"Kir'Shara" is the final episode in Enterprise's Vulcan trilogy and all of its greatness comes from that. The episode and its two predecessors are complete fan service and answer questions fans have been concerned over for some time. Continuity abounds in this one as it ties up many loose ends concerning the behavior of Vulcans throughout the series and it finally opens up the Earth-Romulan war arc which the series, had it continued, would have eventually went to.
"Kir'Shara" gives many of our characters time to shine. Archer, whose contempt for the Vulcans dominated the first two seasons of the show, gets to become the savior for Vulcan and his actions directly impact the Vulcan culture for years to come. T'Pol gets resolution on a sickness that has been plaguing her for several seasons, and Trip starts to come into his own as a leader, commanding the Enterprise to avert a war between Vulcan and Andoria. The episode itself is simplistic and straight forward and all of its greatness comes from its continuity and resolution, not to mention the ending which leaves us wanting more. Episodes such as this are ones that help to give Enterprise its own voice by becoming the prequel it was meant to be, and I find myself wishing that I had a few more seasons with more episodes just like this one.
"Kir'Shara" gives many of our characters time to shine. Archer, whose contempt for the Vulcans dominated the first two seasons of the show, gets to become the savior for Vulcan and his actions directly impact the Vulcan culture for years to come. T'Pol gets resolution on a sickness that has been plaguing her for several seasons, and Trip starts to come into his own as a leader, commanding the Enterprise to avert a war between Vulcan and Andoria. The episode itself is simplistic and straight forward and all of its greatness comes from its continuity and resolution, not to mention the ending which leaves us wanting more. Episodes such as this are ones that help to give Enterprise its own voice by becoming the prequel it was meant to be, and I find myself wishing that I had a few more seasons with more episodes just like this one.