I had become accustomed to the intro for the past two seasons … I even learned the lyrics now
I turned on the first episode of season one and I felt like a Mariachi Band had taken over the show
And the first thing I thought of was Q and his Mariachi Band … I felt like Picard as I listened to the new intro (new to me)
The worst part is that season 3
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Is the darkest of the series.
So far I feel the first two seasons of Enterprise have been pretty flat at this point. It isn’t bad … but it also isn’t good either.
I didn’t get the same feeling with TNG, where I was often surprised or excited by the unusual storylines they presented. VOY always felt like a running adventure and I expected that because of the situation.
But with ENT, I was expecting more of what TOS offered with insightful, even inspiring storylines but everything just seems to be luke warm on everything and nothing seems memorable or notable.
It’s definitely not for everyone. But I liked a lot better than VOY. So far the one’s I have/would re-watch are TOS, TNG, and DS9. I would definitely skip several episodes on all though.
Enterprise had trouble finding its footing.
Season 1 and 2 were too episodic, and they were super heavy-handed with the social commentary while also trying to sex the show up in a weird combination that didn’t work at all.
Season 3, they swerved hard into serialization and went WAY overboard with it.
I think they’d finally a good rhythm in Season 4 with little 3-episode mini-arcs, but it was too late to save the show.
And the series finale was a slap in the face to the whole production. They deserved a better ending.
Sounds about right … I just finished seasons 1 and 2 … and I can see where season 3 is headed which makes it feel more like Star Wars instead of Star Trek … and someone also mentioned it’s parallels to the recent American feelings about the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center … everyone was preoccupied by that in 2003 when season 3 was happening.
It’s too bad because I had been hoping for storylines like TNG or even TOS but instead it’s just devolving into neverending nonsensical war against a mysterious unknown enemy.
The funny part is the change to the intro. Season 3 has become darker and they opted for an upbeat margaritaville remix of the song.
It’s especially jarring considering how thematically heavy the dry open is. Such a weird choice to change it on that season
That’s exactly how I felt … I had just finished a dramatic season finale and I was wondering how the conflict was going to play out in the season opener … then all of a sudden this upbeat Margaritaville remix comes on and it completely ruins your expectations … I still like the song, I just didn’t like the change
Buckle up for S3! You are about to witness ENT come into its own and it’s glorious.
This is the real year of hell and they don’t pull any punches.
I think I want to rewatch 3x15 Harbinger again.
I’m looking forward to it … so far it’s been a let down with lots of inconsequential episodes that don’t have anything memorable to them. One of the big highlights that stand out for me are Shran and the Andorians … everything else is pretty bland.
I hope this isn’t a spoiler, but this about sums it up for me:
