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Message: <blockquote data-quote="John Crichton" data-source="post: 1118046" data-attributes="member: 4779">My thoughtsIn short - I enjoyed it.It wasn't great nor did it blow me away but I was dissappointed when the hour was over.  Nothing really new to see here but what was there was done well.AliensI liked the look of the Xindi and miners alot.  The miners reminded me of a race from Star Wars, which is maybe why I liked them, but they looked cool and the foreman worked as this week's slimy adversary.The "Xindi Counsel" worked for me.  I like the concept of many species forming a not-so-amicable collective.  I look forward to more scenes with them.Crew Members:  New & OldNothing too exciting here but they didn't detract from the show and their action scene was well done.  It was good to see Gavin (from Angel) back on another show.  I like that actor.Trip's personal issues, Archer's determination and Malcolm's problem with the new soldiers were addressed and not as completely predictable as I thought.  I didn't mind the doc's solution to Trip's sleeping problem as that character has proven on more than one occassion to be willing to try anything to cure and patient.  The fact that T'pol is a knockout was obviously part of his plan to help/distract Trip from his problem.Archer's new 'tude works and I think Bakula can pull driven off very well.  Is the Archer character a great character?  No, but neither was Sisko and I still loved DS9.  He is a plausible character that I happen to like.  It will be interesting to see how far Archer is willing to go to get what he wants.I thought Malcolm's problems with the new troops would be a little more dirty than they ended up being.  It seemed to get tightened up in the end a bit too cleanly, which isn't really a bad thing since it was basically glossed over and the marines did whoop some butt in the rescue operation.  I was hoping that the marines would provide some interesting conflicts and relationships aboard Enterprise would remains to be seen.  I hope the writers are thinking the same thing.BoobsDidn't jar me at all.  Yes, Jolene Blalock is gorgeous - she reminds me of a woman I work with.  Anyway, I found that scene very lighthearted and laughed out loud more than once which I think was intended.  She was obviously trying to be coy (in a Vulcan way) and not doing a great job at it.  Trip's response was quite funny and entertaining.  It will be interesting, or at the very least amusing, to see where their relationship goes.OverallActing was good all around, especially the alien foreman.  The effects didn't blow me away but weren't distracting.  The main action scene clicked and clearly showed what the new troops are capable of.  New theme - I couldn't care less.  I don't hate it and don't love it.  I usually skip the credits anyway unless I watch it live which I almost never have time to do.Final Grade:  2.5 out of 4 stars - Entertaining & engaging.  I want to know more about the Xindi.4 = Classic.  Blew me away from start to finish.3 = Very good.  Entertaining and a worthwhile experience.2 = Average.  Watchable but flawed.1 = Terrible.  Unwatchable dreck.0 = I wish I had that time back.  So bad that I may never watch the show again.</blockquote>

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