ENT: Twilight

         I bet you all can figure out how I feel about an episode whose entire premise is that Archer is the only important person in the universe and everyone else can die as long as he is there to save the day. On the upside having him out of commission for most of the episode means we get to see some of the rest of the staff step up, but of course they all have to be incompetent without their wonderful leader to save them all. Also of course the Xindi are going to send numerous ships to be destroyed if only they can catch Archer. It isn't like he has been totally irrelevant for the last 9 years, they must just know deep down inside that he holds the key to a brighter future for humanity. On the upside having a Memento inspired episode isn't a terrible idea, I could have just used a lot less Archer worship. 
         We open with Archer waking up in his quarters confused why there is fighting going on. He rushes past the guard at his door to the bridge only to see Earth destroyed before his eyes. Cut to commercial and we return on Ceti Alpha V where T'Pol is making him breakfast. She explains he saved her life 9 years earlier but that it caused him to get brain parasites that kept him from forming new memories. First she took over Enterprise but eventually she stepped down to take care of Archer and Trip took over. Phlox stops by for a visit but also with a plant to use Enterprise's warp engines to finally get rid of the parasites. Trip is happy to give it a try and it manages to destroy some of them. But just then then find a ship hiding near the star spying on them. They capture it, but it is already too late, the Xindi are on their way since they have nothing better to do than track down individual humans. The Xindi attack and destroy the bridge and Archer and T'Pol rush to engineering. It seems Phlox's therapy also removed the parasites earlier in time so maybe if they can only save Archer humanity will be saved too. Of course Archer has to go down like a hero and we undo the entire episode.

         Review: Not a bad idea, but I am so sick of Archer worship this can't be described as good at this point. Fun to see Malcolm and Trip in command, too bad they have to be terrible at it since only Archer truly has the matrix of leadership or whatever.

3 out of 10