Enterprise 05-19-04

[Mark]

Enterprise - "Countdown"

The clock is ticking for the future of humanity as the Enterprise embarks on a collision course with the Reptilian fleet. The ship's trek through the Delphic Expanse reaches a fever pitch as Archer and the Xindi plot to destroy the doomsday device possessed by the Earth-hating Reptilians, who try to brainwash Hoshi into deciphering its code.

Cast: Scott Bakula, Connor Trinneer, Jolene Blalock, Dominic Keating, Anthony Montgomery, Linda Park, John Billingsley.

Guest(s): Rick Worthy as Xindi Sloth, Tucker Smallwood as Xindi-Humanoid, Scott MacDonald as Reptilian Commander, Josette DiCarlo as Sphere Builder Woman, Mary Mara as Sphere-Builder Presage, Ruth Williamson as Sphere-Builder Primary, and Steven Culp as Major Hayes.

This one and then the season finale...

 

[Silver Moon]

This one and then the season finale...

Now for the finale, can we assume that Earth gets destroyed by the Xindi weapon and that Enterprise and everyone on it gets killed? That way they can go out with a bang, and leave no doubt as to the future of the show.

Seriously though, if these next two episodes are anything like the last two this series may actually be going somewhere.

 

[Viking Bastard]

The whole 3rd season has been on a upwards quality swing.

 

[Mark]

I wonder if they will kill off any of the regular characters...?

 

[Silver Moon]

I wonder if they will kill off any of the regular characters...?

Hopefully the dog.

 

[Ghostwind]

Actually, the finale has the dog saving the day by raising a leg and disabling the electronic fuse on the doomsday device.

 

[Mark]

Here we go...

 

[Napftor]

...and there it went!

Another top-notch episode. Any doubts about whether this series can handle action have been swept away. Will the quality of writing continue next season? That's almost a cliffhanger in itself! And yes, it looks like Enterprise has another season, although the speculation is a move to Fridays. Guess we'll find out Thursday.

 

[Mark]

Well, they didn't kill off a primary character but they offed a secondary one. Lots of good space battle action. I think the last handful of episodes of this season are going to look pretty sweet back-to-back when they finally put out the season on DVD. It kinda has the feel of a film in several parts, which may be the new way of thinking on the part of the ENT development team.

 

[Richards]

And way to go, Hoshi! I laughed out loud when she spat in the Reptilian Commander's face. That's the spirited linguist we all know and love! And I was impressed when she tried jumping over the railing to prevent another dosage of those "mind control parasites" that would force her to do the Reptilians' biding -- too bad she didn't think of it earlier. (Err, not that I would have wanted her dead...)

Johnathan