I actually say Valiant for the first time today. I had heard a lot of things about it, so it was good to see it for myself.
It kind of reminded me of that movie Taps, where the army cadets take over their school, featuring Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Tom Cruise, and George C. Scott. IMHO, the cadet who was made captain of the ship, Watters (sp?), seemed to have gone power-mad and overzealous. Certainly, his job should have been to get all those cadets to safety in friendly territory, not avenge the deaths of the Starfleet officers he served with.
Inexperience and arrogance usually lead to disaster, as this ep demonstrated. In some ways, Watters was also like Gen. Custer, leading his troops into a disastrous confrontation.
Would love to hear others' feelings about this ep.
Red Ranger