I guess this was a ok episode. Although it was done before, and B+B are pulling this one out of a drawer......
Im fairly sure they ripped this one off of a movie I saw on sci-fi and I cant remember then name.
"TAR-A-TA"="Brown Stuff"
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
Enemy Mine.
Which it happened to improve upon, in my estimation. Neat spacecraft, odd aliens.
Posted by PsyLiam (Member # 73) on :
Thank God TOS never ripped off any old sci-fi stories, eh?
Posted by TheWoozle (Member # 929) on :
I'm at work and can't look it up, but I'm sure we've seen these aliens before, in a TNG episode maybe.
Posted by Saiyanman Benjita (Member # 122) on :
Well, at least it wasn't Archer in this rendition of miscommunications past.
At first (and in the commercials), I thought it was going to be another Kirk-Gorn type conflict, but then it turned into Picard and the "Shaka, when the walls fell" guy. A little disappointing that it was so heavily based on that, but overall it was an above average Trek episode, making it by far the best thing still to watch Wednesdays at 8.
Posted by E. Cartman (Member # 256) on :
Reminded me more of The Enemy than of Darmok. Decent execution overall, though the marooned alien-of-the-week-whose-name-escapes-me was too distrusting to be credible. He KNEW that it was in his best interest to cooperate, and YET he chose to attack Trip after being untied by him. Not the brightest move to make when facing death.
Posted by Treknophyle (Member # 509) on :
Yes, but remember that we've seen behavior in intelligent humanoid aliens before which - to our minds - is not entirely rational. Klingons also tend to be (to our eyes) much unreasonably hostile and aggressive - but in THEIR cultural matrix (based more upon surival of the fittest) - it is the only (and quite logical) way to behave.
I try not to draw too much behavior expectations from appearance, but look at their faces and think 'fighting fish'.
Posted by Warbadden Hawkins (Member # 905) on :
After watching the episode a second time I noticed that the "Alien" seemed a little tired after spitting his magical spit. Well maybe...
Posted by TheWoozle (Member # 929) on :
Have we seen the Arkonians before, or do I just need more expensive drugs?
Posted by Kosh (Member # 167) on :
Let us not forget the TNG episode, "The Enemy", where Geordi is stuck on a planet with a Romulan.
I think they need a new rules for Enterprise. No "traped on a planet with the enemy" or "Someone goes to Prison".
With all the possibilities of showing skin, I'm suprised they haven't done a "prison" episode.
Posted by Sol System (Member # 30) on :
No, the Arkonians have not appeared before, nor, to my knowledge, been mentioned.
Posted by TSN (Member # 31) on :
"Let us not forget the TNG episode, 'The Enemy', where Geordi is stuck on a planet with a Romulan."
Well, since Cartman mentioned it four posts above yours, I think we had a pretty good chance of remembering it...
Posted by StarFire (Member # 748) on :
*blinks* And here I thought this topic was about me for some odd reason... Tho, I don't know why I'd have spoilers...
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