Talk:The Xindi/GA1

GA Review[edit]

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Reviewer: 97198 (talk · contribs) 16:26, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

I'll take on this review. Since my entire knowledge of Star Trek comes from one viewing of the 2009 film, my perspective is definitely that of an unfamiliar lay reader. I'll list the issues I find below, and I'll make any nitpicky/non-controversial changes myself.

Lead

The lead should mention the original air date, preferably in the first paragraph for context

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

But after being tricked by the mining foreman... – best to rephrase so the sentence doesn't start with a conjunction

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The acronym "MACO" should be defined in the lead

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

"The Xindi" received a mixed reception from critics, who praised the increase of action promised for the season by this episode but criticised the increased sexuality of T'Pol (Jolene Blalock). – I don't see any mention of T'Pol's sexuality in the reception section, only a vague reference to changes in her character

I've overhauled that part of the lead. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Plot

asserts that he will only tell Archer if he assents to helping him – slightly awkward wording in this sentence; can you reword to avoid the ambiguous repetition of "he"/"him"?

Reworded. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Production

ended up being spread throughout the Paramount lot – maybe add "where the episode/series was filmed" at the end of the sentence for context

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

But during the production of his second episode – again, try to avoid starting sentences with "but"

Removed the "but". Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

He later went on to have main cast roles in the television series Lost and Hawaii Five-0 – is this relevant to the article?

I've removed it. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Randy Oglesby was another Voyager alumnus – would be helpful to mention his character in this episode

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Rick Worthy had appeared in several different characters – should this be "as several different characters" or "in several different episodes/series"?

Corrected. Miyagawa (talk) 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Reception

some of the changes "smacks of desperation" – not grammatically correct

Changed the quote to fit the grammar. 19:40, 22 June 2016 (UTC)

He referred to the changes to T'Pol as "Seven of Vulcan", while criticised that the changes hadn't fixed the main issue with the series which he said was the "subpar" writing – "while criticised that" is grammatically incorrect; try to reword "the changes" as the phrase is repeated three times in this sentence and the previous one

I've trimmed that sentence a fair bit. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

JB watched the episode for IGN – I think you mean "KJB", and maybe you could write "A reviewer by the moniker KJB" to provide some context to readers wondering who/what KJB is

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Criticism was directed at the introduction of the MACOs, which were described as Starship Troopers clones – this would read better if it weren't in the passive tense, but I assume you're trying to avoid using gendered pronouns to refer to KJB?

Exactly. I'd hoped that the author's page at IGN would say who it was, but it didn't. I didn't want to presume a male reviewer. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The Xindi themselves were described as "bad Farscape knock offs" and said that it set a poor tone for the rest of the season – "and said that" is grammatically incorrect since the reviewer isn't the subject of the sentence

I've corrected that. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

She enjoyed the twist at the end with the Xindi homeworld already destroyed, and felt that the Xindi races would be interesting but felt that the MACO scenes were too dark and that the T'Pol nude scenes were unnecessary – this is a super long sentence and should be split up; "felt that" is also repeated in quick succession

Split into separate sentences and swapped out a "felt" with a "thought". Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Book adaptation and home media release

The Blu-ray release of Enterprise was announced in early 2013,[20] and released on January 7, 2014. This also featured deleted scenes from this episode – is it relevant to mention when the release was announced? I would suggest simply "Enterprise was released on Blu-ray on January 7, 2014, and featured deleted scenes from this episode"

Simply sheer force of habit - when I started work on these the Blu-rays hadn't come out yet. I've trimmed it. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

References

Does ref 5 (Star Trek: Enterprise season 3 (Text commentary) (DVD)) refer to a commentary for this specific episode? If so, that should be noted

Done. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Overall, the article is in pretty good shape. The main issue is with the writing, but if you fix up the problem areas that I've mentioned I believe it will pass the GA criteria. I'll put the review on hold for a week. 97198 (talk) 16:26, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for reviewing, it is much appreciated. Miyagawa (talk) 20:25, 22 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

All of the changes you've made looked good (and I swapped out another "But" at the beginning of a sentence). As far as I can tell from the sources I can access, the references support the content and there is no copyvio; the article is stable; the only image is used appropriately; the tone is neutral; and it covers all of the main aspects of the topic. The articles satisfies all of the GA criteria so I'm happy to promote it. Well done! 97198 (talk) 19:44, 24 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]