Terrarium

What an amazing episode. If only real life reflected this idea of enemies been able to find common ground and learn from one another. Melissa fully carried this episode. She owned it! This episode reminds me of why Star Trek. SNW is becoming my favorite of all Trek and this episode delivers in more ways than expected.

I was watching this episode and thinking, this is exactly like the Galactica episode The Return of Starbuck. And I was exactly right, this third season is leaving a lot to be desired and this episode said it all. I'm seriously giving up on watching this show.

Usually the later episodes are better, but why make this episode? Are you lacking inspiration?

Finally, an actual Star Trek episode on this series that calls itself Star Trek. This is, one might say, basic, certainly for the standards of this gimmick-obsessed series. But in this simplicity lies its strength because we get very solid character development for an underutilized crewmember, Ortegas, as well as many good moments for Uhura too.

Sure, the Enemy Mine plot is a bit tired - and the story certainly didn't need the TOS fan service twist at the end, the worst part of this otherwise excellent episode, but aside from the stunning visuals and sense of danger, the relationship between the characters is very moving, so much so that I may now harbor resentment against La'An, who of course didn't have the eduction in cooperation, trust and overcoming prejudice that Erica - and we - just had. This is the Star Trek ethos, and I'm glad that it can still be seen on this show occasionally.

More of this please and less of the comedy!

Finally after this season's ups and downs we are treated to proper science fiction! Okay so the story may have been done before, pilot crash lands on a strange planet with little hope of survival, but when done in a Trekkie way it seems original.

It's a striking episode with great effects, tension and proper science fiction! But at the heart of this episode is the hope that 2 arch enemies can become friends in their time of need.

It's a heartfelt episode with a heartwrenching twist at the end. Best of the season so far!

Episode pitch meeting: Let's take a Star Trek TOS episode, replace Kirk, (a male) with a female (or?), replace the male Gorn with a female Gorn, instead of having a mortal combat scenario, put a "Mine Ememy" buddy twist on it and in the end have a "Empire of the Sun", kill my enemy, who is now my friend, who loves airplanes just like me.

Perfect! Do it!

Oh and make the Metrons bald.