Star Trek: Enterprise — 3x19 — Damage
Synopsis
While dissension among Xindi ranks festers, Enterprise tries to recover from a devastating attack.
Remarkable scenes
- The attack suddenly stopping.
- T'Pol and Reed surveying the damage.
- Archer aboard an aquatic ship.
- Hoshi analyzing the aquatic language.
- T'Pol using the Trellium-D like a narcotic.
- T'Pol arguing with Archer.
- T'Pol revealing her Trellium-D to Phlox.
- Archer and crew boarding the Illyrian ship.
Review
This episode is a fair sequel to Ent: Azati Prime, but technical and logical problems spoil some of the fun. The sudden stop of the attack on Enterprise and the return of Archer to the ship by the Xindi struck me as far too convenient. Explanations for these unlikely events are satisfactory at best. Conversely, the revelation that T'Pol's been trying to develop a tolerance for Trellium-D so that the crew can line the hull with it as an explanation for her emotional behavior is very cool. I'm glad the writers weren't just making her inexplicably emotional. I also enjoyed the "dark Trek" DS9 style attack Archer ordered on the Illyrian ship. Complete with a DS9 guest star! ;) So while Ent: Damage fails to capture the spirit and adventure of Ent: Azati Prime and leaves far too many loose ends, it works well on its own. Hopefully the Xindi arc will stop neglecting itself. A final note, I was impressed by the level of damage and the repair efforts. It all looked very realistic and was visually impressive.