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It was ARCHER who was doing the torturing. With Reed and Generic Security Guy standing right behind him. Although Reed was shocked to see his captain going crazy, he didn't do anything.
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I think it was great. It added grit to it.. Showed that there they weren't as 'refined' as people thought...
It shows also that Archer is RIGHT on the edge. He can teeter either way - and he's having trouble dealing with the death of a good friend - the destruction of so much on his planet... and he wants revenge! When you want justice - no matter what - it begs the question, how far are you willing to go to get it.
Well.. obviously - he's willing to shuck away his morality a bit!! That's human nature!
In the end... He lets the guy go ! *shrugs* again evidence of this teetering moral conflict.
I just like the grittiness of it all.. He's saying... "Fuck being the good guy all the damned time !! It's time i show people that they can't push me around all the time, damnit!"
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Keep in mind that Reed would HAVE to react to Archer acting crazy, for it to be believable. The Pirate was all ready to just stand in the airlock until he passed out, knowing that he would just be put back in his cell. That's harder to do when you start believing your gonna die. I notice that they didn't have the other characters commenting on Archer.. I still think he's coffee cup is just getting on his nerves.
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I often feel like tossing jerks out the airlock when I don't get my caffine.
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The casualties ought to start racking up soon then.
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Damn fine episode. The tension in Archer is so palpable. This is quite a turn from the "Trying to be a good boy" Archer from the first season, and I can see why he is so frustrated. Imagine starting out as one of the first interstellar explorers, hoping to find other cultures with similar interests in exploring and learning new things...only to find out that a great deal of them are greedy, destructive and violent.
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They're really making it look like Archer is taking seven million casulties, personally and looking for somebody to blame. It's understandable, considering that HE, personally, is out there to protect Earth from having it happen again. That would stress anybody out, not to mention all the Xindi skullduggery.
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A story with Archer ticking off was about to come sooner or later. Interestingly, it seems every Trek captain so far has exactly one person or thing that makes him (or her) go berserk:
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In case any of you aren't fans of classic sf, the airlock interrogation scene is pretty much a redo of the one from Heinlein's 'Rocketship Gallileo'.
Same result in the end. It is easy to face death in the abstract - less easy when the breath is whistling out of your lungs - and the lower end of your GI tract is venting as well.
I see no problem with the tactic in regards to Archer's character. Yes, he's taking his role of 'Earth's Protector' seriously - but then, until other starships come online, NX-01 is it so far as Earth's survival.
I was watching the episode in company, and our first commercial comment was: "looks like Archer grew himself a pair."
We've seen the evolution of ethics throughout Trek (right up to Picard, who sometimes seems downright goody-goody - and this is the closest era to ours.
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