I had become accustomed to the intro for the past two seasons … I even learned the lyrics now
I turned on the first episode of season three and I felt like a Mariachi Band had taken over the show
And the first thing I thought of was Q and his Mariachi Band … I felt like Picard as I listened to the new intro (new to me)
It’s especially jarring considering how thematically heavy the dry open is. Such a weird choice to change it on that season
That’s exactly how I felt … I had just finished a dramatic season finale and I was wondering how the conflict was going to play out in the season opener … then all of a sudden this upbeat Margaritaville remix comes on and it completely ruins your expectations … I still like the song, I just didn’t like the change
The worst part is that season 3
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Is the darkest of the series.
So far I feel the first two seasons of Enterprise have been pretty flat at this point. It isn’t bad … but it also isn’t good either.
I didn’t get the same feeling with TNG, where I was often surprised or excited by the unusual storylines they presented. VOY always felt like a running adventure and I expected that because of the situation.
But with ENT, I was expecting more of what TOS offered with insightful, even inspiring storylines but everything just seems to be luke warm on everything and nothing seems memorable or notable.
Enterprise had trouble finding its footing.
Season 1 and 2 were too episodic, and they were super heavy-handed with the social commentary while also trying to sex the show up in a weird combination that didn’t work at all.
Season 3, they swerved hard into serialization and went WAY overboard with it.
I think they’d finally a good rhythm in Season 4 with little 3-episode mini-arcs, but it was too late to save the show.
And the series finale was a slap in the face to the whole production. They deserved a better ending.
If you feel that way then beware… it gets much worse, then a bit better, then arguably almost unwatchable by the end of the series. :-(
TNG, VOY, and TOS are really an entirely different genre. DS9 is too, but in an superbly awesome way 😎. ENT is… well, it exists as well.
Buckle up for S3! You are about to witness ENT come into its own and it’s glorious.
This is the real year of hell and they don’t pull any punches.
I think I want to rewatch 3x15 Harbinger again.
I’m looking forward to it … so far it’s been a let down with lots of inconsequential episodes that don’t have anything memorable to them. One of the big highlights that stand out for me are Shran and the Andorians … everything else is pretty bland.
