"Crisis Point" dealt with a long-running trope in Star Trek -- the holodeck episode. 1 / 8
Normally, these kinds of episodes begin wit the crew simply enjoying the holodeck. 2 / 8
But the holodeck would invariably malfunction in some way, putting the crew in danger. 3 / 8
"Crisis Point" flipped the script by telling a holodeck story where the machine simply worked. 4 / 8
At no point during the episode were any of the characters in real danger. 5 / 8
This allowed Mariner to work out her issues with her mother and herself. 6 / 8
When she was done, she was simply able to say "end program" as intended. 7 / 8
But it set up a real threat to Mariner now that Boimler knows her secret. 8 / 8