Detainment

Episode Name: Detainment

Series: Star Trek Enterprise, Season 1

Rating: Four Spaceships

Mission Briefing:

On a mission, Travis and Captain Archer are captured. They wake up in a Detention Center, along with a ton of Solubons (sp?). They soon discover, however, that these Solubon are not part of the K’Bol (sp?), like the ones they have previously met. These Solubon are innocent people, and the Detention Center is an internment camp! They make friends with a Solubon father.

The humans want to help the Solubons, but it’s going to be dangerous…

Mission Report:

Actually, very good! The story was well-done, and mostly enjoyable. Plus, it had good lessons in prejudice and judging people by how they look or their race. It also is an important reminder of the internment camps, and how we must avoid anything like that ever happening again in the future. It was a good lesson episode.

The only real glitches were in the beginning and the end. The first was the beginning of the episode, where we just jump into the cell with Travis and Archer. I didn’t like feeling confused, and going, “What? Where are we? What happened? What’s going on?” The rest of the episode was good, and mostly enjoyable (though there were some uncomfortable moments and not-so-great enjoyment level moments). The ending, however, left some unanswered questions, and I did not care for that either! Of course, there are some other minor glitches, but I didn’t really notice or could tell you what they were now.

This was a good show, just needs tweaking.

Oasis

Title: Oasis
Series: Star Trek Enterprise, Season 1
Rating: Three Spaceships

Mission Briefing:
The Enterprise is in need of some supplies. A trader they meet directs them in the direction of a crashed spaceship... but warns them of ghosts! However, they find a hidden band of aliens instead of ghosts, and agree to help them repair their downed ship. In fact, Tripp starts falling for an alien girl, LeAnna (sp?).
But there's still a mystery around this ship... one that could prove dangerous...

Mission Report:
Hmm... another more relaxing episode. It was only average enjoyment. It wasn't bad... but it wasn't great either. It was freaky in the beginning, but I'm glad that this wasn't a ghost episode.
The story needs some tweaking. For one thing, I don't think they made it very clear that the crew were aliens. I eventually put it together, part weird dialogue, part the "alien" makeup. But I wasn't aware that they were aliens for a while, and when I first spotting the makeup, I was confused. That needs work.
This is only an okay episode, and needs tweaking.

Acquisition

Episode Name: Acquisition
Series: Star Trek Enterprise
Rating: Four Spaceships

Mission Briefing:
The Enterprise is invaded by a Ferengi crew (race never said, but I recognized their species from Next Generation). Everybody has been knocked out, except for Tripp, who was in the decontamination chamber when the knock-out gas was released. The Ferengi steal from the ship, eventually wake up the captain, trying to find the ship's vault.
Archer, Tripp, and eventually T'Pol, are working on a plan to stop the Ferengi and defeat them... but will it succeed?

Mission Report:
More enjoyable than one might think. But it was one of those more relaxing episodes, though it had a good share of action. The story was pretty well-done, but there were glitches (like, why did Krem [sp?] change his mind in the end?). There were also some funny scenes, like during the robbery at the beginning.
There were also two nice things to this episode... the use of the Vulcan knock-out pinch, and the appearance of a species I know. Now, admittedly, my knowledge of the crew's species (never revealed in the episode), probably made it more enjoyable. It was fun learning more of their culture. But it was just nice to see a species I know of. And we see some more good acting from T'Pol.
All in all, this was a pretty good episode.

Rogue Planet

Episode Name: Rogue Planet
Series: Star Trek Enterprise, Season 1
Rating: Three and a Half Spaceships

Mission Briefing:
The Enterprise encounters a rogue planet... a planet that's been thrown out of its orbit. There is still life, thanks to the volcanic thermic (sp?) vents. They detect no sentient beings, however When an away team goes down there, they discover the Esken... an alien race who has been visiting to hunt on the planet for generations, with special tech to hide their bio-signs (think energy signatures, but for humans and humanoids).
But when Archer starts seeing a mysterious human female, he may discover something else...

Mission Report:
Hmm... iffy.
It was mainly just the enjoyment level. The story was pretty well-done. But it wasn't the most enjoyable... and it did have problems. Part of it was that much of the episode was in a dark environment, but it was just an okay episode. Seeing night-vision scanners were cool, and the special effects were pretty awesome too. It started being more enjoyable near the end, but it was mainly an iffy episode.
This was just an average episode, though the story was pretty well-done (though it needs needs tweaking).

Fusion

Episode Name: Fusion

Series: Star Trek Enterprise, Season 1

Rating: Three Spaceships

Mission Briefing:

The Enterprise finds a nebula, and something else… a Vulcan ship in need of help. But these are not your typical Vulcans… they are more emotional, and trying to find a balance between logic and emotions. The two ships agree to help each other, one with repairs and the other with charting the nebula.

Things will get interesting… and maybe dangerous in some cases…

Mission Report:

Hmm… iffy episode. It was awkward in some parts. The story was decent, or should I say stories? There were two mini-ones mixed into one. It was nice to see Vulcans with emotions. And I was once again admiring the woman who plays T’Pol (no offense meant again, I just don’t have the name). There was nice acting in here, and we get a little more into T’Pol’s character… though Vulcans are pretty hard to read.

Out of the two storylines, I liked the one with Kuv (sp?) and Tripp much better. That was cleverly done, and it was more enjoyable.

Though the other storyline is the first time that we see the mind-meld in this series (I saw it in the new Star Trek movie, so it was more a relief to see something familiar). But even that went on a bad turn.

So, all in all, this was an average episode, but it had many uncomfy and awkward parts, so I suggest bracing yourself. This was average, but I doubt that it’ll make my faves list.