The idea of losing oneself almost entirely, unable to create memories older than a single day, is extraordinarily painful. Think dementia, but with a perfectly healthy physical body and the ability to think clearly over the course of that day--and only that day.
The episode is written with real grace. T'Pol's loyalty to Archer is sweetly, subtly handled, as is the very real possibility she will lose Archer if he recovers. The one misfire is Trip's insistence that Phlox not go through with the surgery that might retrieve the human race because Enterprise 'needs all the power it can muster.'
Seriously? With the fate of humanity at stake?
It's Star Trek Enterprise otherwise at its best.
The episode is written with real grace. T'Pol's loyalty to Archer is sweetly, subtly handled, as is the very real possibility she will lose Archer if he recovers. The one misfire is Trip's insistence that Phlox not go through with the surgery that might retrieve the human race because Enterprise 'needs all the power it can muster.'
Seriously? With the fate of humanity at stake?
It's Star Trek Enterprise otherwise at its best.