I don’t think I’ve watched “E2” since its original airing, but my goodness it’s a well-done, many-layered hour. If they’d wanted to, this could have planted the seeds for a lot of followup too, assuming two things: (1) Lorian’s Enterprise Spoiler survives at the end, but is merely separated from our guys ; and (2) the Kovaalans are indeed Spoiler the “body-fluid vampires” from “Fight or Flight” .
One of my favorite episodes of the series. I would love to have seen Lorian's Enterprise make it home to Earth in a later season, and become part of the ENT ongoing storyline.
I want Lorien to show up in Strange New Worlds. Just by one cameo we know Trip didn't die, they didn't break up and they had a kid in the "regular" timeline (as regular as any can be in Trek)
I like it a lot but it feels out of place to the rest of the arc to me and echoes "Children of Time" to much. I like the design of Lorian's Enterprise a lot and Lorian himself was well played and I like them weaponising beaming in combat.
Oh yeah I enjoy that episode as well. I love it when episodes make me think about implications and consequences and whatnot.
David Andrews is always excellent. He was great in the miniseries From the Earth to the Moon as astronaut Frank Borman.
^^ Before that, he played astronaut Pete Conrad in Apollo 13. So many spacefarers. Generals too - Terminator 3, World War Z, and JAG General Cresswell for the last season of JAG. Starred in TV's Mann & Machine (didn't last long, but I loved it) and film Cherry 2000, one of the Earp brothers in Costner's Wyatt Earp, tons of TV appearances. Always a pleasure to see his performances.
In retrospect, the Kovaalans would have made great long-term villains, if you assume that the similar-looking ships in “Fight or Flight”, “Silent Enemy” and “E2” were all them.
Yes, Enterprise episode "E2" is truly one of those episodes that leaves a lasting impression. It is beautifully executed and has many layers of meaning that make it interesting to analyze and discuss. Perhaps the creators of the series intentionally introduced some uncertainty in order to sow seeds for future events and add intrigue to the plot. The mention of the Enterprise Loriana and the Kovaalans really adds to the mystery and raises a lot of questions for viewers.
It's a good episode, but I've also thought Children of Time did it a bit better. It's still one of the best Enterprise episodes of that season tho.
“Children of Time” is great, but of course Spoiler everything’s wiped out at the end other than a single main consequence. Of course, that may be true for “E2” as well, but I’d like to headcanon that Spoiler they actually survived and were still out there .
I wanted to see it, the show didn't do it, the muse was whispering in my ear, so... I took steps. Thank you kindly for your mention.
http://triptpolers.houseoftucker.com/fiction/author_hopeful_romantic_the_reconnecting_series.shtml Here you go!