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This was a very moving episode on how the crew come to terms with their lost shipmates.
Trip had the hardest to issues to overcome. It was understandable why Trip still held a "grudge" against all Xindi for the death of his sister. Other than losing sleep, he hasn't really dealt with it emotionally. Archer's order to have him write a letter to one of his engineers parents about her death really brought
his personal loss out for him. Not only was he forced to come to terms with his crewmates death, but finally put at ease his
sister's death. Of course, having a ghost speak to you about what to write was kinda spooky (even though it was a dream), but it did force trip to really think about the deaths that had
occurred. Each person does mourn in their own way. Having other scenes of the main characters dealing with these deaths would
having added more quality to the overall drama. Although the characterization of Trip may not have been representative of
everyone's feelings, it was a good dramatization of what was going on.
This episode was somewhat of a turnaround in Archer's approach to accomplishing the mission. For the most part, it has been shoot first and ask questions later. Now that his ship has been damaged, he has been almost forced to work with Xindi to stop the weapon from being launched. The trust between Archer and Degra certainly didn't happen overnight. It has been something that has been brewing little by little. Perhaps Degra's
own doubts about what has been going on may have turned him around. It should be an interesting story to see how this split in the
Xindi plays out for the rest of the season.
It may or may not be a coincidence, but the quality of Enterprise episodes have been improving with the ever increasing threat of
cancellation looming. Most series producers would have gotten desperate with endless
clichés and cheap sex. However, it seems that viewers are starting to get some good basic Star Trek along with good writing!
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