the crew experiences déjà vu at increasing frequency and intensity through the length of the episode, culminating in Krusher using Data’s positronic subprocessors to leave a coded message for the final iteration.
thus, we experience a linear repetition of events, but with minor distinctive differences, ultimately concluding in an escape from the episode via its conclusion.
“Cause and Effect” returns to the beginning of the episode several times! (A dozen, a hundred, it’s impossible to tell. But actually 3-4 I think)
there we go, that’s the next ep I should watch to entertain myself while I still have access to spanish language netflix/star trek.
But
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the crew experiences déjà vu at increasing frequency and intensity through the length of the episode, culminating in Krusher using Data’s positronic subprocessors to leave a coded message for the final iteration.
thus, we experience a linear repetition of events, but with minor distinctive differences, ultimately concluding in an escape from the episode via its conclusion.
That’s only true if the person watching doesn’t rewind it…