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Also really liked it
By ceallach66

I was also surprised by the overly negative reviews by both Deus and Aint-It-Cool-News. No, "Home" certainly didn't have many exciting action parts, but the characterizations were much richer. And besides, wasn't everyone complaining that it needed more of this kind of stuff?

I was happy to see Archer getting frustrated and kind of Kirk-ish at the council meeting, and also how he continued portraying it throughout the episode (although I hope the semi-happy ending isn't really the end of his internal struggles, that would be a bit too pat for me). He looked truly wounded by the results of his decisions during the past year, and the NX-02 captain romance could be a good addition, too.

Deus and others criticized the fight scene as being too obvious and preachy about bigotry, but I don't think that was the point. I thought it was meant to show how Phlox wasn't prepared for it, that he thought he could handle anything but when faced with xenophobic reactions he got scared and instinctively did his "blowfish face" thing. I think it was to show another side of Phlox's character, that he might have taken a shot to his confidence and not be as eager to see the good in everyone - not to teach the audience that "bigotry is bad". I hope to see this touch of insecurity integrated into his character in future episodes.

I was also very impressed by the melancholy ending, which goes against the norm. It was a brave and necessary way to move the dumb Trip/T'Pol relationship to a more serious level without pandering to the usual sitcom maneuver of just having them get together. It just made sense.

As much as I'd like to see some actions, all-in-all I was very impressed by this episode and hope it's a sign of better character-driven episodes to come.

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