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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mark" data-source="post: 1366272" data-attributes="member: 5">I suppose there's no telling how many of those pods have been strewn along the path they are taking, and I'd imagine that the Enterprise is being monitored as they get closer.  If things go as they have been going, writing-wise, I suppose they'll explain things in more detail as the next few episodes are run.  Seems to me that a lot of things that have been a source of complaint have worked out to be part of the plot, or are there loose ends they haven't cleared up?  Is it possible that the alien is a genetically enhanced Temporal Warrior sent to keep the Earthlings off balance or thwart them in their mission?  What was the whole point in giving Starfleet all of the clues as to the origins of the weapon makers, anyway?  I've got to admit that I am a bit befuddled at this point in the series...Also, seems that this series has about the most "fit" crew of any Sci-Fi show I can recall, with the notable exception of that smiling fool in sickbay.  Huh.  The most out of shape member of the crew is the doctor.  Imagine that! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Ah, T'Pol!  How...aloof!  How...practical!  How's your father?!  (Or is that, "Who's your Daddy?") <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" />  This ain't your uncle's Vulcan Logic, that's for sure!  IIRC, Jolene Blalock took the reins in her RL relationship, also, by taking her boyfriend down to the islands on a vacation last year, propsing to him, then surprising him further by revealing she had also arranged for their families to be on hand so they could wed right away.  She comes off as a bit of a nut case in those interviews, as well, but it is a refreshing change from Jeri Ryan's thinly, veiled disdain for all things Trek.  The world of Trek Fandom could use a few more like her, IMO.How about that Trip?!  The great Engineer debate in the other thread will have to take into account the unusually high success rate he is having in the love department.  He is apparently finding a way to work through his grief over the loss of his sister.On the other side of his "comic relief/former partner in crime" pairing, I wonder when Malcolm will finally come out of the closet?  I almost thought for a moment that his fight with Major Hayes was going to culminate in a passionate kiss! <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />  Could have been yet another first for ST, eh?.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f631.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":eek:" title="Eek!    :eek:"  data-smilie="9"data-shortname=":eek:" /> Archer has become a very bitter bastard, hasn't he?  Quite ready to deny common courtesies, like pain relievers, to his captives/slash/first encounters, hmmm?  He's getting very paranoid, and rightfully so.  I'd like to see his character go down in flames before the series comes to an end.  And I mean that as a fan who enjoys the dangerous path the writers are traveling with his development.  It would be kinda cool to watch him go all Ahab before the end. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" />Not enough Hoshi this week.  You can never get enough Hoshi, though, can you? <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /></blockquote>

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