Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 14:29:50
From: "Tim Lade" <tlade@u...>As I haven't been able to see Damage yet because I am in the midst of
exams...thank you University of Western Ontario for scheduling my
exams at
the worst possible time ever. Anyways, from what people have been
writting
so far, it seems that Archer has been put into a situation not unlike
Sisko
in "The Pale Moonlight." I would even go so far as to say that
Archers
dilemma is not nearly as heavy as Sisko's was. However, I've had a
sentence
running through my head for about a week now which is Inter Arma Enim
Silent
Leges which as most of you know translates into: In War Law is Silent.
Regardless of what any of us think, earth is at war, and as such,
they will
do things which may not be ethical, but in war, it's what people do to
survive.
Date: Mon, 26 Apr 2004 11:34:46 -0600
From: Jacob Albretsen <jakea@xmission.com>> The Drama -
> One has to give some credit to the writers for a sci-fi explanation
> of T'Pol's emotional outbursts over the season. Who would of thought
> that T'Pol would be hooked to Trellium-D like a drug addict. Oh
> well, I guess we all have our weaknesses. Compliments to go to
> Blalock for T'Pol's drug addiction portrayal. It was "emotionally"
> entertaining to watch T'Pol come to terms with her addition. An
> emotional Vulcan over the course of this season was something that
> did not make any sense nor was supported by fans. The Trellium-D
> explanation was a bit creative to explain an obvious error in Vulcan
> characterization.
It's interesting how emotions for a Vulcan can be addicting much like drugs
can be addicting. This actually makes sense to me from the development of
the T'Pol character. Her behavior before the addiction seems to suggest she
was... how should I put it... genetically predisposed to emotions similar to
how humans can be predisposed to alcohol addiction.
Wow, if we just wait to see how the storyline plays out, maybe some of our
doubts will be explained. AMAZING!
> Over all a good morality episode. Previous Enterprise episode
> cliffhangers have had a the reputation of poor follow-up episodes.
> However, this one did a good job. Now the crew must take a moment to
> morn their fallen comrades and move on with the mission.
I particularly liked the part where Archer asks the doctor if he had ever done
anything that was unethical, and the doctor admitted to doing it twice.
It's funny, the way the NX-01 looks now is similar to what I feel Voyager
should have looked like toward the end of it's run. They seemed to be able
to repair everything rather quickly. I can understand that Voyager is 200
years after Enterprise, but still, I don't think after 6 years of being
hammered by bad guys Voyager would look THAT good.
Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 14:27:47
From: captjim <captjim@p...>> The Drama -
>
> Throughout the course of the Xindi arc, we've seen how Archer has
> come to terms to on what it will take to accomplish the mission. Now
> he can add robbery with a deadly weapon to the list. Raiding an
> alien vessel and stealing stuff had to be one of the more difficult
> decisions he has had to make - second only to killing Trip's clone
> in 'Similitude'. As Spock would have probable said, he has "shown
> the very flower of humanity". Archer's characteristics showed what
> just about any human would do when they are desperate. What was even
> more revealing was how he tried to reason and justify his actions. I
> guess your typical psychiatrist would say that this was a sign of
> him holding on to what's left of civilized self before going insane.
> One has to wonder that even if Archer and gang are successful, will
> Archer ever be able to live with the cost of success. One can be
> rest assured that there will probably be a few more moral dilemmas
> to face before all this is over. If the series does continue, it
> will be interesting to see how these events affects the long term
> character of Archer.
>
I really see Archer feeling a lot like capt. Pike did at the beginning
of "The Cage". Some recent adventure or misadventure at Rigel had
left him ready to quit Starfleet. He was just tired of being the one
who decides who gets to live and who dies.