Enterprise 1x04 - "Rajiin"

[FatMatDuhRat]

[color=#000000ost_uid0]I really enjoyed watching [bost_uid0]Rajiin[/bost_uid0] on Wednesday even though
some of it was kinda boring and Hoshi didn't get to do any-
thing unique except hold hands with another lady. (Maybe
that's from the "girl-on-girl porn" influence [bost_uid0]Kira[/bost_uid0] mentioned in
her post.)
:bigsmile:
Let me say this though: you just [bost_uid0][uost_uid0]KNEW[/uost_uid0][/bost_uid0] right away that the
"sexy female alien" was gonna be trouble the moment she
stepped onto the NX-01. It's a simple rule that most sci-fi
shows have been recycling; as soon as you bring a stranger
on board, watch your back!
:suspicious:
I was watching an old episode of [bost_uid0]Farscape[/bost_uid0] the other day &
in the beginning of the story everyone was real happy to
have this helpful "blind" alien join them on board Moya, but
as soon as they were all distracted, he started sneaking
around the ship & causing each of the main characters to
plot against each other. There's a line in "Apocalypse Now"
where a guy goes looking for some mangos & runs back to
his buddies after a tiger almost kills him; "Never get off the
boat!" Well, in a sci-fi TV show, the rule should be, "Never
bring anyone on board the boat!"

I know that the episode wouldn't have been worth watch-
ing if there wasn't any danger in it, but every action scene
had some weird kinda [bost_uid0][iost_uid0]slow-motion[/iost_uid0][/bost_uid0] thing going on. It was
kinda cool to see [bost_uid0]Rajiin[/bost_uid0] jump and turn slowly in the air
while still firing a phase pistol at three different people, but
other parts of the EP used the slo-mo effect at the wrong
time, making my eyes feel very heavy as they threatened
to close for the night.
:zzz:
The last thing I want to say about this EP relates to the
"special powers" [bost_uid0]Rajiin[/bost_uid0] used on Archer and T'Pol. It re-
minded me of the artwork I've seen in various paintings by
[bost_uid0]Alex Grey.[/bost_uid0] It was very cool to see the muscles and skeletal
system glowing through the skin as her hands were travelling
across each person's body.

Normally I like to watch the big explosions that come from
intricate spaceship battles, along with sparks flying all over
the Bridge as the lights flicker inside the ceiling. They can't
do that in every EP, so I've been forced to watch T'Pol &
Trip give each other massages for entertainment instead.
:O
Maybe next week's EP will be a bit better. [bost_uid0]*crosses fingers*[/bost_uid0][/colorost_uid0]