Divergence

I got WAY too distracted by the heavy-handed use of a zoom effect. It happened so often I stopped paying attention to the story. I kept watching and waiting for the inevitable zoom that was supposed to make SURE I knew that THIS SCENE IS SUPER SERIOULL (apologies to South Park). Or the shaky cam on a scene that wasn't at all needing it. Or the hyper-dramatic face-offs between Archer and Reed. It felt a little amateurish. It stopped being Star Trek Enterprise for me, and became A Really Melodramatic Show With Really Angry People And Slow Zooms and Fast Zooms and Science That Doesn't Let An Extra-Vehicular Transfer Work With A Winch But Has To Be A Manual Climb Up A Cable Hand Over Hand Because It Makes It Even More Dramatic.

Ok so thats three words but thats basically it. I never liked Reed, too stiff and no character development. The episode tried to patch iver a gaping hole that gene forgot to fix..... Nice graphics bla storyline

Enterprise pursues Phlox and his Klingon captors.

This is an enjoyable conclusion to the two part story that's main purpose is to explain the physical differences in appearance between original series Klingons and more modern versions.

It starts off as reenactment of a scene from Speed which is fairly exciting, but likely to annoy some viewers as the whole event feels rather contrived for both Reed and Trip to take some cool and heroic actions whilst in their current predicaments. The remainder of the plot deals with the Klingon situation and the involvement of Section 31. I found this to be relatively interesting for it's connection to the Trek universe and Malcolm Reed's character development.

The best parts of Divergence are the Klingons along with the guest actors who provide the most entertainment. James Avery is an inspired choice as a Klingon and I would love to have seen this character in more episodes along with Admiral Krell. John Billingsley also gives a typically solid performance as Phlox, but the character's questionable use of an infectious agent does seem somewhat out of character by the writers.

Overall it was an enjoyable two parter, but was it necessary to go to this length to explain the Klingon look outside of the advancement of make-up effects? Probably not.

When the show begins, Malcolm and Trip work together to transfer Trip in the most insane fashion back to Enterprise. Why? Because the ship has become like the bus on "Speed"---where it will blow up if it drops to under warp 5! Oh, those kooky augments and their attempt to blow up the ship!

In the meantime, Dr. Phlox is dealing with some unreasonable Klingons (are there any other kind?) and it is a race with time-- otherwise the Klingon home world will blow up the planet and everyone on it in order to contain the virus. Phlox MIGHT have an answer-- but one that won't make the grouchy General happy!

The best aspect of all this is that it helps to explain the way too human looking Klingons in the original "Star Trek" series--and for that reason alone, this is a must-see for fans. Well made, fun and worth seeing.

...plus we finally get the answer for a long sought conundrum from Star Trek.

But first, Trip must needs spacewalk from the Columbia To the Enterprise at Warp 5.

And Reed, in the Enterprise Hoosegow, is able to convince what looks like a TOS era Klingon to be honourable.

The secret of the Klingon Plague is revealed, it was all stuff left over from "The A(rg)uments". At first Phlox doesn't want to help, but a little cajoling and a-kissing from Antaak convinces him.

Meanwhile there is a real Gagh-eating A-Hole, with a long tooth, Fleet Admiral Krell (no relation to forbidden planet) who is going to futz up the whole thing if Enterprise and Columbia can't get to Qu'vath colony quick enough... but Phlox hands him his just desserts.

But Antaak's Targ might not recognize him...