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Old 05-01-2003, 01:59 AM
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[color=#000000ost_uid0]Arg! I was just going to post this, but first I checked to make sure in the time I wrote my thread it wasn't posted before... ah well, I'm lazy and pasting my almost-thread verbatim.

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I'm starting the thread this time because I simply cannot wait to talk about this episode. I'm amazed at two things really:

1) This episode is one of Trek's finest commentaries in years
2) This episode was written by the killer bees

Now, I'm not a basher of Berman and Braga, but I do feel the best episodes thus far have been written by the other staff writers. "Cogenitor" totally caught me off guard by addressing things I never expected Trek in its play-it-safe slump to do. Especially the ending; the repercussions for Trip's actions were monumentally high -- stakes we just don't see in Trek anymore (maybe never; it's been a while since I've seen new Trek impact me so). The episode gives [iost_uid0]two[/iost_uid0] compelling sides to an issue, and ends as a tragedy proving one thing; some issues just don't have right answers. What gets me the most is that, had the Cogenitor lived, he/she/it might have been able to influence others and bring about a truely equal society. Though this is tampering to no end, it's tragic that this chance has been lost.

My only complaint is that Reed's subplot seemingly vanished into thin air. Though it was a bit extraneous anyway, loose ends bother me. That's a minor complaint though.

My arbitrary grade? 9.8 -- this is Enterprise's best.[/colorost_uid0]
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