Star Trek: Enterprise Season 4 Episode 4

Despite Brent Spiner's appearance, I find this episode to be completely underwhelming. The idea for the story is a good one in my opinion and trying to tie Enterprise into TOS is commendable, but this episode falls flat. Maybe it's better watched when you see the trilogy back to back, but right now all I see this as is an average Star Trek episode with stunt casting (not as bad as the series finale though). I honestly don't remember much of the plot already, so it's highly forgettable. I've been mostly disappointed with this season. I highly preferred the Xindia arc.

this episode sums up conservative beliefs on


human genetic research


and the irrational fear of the common man that


doesnt know any better








the only person aurguing FOR genetic modification is soong


who is alreadly set up as the bad guy so


no one listens to him





there no discussion with trip and t pol like in other eps


when archer has harsh moral judgement to make.


it is just assumed that the augments are bad by there very nature and that everyone of the crew and audience agree





of course if you dont youre left with a disturbingly


racist view of the subject


these people never asked to augments or even to be born


but are pursecuted and hated





the best suming up of the human ideals


of the era is said by phlox


it caused a wars that killed millions





not that it is wrong or immoral


but that human are too immature or


predjudiced to accept them