Judgment

When the show begins, Archer is in a Klingon prison awaiting a trial. Why he is being tried is unknown and the audience knows nothing about his predicament. But you don't learn it for some time. When you first hear about it, it's not from Archer but from his accuser in court. And, oddly, in this 'fair trial', the accused isn't even allowed to explain his actions or testify in any way. It's an obvious set-up, though I must say that Archer did apparently put himself in this situation by being the intergalactic nice guy and helping the wrong people. Surprisingly, the do-nothing defense attorney they assign to the case actually has the temerity to challenge the court and demand fairness and a chance for Archer to testify. What's next?

I liked this episode for many reasons. Seeing the Klingon justice system was rather entertaining and the defense attorney was an interesting character--and another chance to see J.G. Hertzler, who (in my opinion) played the best Klingon character of all in previous shows, the very honorable and entertaining General Martok. Well worth seeing.