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Re: ENT S2: Regeneration
Love the continuity this episode sets up. I feel the errors can be best brushed aside when you think about it like this. Enterprise doesnt necessarily take place before TNG, DS9, etc, but on a slightly different timeline changed by their fairly frequent visits to the past which probably changed a few things here and there, e.g First Contact.
The music and direction in this one were stellar, and I feel we have to give John Billingsley some major credit for his performances as Phlox, every episode he's superb, here he conveys the fear and confusion of borg conversion extremely well, he may be my favourite Trek doctor.
Love the continuity this episode sets up. I feel the errors can be best brushed aside when you think about it like this. Enterprise doesnt necessarily take place before TNG, DS9, etc, but on a slightly different timeline changed by their fairly frequent visits to the past which probably changed a few things here and there, e.g First Contact.
The music and direction in this one were stellar, and I feel we have to give John Billingsley some major credit for his performances as Phlox, every episode he's superb, here he conveys the fear and confusion of borg conversion extremely well, he may be my favourite Trek doctor.
Re: ENT S2: Stigma
I found it strange that the delicately handled AIDS metaphor was in the same episode as a goofy sexual subplot, even featuring some remarkably unsubtle innuendos.
All in all this is a strange one, it feels like a script that was rejected during the first season of TNG for being too sensitive then dusted off fifteen years later by which time it was well past it's well by date when it comes to relevance. That's not to say HIV is no longer an issue, nor was it not back in '03, but one would expect a series of this era to perhaps tackle themes of terrorism or surveillance, remember, it was only the year after this when they were parodying the reaction in Team America, which was ironically a lot more pertinent to then current events than Enterprise was up to this point.
I found it strange that the delicately handled AIDS metaphor was in the same episode as a goofy sexual subplot, even featuring some remarkably unsubtle innuendos.
All in all this is a strange one, it feels like a script that was rejected during the first season of TNG for being too sensitive then dusted off fifteen years later by which time it was well past it's well by date when it comes to relevance. That's not to say HIV is no longer an issue, nor was it not back in '03, but one would expect a series of this era to perhaps tackle themes of terrorism or surveillance, remember, it was only the year after this when they were parodying the reaction in Team America, which was ironically a lot more pertinent to then current events than Enterprise was up to this point.
Re: VOY S2: Meld
I love this episode, Tom Russ is an incredible actor and ,as others have said, very underused in ST Voyager.
After the meld you can actually see Tuvok beginning to lose his Vulcan control and when he finally does Tim Russ’s performance in his quarters and in the medical bay are first rate. Also the interaction between Russ and Dourif are excellent!
On another note I couldn’t help thinking while watching Crazy Tuvok in this episode, remember the DS9 episode where Worf is forced to fight Jem H’adar warriors in single combat I that Dominion prison? Imagine Crazy Tuvok in that scenario......
I love this episode, Tom Russ is an incredible actor and ,as others have said, very underused in ST Voyager.
After the meld you can actually see Tuvok beginning to lose his Vulcan control and when he finally does Tim Russ’s performance in his quarters and in the medical bay are first rate. Also the interaction between Russ and Dourif are excellent!
On another note I couldn’t help thinking while watching Crazy Tuvok in this episode, remember the DS9 episode where Worf is forced to fight Jem H’adar warriors in single combat I that Dominion prison? Imagine Crazy Tuvok in that scenario......
Re: VOY S7: The Void
Did anyone else think it was a shame that Seven went to all that trouble of preparing her shipmates a gourmet meal only for it to all end up on the floor?
Those damn spacial anomalies are a real nuisance aren’t they?
Did anyone else think it was a shame that Seven went to all that trouble of preparing her shipmates a gourmet meal only for it to all end up on the floor?
Those damn spacial anomalies are a real nuisance aren’t they?
Re: DS9 S7: Take Me Out to the Holosuite
"Meanwhile, something like hockey, which you suggest is complicated, is bewilderingly simple: puck goes in goal, number goes up. "
Well, assuming you know what a "puck" and a "goal" is and what they're for. To an ignorant observer, one is just a flattened piece of rubber and the other is a wooden framework covered in netting.
"Meanwhile, something like hockey, which you suggest is complicated, is bewilderingly simple: puck goes in goal, number goes up. "
Well, assuming you know what a "puck" and a "goal" is and what they're for. To an ignorant observer, one is just a flattened piece of rubber and the other is a wooden framework covered in netting.
Re: ORV S2: All the World Is Birthday Cake
Not sure that Kelly and Bortus would actually been let go after they murdered many prison guards.
Not sure that Kelly and Bortus would actually been let go after they murdered many prison guards.
Re: TOS S2: Return to Tomorrow
If Sargon and his race could make android bodies for their minds. Why did they not make them in the past, instead of putting their consciousness in the sheres. They certainly could have done so in the past and escaped the planet in ships. Building them perhaps underground .
If Sargon and his race could make android bodies for their minds. Why did they not make them in the past, instead of putting their consciousness in the sheres. They certainly could have done so in the past and escaped the planet in ships. Building them perhaps underground .
Re: VOY S7: Prophecy
I've been rewatching Voyager on Netflix. I found this thread because I was wondering if it was Avery Brooks as a Klingon... He seemed very familiar and I realized it was his voice that sounded familiar- his inflections are just like Avery Brooks.
I've been rewatching Voyager on Netflix. I found this thread because I was wondering if it was Avery Brooks as a Klingon... He seemed very familiar and I realized it was his voice that sounded familiar- his inflections are just like Avery Brooks.
Re: VOY S3: Future's End, Part II
Not a fan of this episode AT ALL. So much so I did an immediate google search to see if anyone else agreed with me.
Thank you for creating this review site.
Love Star Trek! Especially TNG and Voyager (hence going back and watching yet again)
My main problem is the ridiculous plot holes. The villain being able to have such a high level of understanding of future tech. The horrible dialog, especially the 'uh-oh' death line. I was cringing the whole time.
Not a fan of this episode AT ALL. So much so I did an immediate google search to see if anyone else agreed with me.
Thank you for creating this review site.
Love Star Trek! Especially TNG and Voyager (hence going back and watching yet again)
My main problem is the ridiculous plot holes. The villain being able to have such a high level of understanding of future tech. The horrible dialog, especially the 'uh-oh' death line. I was cringing the whole time.
Re: ENT S2: A Night in Sickbay
Thanks for the review. Agreed with pretty much all of it.
Archer's character had seemed to me to have been written as that of a self-entitled 12-year-old, so arguably this episode showed he'd matured a year or 2. But it was very silly.
I did like the bit where Archer spoke to T'Pol about the "tension" and she gave him a verbal slap, but other than that pretty bad.
It also annoys me when Archer talks about how "Porthos needs fresh air as well". Yeah, how many crew members are there? And how many of them get 'fresh air'?
The decontamination zone is getting annoying for its use as a plot device.
Thanks for the review. Agreed with pretty much all of it.
Archer's character had seemed to me to have been written as that of a self-entitled 12-year-old, so arguably this episode showed he'd matured a year or 2. But it was very silly.
I did like the bit where Archer spoke to T'Pol about the "tension" and she gave him a verbal slap, but other than that pretty bad.
It also annoys me when Archer talks about how "Porthos needs fresh air as well". Yeah, how many crew members are there? And how many of them get 'fresh air'?
The decontamination zone is getting annoying for its use as a plot device.
Re: ENT S2: Minefield
I didn't see the comparison with Shuttlepod One. Maybe I just enjoyed Trip and Reed more than Archer and Reed. I'd watch Shuttlepod One several times, but not this one.
I liked last week's though, can't please everyone all the time.
I didn't see the comparison with Shuttlepod One. Maybe I just enjoyed Trip and Reed more than Archer and Reed. I'd watch Shuttlepod One several times, but not this one.
I liked last week's though, can't please everyone all the time.
Re: ENT S2: Shockwave, Part II
I was expecting it to be pretty bad from watching other tv shows. Part 2 always cheats part 1.
I thought this was really good. I like Silik's character and but it was weird how Archer managed to overpower the ship like that.
Some of the action scenes felt like padding.
But I like it. Promising start to series 2 (I'm watching these rather late you'll gather, just found they're on Netflix).
As for 'hammy', I really like Enterprise but I feel that some of the acting's like that every week. The speeches worked for me and Archer was just Archer.
I was expecting it to be pretty bad from watching other tv shows. Part 2 always cheats part 1.
I thought this was really good. I like Silik's character and but it was weird how Archer managed to overpower the ship like that.
Some of the action scenes felt like padding.
But I like it. Promising start to series 2 (I'm watching these rather late you'll gather, just found they're on Netflix).
As for 'hammy', I really like Enterprise but I feel that some of the acting's like that every week. The speeches worked for me and Archer was just Archer.
Re: ENT S1: Shuttlepod One
Regarding Red Dwarf's Marooned - I haven't seen it for a while but by my recollection that worked because we knew the characters a lot better, whereas this was in series 1.
Also, I think Reed is a deeper character than Rimmer.
And RD is comedy sci-fi (partly depending on which series) whereas Enterprise is sci-fi drama with some comedy thrown in. And I think we learned more about Reed and Tucker than we did about Lister and Rimmer in the 2 episodes.
(this is mostly my opinion obviously....)
Regarding Red Dwarf's Marooned - I haven't seen it for a while but by my recollection that worked because we knew the characters a lot better, whereas this was in series 1.
Also, I think Reed is a deeper character than Rimmer.
And RD is comedy sci-fi (partly depending on which series) whereas Enterprise is sci-fi drama with some comedy thrown in. And I think we learned more about Reed and Tucker than we did about Lister and Rimmer in the 2 episodes.
(this is mostly my opinion obviously....)
Re: ENT S1: Shuttlepod One
Definitely one of my favourites of season 1.
2 men in a room winding each other up and exploring their characters. I thought Trip got too many of the punchlines, but that his frustration was fair enough.
The airlock bit was a bit silly though.
Regarding Reed as the lady's man, I thought his actions suggested the opposite. He knew (or had known) a few women and still had strong feelings for them.
Definitely one of my favourites of season 1.
2 men in a room winding each other up and exploring their characters. I thought Trip got too many of the punchlines, but that his frustration was fair enough.
The airlock bit was a bit silly though.
Regarding Reed as the lady's man, I thought his actions suggested the opposite. He knew (or had known) a few women and still had strong feelings for them.
Re: ENT S1: Fallen Hero
I enjoyed it.
I seem to like the relationship touches to an episode (TPol and Archer getting a bit closer, Reed's reaction to Archer's comebacks etc). Maybe that's not very sci-fi but I like it.
It was fun watching engineering as well.
I enjoyed it.
I seem to like the relationship touches to an episode (TPol and Archer getting a bit closer, Reed's reaction to Archer's comebacks etc). Maybe that's not very sci-fi but I like it.
It was fun watching engineering as well.
Re: ENT S1: Vox Sola
Only started watching Enterprise a week or so ago. Been really enjoying it so far. I didn't really like the episode though, for me there was little pay-off.
It was interesting seeing the Hoshi/T'Pol bit, I liked the water polo bit as well. (not my cup of tea but Archer's mentioned water polo before and it wasn't Tripp's cup of tea either but he watched it with Archer anyway and the 2 of them showed some of their friendship).
Anyway, for me there was too little communication with the creature. No reveal. It seemed obvious that the only answer it could give when they spoke to it was "take me home". Anything else would have resulted in 2 of the main characters dying.
The reveal about the first contact was more interesting I think.
Only started watching Enterprise a week or so ago. Been really enjoying it so far. I didn't really like the episode though, for me there was little pay-off.
It was interesting seeing the Hoshi/T'Pol bit, I liked the water polo bit as well. (not my cup of tea but Archer's mentioned water polo before and it wasn't Tripp's cup of tea either but he watched it with Archer anyway and the 2 of them showed some of their friendship).
Anyway, for me there was too little communication with the creature. No reveal. It seemed obvious that the only answer it could give when they spoke to it was "take me home". Anything else would have resulted in 2 of the main characters dying.
The reveal about the first contact was more interesting I think.
Re: TOS S3: Turnabout Intruder
I liked this episode a lot. I firmly believe there were other female captains, and commodores and admirals, but Janice wasn't one of them. I think she was too mentally unstable to be given a command, and blamed her gender and not herself.
The second captain ever of a starship was female. Watch "Enterprise."
I liked this episode a lot. I firmly believe there were other female captains, and commodores and admirals, but Janice wasn't one of them. I think she was too mentally unstable to be given a command, and blamed her gender and not herself.
The second captain ever of a starship was female. Watch "Enterprise."
Re: ENT S4: These Are the Voyages...
I just finished watching enterprise and this will be my first, and I guess last, comment. I really enjoyed the series, even the first 2 seasons. Lots of kvetching from lots of people though.
Archer was the worst part of the whole series. Trip was the best, so watching him die made me cry. That part was way worse than the holodeck part.
I haven't liked the last episode on any of the series. Just don't want to say goodbye. Like lots of people , I grew up on star trek, and I never want to see any of the series end.
And finally, to join in the spirit of all the commenters who nitpick everything, I'll add my own. When the xindi attack Florida, the beam starts right about Orlando and goes south, right through the everglades and keeps going. When I first watched it, I was happy it didn't hit gainesville. Later when trip said it destroyed his hometown, I was puzzled. It was nowhere near Panama city, which is in the panhandle.
I just finished watching enterprise and this will be my first, and I guess last, comment. I really enjoyed the series, even the first 2 seasons. Lots of kvetching from lots of people though.
Archer was the worst part of the whole series. Trip was the best, so watching him die made me cry. That part was way worse than the holodeck part.
I haven't liked the last episode on any of the series. Just don't want to say goodbye. Like lots of people , I grew up on star trek, and I never want to see any of the series end.
And finally, to join in the spirit of all the commenters who nitpick everything, I'll add my own. When the xindi attack Florida, the beam starts right about Orlando and goes south, right through the everglades and keeps going. When I first watched it, I was happy it didn't hit gainesville. Later when trip said it destroyed his hometown, I was puzzled. It was nowhere near Panama city, which is in the panhandle.
Re: TNG S5: The Game
So I recently watched this episode for probably the 100th time, and I'm trying to figure out how a blind man -LaForge- could have been brainwashed. Without the visor, he's blind, and adding the Game doesn't automatically make him see. We know the visor needs to send flashes in the eyes to work, that's basically HOW it works. I doubt the game would be attenuated to his Visor, and I doubt his visor can create the same effects as the game itself. It doesn't add up.
So I recently watched this episode for probably the 100th time, and I'm trying to figure out how a blind man -LaForge- could have been brainwashed. Without the visor, he's blind, and adding the Game doesn't automatically make him see. We know the visor needs to send flashes in the eyes to work, that's basically HOW it works. I doubt the game would be attenuated to his Visor, and I doubt his visor can create the same effects as the game itself. It doesn't add up.
Re: DS9 S2: Invasive Procedures
"Well for all those complaining about Quark not getting punished...........
Maybe this was one of the times when Sisko later proclaimed he could have come down hard on Quark but didn't. Makes sense to me."
Well, it sure doesn't make any fucking sense to me, since Quark's actions almost got a friend of Sisko's KILLED!!!
"Well for all those complaining about Quark not getting punished...........
Maybe this was one of the times when Sisko later proclaimed he could have come down hard on Quark but didn't. Makes sense to me."
Well, it sure doesn't make any fucking sense to me, since Quark's actions almost got a friend of Sisko's KILLED!!!
Re: TNG S6: Starship Mine
@Nathaniel
Well let's see, they show up at DS9's first damn episode, they figure in boring episodes like "Destiny" and even that one episode where the Nagus 'regresses' to a more generous person, they infamously gave that deux ex machina ending to the arc which began the sixth season, & (for reasons we could care less about because Ira did) they send Sisko away at the series's end.
@Nathaniel
Well let's see, they show up at DS9's first damn episode, they figure in boring episodes like "Destiny" and even that one episode where the Nagus 'regresses' to a more generous person, they infamously gave that deux ex machina ending to the arc which began the sixth season, & (for reasons we could care less about because Ira did) they send Sisko away at the series's end.
Re: DS9 S6: Tears of the Prophets
You can tell DS9 was really starting to show its age by this point. Confused Matthew aptly called this episode the point where things went to shit with this show.
You can tell DS9 was really starting to show its age by this point. Confused Matthew aptly called this episode the point where things went to shit with this show.
Re: ENT S2: Cogenitor
I can't believe how many people agree with the outcome of this episode. It's scary. That it's okay to let other societies enslave people because it's their business. Totally uncharacteristic of Archer. Trip did the right thing, and the suicide was NOT his fault. Ending the show with Charlies death on his shoulders was wrong. If society suppresses people who would rather die than not be free than who is to blame? Society, not freedom. A society that is not outraged by this sort of situational morality is in danger of accepting it. I thought I would see more outrage here, but to my dismay a lot of people agree with the stupid story. AHHHH!
I can't believe how many people agree with the outcome of this episode. It's scary. That it's okay to let other societies enslave people because it's their business. Totally uncharacteristic of Archer. Trip did the right thing, and the suicide was NOT his fault. Ending the show with Charlies death on his shoulders was wrong. If society suppresses people who would rather die than not be free than who is to blame? Society, not freedom. A society that is not outraged by this sort of situational morality is in danger of accepting it. I thought I would see more outrage here, but to my dismay a lot of people agree with the stupid story. AHHHH!
Re: VOY S1: State of Flux
navamske:
"What about it (the Equinox)? Chuckles asks Janeway if there were any reports of other missing ships, not if she omnisciently knows about every Federation vessel that got yanked into the Delta quadrant. Evidently there were no such reports where the Equinox was concerned."
So Starfleet wouldn't have reported that ship missing? If Janeway didn't 'omnisciently' know about it or any other missing ships, couldn't she do that non-complicated thing called 'looking things up'?
navamske:
"What about it (the Equinox)? Chuckles asks Janeway if there were any reports of other missing ships, not if she omnisciently knows about every Federation vessel that got yanked into the Delta quadrant. Evidently there were no such reports where the Equinox was concerned."
So Starfleet wouldn't have reported that ship missing? If Janeway didn't 'omnisciently' know about it or any other missing ships, couldn't she do that non-complicated thing called 'looking things up'?
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