...that O.Deus actually LIKES an ENTERPRISE episode?
To quote the great sage, "He likes it! Hey Mikey!"
The Columbia's captain is named Hernandez, not Sanchez. It's not often Hispanics are portrayed in science fiction in general and Star Trek in particular. Let's at least get the names right.
And speaking of the lovely Captain Hernandez, I think she's been more interesting and professional in just two appearances than Archer has been in 4 seasons.
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"Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, cigar in one hand, favorite beverage in the other, body thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and screaming WOO HOO - What a Ride!"
A good and perceptive review! I especially like Deus' noticing and pointing out the sweeping perspective of plots as they worked (and worked well, and with consistency and continuity on many levels) in the episode. And, while I've liked Enterprise, the point about how this episode might've served as a fine pilot for a stronger STAR TREK series to have begun with (rather than a half attempted hipper series - though that trap might well be traced to many sources other than B and B) is well taken. Deus' review, like the episode itself, has interesting depth.
... but, since I'm starting to take those for granted ;-), I was more impressed by the nods to DS9, with Reed working trying to disassociate himeself from "your section" and the mention of the Hur'q invasion (which, as mentioned below, comes from "The Sword of Kahless"). Bravo!
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"You know what six movies average out to be really good? The first six Star Trek movies!" -- Fry, Futurama
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Aside from appearances by Hertzler and Coombs, are these not the first DS9 references we've had on Enterprise?
Trek's middle child hardly ever gets a nod. Sure, there was some cross-references when TNG and DS9 were both in production (namely, the Bashir and Quark appearances on TNG), and the Defiant did show up in First Contact. Aside from these however, I can't recall any DS9 material being mentioned after the show finished, aside from a Dominion War reference in Nemesis. I'm really quite surprised that a concept as interesting as Section 31 hadn't been explored on Enterprise until now.
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It's a shame we don't see more nods to DS9, but, in all honesty, its usually kind of hard to make them, especially in Enterprise. They can't really reference Bajor or the Cardassians much, if at all. They certainly can't do the Dominion, at least not easily. Maybe the Breen could see a little more use. The Trill are fairly dubious: "Trials and Tribble-ations" indicated they were hanging around the Federation as early as the 2230s (rouughly), but "The Host" [TNG] makes it clear that the Federation knew little about them. Of course, every other part of that episode has already been contradicted...
A few other references beyond those you've mentioned:
You mentioned Hertzler and Combs on Enterprise, but don't forget Rene Auberjonois!
In addition to Nemesis, Insurrection also mentioned the Dominion War and Worf's assignment to Deep Space 9.
Voyager's "Extreme Risk" dealt with the consequences of the Maquis getting wiped out in "By Inferno's Light", but they found out about it back in "Prey" (or one of the episodes around then).
I could be wrong, but I could have sworn I saw a holographic Jem'Hadar in "Flesh and Blood" [VOY].
I believe that Samantha Wildman's husband was stationed on or at least living on Deep Space 9 according to "Elogium" [VOY].
Can't remember the name of the episode, but the Voyager with Andy Dick and the Prometheus has a couple of Defiant-class ships.
Quark appeared in the first episode of Voyager, "Caretaker".
The Rules of Acquisition and the Nagus were mentioned in that one episode where they brought back the Ferengi from "The Price" [TNG]. The name of the episode escapes me at the moment.
Of course, the whole thing with the Maquis started and ended with Deep Space 9, but the roots were laid in TNG, and it had only been created as groundwork for Voyager. Oddly enough, DS9 seemed to use it far more often and more effectively than Voyager did.
If you want to count it, O'Brien's appearance in "All Good Things..." [TNG] was kind of a crossover.
I guess there really haven't been many DS9 references in Enteprise, but I vaguely remember spotting one or two references somewhere... I'm sure that the Rules of Acquisition were referenced in "Acquisition", if nothing else.
It would probably be a bit of a stretch to refer to the upcoming Mirror Universe two-parter as a DS9 reference, since it is far more a TOS reference, but it could end up being a little bit of each.
Hardly as much crossover as I would prefer, but I guess it's too late to do much about it now... What would've been really awesome would been for the Emissary to show up in the past, now that he's "outside of time"!
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"You know what six movies average out to be really good? The first six Star Trek movies!" -- Fry, Futurama
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Aside from appearances by Hertzler and Coombs, are these not the first DS9 references we've had on Enterprise?
Trek's middle child hardly ever gets a nod. Sure, there was some cross-references when TNG and DS9 were both in production (namely, the Bashir and Quark appearances on TNG), and the Defiant did show up in First Contact. Aside from these however, I can't recall any DS9 material being mentioned after the show finished, aside from a Dominion War reference in Nemesis. I'm really quite surprised that a concept as interesting as Section 31 hadn't been explored on Enterprise until now.
Great episode, watched it twice. One of the Klingon mentioned that the threat they were facing was greater then the "Herk Invasion".
I may be mistaken but I seem to recall a TNG or DS9 show where the Herk was mentioned.
Does anyone recall it, or was it just so much dialog.
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It was in DS9's forth season episode 'The Sword of Kahless'
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Hoshi: I was hoping you'd put up a fight.
T'Pol: I'm surprised you're not exhausted from all the beds, you've jumped into, recently.
"In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II"
episode of ENT I've seen. I think tying in the augment arc really moved it into brilliance territory for me, mainly because I didn't expect it and no one else (that I know of) had thought of it before. This plus 'In A Mirror, Darkly' which I'm really stoked about, make me sadder that ENT is coming to an end. Three more years of stuff like this, and I'd be in Trektopia.
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"Outer Space: The Last Frontier.
These are the trips of the Star Trek Enterprise. Its five year plan calls for us to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations, to boldly fly where no man has gone in space. Live long, and be happy."
Patrick Stewart--SNL, Stardate 9402.05
I'm sure there are going to be a lot of gushers out there who are going to give you grief for not giving it a ten out of ten. ;)
I like your reviews. You are very critical of this series and do not blindly accept what B & B give you. At the same time you give props where they are do. Affliction was a good episode and frankly I'd like to see the voyages of the Columbia rather than the Enterprise.
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"Oh, I'll wake up
To any sound of engines,
Ev'ry gull a seeking craft..."
Kate Bush, And Dream of Sheep
And one would have thought, that given the sheer amount of plot that was crammed into this episode, that it would have been severely hard to follow, and overly complex. Yet somehow, everything flows together quite nicely.
Its a shame we couldn't have gotten these kinds of episodes in season 1. We might not be seeing a cancellation.
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Scientists discover the world that exists;
engineers create the world that never was.
-Theodore von Kármán
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Not only that, but I want to add... I found the resolution of the moral dilemma concerning the euthanasia of the "specimen" brilliant and perfectly in character with the Klingon race.
Come to think of it, the Klingon doctor provided lots of material. From the TOS-Klingonesque guile and cunning in meeting goals exemplified by stealing the medical database, to the almost casually dropped reference to trying to abduct Soong but he was "too heaviliy guarded"... Great stuff.
Spot on review and great episode.
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"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
-James Madison
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Not only that, but I want to add... I found the resolution of the moral dilemma concerning the euthanasia of the "specimen" brilliant and perfectly in character with the Klingon race.
Brilliant? Yes. Funny? Oh, yes! Original? Nope. Indiana Jones did it first. Besides, didn't they say the Klingon Augments were more violent than "real" Klingons?
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"A foolish consistancy is the hobgoblin of tiny minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Emerson!" Isaac Asimov
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Oh it was definitely reminiscent of Indy, and I'm not saying it was original -- something can be good without being original. But I thought it was the perfect way to end the arguing... which let's face it, the Klingons simply aren't going to have the patience for ;)
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"If Tyranny and Oppression come to this land, it will be in the guise of fighting a foreign enemy."
-James Madison
A great episode.
Actually, one I want to see again. Wow, I never thought I would actually see one of those.
Instead of Alien Nazis, cartoon plots, over-the-top guest stars, and rehashed plots, we had a story that was both original, engaging and exciting.
There were many highlights... Phlox - criminally underused these past four years - was center-stage, some lovely CGI work on the Targ, and an attempt at actual character development.
For me, the finest episode of the show - ever.
Just not sure why the NX02 had to have those damn flashing tubes on the bridge though. What self-respecting bridge officer is going to spend all day looking at those?
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It's funny. Before I started coming to this website, I never would have even noticed something like that. However, I have been trying to pay a little more attention to details like that, and I had the same reaction as you. In TOS, as I recall, at least they waited for a red alert before annoying lights started flashing on and off on the bridge.
Yeah I agree wholeheartedly. This episode was deftly written, balancing lots of balls very well. Tying in the Augments reveals a sort of forethought that we haven't seen since DS9 and really makes it believeable. I'd say this is one of the best "arc, adventure"-style scripts ENTERPRISE has ever produced.
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It's a rip-off. / We're stepped on, and cheated! / We're flat, stone-cold lied to / But we're not defeated / No!
Halen. "The Dream is Over."
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It was a great episode, I agree. The only thing that bugs me is the Klingon doctor's line about the Klingon Augments being smarter, faster, stronger and better than "real" Klingons. If the Klingon augments were so smart, don't you think they would have figured out a way to stabilize their augmentation, instead of it disappearing in a hundred years. And is it me, or did the Augment Klingons look and act like Nietzscheans from Andromeda? If they had managed to combine stuff like this and the wide eyed wonder of the first season (which I thought was a great idea), we'd be begging for more.
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"A foolish consistancy is the hobgoblin of tiny minds." Ralph Waldo Emerson
"Emerson!" Isaac Asimov
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