Yay, new episodes finally starting to air. I still say it would have been better to start off with something more... significant, but this was a nice ep overall, so I can't complain too much.
So, this is the first non-multi-part story for six eps now, which is really a welcome change. Not that I didn't like the Augments/Vulcan arcs, but I was starting to feel like we needed to take a break from that kinda storytelling, so this was a good idea.
One of the great things about this season is that they're actually bothering to expand on what we know about Archer. And we're focusing on his past, rather than constantly trying to "affect him" with something happening right now, or something that hasn't even happened yet at all. "Daedalus" serves to tell us more about his relationship with his father, and shows us members of his extended family. It all serves to make for a character that's easier for me to actually care about- cuz I know more of where he comes from, not just where he's going.
The idea to reveal the creator of the Transporter is another nice way of fulfilling the idea of ENT being a prequel, while not feeling overly name-droppy.
Unfortunately, I have to say I wasn't completely sold on the performance of the guy playing Dr. Erickson. He just... didn't have it, to me. His daughter was passable.
Anyway, it's also nice to have an episode where no one is blasting the hell out of anyone else... The exploding wall scene doesn't really count- no one was actually trying to hurt anybody. Once upon a time, the danger came from a lot of different sources, not just the evil bad guy and his guy, so it's ncie to have an ep that does that- and in a pretty cool way too, with Erickson's son half-there, floating around the ship. Sweet!
So, um, fans of the T'Pol/Trip romance take note here as well. This ep makes it look like it's over between them... I doubt it. It was nice to hear them discussing T'Pol's Penar Syndrome again, and explaining that things on Vulcan are starting to change. I had a sick fear that they weren't going to do that. I do, however, question how T'Pol could have gotten ahold of copies from the Kir'Shara, when T'Pau said that it would take years to translate it all... Exactly how much material could she have with her???
The ep ended pretty much how I expected it to. Erickson comes aboard to do a very shady thing, and despite his determination, he fails miserably and his son dies in his arms. Too bad for him. The interesting part came with Archer wrestling with what to do after finding out about his true plan, and going along with it. I LOVED the argument between Archer and Trip. Good stuff.
So, all in all, a good story. Not too crazy about the guest actors. And Hoshi and Travis are again mysteriously absent, except for one establishing shot which I honestly think was just pulled from some other episode or something. I give this ep a B-. Unfortunately, the promo for this week's ep doesn't make it look that much better. Win some, lose some.
So, this is the first non-multi-part story for six eps now, which is really a welcome change. Not that I didn't like the Augments/Vulcan arcs, but I was starting to feel like we needed to take a break from that kinda storytelling, so this was a good idea.
One of the great things about this season is that they're actually bothering to expand on what we know about Archer. And we're focusing on his past, rather than constantly trying to "affect him" with something happening right now, or something that hasn't even happened yet at all. "Daedalus" serves to tell us more about his relationship with his father, and shows us members of his extended family. It all serves to make for a character that's easier for me to actually care about- cuz I know more of where he comes from, not just where he's going.
The idea to reveal the creator of the Transporter is another nice way of fulfilling the idea of ENT being a prequel, while not feeling overly name-droppy.
Unfortunately, I have to say I wasn't completely sold on the performance of the guy playing Dr. Erickson. He just... didn't have it, to me. His daughter was passable.
Anyway, it's also nice to have an episode where no one is blasting the hell out of anyone else... The exploding wall scene doesn't really count- no one was actually trying to hurt anybody. Once upon a time, the danger came from a lot of different sources, not just the evil bad guy and his guy, so it's ncie to have an ep that does that- and in a pretty cool way too, with Erickson's son half-there, floating around the ship. Sweet!
So, um, fans of the T'Pol/Trip romance take note here as well. This ep makes it look like it's over between them... I doubt it. It was nice to hear them discussing T'Pol's Penar Syndrome again, and explaining that things on Vulcan are starting to change. I had a sick fear that they weren't going to do that. I do, however, question how T'Pol could have gotten ahold of copies from the Kir'Shara, when T'Pau said that it would take years to translate it all... Exactly how much material could she have with her???
The ep ended pretty much how I expected it to. Erickson comes aboard to do a very shady thing, and despite his determination, he fails miserably and his son dies in his arms. Too bad for him. The interesting part came with Archer wrestling with what to do after finding out about his true plan, and going along with it. I LOVED the argument between Archer and Trip. Good stuff.
So, all in all, a good story. Not too crazy about the guest actors. And Hoshi and Travis are again mysteriously absent, except for one establishing shot which I honestly think was just pulled from some other episode or something. I give this ep a B-. Unfortunately, the promo for this week's ep doesn't make it look that much better. Win some, lose some.
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