Episode Report Card Keckler: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Imzadi Prime
By Keckler | Season 3 | Episode 18 | Aired on 03.02.2004
They argue some more. "Captain, you are making a catastrophic mistake," Daniels gasps. "You've made your share of mistakes," Quantum bellows. "This isn't one of them," Daniels admits. Heh. Quantum orders him to send him back, NOW! Quantum releases his grip on Daniels after Daniels distracts him with a shiny object. Well, it's not so much with the shiny. It's supposed to be an important Xindi medal that belongs to one of the Xindi crewmen aboard Enterprise-J, but it really looks more like those extra buttons you get in a ridiculously small envelope when you buy a new coat or pair of pants. Daniels says he's giving it to him in case he changes his mind. "I won't," Quantum says, shaking his furrows.
Back on the non-alphabetized Enterprise, T'Pol tells Quantum she'll have the button quantum dated. I...just can't anymore. "We both know it's from the future," Quantum says, taking it back. He tells T'Pol he plans to go ahead with the mission. T'Pol tries to talk him into it by pointing out the merits of Daniels's arguments. They argue some more. We find out that, since their visit to the Motor City, T'Pol actually believes in time travel now. They argue some more. "I don't want you to die!" T'Pol bursts out. Quantum turns around and stares at her. Aw, she's become accustomed to his furrows. "It's not necessary," T'Pol chokes. Quantum wishes that were true. He smiles slightly and leaves her to her nervous breakdown. Man, they better make T'Pol either be on something or dying to be acting this irrationally, because it's really starting to piss me off again. I hate the hysterical female storyline -- it's sexist and demeaning. Under the Xindi Tree. Degra and Snake Eyes discuss security detail for the weapon. Snake Eyes wants a lot, so the Xindi ships can hunt down and destroy every last human outpost, outhouse, and outboard motor. He's so crabby, you could boil him up and call him Dungeness. With a little lemon juice, a glass of chardonnay, and a hunk of sourdough, he'd be quite the San Francisco treat. Degra says throwing that many vessels into a vortex means losing one or more of the vessels. "See that you don't," Snake Eyes orders unhelpfully. What exactly is the pull he has over Degra? I mean, they're all Xindi, so why does Degra feel the need to obey Snake Eyes? Maybe he doesn't want to get bitten because Love Bites. I don't even know what I'm saying anymore. Snake Eyes gets a message that a security outpost on the moon is not responding. Snake Eyes wants a patrol sent, and tells Degra they'll finish their discussion later. Exit Snake Eyes. Three-Toes says, "Someone once said that dealing with Reptilians is like bargaining with the sun -- you make no progress and you come away burned." Isn't that an old Klingon proverb? Degra admits that it's not just Snake Eyes's fault, and proceeds to show us his regret over killing seven million humans in Florida and his trepidation over destroying an entire world. "Better their world than ours," Three-Toes says. Degra continues to be sad for the innocents and the children, and Three-Toes continues to be blithe. Because of ALL the Xindi, ONLY the one who most resembles a HUMAN is allowed to show sensitivity and signs of a conscience. Whatever. Three-Toes tells Degra to think of the future of his own children. Degra wonders what their children will think of them in the future when they judge them for their deeds.