I’m a little sad. When I saw a time dilation plot, I was honestly expecting an unexpected romance to begin between Mariner and one of the other two (probably T’Lyn) - not like it fully develops, but like something weird to show up in the possible future we better get in the finale.

Annotations for 5x07 up at: https://startrek.website/post/16832667

I’m loving the friendly beard-off between Boimler and Rutherford, who just casually between episodes has grown a stubble that is more impressive than Boims’ shaggy growth.

It’s especially nice that their differences didn’t evolve into an episode-long, passive aggressive competition between comrades over who’s is the better — oh, hello Tendi. Didn’t see you there.

What’s weird is in the IDW comics, Data has become a severed head again as well.

“We’ll have to lick it off” had me reeling.

I found the lurkey quite funny this episode, even if it was a bit of an embellished and exaggerated character.

And my goodness, I love the guest star that they found on the time dilation planet in this episode: The Vasquez Rocks.