Raja's Blog

I enjoyed Season Four more than Three. The six episodes this time
through are "Camille", "DNA", "Justice", "White Hole", "Dimension
Jump", "Meltdown". I'd count all of them as classics. While "Camille"
has some bits that drag, it's ultimately built around a truly
outrageous pun. "DNA" presents a machine that lets people (essentially) shift
species; after some thoughtful scenes, it "turns out to be all about
curry." (to quote Mark Walker's Editorial review on Amazon). "Justice"
has the crew finding a suspended-animation pod that might contain a
woman, or might contain a mass-murderer; their visit to a long-lost
penal colony is hilarious. "White Hole" has the crew encountering the
dangerous astronomical title object (warning: Do not get your
astrophysical knowledge from TV comedy) and having to optimize Holly.
"Dimension Jump" presents another parallel universe; in this case, a
much more heroic version of one of our characters comes visiting.
Finally, "Meltdown" has some unbelievably funny moments, though the
ending strikes me as too dark (there's a whiff of genocide implied).

The commentaries are as fun as always. The cast members really liked
"Meltdown" and don't understand why it's much less popular with fans;
for me, it's the darkness of the ending.