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by Nuclearmothman
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Original message modified Feb 14, 2005 @ 15:45:
Topic: The Aenar was the point of the arc
O. Deus has clearly missed the point of the arc. It wasn't about the "birth of the Federation" at all. That there is an temporary alliance of bitter enemies that will eventually lead to the founding of an overarching organization called the UPF is really only a subplot. The arc is really a mystery story. The mystery? Who attacked Shran's ship at the beginning of "Babel One." THAT is what this arc is about.

Each episode of the arc revealed more and more pieces of the mystery. In "Babel One" the Andorians and the Tellerites each accuse the other in the attacks. It is only when Enterprise gets involved that it's revealed (to the characters) that it's a "chameleon" ship capable of disguising itself as another vessel. (We the audience are let in on the fact that it's the Romulans behind it all).

The revelation that the ship has no crew, but is being piloted remotely leads to the next mystery. Who is piloting the ship? That is revealed at the end of "United." But who is that albino Andorian with the glaucomic eyes?

The answer to that mystery is answered in "The Aenar." We learn that the pilot is Gareb, kidnapped "some time ago" while hunting the snow-worms. We learn the Aenar are blind and psychic, and are pacifists. We learn Gareb has a sister, Jhamel, who willingly goes against the pacifist code of her people to help her brother. Ultimately, Gareb realizes the harm he's done and helps destroy the probes, even at the cost of his own life.

A weak ending? Hardly. The arc ended exactly as it should. The mystery is solved, the bad guys are thwarted (for the time being), the Andorians and the Tellerites learn they can get along, at least for a little while.
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