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3x22 - "The Council" It's a bit late, but this episode further explained the status the sphere builders (called Guardians) have in Xindi society, revered almost as gods. Degra was an interesting character; he has the blood of millions on his hands, but he stood up and took responsibility and...

As my body seems to be making up for lost time with all of the bugs and minor illnesses I managed to skip during the COVID lockdowns, I found myself home sick again today, which meant more Trek binging from the couch: 3x11 - "Carpenter Street" Another Temporal Cold War episode. There is a lot...

3x10 - "Similitude" This was a deeply uncomfortable episode, revealing the most unlikable side of Archer to date. And yet, it's exactly the kind of story the show should be telling at this moment in its run, because there's no other time this story could be told. The order Archer gave to create...

3x09 - "North Star" This felt like the kind of episode the original series would have made when it was running low on money and had access to the sets and costumes of a Western pilot that didn't get picked up to series. That being said, I enjoyed it quite a bit more than I expected to when I...

3x04 - "Rajiin" I really enjoyed the density and complexity of the market in this episode; the Delphic Expanse feels densely populated and alive in ways that the Delta Quadrant seldom did. And the Enterprise crew successfully bartering for the formula for liquid Trellium-D by trading Earth...

3x03 - "Extinction" This episode felt like a "Voyager" episode, and not in a good way. I'm usually a fan of LeVar Burton-directed episodes, but even he couldn't polish this turd. Clearly they're building toward Trip and T'Pol hooking up. I get it, and maybe even ship it; they have real...

Season Thoughts/Opinions/Observations 1 Episodes 1-5, Episodes 6-8, Episodes 9-14, Episodes 15 & 16, Episodes 17 & 18, Episode 19, Episodes 20 & 21, Episodes 22-26 2 Episode 1, Episodes 2-5, Episodes 6 & 7, Episodes 8-10, Episodes 11 & 12, Episodes 13-15, Episodes 16 & 17, Episodes 18-21...