Now suddenly Archer once again believes that he shouldn't interfere in the affairs of other cultures. This is especially jarring since they directly reference the recent episode where he did just that. I guess this is supposed to be leading the way to the prime directive but it just didn't work at all. The real problem in this episode is that Archer decides he and Trip need to leave Zobral's camp for no clear reason and then spend literally half the episode almost dying in the desert due to one poor decision after another until they get rescued by T'Pol. Also it seems like the writers think the only risk of being in a desert is lack of water which just makes the character look extra stupid.
We open with Enterprise again on her way to Risa when they get a distress call. They help out the extremely friendly Zobral who invites them back to his world. Archer is hesitant but agrees and heads to the surface with Trip. They have a nice meal and Trip seems to be settling in. Next they get challenged to a game of desert lacrosse but midgame Archer gets a call from T'Pol. It seems the local government considers Zobral a terrorist. He tells Archer he is part of the former lower caste which is still actively oppressed on his world and he was hoping to get Archers help after what he did for the Suliban. But this time Archer refuses just at the government attacks. Archer leads Trip into the desert where they wander around until T'Pol rescues them.
Review: Yup, the summary above is pretty complete. Not a great episode which raises significant questions about previous questionable episodes.
3 out of 10
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