ST:E is back with a hip new version of the theme song and trendy new outfits and hairdos as it attempts to avoid cancellation with a season-long overarching plotline.
We jump back in 6 weeks after the Enterprise has entered the Expanse and not too much has changed. Besides altering the physics of a cargo hold, the Expanse hasn't been nearly as threatening as it was cracked up to be. Archer has gotten a trip from the foreman of a mining operation that one of his workers is Xindi. This shady foreman (who does fantastic in his role by the way) allows Archer to talk to this Xindi for a price. But all of this turns out to be a trap as Archer and Trip are kidnapped. Battleships are on the way, intent on making the entire crew of the Enterprise slave laborers. Can Archer get the Enterprise and this Xindi out of there in time?
It's nice to have a long-term plot for ST:E moving forward; this is a good start. The relationships between the Xindi-types have not been explained yet but I'm interested to see what exactly their entire race is about moving forward. The trope of Captain Archer getting kidnapped is old hat by this point but the inclusion of the military troops to the Enterprise makes their escape at least feasible.
The Xindi conveniently gets killed during the escape and only leaves some cryptic coordinates behind for Archer to piece together. The Xindi-insect seems to have the itchiest trigger finger, ready to prematurely attack the Enterprise at any time. As the crew delves deeper into the void, only time will tell what lays in store.
Sidenote: More pointlessly gratuitous skin shown on the part of T'Pol? Haven't we had enough of this already? She's a Vulcan Science Officer, not some pin-up model. Let's give her character a little respect huh? We don't do this with Hoshi or any of the male characters, so why with T'Pol?
We jump back in 6 weeks after the Enterprise has entered the Expanse and not too much has changed. Besides altering the physics of a cargo hold, the Expanse hasn't been nearly as threatening as it was cracked up to be. Archer has gotten a trip from the foreman of a mining operation that one of his workers is Xindi. This shady foreman (who does fantastic in his role by the way) allows Archer to talk to this Xindi for a price. But all of this turns out to be a trap as Archer and Trip are kidnapped. Battleships are on the way, intent on making the entire crew of the Enterprise slave laborers. Can Archer get the Enterprise and this Xindi out of there in time?
It's nice to have a long-term plot for ST:E moving forward; this is a good start. The relationships between the Xindi-types have not been explained yet but I'm interested to see what exactly their entire race is about moving forward. The trope of Captain Archer getting kidnapped is old hat by this point but the inclusion of the military troops to the Enterprise makes their escape at least feasible.
The Xindi conveniently gets killed during the escape and only leaves some cryptic coordinates behind for Archer to piece together. The Xindi-insect seems to have the itchiest trigger finger, ready to prematurely attack the Enterprise at any time. As the crew delves deeper into the void, only time will tell what lays in store.
Sidenote: More pointlessly gratuitous skin shown on the part of T'Pol? Haven't we had enough of this already? She's a Vulcan Science Officer, not some pin-up model. Let's give her character a little respect huh? We don't do this with Hoshi or any of the male characters, so why with T'Pol?