S2E19
Judgment
⚠ Spoiler alert This recap gives away what happens in this episode.
Episode Summary & Review
Summary
Archer is put on trial by the Klingons and accused by a disgraced Klingon officer of having his battle cruiser crippled by the Enterprise in a firefight, and of aiding rebels of the Empire, but he finds a friend in his defender, Kolos.
Our Take
A courtroom episode that leans hard on Klingon honor theatrics, and mostly gets away with it. Scott Bakula holds his own in the trial scenes, and J.G. Hertzler brings real weight to the weary advocate Kolos. The verdict feels a bit rushed and the framing device is unnecessary, but this is still one of the season’s more solid hours.