Rate The Episode! "Judgment"

[erhershman]

I thought it was great! Gave it a 9. I was expecting a hour-episode version of The Undiscovered Country, but it was a great episode. Archer's talk with Kovos about Klingon society and the "classes" provides a lot of insight into their culture, and it had a few good lines in it too. I like when they're in Rura Penthe near the end:

"This is how you got in here in the first place... by being so foolish."

"You're... you're welcome."

The character of Advocate Kovos was very well-portrayed, and I love the attention to detail they paid to make the court look exactly like it did in ST VI.

Only bad part about it was the ending was kind of poorly thought-out... they didn't have enough time left in the episode to actually show Archer's escape from Rura Penthe.

[qerlin]

So...was it any good?

[Joe Dizzy]

I gave it a four.

Some nice bits and nice dialogue, Kovos (not Kolos?) was quite interesting, despite the rather unoriginal characterization.

Very oddly paced (what a horrible wrap-up to the episode!) and quite bland and boring in the first half.

[Garet]

i gave it a 6, i liked it but was reminded to much of undiscovered country. The fact archer had to excape was disappointing, but getting off with out any punishment would have been bad also. Just had the feeling it didn't balance out. Did like the defense lawyer Interesting to hear that the empire had changed in the last 25 years. I wonder if every time he hit that ball on the plate and gave off sparks did it shock the people in the gallerys as they shut up fast.

[Cochrane]

They're actually reusing alien names! I guess House Duras has been called that for a while.

[Dan Stack]

I liked it very much - I've been disappointed with a big chunk of Season 2 but the last few episodes have been, for the most part, an improvement.

This one I gave a 9 - I really liked the discussion of Klingon society.

What I found interesting was the discussion of how Klingons value, at this time, victory, over everything else.

As a self-appointed student of history and politics, I love the perspective this gives. For example, in America, both Republicans and Democrats will describe Jefferson and you'd think they were talking about two totally different people. I can see how this could apply to the Klingons at different times and Kahless - for example, the Kahless of TOS being so different from the Kahless of TNG.

Similarly it explains why the Klingons do not just attack Earth - at least in my opinion. Attacking Earth would be hard. It would not be an easy victory. And the Vulcans might come to their defense.

I also hope they followup on the idea that Archer is now a Klingon fugitive.

The courtroom scenes were well done. The discussion Archer had with his attorney were nice, as was the background on Klingons.

I thought it missed out by a fairly clumsy rescue. This might have made for a good two-parter, with part two taking place on Rura Penthe - it would have been a good way to learn more about 22nd century Klingons and Humans.

[Cochrane]

Does anyone want Pocket to produce a Big Book of Klingon Foreheads? It should be interesting to compare Durasian forefeads to each other. A good art book!

[Balok]

I gave it an "8". It was a decent episode as court episodes go, I thought. What I liked was the nice nod to the courtroom from Star Trek 6, and the bits that showed how the Empire was decaying into what it would become by the time of TOS. At the same time, we are free to fantasize that Archer, by reminding one man what he *should* be, might have sown the seeds of a cultural rebellion that eventually restored the Empire, even if it took a hundred and fifty years to do it.

It lost points for the *very* weak ending -- is there no security on Rura Penthe? How do Reed and Archer just "walk" out onto the surface of the moon? Does anyone thing that a prisoner in a penitentiary could just walk back out the front gate and hop into a waiting car?

[Rayaru]

9... good fun, very well done and it integrates historical trek perfectly with new scenery technology

(-1 for them not having translator earpieces that Kirk and McCoy had! )

[Rayaru]

Originally posted by Fesarius

It lost points for the *very* weak ending -- is there no security on Rura Penthe? How do Reed and Archer just "walk" out onto the surface of the moon? Does anyone thing that a prisoner in a penitentiary could just walk back out the front gate and hop into a waiting car?

T'pol had sex with... errr I mean bribed a Klingon buerecrat to get the shiled down

[tmutant]

Originally posted by Fesarius
It lost points for the *very* weak ending -- is there no security on Rura Penthe? How do Reed and Archer just "walk" out onto the surface of the moon? Does anyone thing that a prisoner in a penitentiary could just walk back out the front gate and hop into a waiting car?

The only explanation I can think of is that on Rura Penthe the surface is considered a death sentence. Anyone wishing to commit suicide is free to go to the surface. I agree the ending was weak. I still enjoyed the episode. I give it a 7.

[Dogsoldier]

7, well done, well done though a little explaining on how Archer got arrested in the first place would be nice as would the escape in a little more detail I agree that a Two parter would have been a better format. Hetzler was magnificant, if Klingons were real he would have won so many image awards by now it would be embarressing, he does them . . . Well . . . With honor.

BTW surprised nobody has mention the small FASA tip of the hat and/or tribute in the plot device of the refugees fleeing the empire and the resulting confrontation in space.

[Cochrane]

The Advocate was the Martok actor? I should have recognized him.

[Sea Tyger]

Originally posted by Cochrane
The Advocate was the Martok actor? I should have recognized him.

I thought I recognized the face.

I gave it an 8. Excellent character work and dialogue...the courtroom scenes were very nice. And it was a good view of the degeneration of Klingon culture (and you can see how it turned into a Soviet-like oligarchy in the 23rd C.)

And I have to say that I have no problems with the way it ended. It seemed fitting to the episode to end it from the advocate's perspective.

[Captain Novaes]

It was really great ! My only complaints are, they should have made it a two-parter, and the end was very rushed.

Anyway, tomorrow´s episode will be a follow-up - with participation of two Tellarite bounty hunters chasing Archer.

Now all we need is more episodes showcasing Mayweather and Hoshi