Enterprise 10-15-03

[myrdden]

Also, if it were to be discovered that she had somekinda latent
super-abilities over all, it would really help me accept Hoshi's
uncanny knack with language. It's just so horribly convenient!

I completely agree with this, although I can't see how translating a dead language from an alien world in a book could be helped by telepathy. It would however bring some relief to my otherwise strained suspension of disbelief. I still don't know what to make of Hoshi yet, she is almost as underused as Travis but her extremely compentent skill at translating alien languages has always bugged me.

Myrdden

 

[Orius]

A lonely telepath begs Hoshi to visit his faraway planet in exchange for information on the Xindi, then refuses to allow the linguist to leave.

Looks like another "Hoshi deals with the meta-physical" episode...

Initial impression before I read everyone else's comments.

Sort of a Star Trek version of Beauty and the Beast. Though I don't know why the alien liked her so badly, even though she is telepathically compatible with him, she comes off as awfuly snotty and self-absorbed in this episode (some Trek fans would likely say that's par for the course for her). Unless of course, he knows what she's really like deep in her subconcious (and come to think of it, I thnk he sort of implied that).

B-plot was pretty good. Those spheres are interesting. And T'Pol shows again that for a Vulcan, she can be pretty dense. At the end of the episode, she's mystified as to why someone would build them. One possible answer is pretty obvious to me: they may be artifacts from an ancient interstellar war. After all, those anomalies could seriously screw up an opponent, or provide some sort of defence (especially if the defenders had a nice supply of Trellium-D).

 

[Orius]

Yeah, I'm keeping my hopes up as well. Hopefully they come up with something interesting for her to do.

I certainly thought her outfits in this episode were interesting...

 

[Orius]

While this episode was boring, it really did remind me, at least the Hoshi arc, of classic Trek. A crew member is singled out by lonely alien who wants a playmate and has something to hide. Saw it a mile away, but I didn't mind it.

Yeah, his ability to just shut down all power on the ship seemed kind of Classic Trek as well.

The shuttle lifting off the sphere with the malfunction was fun, though I bet the physics involved had Trekkers or rocket scientists smashing their head against the wall.

Yeah, like what difference does shooting the thruster make? The stupid thing is going to keep going because of INERTIA.

 

[Staffan]

Yeah, like what difference does shooting the thruster make? The stupid thing is going to keep going because of INERTIA.

Except, of course, that the sphere also has gravity. Presumably, shooting the thruster meant that the sphere's gravity took over again.

 

[Wolf72]

wasn't a bad episode ... I didn't realize how attractive hoshi was!

this week is a repeat, right?

 

[Napftor]

wasn't a bad episode ... I didn't realize how attractive hoshi was!

this week is a repeat, right?

Yes. It is a repeat of the premiere. Look for new episodes the following week though!

 

[Mark]

Looks to me like they are combining some of the elements of original trek with the storytelling styles of TNG and afterwards. Taking a classic story like Beauty and the Beast and twisting it is a TOS mainstay. I think they did a well enough job with it. The sets had a gothic feel, with some of the scenes opening on gargoyle-esque set features. Obviously the whole isolated "castle/mansion" was meant to emulate that feel and the story was paced in that tradition. I think they must have realized this would make the episode seem slow or plodding and added what they've done from TNG and onward; lacing it with a subplot that combines arc-furthering information and some comic relief. Fairly well done overall, IMO.

 

[Orius]

Except, of course, that the sphere also has gravity. Presumably, shooting the thruster meant that the sphere's gravity took over again.

True, but the shuttle crashed pretty quickly as well. That would mean the sphere's gravitational field is pretty high, and I'm not sure setting off the thruster would provided enough thrust to lift the pod. But then again too, we're dealing with Star Trek "science".

 

[Orius]

Looks to me like they are combining some of the elements of original trek with the storytelling styles of TNG and afterwards. Taking a classic story like Beauty and the Beast and twisting it is a TOS mainstay. I think they did a well enough job with it. The sets had a gothic feel, with some of the scenes opening on gargoyle-esque set features. Obviously the whole isolated "castle/mansion" was meant to emulate that feel and the story was paced in that tradition.

Yeah, the episode itself wasn't bad, but it was kind of a "chick" episode, unlike last week's "guy" episode.

Still, how many DMs wanted to rip off that mountain fortress for their campaigns? Come on, admit it! I know I can't be the only one.