I’ll back you up, brother. Season 4 had some of the highest highs.
The Archer-Shran arc not only started to culminate (a 5th season would have fucking rocked) but was one of the best ways of telling the story of the early federation. The personal arc from enemies to allies demonstrated humanity forming alliances better than any other arc in Star Trek.
What’s newsworthy is that the cops didn’t shoot the dogs on sight