the delphic expanse

Discuss First Flight here.

I love, love, love this episode! So much that I wish it were a two-parter.

A.G. Robinson is a terrific character. Too bad they killed him off...

I would love to read more prequel stories that take place around this time. Especially focusing on the growing friendship between Archer and Trip.

It's crazy to think of it now, but the first season was supposed to take place all on Earth - all during the testing of the engine and building of the ship. An interesting idea that was nixed by the network as potentially stifling.

I liked this episode, too. I loved to see Trip and Jon meeting for the first time. I liked AG a lot. It was great to see Ruby.

Okay, I think that Jon and AG and by extension Trip probably didn't get it quite enough trouble for what they did, although Forrest is a stand up guy. I mean, stealing a warp prototype. If I had been writing this, I would have had AG sacrifice himself and the captaincy - and get booted from Starfleet. That would have added more punch.

I love this episode. I can forgive the consequences not being severe enough because of all the rest of the awesomeness.

Keith Carradine is just perfect in the role of AG. Sometimes it's fun to mentally recast shows or movies, but in this instance, I can't think of anyone else I'd want. The character was well-written, too. I could've easily placed him in something like Top Gun or The Right Stuff and he still would've rang true. And they did a good job of endearing him to the audience, so his death was just as painful to us as it was Jon by the end of the episode. You want to see this awesome character come back again, and you know he can't.

T'Pol...being cool, being a damn good friend, under the pretense of regulations and logic. She rules my world in this ep. She demonstrates just how much she's learned about humans, and in some cases, she seems to know them better than they know themselves because she still has her objectivity. She's learned how to give the right thing at the right time.

This episode is so rich with possibilities. It was a fun one to base a fic on. I enjoyed writing "Beer, Broads, and Brotherhood" because of the dynamic between Trip, Archer, and AG.

Honestly...I can't really say anything bad about this episode.