"In A Mirror Darkly," Part II

Ah, the sound of 23rd century phasers.

And what a lovely painting of the Defiant in the Briefing Room.

"People have some strange ideas about uniforms."

Oh, you have no idea :)


"Shakespeare is equally grim in both universes."
Not quite. :)

I seem to recall that Shakespeare was, well, nastier on the Mirror-side.
Loved the shot comparing the sizes of the two classes of ships.

I thought the CGI work on the Gorn was wonderful....too bad we couldn't have seen the Gorn on our side. :(

Things that irritated me: Why the "my sane alter made me crazy" subplot? Archer doesn’t need the excuse of madness to do what he’s doing here. It’s standard operating procedure in Mirror-space. Or, if you’re going to make him nuts, no need to have anyone whispering in his ear. We get it. We're Trekfans which means, automatically, not stupid.

Ambassador Saval! And, in a way, he dies a hero's death in a small rebellion that never succeeded. Perhaps mirroring Spock's failed attempt a century later...and don't get snarky with me about 'how do I know Spock failed?' I have two words:

The Intendant

I was amused at the Vulcans' recruting techniques towards Phlox...now... that’s nasty. Hitting Phlox right where he...well...loves :)

We also got to hear 23rd century torpedoes.


And a Mirror-Orion chick. Nice touch.

And...that ending....priceless. One wonders what Marlena Moreau did when Mirror Kirk returned from our side...Something similar perhaps? Hmmm.

So...I'm taking bets.

The second half has not yet shown here...for any that haven't seen it yet, who will bet that Hoshi kills Archer...but that T'Pol gets to *keep* the Defiant, take it home to Vulcan and have the Mirror-Universe's version of the Science Academy pick it apart and learn it's secrets quite quickly...Thus by the time we have Mirror-Spock, he's no slave or second class citizen...

First there's Mirror-Sulu snarking at Spock about how Sulu would be a formidable opponent. Spock answers confidently, "I trust that you are aware of the reverse.
...My operatives would avenge my death...and some of them are Vulcans." His people are equal partners in pillage with the Terrans by that time, or i'll eat my plomeek soup.