the delphic expanse

Okay, what is your favorite first season episode?

Just one? I voted for Desert Crossing, but I consider Shuttlepod One a favorite along with Broken Bow and Shockwave pt.1 etc...

I voted for Strange New World - excellent story, great acting, great interaction between Trip and T'Pol and I just love the way they made T'Pol look more alien. And she speaks Vulcan.

Edit: Brandyjane got me thinking about Breaking the Ice. That is problably my second favorite. Best.Last.Shot.Ever.

I voted for "Shuttlepod One," but it was a hard choice. For me, that episode ties with "Strange New World," "The Andorian Incident," and "Breaking the Ice." I like each of them for different reasons.

"Shuttlepod One" is the episode that I might use to introduce people to Ent for the first time, and if any of the season one episodes were going to get an Emmy, I think it would have been that one. The actors gave amazing performances, and we gain fascinating insights into the characters. In the beginning Trip doesn't want to give up hope (not out loud, at least), while Malcolm expects the worst. But then as their seeming demise draws closer, they reverse positions and Trip is willing to sacrifice himself to save Malcolm, while Malcolm would prefer to cling to the last bit of hope that somehow they might both make it out alive. And the expression on Trip's face when he realizes they will run out of air before Enterprise reaches them - WOW! What acting!

"Strange New World" is the episode that first made me sit up and take notice of Trip, and, even more than anything in "Broken Bow," it made me start thinking about shipping Trip and T'Pol. I don't know what it says about me psychologically, but I really find crazy, paranoid Trip pretty sexy.

"The Andorian Incident" has Shran. Enough said.

"Breaking the Ice" is the episode where Trip realizes there's a whole lot more to T'Pol than just a hard, cold Vulcan shell, and T'Pol realizes Trip is someone she can trust (at least a little). The pecan pie at the end is a great foretaste of what's to come.

Oy, that was a hard choice. They're all good. I had to go with Desert Crossing in the end. (It was almost a toss-up between that one and Shuttlepod One.)

o_o

Another impossible choice.
I went for Shuttlepod One, purely because I literally know most of the lines off by heart. 'nuff said.

Shockwave is a close one, although I would say I'd have to be with Part II to win my vote, which of course is Season Two.
Broken Bow is good for introducing the characters, and I do indeed like The Andorian Incident. I like too much. xD

I voted for The Andorian Incident, but it could just as easily have been Strange New World, Breaking the Ice (why was that one missing from t'poll?) or Shuttlepod One. I gave all a grade of 9.

Shuttlepod One for me

I went with The Andorian Incident:
1. Jeffrey Combs is an awesome Shran!
2. It was a solid story and we got to see Archer get his butt kicked more than once.
3. It set up a great friendship between The Pinkskin and Shran.
4. We got an interesting backstory on the Vulcans.
5. It led to other good stories such as Shadows of P'Jem, Cease Fire, Proving Ground, and the Babel arc.

Beat-up Jon is sexy Jon.

We should all look so good after a good row!