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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Reverend: [QB] Agreed for the most part, though it was the Warp 5 "barrier" they were going for. Not so much a physical barrier as a technological one. As for Maxia Zeta, true the ship probably wasn't a Marauder, but still sensor readings should have shown a similar warp signature, hull composition, weapons signatures, etc. That is IF there was a reason to compare them. There wasn't, so they didn't. Same as with the ENT encounter. I'm not defending it, it was a crap episode and a bad idea. Season 2 was full of those kinds of "cameos", some more successful than others (I really enjoyed the Borg one!) Still, from a strictly logical point of view, the encounter COULD have happened without violating canon. As for ENT's premise - a bit mute considering how much this has already been discussed and the fact that it's long since been cancelled - but I rather thought they should have gone the other direction and made it earlier, or at least less technologically advanced than they did. So no phasers, just a laser/plasma weapon (not that they used the stun setting much anyway), no transporters, at least none that are safe for lifeforms and a general moratorium on TNG style technobabble (meta this, transphasic that, iso whatever.) Of course that would mean hiring writers that actually have a grasp of science and treat it with a little respect, or do what B5 did and just avoid fictional tech dependent stories as much as possible. I do believe though, if it had been given a 5th season it would have realised it's true potential. Unlike some I really didn't care much for the Xindi arc (and stopped watching the show about 2 episodes in to the 3rd season) but I did see the 4th and it was a HUGE improvement. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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