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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cthulhudrew" data-source="post: 2248737" data-attributes="member: 4090">I agree with others who feel that the first hour's episode would have made a much better ending to the series than the second hour. Hadn't made the connection with the "Pegasus" episode of TNG until it was mentioned here (though it did clear up the confusion over why Riker wasn't in command of his own ship, and Data was still alive)- it would have been a much better idea, IMO, to have Captain Riker struggling with some command decision, and needing to reflect on a similar decision of Captain Archer than this one did. In either case, it was never quite clear to me exactly what it was that Riker was hoping to learn from this "lesson" (that sometimes doing things for friends can cost the lives of other friends? That Archer should have stuck with his orders so that Trip would live? I dunno). Didn't like the "let's kill Trip off for no apparent reason, except maybe so we won't have to explain why he and T'Pol didn't eventually have another kid". So many problems with that (how'd the intruders get aboard Enterprise so suddenly? How'd they manage to not encounter anyone on the ship prior to meeting Trip and Archer? Why'd Trip decide that the only solution to the problem was to blow himself and the enemy up?)The worst part was the throwaway line by Troi- "It's too bad he didn't realize he wouldn't be coming back from Rigel." Gee- way to telegraph the entire rest of the episode.Not to mention that, in 5 years, nothing else had changed with the crew. I swear, T'Pol seemed like she was back in Season 1 in this ep, and we get more of the "I love you, no I don't, yes I do, no I don't" garbage with her and Trip.Terra Prime was definitely a better finale. Anyway, the last couple of seconds, with the three generations of Enterprise commanders speaking those famous lines was cool.</blockquote>

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