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Did anyone else have the Last episode (visit to a Vulcan retreat center) figured out by half-way through?

I thought this episode had a lot of potential: overall a good idea, and some memorable scenes (e.g., humans stink, Archer's "important information") But the path from start to finish was very simplistic and predictable. And elements of it were not believeable. I mean, the Andorians had all kinds of sensors, but couldn't detect extensive catacombs or old-fashioned radio signals??? Gimme a break! And then at the end, Archer hands over top-secret info on Earth's Vulcan allies to another group that he knows nothing good about, without checking with headquarters or doing anything to try to salvage Vulcan's reputation. I was expecting him at the least to hand all the weapons to T'Pal so she could prove her loyalty to Archer and the basic honor of ordinary Vulcans to the Andorians. Then they could have had some closing dialogue like:
T'Pal: How did you know I wouldn't kill you to protect my government?
Archer: I didn't. I just trusted you.
T'Pal: That is not logical.
Archer: We have a 5-year mission ahead of us. If I can't trust you, I may as well find out now.
T'Pal: There is some logic in that. But you still stink.

And why is it that no one on Enterprise seems to have studied the Vulcans' database? The Andorians are the Vulcans' nearest neighbors, and have recently been at war with them, and the Feds don't even recognize them. Hello???? They're violent blue humanoids with blond hair and antennae! I recognized them from a single episode of STTOS, and I'm not even a dyed-in-the-wool Trekkie. Didn't anyone on that ship get a passing grade in Interstellar Diplomacy 101?

Overall, I still enjoyed it, but felt that a little thought would have made it a LOT better.