Excellent essay, Mareel! You've inspired me to look for Archer/Reed subtext while watching "Enterprise." ^^ I already look for Archer/Trip subtext, so what's one more pairing? *laughs*
Have you watched the deleted scene from 'Shuttlepod One' on the "Enterprise" DVDs? That scene, in my opinion, holds some nice subtext for both of the pairings I mentioned above-- in one conversation, no less. *g* Drunk!Malcolm and Drunk!Trip are fondly remembering their Captain and friend as they pass the bourbon back and forth. Frankly, I found that conversation a lot more interesting than the discussion that was left in, about T'Pol having a nice bum. In a way, the conversation they left in sounded more like Malcolm was trying to prove his heterosexuality to Trip (and/or the audience). *shrugs*
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Have you watched the deleted scene from 'Shuttlepod One' on the "Enterprise" DVDs? That scene, in my opinion, holds some nice subtext for both of the pairings I mentioned above-- in one conversation, no less. *g* Drunk!Malcolm and Drunk!Trip are fondly remembering their Captain and friend as they pass the bourbon back and forth. Frankly, I found that conversation a lot more interesting than the discussion that was left in, about T'Pol having a nice bum. In a way, the conversation they left in sounded more like Malcolm was trying to prove his heterosexuality to Trip (and/or the audience). *shrugs*