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During a panel during the Star Trek cruise, Connor Trinneer, who played Commander Trip Tucker, said he hated the two-part “In a Mirror, Darkly” episodes, and he said he still hates them. “I don’t really know what to do. I know we’re supposed to play our characters different,” Trinneer said. “[Director] Jim Conway says to me, ‘I need more. We’re playing higher stakes here.’ And I was like, ‘You mean like a pirate?’ And he goes, ‘Yeah. Yeah, do it like a pirate.’ So, action! [Pirate “arr” noises] Cut! Print! Wait a minute! Jim, I was totally joking! I’d love to go again. He’s like, ‘Nope, that’s it.’ Three weeks later, I finished those two episodes, and I hated every second. I’ve actually never seen them.”
“In a Mirror, Darkly” Remains Star Trek: Enterprise’s Best Episodes
It seems shocking that Connor Trinneer would hate an episode as beloved as “In a Mirror, Darkly,” but when looking at his wording, it is clear his dislike had nothing to do with the episode’s quality. It was simply his behind-the-scenes frustration that boiled over. As Trinneer said, he has never actually seen either of the episodes, which means he has missed out on what might be the best episodes of the entire series. This, of course, makes his comments that “I hated them. I still hate them” seem a little more like bad memories than a critique of the shows.
Trinneer was on the cruise doing the panel alongside Enterprise co-stars John Billingsley, Dominic Keating, and Anthony Montgomery. Interestingly, Anthony Montgomery (who played Ensign Travis Mayweather) also said he has never seen those two episodes either. This also isn’t the first time that Trinneer has been critical of “In a Mirror, Darkly.” He previously said that they were “pandering,” which comes clearly from the script since he admitted he never watched the finished product. John Billingsley, who played Doctor Phlox, also previously said he disliked them, calling them “all effect and no point” and “a little too meta.”
