Detained: The Review

[UltimateTrekker]

Good, good, good.

After a few so so episodes, Enterprise is getting good again.

Granted, detained required a much greater knowledge or the Enterprise universe to fully enjoy, but I'm a niner.. sue me.

We got some great stuff here, a jail break, Archer's messing with alien cultures ala Kirk, and everyone really had something to do for once.

No one was wasted in this episode, the first time I can say that's REALLY happened.

I think it's only falling was it was a little too big for an hour... I expected the old Trek twist where we the bad guys turn good, then bad again.

But, I REALLY enjoyed this episode.  Beyond what I can say here, I can just sum up in entertaining, which is, after all, the point!

I've very excited again, can't wait to see more.. we've been in quite the dry spell lately and I can't wait to see where this goes.  We learned so much about the Suliban in this episode.  Much like our lessons that tried to make the Kazon more than one dementional (namely in the episode Alliances)

DS9 took 3 years to get into something real interesting and I feel that Enterprise has started with a good one.


Let's review the "new" enemies.. TNG tried the Ferengi... took 3 years for the Borg.
DS9 didn't really try until season 2 when they began dropping hints of the Dominion.. the BEST enemy IMHO.
VOY tried the Kazon... then stole the Borg... too bad.

The Suliban seem to be good.  A nice mix of nasty, pleasant, and political.

Keep it up B&B, so far, so good... if the show continues to progress I see major potential (this is, after all, YEAR ONE!)

[Tpol]

I think this episode also allowed T'Pol to get her teeth into a role that wasnt undermined by others too much. When she was on the comm to 'Grat' her Vulcan personality flourished and it was a real pleasure to watch.

[kazon]

I agree, this was probably the first time all of the regulars actually had something to do. It was one of the best so far without question

[Christina]

And from the UK - Aunties idiocyncratic take!

"Detained (Gushi! Centre me on Sam!)

From the comment in the script, it was a look at the ethics of the Japanese internment camps in the US during WW2 - as a nod to George Takai? And raised a fair number of questions about the ethics of detention without trial. But I refuse to get drawn into a political debate about that.

Some neat points about looking beyond generic preconceptions to the individual you are dealing with,  but a shame that the admittedly unwritten prime directive got torn to shreds because the Enterprise Captain felt like it. But hey, didn't James do that all the time too?

And I am so glad that Dean's character was 'in conflict' with Scotts. A buddy show would have been too awful.
Malcolms comment about his skin starting to itch probably came straight from the actors heart!"

Anyone who spots these comments on other boards gets an award for observation and a pat on the back, and thats all!

[Elric3960]

Christina said:

...From the comment in the script, it was a look at the ethics of the Japanese internment camps in the US during WW2 - as a nod to George Takai?

This is extremely possible.  George was between 4 and 8 years old when he was locked up BTW.