VOY - The Blink of an Eye

If I had to pick my favorite Voyager episode of the 6th season it would be a tie between this one and Muse. Blink of an Eye is a unique episode of Star Trek, allowing us to observe the development of a people from Stone Age savages, through the Middle Ages and on towards technological sophistication rivaling that of the Federation. This aspect of the episode is absolutely astonishing. The development of the story line is also superb. The arrival and meeting between Katana Retz and the Voyager crew is very well done. Another interesting element of the plot line was the sudden attitude of hostility towards Voyager, and Retz’s rectifaction of the situation. The final scene of the episode is also amazing, as an aged Retz watches the star that has been a cornerstone of his planet’s culture for so long finally depart and bring a 1.5 milennia-long era to a close. The only hole in this episode was the Doctor’s spending what amounted to 3 years on the planet. I find it very implausible that the doctor spent 3 years down there, formed very close friendships, and then, once back on Voyager, went on living his life as if nothing ever happened. In fact, after the end of this episode he never once mentioned anything more about his time on the planet. Other than this, the epsode was superb and one of the best of Star Trek Voyager’s sixth season.