wingsandsword
Legend
I watched Enterprise when it first came on in '01. My friends actually all got together and watched it every Wed. night, and I taped the entire first season as we watched it every night, with slowly decreasing enthusiasm.
Then the Temporal Cold War became increasingly cliche, and just outright lame. Then they tried to spice things up with the Xindi, which just didn't work. Between a just plain lack of enjoyment and bad scheduling I watched Enterprise less and less.
Then I tune in last night for In a Mirror, Darkly. Just randomly channel surfing I catch the opener, thinking I stumbled across the end of First Contact. Then "What the #$&#@!?". It sure makes you think you stumbled into the mirror universe all right, and I watched the episode.
The first time I've watched an entire episode in more than a year. Also probably the best Enterprise episode I ever watched. Good writing, good acting, good effects, respectful nods to continuity and a good treatment of an established race.
If Enterprise had been like this earlier, it would have doubtless gone the full 7 seasons. Too bad Manny Coto came late to the party, it looks like he made it worth it.
Then the Temporal Cold War became increasingly cliche, and just outright lame. Then they tried to spice things up with the Xindi, which just didn't work. Between a just plain lack of enjoyment and bad scheduling I watched Enterprise less and less.
Then I tune in last night for In a Mirror, Darkly. Just randomly channel surfing I catch the opener, thinking I stumbled across the end of First Contact. Then "What the #$&#@!?". It sure makes you think you stumbled into the mirror universe all right, and I watched the episode.
The first time I've watched an entire episode in more than a year. Also probably the best Enterprise episode I ever watched. Good writing, good acting, good effects, respectful nods to continuity and a good treatment of an established race.
If Enterprise had been like this earlier, it would have doubtless gone the full 7 seasons. Too bad Manny Coto came late to the party, it looks like he made it worth it.