![]() ![]() With a premise that probably could've taken about a hundred obvious wrong turns, "Lineage" has the courage to take none of them. ![]() There are no unnecessary twists or distractions. This time the writers get it right the plot is straightforward and the story runs with characterization and decision-making. Compare this to " Shattered" last week, which wanted to be and could've been a standout Janeway/Chakotay show, but wasn't because the story was such an over-plotted mess with umpteen unnecessary characters. This is a B'Elanna and Tom show, and the script demonstrates that it's aware of that fact. One thing "Lineage" gets very right is its single-minded focus on what's important. One theme Voyager has often pushed is one of a ship-bound "family." That's sort of the way it works here, with B'Elanna and Tom taking in information from their shipmates, the extended family that exists where traditional family cannot because of a 30,000-light-year separation. Once this information floats around the ship, everyone is offering their advice on parenting. But Doc has good news: B'Elanna is pregnant with a healthily developing baby girl. B'Elanna learns that she is pregnant, much to both her and Tom's surprise despite their attempts, they weren't expecting to beat the odds against Klingon/human conception. Keeping in tune with what I hope is a final-season trend (evidenced this past fall by the marriage in " Drive"), this is an episode that shows the writers actually committing to a change in some of their characters. ![]() The ending pushes too hard, but I guess you can't have everything. For once, everything seems to be clicking - the dialog, the characters, the acting, the directing, the editing. "Lineage" is just about a perfect little straightforward character show for four acts before settling for some oversold melodrama at the last moment. In brief: Some exceptionally good and believable character work, with an ending that falls a bit short. You should anticipate paradox." - Parental advice, Tuvok style Review by Jamahl Epsicokhan "Offspring can be disturbingly illogical, yet profoundly fulfilling. ![]()
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