Bringing back popular characters from a more popular Star Trek show to play roles in the finale of a less-popular one feels as much now as an obvious ratings stunt as it did then — and only more problematic. The short-term goal of fleeting ratings ultimately soured the legacy of the series in the long-term. But it could have been so much more; a perfect passing-of-the-torch scene buttoning a finale that serves its heroes instead of giving them lip service.
The finale is filled with good intentions executed less so: That ending montage could have been an all-timer sequence following what should have been one last adventure for the first Enterprise crew ever. Silver linings? In the 15 years since Enterprise went off the air, streaming has given audiences a chance to revisit the show and see it less as a failure and more as the noble experiment it intended to be — letting the series as a whole age far better than its final hour.
May 26, p. A previous version misstated which century in which the Enterprise finale takes place in. Maybe it's nostalgia for the early '00s form of edgy slickness; maybe it was the possibility of a truly 'cool' Trek, but most of all I think it was the fact that Enterprise was a genuinely frustrating show. The plotting was always a little left of ideal, the characterization too muddy, and the design a little too conservative.
It was simultaneously generic and truly weird, and ended Star Trek on the small screen in the worst way possible. It was never as "Ed Wood bad" as Voyager occasionally was, and a lot of the characters were genuinely likeable, but in many ways, that made it worse; it hurts to be let down by something you like. It was redeemable in a way that Voyager never was - it could break our hearts week after week. Should Archer have known better than to try to bring the dog with him at all, considering an alien species may not understand the nature of the dog-human relationship?
In their previous encounter, in the first season episode Vox Sola , the Kreetassans took offense because the Enterprise crew ate in front of them, which they consider vulgar. You know, the room set aside specifically for eating, an important social activity in Earth culture. Sure, Archer should grow up and get over it, but his frustration, while unprofessional, is very human. By morning and with Porthos thankfully having survived he has cooled down and started behaving more appropriately again.
How you feel about this one is going to depend partly on how you feel about dogs, or about pets in general. As a person who has slept in the lounge to watch over and comfort a sick dog, I have every sympathy with how Archer feels. That may not sound like much, but in 90s Trek terms, that was practically a relationship. Get the best of Den of Geek delivered right to your inbox!
With poor Jolene Blalock in that catsuit?
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