Here it is, my annual look back at the previous season of Enterprise.
Enterprise:
Year Two
In the tradition of last year’s summary, here’s an overview of Enterprise, season two.
What to Change in Season 3
- Hire better writers and directors.
- Berman and Braga don’t write all the episodes, but they are responsible for most of the stinkers. Give it up guys. We demand better stories, moving dialogue, and real suspense.
- Respect your elders!
- TOS set up a back story that the current series fails to even recognize. This is historical fiction to we fans. Don’t be stupid and try to rewrite our canon.
- Fire Rick Berman and Brannon Braga.
- They are no-talent hacks that have inherited a treasure. Ever watched an interview with either of these two? There are a couple on startrek.com from the Nemesis premier. They are so bored and tired of the license that they have no motivation to make quality entertainment.
And just to prove it isn’t all bad
What to Keep from Season 2
- Well, I liked the finale
- It barely counts as being part of the season, but the new direction may be the shot in the arm the series needs.
- The Andorian/Vulcan Conflict
- The writers seem to have forgotten this even exists. It was good stuff and anything that keeps Jeffery Combs on screen is alright with me.
- Klingons!
- These guys are part of what made Star Trek in the beginning. Historical canon shows at least one good war with these guys. Don’t deny the fans that kind of fun.
We wrap up a lackluster season with a cool finale. Here’s to hoping for a better season three.
Missed a review, or want to reread one? Check out the archive list below.
Title | Number | Airdate | Score |
Shockwave, Pt 2 |
27 | 09/18/2002 | 33 |
Carbon Creek | 28 | 09/25/2002 | 19 |
Minefield | 29 | 10/02/2002 | 29 |
Dead Stop | 30 | 10/09/2002 | 27 |
A Night in Sickbay | 31 | 10/16/2002 | 29 |
Marauders | 32 | 10/30/2002 | 20 |
The Seventh | 33 | 11/06/2002 | 27 |
The Communicator | 34 | 11/13/2002 | 24 |
Singularity | 35 | 11/20/2002 | 24 |
Vanishing Point | 36 | 11/27/2002 | 24 |
Precious Cargo | 37 | 12/11/2002 | 23 |
The Catwalk | 38 | 12/18/2002 | 26 |
Dawn | 39 | 01/08/2003 | 19 |
Stigma | 40 | 02/05/2003 | 30 |
Cease Fire | 41 | 02/12/2003 | 28 |
Future Tense | 42 | 02/19/2003 | 29 |
Canamar | 43 | 02/26/2003 | 27 |
The Crossing | 44 | 04/02/2003 | 18 |
Judgement | 45 | 04/09/2003 | 30 |
Horizon | 46 | 04/16/2003 | 24 |
The Breach | 47 | 04/23/2003 | 25 |
Cogenitor | 48 | 04/30/2003 | 30 |
Regeneration | 49 | 05/07/2003 | 21 |
First Flight | 50 | 05/14/2003 | 22 |
Bounty | 51 | 05/14/2003 | 22 |
The Expanse | 52 | 05/21/2003 | 31 |
A third were good.
Which is enough to keep me watching next year..
Re: A third were good.
I hated waiting for Sunday to watch Smallville (due to 24), and now that
it’s moving to Wed., I really don’t know if I’m gonna keep watching
Enterprise…. The finale had me kindof intrigued, but it seems to be
sending them into completely unknown and unheard of territory, and we
will not be likely to meet any familiar faces.
Re: A third were good.
It was barely enough to keep me watching this year. I would watch an episode, be so disappointed I’d say “All right, one more chance Enterprise!” the next one would be mediocre (so, just good enough to give it one more chance over and over), and the one after that all right. The overall quality is good enough to keep sucking me in, but it’s just not enough to keep me entertained. Even if CITY sets it up that Smallville leads into Enterprise next year, I’m not sure if I’ll stick around for the second hour unless it’s really stellar stuff.
Re: A third were good.
One word: Voyager
Re: A third were good.
Interresting that the first and last episodes got the highest reviews.
I’ll say it…
…even tho it’s beating a dead horse. For this crap UPN turned down Firefly?
What to change
Maybe with the new focus on the alien menace, they could come up with some sort of mission statement for why the ship’s out there, and have Bakula deliver it in voiceover at the beginning of the opening credit sequence. Something like –
“Space: the mysterious unknown. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise, its mission: to seek out and stop those that threaten our planet, and to try to find allies among the alien civilizations. We’re on our own out here, since we’re going further than any earthman’s gone before.”