S4E7 The Forge - Earth's embassy on Vulcan is partially destroyed by a bomb, killing Admiral Forrest. Archer & T'Pol travel to Vulcan in search of an alleged terrorist group blamed for the explosion, of which T'Pol's mother is s member.
S4E8 Awakening - Archer & T'Pol find T'Pau and T'Pol's mother and learn that Archer is carrying Surak'skatra.
S4E9 Kir'Shara - Archer and T'Pol bring back the Kir'Shara (Surek's artifact) that will lead changes in the Vulcan world. T'Pol's Pa'nar Syndrome is cured by T'Pau.
The good:
It was cool to see planet Vulcan.
Introduction of the katra.
T'Pol gets cured...end of a meh plot line.
The Vulcans are forced to finally get over themselves a bit.
The bad:
"T'Pol's Pa'nar Syndrome is cured by T'Pau" is perhaps the geekiest sentence I have ever written.
I don't have many plot issues. This three story arc introduced a key concept with the katra, resolved a sub-plots (T'Pol's illness and marriage), and set up a critically important development in human-Vulcan relations.
Having said that, I cannot offer specifics as to why this was so forgettable and boring. It took me a couple of months to get through these episodes. If memory serves, it took 3-4 viewing sessions to get through the Forge and at least two sessions to get through Awakening. I watched Kir'Shara immediateky following Awakening...and I fell asleep in the middle. Part of the problem was that I kept trying to watch after I went to bed...but I stay awake too late watching plenty of other shows. It was just a snooze-fest (literally).
I don't even have any pithy remarks, just glad to move on.
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