk did.

Cons

• Hypotheticals never are.

• I’m not thrilled by the amount of meta they packed in. We get it. TOS was canceled.

• Obvious outlandish twist is obvious.

• The holodeck doppelgangers were hard to connect with or remember their quirks.

• Spock doesn’t need a romantic relationship.

• The non sequitur in medias res cold open.

• Oh no! If you die in the holodeck, you die in real life. I’d love to see a Groundhogs day style holodeck episode where the characters are functionally immortal.