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    It seems to me that Enterprise is really lacking in realism. Every new production information about the new season seems to confirm my worst fears about the show's new direction.  Those being that the new direction is more of a gimmick to get more action sequences per episode while neglecting character development and realism in the process. This of course is all done in the name of "drama". 

     

    Let's explore a few of the key areas I find fault with maybe some of you agree with them.

     

    1) The Xindi Attack: The lynch pin of the entire new direction is flawed. From a military planner's point of view it's a pointless waste of resources that' potentially could lead the enemy  coming to knock on the Xindi's front door.

      A) You don't test your weapon on the enemy target unless completely neccessary. The weapon should be first tested completely. Some where safe from view of the enemy. Also considering the enemy, Earth that is, doesn't attack for another 400 years there's no pressure to be hasty about it's development process.

    :( Targets, the target should be something of importance. A first strike should attempt to leave the enemy defenseless against the next attack which is the knockout blow which should follow very soon on the heels of the first attack.

    C) considering those two facts then why did Berman and Braga go with the implausible attack of a manned probe with a super high energy weapon that attacks then self destructs? It goes against those two basic ideas of a mainting surprise and being striking at vital assets of the enemy's warmachine capablities. I can't tell you that for sure.

     

    2)  Daniels' Database:  It would seem that Archer would want to confirm some of the details of Shadow Man's claims with an independant source. Considering how Archer and him have been at odds since day one.  Plus the advantage that it would give Archer would be imeasurable.  Being able to know the exact location of the Xindi home world would negate the quest aspect. Also it would allow Archer to plan a flight path that would avoid certain areas. Also knowlegde about the Xindi's ships and command structure would give him excellent ideas on where to start looking for the most vital information and what sort of opposition to expect.  Finally it would even the playing the field giving Archer the need intel on the enemy to upgrade his ship and train his crew to the conditions that would be encountered in the unexplored space of the Expanse. As of yet no such mention is made. It's logically something you do before you enter the expanse. Also it would help to define a clear objective for the Enterprise's mission in the Expanse. Something that was left up in the air for the most part at the end. It wasn't clear if they were on a true military combat mission or just more of the same hype with no action.

     

    3) Technology: Archer has the very advanced Suliban Cell ship at his disposal to examine and retro fit or reverse engineer many useful componets from to the NX-01.  Mainly the cloaking device , shields , and weapons would be of primary concern.  However the sensor systems and other advanced system shouldn't be over looked either. The writers seemed to have  over looked the realistic nature of military thinkers. That is when they find something very advanced like this usually take it apart and see what advantage it can give their ships. But no such thing happened in the season finale episode. It's very curious when one considers the magnitude of the mission's importance. Failure means Earth's destruction that sort of stake usually makes people bend rules...

     

     

    4) Weapons On Enterprise:  Archer is taking a ship into the expanse against an unknown enemy of unknown strength with just a modest up grade to the ships weapons systems? Doesn't make much sense does it.  Right now Enterprise is barely a self sufficent ship when it comes to offensive and deffsenive capablities. Yet  the writers first want us the viewers to believe that A) Archer and Forrest aren't going to consult an intel source with potentially volumes of useful data on tactics , ship design , defenses and other information on the Xindi;  the :( Archer isn't going to demand a ship with such a heavy arament that it could take on 5 to 10 ships of greater size with no problem?  That's just not realistic. The fate of the planet rests in Archer's hands and he just wants to get the modesty torpedo up grade.  No way  in reality it would be extra external phase cannon packs on the saucer; mulitple photonic torpedo tubes; retro fitted spacial torpedoe tubes that can fire spacial torpedos and lay a mine field and extra armor protection with possible shields as well.  That's what a military commander would demand on this mission and he would need it too.

     

     

    5) Continuity and Realsim: Basically most of my completes of this new direction are about realism and  continuity. How each one effects the show's feel and turns a decent idea into a bubble gum action adventure with no real depth. First off they just ignore useful items Archer has sitting in his ship no less that could make the mission more believable to what build contrived dramatic senairos about a lone ship out gunned?  Two by doing thisi the writers/producers reduced the realism factor which in turn tends to lead to flat action orientated shows... The Expanse is a clear example of this. Sure they had lots of action with the Xindi attack the Klingon attack but in the end the realism was lost because the crew lack realistic reactions to the events and the omission  laying of a the mission's foundation left the show feeling hasty and implausable.

    A big reason was the lack of continuity between the Expanse and the rest fo the season.  Vital resources were neglected and not mentioned that would seem to be real military intel assest for some high speed rush to get into only more action.

     

     

    6) Tactics: Archer and his crew need training.  Starfleet has been repesented all season as a peaceful organization that only uses force in the direst of need. Howeer this is a military combat senairo no way Archer's crew would combat ready. Training from some friendly race would be required to get the crew ready for the pressures of war.  Something that I think that could have really been an interesting aspect to show in the season finale. Not present I guess it's too boring or not dramatic enough for Berman and Braga to show such developments in the crew.

     

    7) Mission Objective:  Clearly the mission's objectives should be one of destroying the enemy's ablity to attack Earth with the Doomsday Weapon. However the means by which to achieve this objective has never been stated.  I think that's a big mistake. Archer should have been given direct orders to take the enemy's weapon , scientists , R&D center and all data concerning the weapon out permently. As well as the factation that has been giving the Xindi  information about  the future. That factation is a direct threat to Earth and needs to be eliminated. All this must be done with extreme force.  Yet never stated in season finale so again it let the viewer wondering exactly how Archer is going to save the day. Well for realisms sake let's just cut to the chase and say violence will occur. Drama can be developed in the changes of the characters and so on.

     

    So those are my complaints with the new direction feel free to disagree..  :)

    This post involves unmarked quotes from our good friend (sourced above):

    Im going to try and rebutt the arguments made:

     

    The Xindi Attack: First of all, Humans have been out in deep space for only 2or3 years, naturaly, they would feel jumpy and the need to retaliate, for public outcry. With this in mind you could almost arguee that the targets were selected at random, as they go along.

     

    Daniels' Database: "The Temporal Prime Directive". Even tho it doesnt exist, Archer himself said in "Dear Doctor (S1)" "Until someone tells me what i can and cant do out here, im going to have to make my own decisions". With this is mind, he must have thought that using the database might stuff up the TCW....

     

    Following the last two points :the technology (to quote 7of9) would be "irrelivent"...they hurt us, and now were gonna hurt them...

     

    Continuity & Realism......it wasn't ever going to be a peachy playground for the humans, against almost all of the alien races they are outgunned (Silent Enemy) outengined (Fallen Hero) or outmanned (cant think of one :) )....its actually quite realistic, would you expect everyone to say "Hi, how you going" if you went to an unknown country....your a tresspasser to their decades old space, as far as their concerned "They knew"

     

    Tactics: How can Archer and the NX-01 crew be trained beyond "hypothetical" situations??????

     

    Mission Objective: Have you ever heard of "To Be Continued...."?