Oh, my goodness.
This was the finale, I think. Treklit, could have told us what happened to the characters, Starfleet, etc...after the Terra Prime occurrance.
My only nitpick(s) with this episode is that damn song, 'Faith of the Heart.'
Someone--Berman--was trying to be hip, and that type of music only is hip to a certain demographic. (I can tell ya it ain't my demographic!
).
And, I'm going to leave it at that....
My other nitpick is the montage over this episode; yes, that montage that begins the series: Here we have a show that is showing' the beginnings of various species coming together, and we have only clips from space exploration from the United States?
Um, the world is supposed to be a little smaller during this timeframe. We should see Russia, China--and any other country that is thought to have been involved in space travel--making it to space. How are 'we' supposed to get along with alien species if we can't get along with ourselves?
However, on to the story and the characters; I'm just going to gush...so bear with me:
Everyone was top form, and I do mean everyone....from Phlox to Archer, himself.
Hoshi Sato gets to have the command chair since all other senior members are part of a rescue landing party. (I refuse to use the term 'away mission'). Her character is nearly about to break down while Samuels, the bureaucrat, tells her to break radio silence with Earth...while she is keeping the ENT out of Weller's sensors, IIRC.
I forget the specifics, but the general idea was: Samuels wasn't making it easy for Sato.
A note on why Hoshi is a bad-ass in this episode: She keeps her composure with Samuels on the bridge even though she is given a hard time; after everything has calmed down, she is having coffee with the man, and addresses him as 'sir.'
You go girl....!
Moreover, the aforementioned Phlox goes with the landing party; he is given a phase pistol....but Phlox isn't one for weapons.
Travis is seen again in a big way; him and Reed weed out a spy on ENT who is feeding information to Peter Weller's organization and takes part in the big rescue mission. {I seriously thought that Travis might have been the 'sex symbol' of the show; I want to say he is what Riker was to TNG, but I'm not fond of Riker; and I would like to have Travis be a gentleman rather than a man-slut.. However, I do realize that the other males on the show have their female--and male--fans; ENT was blessed with an attractive crew, more so than the other series. Anyway, we get to see that Travis indeed knows the goings on with the ship, and so forth...i.e. he is a character with depth.
T'Pol balances her emotions with her Vulcan control, especially in a poignant scene when Trip walks in and breaks down after the death of their child, finding out the death was intentional.(Note: Trip, a character who I think is overexposed, has one of the most moving scenes in Trek, I think).
That scene further sold me on this episode.
I would say these two episodes--Demons and Terra Prime--pretty much had what I like in Trek: Action, adventure, characters you care about, a strong storyline, villians with depth....(Something like what DS9 did, and unfortunately what Trek 2009 failed to fully do; although, it--Trek 2009--had the fun, adventure....and the characters with life)...
...and Trek 2009 is still one of my favorite films, but I digress.
Peter Weller's character reminded me A LOT of Gul Dukat, who himself believed--seriously believed--that he was doing the right thing. Here Weller's character, like Dukat, believes he is a savior, and those who don't understand his intentions are to be pitied, and killed if necessary.
Archer's speech was reminiscent of Kirk's speech from Star Trek VI. You wonder how Archer's captaincy would have been after this time; would he have finally grown as the leader we wanted him to be?
As for Reed? {I don't think he's seen the last of Section 31}.
And, Mr. Kelby! (Why don't I trust that guy?) I want to believe he had something to do with the Terra Prime incident. He just didn't get caught.
As I mentioned in another thread, I have to wonder if Travis' ex was involved with Section 31....
This seemed to be a big moment in universal history, so there were probably S-31 people getting paranoid for Terran security...and feeind off of the xenophobia from Earth citizens...
Now, I'm getting to the point where I'm rambling, so I'll just end by saying....
Bravo, on a cool Trek episode.
This was the finale, I think. Treklit, could have told us what happened to the characters, Starfleet, etc...after the Terra Prime occurrance.
My only nitpick(s) with this episode is that damn song, 'Faith of the Heart.'
Someone--Berman--was trying to be hip, and that type of music only is hip to a certain demographic. (I can tell ya it ain't my demographic!
). And, I'm going to leave it at that....
My other nitpick is the montage over this episode; yes, that montage that begins the series: Here we have a show that is showing' the beginnings of various species coming together, and we have only clips from space exploration from the United States?
Um, the world is supposed to be a little smaller during this timeframe. We should see Russia, China--and any other country that is thought to have been involved in space travel--making it to space. How are 'we' supposed to get along with alien species if we can't get along with ourselves?
However, on to the story and the characters; I'm just going to gush...so bear with me:
Everyone was top form, and I do mean everyone....from Phlox to Archer, himself.
Hoshi Sato gets to have the command chair since all other senior members are part of a rescue landing party. (I refuse to use the term 'away mission'). Her character is nearly about to break down while Samuels, the bureaucrat, tells her to break radio silence with Earth...while she is keeping the ENT out of Weller's sensors, IIRC.
I forget the specifics, but the general idea was: Samuels wasn't making it easy for Sato.
A note on why Hoshi is a bad-ass in this episode: She keeps her composure with Samuels on the bridge even though she is given a hard time; after everything has calmed down, she is having coffee with the man, and addresses him as 'sir.'
You go girl....!
Moreover, the aforementioned Phlox goes with the landing party; he is given a phase pistol....but Phlox isn't one for weapons.
Travis is seen again in a big way; him and Reed weed out a spy on ENT who is feeding information to Peter Weller's organization and takes part in the big rescue mission. {I seriously thought that Travis might have been the 'sex symbol' of the show; I want to say he is what Riker was to TNG, but I'm not fond of Riker; and I would like to have Travis be a gentleman rather than a man-slut.
. However, I do realize that the other males on the show have their female--and male--fans; ENT was blessed with an attractive crew, more so than the other series. Anyway, we get to see that Travis indeed knows the goings on with the ship, and so forth...i.e. he is a character with depth.T'Pol balances her emotions with her Vulcan control, especially in a poignant scene when Trip walks in and breaks down after the death of their child, finding out the death was intentional.(Note: Trip, a character who I think is overexposed, has one of the most moving scenes in Trek, I think).
That scene further sold me on this episode.
I would say these two episodes--Demons and Terra Prime--pretty much had what I like in Trek: Action, adventure, characters you care about, a strong storyline, villians with depth....(Something like what DS9 did, and unfortunately what Trek 2009 failed to fully do; although, it--Trek 2009--had the fun, adventure....and the characters with life)...
...and Trek 2009 is still one of my favorite films, but I digress.
Peter Weller's character reminded me A LOT of Gul Dukat, who himself believed--seriously believed--that he was doing the right thing. Here Weller's character, like Dukat, believes he is a savior, and those who don't understand his intentions are to be pitied, and killed if necessary.
Archer's speech was reminiscent of Kirk's speech from Star Trek VI. You wonder how Archer's captaincy would have been after this time; would he have finally grown as the leader we wanted him to be?
As for Reed? {I don't think he's seen the last of Section 31}.
And, Mr. Kelby! (Why don't I trust that guy?) I want to believe he had something to do with the Terra Prime incident. He just didn't get caught.
As I mentioned in another thread, I have to wonder if Travis' ex was involved with Section 31....
This seemed to be a big moment in universal history, so there were probably S-31 people getting paranoid for Terran security...and feeind off of the xenophobia from Earth citizens...
Now, I'm getting to the point where I'm rambling, so I'll just end by saying....
Bravo, on a cool Trek episode.
