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.
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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…