Bride of Chaotica!

Any show that can make me smile and laugh at 5:50 AM before my coffee is even ready, gets a 10. I don't care about it not fitting into the ST protocol, I loved it. Starting my day with a laugh is the start of a perfect Friday.

"Bride of Chaotica" is a dumb episode...but it works because it never tries to be anything but cheesy and dumb! It begins as several other episodes have begun--with Paris and Kim in the holodeck playing Captain Proton! However, after they leave to go back to work, something totally unforeseen happens--the holodeck remains on and subspace beings enter it. Unfortunately, these beings think that the evil Dr. Chaotica is real and begin an all-out war against this holo-menace! In the process, they disable Voyager and it's up to Paris, Kim and the Captain to enter the holo program and straighten all this out.

To call this episode anything other than silly old fashioned fun would be difficult. Obviously the show was based on the old Flash Gordon serials and it's clearly a homage to these old serials. Well worth seeing.

It's fun! Don't take it too seriously and don't take yourself so seriously you can't enjoy it. Just like the X-Files, every good scifi show has its silly episodes. If you can't enjoy it, that's a personal problem. 😉

You're either going to love it or hate it. This is an episode that doesn't take anything seriously. It's completely insane, random, full of plot holes and downright corny but it makes me laugh and therefore I give it an 8. I'm a hardcore Treky but I like to party too, even in the 19th century. Lighten up a little and have some fun. That's what this episode is about.

If you like your ST episodes dark and serious, skip this one. It's a completely silly plot that is surprisingly fun if you'll let your hair down enough to enjoy it. Perhaps it's a generational thing: I *remember* those old Buck Rodgers type serials and this episode recreates the feel of those shows perfectly. No, it doesn't make any sense, but if you can suspend your disbelief enough to go along with time travel, wormholes, the Q Continuum, etc., then wink wink along with this one. They'll get back to blasting enemies quickly enough!

One thing is for sure, I'll bet the actors had fun with it, especially Mulgrew. I mean what serious-minded adult woman hasn't at least once in her life wanted to be (or at least play) a character like Sheena of the Jungle or Arachnia, bride of Chaotica!