'Booby Trap' is a fine example of the demand for miracles a captain places on his chief engineer. A distress call lures the Enterprise into an immobilizing energy field, while lethal radiation levels continue to increase on board. To escape it, Geordi takes the holodeck with a recreation of the grand matriarch of modern propulsion. It's kind of refreshing that, in the end, simply killing the power and steering in the wind does the trick. It's a very low-tech solution, which is a surprise for this show.
One good thing about this is we get to see Picard's lighter side as he reminisces about building a ship in a bottle as a boy. The downside is LaForge's nonexistent love life, which has him romancing holograms. But it's a good dramatic episode and the worsening situation in the trap offers great tension.
7/10
One good thing about this is we get to see Picard's lighter side as he reminisces about building a ship in a bottle as a boy. The downside is LaForge's nonexistent love life, which has him romancing holograms. But it's a good dramatic episode and the worsening situation in the trap offers great tension.
7/10