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[QUOTE]Originally posted by MinutiaeMan: [QB] I've already commented on the tech of this episode in the proper thread. (ahem) But let me say that this episode sucked. First off, it's a poor ripoff of "Elaan of Troyius" and "The Perfect Mate" -- although I admit that I [i]did[/i] appreciate the overt hints to the latter story that certainly built up some of the stellar-political background in the early years. It was actually a nice touch IMO to make Krios Prime a major power in this era, when we know that it's going to be conquered by the Klingons some time soon. Heck, this kind of setup would be fair game for a minor recurring story at some point, if the writers have any intention of doing that kind of episode. I was reasonably impressed by Connor Trineer in this episode -- his acting basically saved the hour from being a total loss. The actress playing the First Monarch (or whatever) was certainly not bad, but her performance seemed forced. And let's not even mention the scene where they start out fighting and end up smooching. I saw that scene played out before in the DS9 Final Chapter, and it wasn't any better then, either. (Aside: what is it with shows like this where they show the two love birds afterwards, fully clothed again? Isn't there some other way to preserve the PG rating? They showed more skin on Hoshi a few weeks ago than they did here...) (Not that I'm complaining especially -- just wondering because it doesn't seem to make sense. One of many issues in this series, of course.) I'll admit that I did enjoy the rather amusing "good cop/bad cop" routine that Archer and T'Pol played, but it occurred to me later that this scene only served to show what a weenie our good Captain is, if he has to rely on the Vulcan to be the Bad Cop. Why can't he handle these kind of issues on his own ship? Surely Human starships have run into some kind of similar situation before? In the end, although this story provided some amusement, I was severely disappointed by its lack of depth, both on the ship and on Planet Dagobah. This wasn't a story, it was just a sequence of events with very little in the way of motivations. [/QB][/QUOTE]
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