[Derek]

[quoteost_uid0="Guest"][color=#000000ost_uid0]The pacing was nicely done, and I wasn't bothered nearly as much by the [iost_uid0]Star Trek VI[/iost_uid0] parallels as some people seem to have been (possibly because I've seen that movie neither often nor recently.)[/colorost_uid0][/quoteost_uid0]
[color=#000000ost_uid0]Actually, I wasn't bothered by any similarities to ST6 and I've seen it so many times I can quote parts of it verbatim (check my fivers and you may notice a number of ST6 lines in them).

As for the beginning and ending, I'm okay with it. It would've been nice to have a line somewhere about how they apprehended Archer, but I'm alright without it. I do wish the escape at the end would've been a little more covert. Maybe taking a side exit or at least crouching down and stealthfully leaving the mines, but whatever.

I think a lot of people who like this ep like it for its potential. This is the sort of episode that really needs follow-up. If the next time we see the Klingons, we're back at square one, that will make this episode seem empty. However, if the next time we see Klingons, we find them ticked off then this episode will certainly be important. I can only hope.[/colorost_uid0]