September 4

[Zeke]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]Actually, I [iost_uid0]greatly[/iost_uid0] enjoyed "A Night in Sickbay." Â (I said so at the time, but that was at least one forum ago.) Â The concept should never have even been considered, but the execution was great. Â So those of you who've spoken up for the episode, you're not alone.

The concept, however, wasn't just bad, it was mind-crushingly bad. Â So bad that for all the fun I had watching it, I'd much rather it had just never happened. Â The Archer/T'Pol friendship had been carefully, believably built right up to that point, and now it's impossible to look at them in just that way anymore. Â It was a terrible mistake for the series to trade a realistic relationship for one with a trashy T&A side.

But it could be worse -- much worse. Â One of them could actually be in love with the other. Â As it stands, episodes like "The Seventh" that work because of their friendship are still possible. Â Romantic feelings on either side would kill that for good.

(As you can tell, I'm not an A/T'Per. Â Truth be told, the only ship I like much on ENT right now is Trip/Hoshi. Â As for T'Pol, I'd rather not see her with anyone, but I definitely know who I'd choose: Travis. Â [iost_uid0]That[/iost_uid0] would be genuinely original and unexpected.)[/colorost_uid0]