VOY - 11:59

This episode is utterly pointless, yet somehow is very good at the same time. The story of Captain Janeway’s ancestors has practically no bearing on the starship Voyager or its crew, who in this case really serve as nothing more as a frame for the main storyline of the episode which takes place in 2000. Therefore this episode is hardly Star Trek Voyager at all, but merely couched in terms of it. That being said, this is still a great episode. The story line of the episode is excellent. It is interesting , in a sort of ironic way, to watch the true story of Captain Janeway’s ancestors unfold, and at the same time to see Janeway herself learn that truth and then have to deal with the reality of the situation while at the same time both O’Donnell and Henry Janeway come to deal with the reality of theirs . While, admittedly, a steady diet of this type of episode would quickly get old, the episode is an interesting change of pace. The musical score, rather ordinary for Star Trek in general, seems to work especially well with the subject matter of the episode. The ending is also rather significant showing the importance of ancestry in the lives of those who are currently living. 11:59 is a unique episode of Star Trek, and like the crew of Voyager itself, its uniqueness is its greatest strength