I find myself skipping episodes that don't have that much T'pol and Trip interaction. Guess every second viewing requires a new perspective. Like when I rewatch BSG I notice or follow one couple or pairing more than I did the first time I was watching.
If you haven't figured it out by now i'm a total trekkie. No I don't speak Klingon but I have seen almost every version of Star Trek minus the animated series. But lets focus on Enterprise. For those of you who are unfamiliar Enterprise is the latest in the Star Trek tv series conglomerate. Even though its the newest, timeline wise it falls at the beginning of all the previous shows. So this is pre red shirts, pre borg, the crew is still squimish about the transporter, the technology is so new.
Its a interesting new take on the Star Trek Universe. Personally one of the best parts of this show is just how primitive everything is in comparison to all the other shows. They truly are explorers and everything is so new that they mess up a lot.
TeaInACan called Trip the Why We Have The Prime Directive Guy. This show falls before the prime directive was created so lots of cultural boo boos are made. Roughly the prime directive says respect and don't mess with or alter other cultures. In the older Star Trek series this usually meant not sharing your technology with other species. Most of the time in Enterprise this makes for awkward and at times hilarious shenanigans, once in a while it gets really unfortunate.
I really appreciate some of the thought that was put in this show, like how Hoshi the communications officer is actually a linguist who seems to be to have special powers when it comes to languages. What I find cool about that is when the translator is down she tries her best to use her natural skills and talents. They all do this, since they can't rely on their technology all the time.
Some funny quirks about this show. As usual the Captain can some how always have sexual tension with every alien female they encounter. The best moments though are when Trip and Malcolm get into bachelor hijinks with female aliens. This happens way more often than it should. Its one lesson I appreciate that they haven't learned.
My favorite character in this show is clearly Trip, he is the chief science officer. He is arrogant and intelligent but he's also some what of a hill billy. He always makes the human mistake in a series all about humans trying to prove humans can do better. Personally I think he is very lovable and so of course I want him to get with the person who mist emphasizes all those traits in him, T'pol.
Funny thing is I think the first time I watched this series I was more focused on Hoshi and Travis. Hey, we all need a love story to root for. My fickle heart likes to change it up sometimes.
