Dead Stop

I have watched this episode several times, and I cannot understand how anyone could call this a "great" or "strong" ST storyline.

1 - Archer had no idea what he was dealing with. Looking for help, he acts like someone or something is out to get him. He's the one who reached out for help, and then he's going to bite at the hand that offered assistance? Horrible move.

2 - For those who think that Mayweather was "kidnapped",...really?! If not for Tucker and Reed (IMO, two of the absolute WORST characters ever written for a ST series, and that includes Neelix and Kim) going where they had no business being, messing around with another culture's effort to provide assistance to travelers in need, that is why the station took Mayweather!

3 - And lastly, if Archer was so suspicious, why even go through the process of accepting the assistance? He could have just left, limped back to Jupiter Station 10 years older, and not have left such a bad reputation behind them with whomever had built and ran the station.

This episode is only one of the many that really showed how ridiculous the series writers were in trying to conceive of the early years of Starfleet and the Federation.

Now this is more like it!

After the major canon faux pas of Carbon Creek it's great to see a return to some pure sci-fi.

The great thing about this episode is that it is completely self contained. No big story arcs running through it and no dangerous and disrespectful shoehorning in of races like Ferengi or Romulan that hadn't even been discovered by TOS crew as seen in previous episodes of Enterprise.

A very creepy vibe throughout as it is set on an unmanned and automated alien space station, the best part being that it is left open to speculation as to just who built it creating some great mystery.

This is pure Star Trek and pure sci-fi glory diving headfirst in to new territory and no relying on old gags.

Brilliant!

The Borg. done done darr Is this the start of the Borg unimatrix 0001 of 1

Interesting, unpredictable, and in keeping with the Star Trek theme of loyalty to crew. I'm glad the riders are starting to get it together to create interesting stories.

The Enterprise is reeling from the Romulan mine field damage. They are in the middle of nowhere with little prospect of repair. So they send out a distress signal and are coaxed to a sort of space repair station. The cost of doing these significant repairs is very small, relatively speaking, and soon the repairs are under way. The crew is also treated to some fine food and entertainment. The device heals Malcolm's leg, but it takes Trip about two minutes to get him into some really bad behavior. They start to head toward the main computer on the station but Malcolm is transported back to Enterprise. Everything seems too good to be true and Archer wonders why they are so blessed. We get that answer shortly when Mayweather answers a call. Nicely done episode.