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Broken Bow
Topic Started: Jun 3 2005, 08:27 AM (330 Views)
Fesarius
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[I tried to find a thread for the pilot--even some nineteen pages in, but could not. In any event, I deleted my other post in the ENT DVD thread, and edited it and added more thoughts here.]

I watched Broken Bow tonight. It was incredible finally being able to see things this clearly. We also watched the three (four scene numbers) deleted scenes as well. It was quite a treat.

I enjoyed the pilot for ENT very much. The first Warp 5 engine, the poignant sendoff of the Enterprise crew as Zefram Cochrane's words from some 30 years ago accompany their entry to the Bridge, and the tension between Archer, T'Pol, and Trip were done very well and engaged me throughout the story. It was very nice seeing Capt. Archer choose the Doctor, and his comraderie with Trip was a nice touch. It was also neat seeing how Hoshi did not want to come along for the ride at first--even prompting Archer to try his 'I could order you' routine on her, except that she had all her ducks in a row and provided information that would have thwarted such an attempt, had he followed through. Seeing Hoshi's interest in the Klingon language was very interesting to me--especially the bit where she wants the volume of what she is hearing turned up--at that point, she was smitten, and we the viewer knew there was no turning back. (N.B.: This is one aspect of ENT that I really appreciate--having a crew member whom can speak approximately forty languages.) The exchanges between Archer and Hoshi, Archer and Trip, and Reed and ("Boomer") Mayweather are the little things in Trek that speak to the chemistry that we have come to know and love.

Some of the questions that intrigued me througout the episode pertained to 'Future Guy'--who was he? Romulan? Suliban? A member of the Trans Dimensional Beings that we will learn about in Season Three? And what about Sarin and her role with the Cabal? We learn about the Cabal as the series progresses, but it might have been nice to have a smidge more backstory on the Cabal before Sarin meets her demise.

One of the highlights of the episode for me had to do with the exchange between T'Pol and Trip right around the time Archer was incapacitated. After she takes command of Enterprise (which IMO she should have done), we learn that Trip expects the worse (meaning that he believes that T'Pol is going to turn the ship around and head for home), and this is later supported by Archer's similar belief that she will do not what he had wished her to do. To the surprise of both, she (as second in command) correctly anticipates what the Captain would have done, and instead of returning home, continues to pursue the Suliban and the mission of bringing Klang back to his homeworld. This was a very poignant moment for me. (N.B.: There is an animated exchange between T'Pol and Trip on the Bridge, which shows them arguing with respect to a course of action. Oddly, this is not resolved, as the next time we see them Trip is in Engineering, and they appear to be getting along quite well. Somehow we know that this was resolved, although how it was done was lost on the viewer.)

The special features (Disc 7) were awesome. The bloopers were very funny. We watched them twice. And what's with Vaughn Armstrong singing? LOL--he was a joy to hear speak, esp. when he commented on how many roles he's had in Trek to this point. The highlight for me was the TCW special feature. The 'slide show' of several time-travel stories (all series represented more than once as well as few of the films) was very well done. I particularly liked how the year was given for each of the stories. Also, the feature on Scott Bakula was excellent, as was the behind-the-scenes footage of Shuttlepod One. Great stuff.

Another feature from the boxed set that was cool was the crew's impression of the first season. Everyone, and I mean everyone--seemed to be thoroughly enjoying what they were doing. Jolene Blalock was very candid, and very funny. I loved it too when Mayweather discussed the chills he got sitting at the helm. He made some comment like, 'Once I did this, I knew that it was the biggest thing that had ever happened to me in my life.'
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Since Sistertrek only started with season 3 of Enterprise you will only find "Official Review Threads" for seasons 3 and 4.

You are welcome to start offical threads for the season one and two episodes as you watch the discs. :wave2:
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Minuet,

Duh! I forgot about that. Thanks. I will do that. And, with the other series, I may unintentionally duplicate threads (if I cannot find them easily). Merging them is certainly fine by me. :)
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Dr. Noah
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I think Broken Bow is still my favorite Enterprise episode. I really like the place where they decided to start up. I love that they fill in one of the most crucial eras of the Federation and helped explain the relationships between Federation members in the beginning.
I like the fact that there's fairly rampant racism against Vulcans and Vulcans against humans, it's very realistic, and helps illustrate the whole idea of IDIC. That even though people might be extremely different, it doesn't mean we can't hang together.

SisterTrek proves that as well. ;)
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Yes, showing the Vulcans as the bad guys worked for me as well
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Dr. Noah
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BTW Proton, I love your new signiture! :rotfl:

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I wish Soval had had the beard from the beginning, however. :yes:
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I don't think he suited it, didn't seem to carry it off in my opinion.
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Maybe a full beard would have worked better. :)
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Reading this I am reminded of the promise that this show displayed in the beginning. However, I am also reminded of just how much I disliked the TCW concept from the beginning as well. From the outset, to me, it just smakced of a plot device to hang anything that contradicted previously established canon, especially for TOS (due to its age I suspected).
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Swidden,

Well, it is possible that as I go through each episode from every series (and post my random entries on them) you might find that you enjoy them more. Maybe--we'll see. :)
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Dr. Noah
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You know, the TCW would've been pretty cool if they had any idea what they were going to do with it. It's been mentioned before that there are certain TOS elements that could've been connected to it such as Gary Seven and the Aegis.
It had potential, we could've seen a long term well thought out plot device if only they had been thinking ahead.
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Noah et al.,

Did you know that Braga wanted the TCW to be a show unto itself? He states that he thought it would have been better envisioned in that context (on the ENT special features).
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Dr. Noah
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Yes, I remember him saying that. I think that's a cop-out really. I mean, a good writer would be able to take that story and find a way to fit it in with the other story they were (supposed) to be telling, the founding of the Federation.

It makes perfect sense to me that the 24th Century Romulans would be working to destroy the Federation through covert arming of others back in time. The Romulans often use other races to carry out thier dirty work and keep them from suspicion.
A good writer would figure out a way to tell the story of the covert Romulan temporal war and setting up the overt Romulan war to come perhaps by having the TCW take place not only in the 22nd Century, but they could crossover to the 23rd, 24th, and even beyond. But to do so would take plenty of planning and an idea of how you wanted things to go and end up.
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I see. I don't know if it is a cop-out or not. Then again, as you know from reading my posts, I don't spend too much time criticizing the writers for the finished product. ;)
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