Enterprise 02/11/03

[Mark]

Yup. That's all of them. She played a Q on Voyager, first appeared as a Vulcan Star Fleet Medic on TNG and followed that with her semi-regular appearance as the mother of Worf's child Alexander. Combs, IIANM, first appeared on DS9 (then back on DS9 in a second role), showed up on Voyager in one episode (third role) and has now been on four Enterprise eps, three times as Shran. So Combs gets the nod for five roles, both Combs and Plakson each have been in three series (though not completely the same), and Plakson gets braggin rights for having been first on board.

 

[myrdden]

The Andorians are big in the myth/history of Star Trek (one of the three prime races) but have not been given much thought after the one ST:OS show. Hope to see a lot more of them.

I agree. I am not sure why but I have always found them cool ever since I first saw them in "Journey to Babel". This episode is more along the kind of stories I was (and still am) hoping to see in Enterprise.

Myrdden

 

[John Crichton]

Well, well, well...

After watching tonight's Angel I was expecting a letdown, but Enterprise simply didn't let it happen. This was the most solid ep of Season 2 so far. Not a dull moment to be found. If anyone remembers what I mentioned in the thread for last week's show, they had many of the elements that I thought Enterprise needed more of (not that I came up with all of them).

Everyone's parts were great, even the little ones. Really brought me back to classic TOS and TNG stuff: Malcolm's grin at his Commander's boldness, Hoshi's clutch contributions of finding the one human signal, Trip's shoot-from-the-hip tactics (Commander Kirk, anyone?) and the backing of his captain actions. The only thing missing was some fancy piloting by Travis. I never thought a cease-fire in current Trek could be so entertaining.

I loved the little nod from T'Pol at Soval's non-dislike of Archer's presence. Sh'ran is a great character. Combs always brings something extra to his roles and every single one he is in makes the show all that much better. Toss in a little more history of T'pol, Savol and the Andorians and that is one fine episode.

Next weeks is looking really cool as well. I hope this season ends like the first one: with the second half of the season being very strong, no matter what the crew is doing.

 

[Mark]

I am impressed. If you didn't think that someone was ferreting out the better ideas that get tossed around in joints like this on the net, then you'd have to simply think they're getting accidentally on the same wavelength. I am of a mind that this may well be shaping up to be the best series since TOS, but.... we have to see that consistency that absolutely everyone here has agreed needs to happen. I'll add some more of my own thoughts in the next week as time permits but I must say that I am extremely optimistic how many of the ideas (of my own and those of others who wrangle it out with me on these boards) seemed to have been addressed with this single episode. I must ask everyone who regular posts in our threads to point out both the good (emphasis on good) and the slip ups and hope that things keep moving along as they seem to be, please. Obviously I have been more of a cheerleader than many, but if it's moving in the right direction thaen some encouragement certainly can't hurt things, eh?

 

[Wolf72]

I wonder if Hoshi's ability to find the Cpt had anything to do with some of the radiation he's puttin out after the visit with Flox ...

I liked this episode


that's all I got

 

[myrdden]

I wonder if Hoshi's ability to find the Cpt had anything to do with some of the radiation he's puttin out after the visit with Flox ...

With ST science, who can really say.

But in real life, exposure to a radiation field does not make one radioactive. Nor does it contaminate or become "trapped" in tissue.

But like I said, it's ST radiation which can cause a whole wack of unexpected phenomena!

Maybe it was due to the difference in human bio-signs versus andorian and vulcan. Or it could have simply been required by the plot and nothing more.

Still a good episode though.

Myrdden

 

[Wolf72]

okay, I was thinking along the lines of when you have to drink some isotope thingy so they can follow the path thru your insides and what not ...

wow, I think they do stuff like that, or I've eating the wrong jelly beans!

 

[myrdden]

wow, I think they do stuff like that, or I've eating the wrong jelly beans!

You didn't think those bright colours were naturally occurring did you?

Myrdden

 

[Jemal]

With ST science, who can really say.

But in real life, exposure to a radiation field does not make one radioactive. Nor does it contaminate or become "trapped" in tissue.

But like I said, it's ST radiation which can cause a whole wack of unexpected phenomena!

Maybe it was due to the difference in human bio-signs versus andorian and vulcan. Or it could have simply been required by the plot and nothing more.

Still a good episode though.

Myrdden

You know the old saying "Never let the laws of physics interfere with a plot device"

 

[John Crichton]

okay, I was thinking along the lines of when you have to drink some isotope thingy so they can follow the path thru your insides and what not ...

I've had this experience many times. Barium milkshakes are not as tasty as they look.