^ Supposedly, IRL Bakula is one of the nicest guys ever - his costars (like Gary Graham and Dean Stockwell) all rave about how nice he is. So, try as they may, nice people like that probably would have problems playing evil.
In A Mirror, Darkly
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Well, pretty much everybody overacted in those mirror universe episodes, whether it was TOS, DS9, or ENT.
As the poster above says, all the Mirror episodes are pretty hammy.
Once only has to look at some of Bakula's work on QL to know he is a more than capable actor. That's why it's a tradegy that ENT didn't get seven years. Archer was only half way developed and people look back on him and say that he was a one dimensional character, but really he wasn't at all. He just suffered from an arc that was cut off half one, one that would've showed him develop into what we saw in These are the Voyages.
When I met him at an event in London when he was appearing on theatre here he was an absolute darling. He doesn't deserve the raw deal he got from Paramount or the fans.
He's a bit of a buffoon, if that's what you mean.
That's called "All of season one"
But yeah, I didn't notice it the first time I saw the episode, but I did notice Bakula was a bit OOT. But oddly, it all worked. Kinda like original recipe Archer, this version was also ambitious and out to prove himself.
I have to suspend a lot of disbelief to accept the canon and not crack up with laughter. Primitive humans just struggling after WW3 outwits advanced Vulcans, Andorians and the whole Alpha quadrant to start an empire! Talk about Terran privilege syndrome.
But still enjoy watching the Mirror TOS and ENT shows.
From what I've heard from many actors, many love the chance to play the villain. Typically nice guys usually have the best time of it!
But I agree that it sucks he got bashed on so much as an actor thanks to the lousy focus Archer had as a character.
Plus if Mirror humans are worse versions of our present day humans, the Mirror Vulcans should be real nasty, violent scary peice of work, meddling peoples' brains out. Instead we find much stronger, smarter Mirror Vulcans are wimps, willing servants of the humans. Except Mirror Spock he still had it!
It doesn't make sense to me either. I was just stating what we're supposed to believe.
Well we already believe/accept that in the 23rd century female explorers/soldiers will find mini skirts sensible office wear. Easier for kickboxing the Klingons
I don't know Kira is not wearing a mini Skirt when she beats the crap out of Damar.
That cos she lives in the 24th century
I think he's more crazed than actually evil. You could argue that a decent yet inflexible guy like Archer would be driven crazy by the Terran Empire's operating principles.
In the MU, only the humans are really different, and other species react to that.
Bakula was definitely trying for goofy, over the top, scenery chewing evil over serious evil. I'm not a fan of "In a Mirror, Darkly" because there's no-one to root for. But if everyone played it as a realstic grimdark psychopath it'd probably be unwatchable.
Or the greatest thing ever, in the hands of an amazing director.
But probably unwatchable.
Or the greatest thing ever, in the hands of an amazing director.
But probably unwatchable.
Yeah, it's rather goofy to make someone your consort after she tried to put a knife in your back.
Not the Vulcans?
The mark of a passionate woman!
The mark of a woman you should keep away, far away from your back.
Maybe Mirror Universe Daniels gave the Terrans an upper hand
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