tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post242423509215931758..comments2024-03-15T07:28:47.064-05:00Comments on Treknobabble: Enterprise, Season 3: Doctor's OrdersUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-41630675738328932932022-12-19T12:51:17.163-06:002022-12-19T12:51:17.163-06:00I think the last point would be the most interesti...I think the last point would be the most interesting one to hang an episode act upon, but I don't know whether they really actually do so here.matthewweflenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07540521459703556959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4400152815785368447.post-62671987133451846172022-12-18T02:54:06.887-06:002022-12-18T02:54:06.887-06:00While I won't argue with the rating, this is m...While I won't argue with the rating, this is my favourite episode of the Xindi arc. If anything else gets watched from this season, it's because I pulled it out of the cover for this gem of acting.<br /><br />Expanding a little on the obviously required comparison to One: Seven's imaginary life is simpler. The invented character is first transactionary, and then attempts to take advantage of her vulnerability. It starts by playing on her emotions, and then moves on to attack her and the crew physically. When she sees her crew, they are obstacles to her.<br />Phlox, contrarily, is much more comfortable with his own vulnerability. He fights his predicament with optimism, not efficiency. While his mind does conjure up enemies, it also gives him an ally, who gives him some useful advice and moral support. While he ends up far mor agitated than the stoic Seven, he finds ways to use his crew to support him, even when they are all unconscious.<br />Phlox is happily embedded in his 'collective', having chosen it and embraced all its implications from the first. Seven started out much rougher, and still chafes in her environment. She studies her crew to work better with them, where Phlox' interest is rooted in curiosity and sharing.<br />Finally, the ultimate problem for Seven is one she is eminently qualified to deal with - the ship needs maintenance to make it past its obstacle. Her final saving of the day is to sacrifice herself for her crew. Phlox' problem turns out to be that the outside world is hard to predict even for a few days (which suits the earlier point on the timeline), and his final saving of the day is taking an additional leap further away from his comfort zone, and take responsibility for putting the ship in warp rather than wake Trip to certain death. He risks all for one, opposite to Seven risking one for all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com