In one of the more interesting episodes of "Star Trek: The Next Generation", Riker awakens to discover that MANY years have passed. The crew has aged considerably and he's somehow lost his memory. "Twilight" has a similar sort of set-up...but fortunately the secrets to why this has occurred are very different and make both worth your time.
So, in this case, it's Archer who awakens and finds many years have passed--12 to be exact. The last 12 years have been absolutely horrible. The Earth and its major colonies off world have all been destroyed by the Xindi's new doomsday machine. What's left of the humans, just a few thousand folks, are now living on a small, far away planet.
As for Archer, he was injured long ago while trying to save T'Pol's life. This injury, oddly, has destroyed his ability to remember what has just occurred--and his long-term memory is still intact. So everything he experiences AFTER the injury he soon forgets--much like Drew Barrymore in the film "Fifty First Dates". Is there any way Archer can somehow undo this damage and, perhaps, undo the last 12 years?
This is a very intriguing 'what if' episode. Now the audience KNOWS that the human race did not get wiped out (based on the other Trek series' canon)--but how did all this get worked out is what makes this interesting. What's also interesting is Archer's subsequent relationship with T'Pol...fascinating.
So, in this case, it's Archer who awakens and finds many years have passed--12 to be exact. The last 12 years have been absolutely horrible. The Earth and its major colonies off world have all been destroyed by the Xindi's new doomsday machine. What's left of the humans, just a few thousand folks, are now living on a small, far away planet.
As for Archer, he was injured long ago while trying to save T'Pol's life. This injury, oddly, has destroyed his ability to remember what has just occurred--and his long-term memory is still intact. So everything he experiences AFTER the injury he soon forgets--much like Drew Barrymore in the film "Fifty First Dates". Is there any way Archer can somehow undo this damage and, perhaps, undo the last 12 years?
This is a very intriguing 'what if' episode. Now the audience KNOWS that the human race did not get wiped out (based on the other Trek series' canon)--but how did all this get worked out is what makes this interesting. What's also interesting is Archer's subsequent relationship with T'Pol...fascinating.