Whoa! This has gotta be one of the best episodes of the season so far, right up there with "Home," "Cold Station 12," and "Awakening." And what an ending!... Wait, back up first.
Some unexpected stuff this time. I was wrong about a few things, specifically dealing with T'Pol's character. I assumed that, after the death of her mother, and the things she said before passing, T'Pol would start to take a longer look at what the Syrannites stand for, but she still was against it. What I loved more than anything involving her was the line she came out with: "This has nothing to do with science."
It seems to me that part of the Vulcan story was meant as an allagory(sp?) for stirring religious debates going around on Earth now, and, like, forever. T'Pol is faced with the idea of someone questioning the things she's always believed in, and even if she did somehow feel like they might be right, she naturally still feels resistence toward the idea of changing. All 3 eps have at least a scene or two dealing with this issue, and it comes off beautifully. It's subtle enough to not be noticeable to certain people that would be annoyed by "preachiness" and poignant enough for those (like myself) that eat this stuff up.
Anyway, it's always nice to see a familiar face return after being gone so long- Shran was nice. There was little surprise when Soval was transported to the Andorian ship, since they already pretty much told us that in the previews, although I would have liked to see an explanation as to where Shran got Transporters to begin with, since it was established a few years ago that they didn't have this, and now they're so good with them that they can transport someone not just to and from a platform, but anywhere on the ship. (*breathes*) But anyway, it was a cool set of scenes to see Soval broken down, and actually showing emotion in a major way. I loved the story he told Shran about the "fool" and his reaction when he first started telling it: "What???"
It's nice to know they're continuing to recognize past events- not just stuff from TOS, but stuff from ENT. They thankfully didn't forget all about the Treaty of... Whatchamacallit. And they also FINALLY got around to mentioning T'Pol's P'Nar Syndrome. Hopefully, there's some kind of piece of story still unresolved involving whatever happened during T'Pol's meld with T'Pau in this ep. I mean, she did say that she had melded with her mom and junk...
And now for the ending. Vulcans vs. Humans vs. Andorians- that was pretty cool. At this point, I was really kinda starting to think they might have been going a bit too far with the whole "messed up Vulcans" thing, but then came the startling discovery at the end that made everything all right. Well, more than all right- it was awesome.
So, (former) Administrator V'Las is either working for the Romulans, or is a surgically altered Romulan himself. Fan-freakin-tastic! Man, this can't be Enterprise. Enterprise doesn't have shocking moments like this in it. I must have been watching a really tripped-out lost episode of Buffy or something. That was great! Now, everything that has happened up to this point on ENT suddenly feels like it has so much greater meaning! I love this!
Rock on, Manny Coto. Rock on! "Kir'Shara" gets an A+ from me.
Some unexpected stuff this time. I was wrong about a few things, specifically dealing with T'Pol's character. I assumed that, after the death of her mother, and the things she said before passing, T'Pol would start to take a longer look at what the Syrannites stand for, but she still was against it. What I loved more than anything involving her was the line she came out with: "This has nothing to do with science."
It seems to me that part of the Vulcan story was meant as an allagory(sp?) for stirring religious debates going around on Earth now, and, like, forever. T'Pol is faced with the idea of someone questioning the things she's always believed in, and even if she did somehow feel like they might be right, she naturally still feels resistence toward the idea of changing. All 3 eps have at least a scene or two dealing with this issue, and it comes off beautifully. It's subtle enough to not be noticeable to certain people that would be annoyed by "preachiness" and poignant enough for those (like myself) that eat this stuff up.
Anyway, it's always nice to see a familiar face return after being gone so long- Shran was nice. There was little surprise when Soval was transported to the Andorian ship, since they already pretty much told us that in the previews, although I would have liked to see an explanation as to where Shran got Transporters to begin with, since it was established a few years ago that they didn't have this, and now they're so good with them that they can transport someone not just to and from a platform, but anywhere on the ship. (*breathes*) But anyway, it was a cool set of scenes to see Soval broken down, and actually showing emotion in a major way. I loved the story he told Shran about the "fool" and his reaction when he first started telling it: "What???"
It's nice to know they're continuing to recognize past events- not just stuff from TOS, but stuff from ENT. They thankfully didn't forget all about the Treaty of... Whatchamacallit. And they also FINALLY got around to mentioning T'Pol's P'Nar Syndrome. Hopefully, there's some kind of piece of story still unresolved involving whatever happened during T'Pol's meld with T'Pau in this ep. I mean, she did say that she had melded with her mom and junk...
And now for the ending. Vulcans vs. Humans vs. Andorians- that was pretty cool. At this point, I was really kinda starting to think they might have been going a bit too far with the whole "messed up Vulcans" thing, but then came the startling discovery at the end that made everything all right. Well, more than all right- it was awesome.
So, (former) Administrator V'Las is either working for the Romulans, or is a surgically altered Romulan himself. Fan-freakin-tastic! Man, this can't be Enterprise. Enterprise doesn't have shocking moments like this in it. I must have been watching a really tripped-out lost episode of Buffy or something. That was great! Now, everything that has happened up to this point on ENT suddenly feels like it has so much greater meaning! I love this!
Rock on, Manny Coto. Rock on! "Kir'Shara" gets an A+ from me.
And from what I've heard what is going to come in future episodes, regarding the Romulans makes it all even greater. We're really starting to deal with stories, which will eventually lead towards the beginning of the Federation. Well, and Shran was just great too, as always.
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