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I've never felt this way watching a TV show before. I got really upset, I actually left the room when it was over in anger. This was different than when our heroes didn't get home right after blowing up the weapon. This hurt. The bad: #1. Troi and Riker are in Engineering and we hear Troi say: “It's sad. Commander Tucker had no idea he wouldn't make it back.” Now WTF! If you are writing the last Star Trek episode EVER, and have planned out the death of a major cast member (one of the "big three" to boot), why on earth would you give it away to the fans there? I'll tell you why... a slap in the face, TNG's "better", that's why... It's hard to explain how mad I got when she said that. #2. 6 years into the future and everyone is the same rank? WTF? #3. The fact that Trip and T'Pol don't end up together. Terra Prime ended with a very well done emotional scene with Trip and T’Pol. I was hoping when we were 6 years in the future that they had become married. It would have been nice to have the right closure to their relationship. All we get is “T'POL: However long it may be, I believe I'm going to miss you.” – stupid. #4. T'Pol's make up and hair. She just looked unhealthy and overdone. They had her looks right in season three. I'm not fond of her final "development". She had this issue for me during most of season four, but it's much worse in TATV. #5. Trip's death. I'm mean really. We've fast forwarded 6 years in the future and the crew that saved earth from the Xindi attack and survived countless other death defying situations can't detect and stop a couple bad guys from boarding? Where was everyone else? Where are the MACO? Conner's acting was very good once again, but for what? There they go putting Archer up on a pedestal again. #6. Archer's speech to the Alliance. The entire series Daniel and company have gone out of their way to keep Archer alive, because HE is the ONLY ONE that can give birth to the Federation; his presence and speech are the bedrock to everything and what... we don't get to hear the speech? Big fat make up caked give the plot away Deanna (an alien) has to memorize this historic speech in grammar school and we don't get to hear it. Yanks blood is boiling here. What we should have seen is our heroes and Trip's parents sitting right up front when Archer gives his speech. As part of that scene, we should have seen T'Pol sitting next to Trip's mom and when Archer mentions the hardship/loss/dedication ... "how worthwhile it's all been." etc, Trip's mother could have taken T'Pol's hand... come on... #7. And of course, having the TNG characters close out "our" series. " Computer, end Program" was like a knife in the back. The good: #1. The whole holodeck idea wasn't a bad one. When Riker said "Computer, freeze programme" I actually liked it, along with Riker taking the place of chef and interacting with our crew. The whole premise doesn't fit with the Pegasus (TNG) episode though. #2. I was glad they decided to include Shran in the final episode. I wasn't fond of Shran, a star ship captain in the Imperial Guard, being relegated to a runaway. I liked his daughter. I liked the way they told the story with the "objective mode" and Riker along for the ride. #3. I enjoyed Riker's conversation with all our crew in the kitchen. Every one of them was nice. #4. While Trips death was stupid, it gave us one of Enterprise's best scenes (in Trip's quarters) and probably Archer's best line. “ARCHER: Time heals all wounds, but absence makes the heart grow fonder. I guess it's a little tricky. Emotions have a way of contradicting themselves.” #5. While I don't believe T'Pol should have been where she was, when Archer stopped, came back down the stairs and gave T'Pol a hug Yanks got all choked up. Full swing of emotions in this one. #6. The ending montage. Listening all three captains of the Star Ship Enterprise say their piece was very nice and touching. Very, very nice. All in all a very selfish episode WRT Berman & Braga. It was obvious to me that this "Valentine to the Fans" was not written for the Enterprise fans, but to satisfy their ego with regard to TNG. As an Enterprise fan, I felt left out of the end of Star Trek. I don't understand how they could give us so much great Trek throughout the years and then just cast off a group of fans and a series. I guess that's what hurts so much about TATV. So Terra Prime and Archer's speech to the council is the finale for me. I wont watch it again. |
