Episode: "Enterprise - The Forge"

sabertooth1217 · **Tue Nov 16, 2004 5:58 pm Episode: "Enterprise - The Forge"**

Production: 083
Season: 4 Episode: 7
Original Air Date: 11.19.2004
Upcoming Air Date: 11.19.2004

Earth's embassy on Vulcan is bombed, and the ensuing investigation puts Archer and T'Pol on the trail of a Vulcan religious faction hiding in a treacherous desert.

Synopsis

Curtis · **Sat Nov 20, 2004 1:53 pm**

This episode was awesome. I really liked the effect of the sand fire on Vulcan in the desert. If I were to rate this on chakotay99's scale...I'd say it was a 8.5

sabertooth1217 · **Sat Nov 20, 2004 2:47 pm**

*I was in and out of the room during this episode so some of this review may be a little *different* than what went on during the plot line.

The Forge was a good episode. I really liked the plot line but there was one thing I really didn�t like about it. So far in Season four of Enterprise there has been a two part episode (Storm From) and a 3 part episode Saga and one episode that didn�t require more than one hour to tell the story. I think that ENT�s crew (Not Archer but the behind the scene crew) is over using the two part episodes. There really should be about 3 or 4 episodes in between two part eps.

Having Archer and T�Pol go down to Vulcan, out of com range and transporter was awesome. It showed what Archer�s character is towards his First Officer (Simple said, It shows that he cared for T�Pol). Having them meet the other Vulcan was a little strange (and how Archer Knew where to go after the Vulcan died).

Very little Hoshi or Travis this episode again, I really wish they would use those characters more than what they do. They have some of the best backgrounds which are just going down the drain to waste.\

7.9

Morphy · Forum Ogre Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 3858

This episode is a great start to a potentially great story arch. Going into what could be a philosophical revolution that will change Vulcan society is an awesome idea. Ent goes beyond the previous series by exploring and explaining "peripheral" Star Trek races.

"Infinite diversity in infinite possibilities"

Five - seveN · **Mon Nov 22, 2004 10:15 am**

"Infinite diversity in infinite combination'' is what I've seen,

jimgolian · booboo Joined: 20 Jun 2001 Posts: 85 Location: Kansas

This was a good episode...I wonder when the Romulans some in?

Curtis · **Mon Nov 22, 2004 3:01 pm**

Founder · **Mon Nov 22, 2004 4:22 pm**

I was disgusted with the little I saw. Not one Vulcan acts like a Vulcan on that show.

Defiant · **Tue Nov 23, 2004 12:29 pm**

One of the best vulcan episodes yet, truly good.

Although a shame we wont see Vaughn Armstrong as Admiral Forrest anymore. He was cool.

Curtis · **Tue Nov 23, 2004 2:40 pm**

Yeah *misses Forrest already*. He was such a great guy

Defiant · **Tue Nov 23, 2004 4:17 pm**

He was cool. A familiar face back at home, so now theyll have to pick someone else to follow the vulcan ambassador around a bunch. Come to think of it, they have to replace Saval too! He got fired.

Uhh...rating? An 8.

John Connor · **Tue Nov 23, 2004 6:40 pm**

I liked this eposide and kinda sucked that Admiral Forest died after saving the vulcan ambasstor. I really cant think of his name at the moment.

Curtis · **Tue Nov 23, 2004 8:37 pm**

Curtis · **Thu Nov 25, 2004 8:07 am**

This was such a great episode in my view, other than the bad things like Admiral Forrest's death and such, that I can't wait until Friday for the other part of it

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Morphy · Forum Ogre Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 3858

Morphy · Forum Ogre Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 3858

The admiral's death may not be in vain. It seems that the ambassador may be poised to be the main opposition to the High Command.

Morphy · Forum Ogre Joined: 15 Jun 2001 Posts: 3858

HAha

After watching one of the scenes again, there's this funny dialouge:

<T'Pol helps Archer off the ground>

Archer: "He said something in Vulcan... 'Bucow'(spelling?)."
T'Pol: "Remember. Remember what?"
Archer: "I think he punched me."

HAHAHA... Mind meld = punch in face. HAHAH

Curtis · **Thu Nov 25, 2004 6:18 pm**

Haha

That is funny

memyselfandI · **Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:18 am**

I looooooooooved this episode. Of course that's not saying much, considering I loved pretty much every Enterprise episode except Hatchery, but this season just keeps getting better and better!!! Hopefully this can explain some of the problems that the "Anti-Enterprise" people had with the way the Vulcans were portrayed in the earlier seasons.

Founder · **Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:29 am**

memyselfandI · **Fri Nov 26, 2004 12:40 am**

That's the purpose of this arc though, is to fix that. It's going to be rough at first, but the resolution should explain the problems. By the end of the arc. The whole thing about "mind melds are forbidden" will be fixed. Because of the lack of stress from the conflict, the Vulcans will be less emotional. You also must remember, this 100 years before TOS, they're not going to act exactly the same. A species attitude, changes over that period of time. What this arc will do, is explain how the Vulcans got changed from the ones we saw in the first seasons of ENT, to the ones we saw in TOS, TNG, VOY, and DS9.