Such Sweet Sorrow

As u may have noticed, I am a big fan of this Star Trek, so this review is favorable to the series and to this episode. To start off with, this episode was amazing. All the emotions you've invested in this show, in its characters, in its complicated plot, are brought to fruition in a tear dropping and well-written way... And it's so good to invest in this show because no emotion is left behind... Moreover, I find myself wanting to explain that this is just the prologue to the much bigger finale, and it is a wonderful prologue which makes it a wonderful slower paced episode. As one reviewer put it, it's the calm before the storm. Digest all the emotions of the series, digest all the story plots, digest all the relationships, digest them with this episode and brace yourself for a great finale. Furthermore, this show is all about honor, sacrifice, doing the right thing, being the best human, and these are all given to you straight up, in a direct way as if, you the viewer, must know that these are the traits upon which the characters revolve, and I guess this is what Star Trek is about, the best of humanity still facing existential crisis in a future of technology..... If you don't like that, then this series is not for you... Finally, I would reiterate my initial statement, why is this show only rated at 7.4?