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| Fesarius | Jun 21 2005, 12:15 PM Post #1 |
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Unexpected - June 20, 2005 As the episode begins, we see Archer taking a shower. Suddenly there is a problem with gravity, and his water begins to float, and so does he. He then begins to rise quite a few feet in the air, and he contacts the Bridge. We learn that there is a problem with the gravity plating on E-Deck. Gravity is eventually restored, and Archer comes crashing down. We will soon learn why there was a problem with the gravity, beyond that of a simple malfunction. We see T'Pol requesting carbonated water from the protein resequencer, and instead she gets what appears to be mud. The flow of the plasma exhaust is most likely the cause of this, the second malfunction. On the Bridge, T'Pol is gathering data using the HTSD. Archer asks that a recording be made of the aft sensors. Archer questions Reed about the dangers of igniting the plasma, and Reed informs him that they will sustain no damage provided they polarize the hull plating and remain at half impulse. The igniting of the plasma reveals that there is a ship of some sort cloaked (the word used is stealth) very near Enterprise. Archer makes contact, and we learn that the plasma is being used to replenish the aliens' terraphasic coils. Trip is asked to board the ship and try to help the aliens with their engineering problem. When he docks on the alien ship, he is asked to maintain his normal rate of respiration. He is in some sort of decompression chamber, which emits what looks like steam. The aliens refer to this as their air, which Trip says is burning his lungs. We learn that this procedure is necessary in order for Trip to become acclimated to their atmosphere. It was interesting that the speech patterns of both Trip and the aliens were slowed somewhat during the acclimation procedure. I was curious as to why both patterns were reduced in speed, rather than solely the pattern of Trip, as he was the being 'out of his element,' so to speak. We learn that Trena'L is the commander of the alien ship. Trip is having great difficulty with the acclimation procedure, and he calls Archer repeatedly, asking for the time and reiterating that he doesn't want to be there. Archer contacts Trena'L, whom assures the Captain that all will be fine. We also learn that Archer has known Trip for eight years as of this episode. He asserts that Trip is 'as tough as nails,' and that for him to complain about what he is experiencing means he genuinely must be having a difficult time. Trip is in decompression for a total of six hours (three hours each way). The Enterprise spends eight days in pursuit of the Xyrillian ship. It was quite a treat seeing the Klingon battle cruiser in all of its glory. It was almost identical to those shown in TOS, and it looked quite formidable. We learn of the Klingon afterlife in this episode, referred to as Sto-Vo-Kor (it is spelled somewhat differently, and diacritics are often added or omitted, depending on which resource one chooses to use). We also learn that Hoshi knows of this concept. Deleted scenes: Scene 44: The scene shows T'Pol, Trip, and Reed. Trip is holding his head up with one of his hands. T'Pol and Reed begin to question him. "Are you certain you made the correct sensor modifications?" (Reed); and "Being vegetarian I can't speak from experience, but I'm told it's quite succulent." (T'Pol). (T'Pol is discussing a delicacy that she believes Trip would find appealing.) The scene clearly shows Trip is not feeling very well. T'Pol and Reed are also curious as to why the Enterprise is attempting to reestablish communication with the Xyrillian ship. When Reed asks Trip another question concerning engineering, Trip runs out of the room sick, and loses it (literally), apparently suffering from the first signs of morning sickness. Notable lines: "Not a very adventurous breakfast." (Phlox). The Doctor is attempting to suggest that T'Pol try something new, and blueberry pancakes are offered as one of the choices. T'Pol informs Phlox that she prefers to eat that which is familiar to her, and chooses not to eat the human food. "Record all aft sensors." (Archer). "Three days on an alien ship." (Trip). "I hope the acclimation process wasn't too stressful." (Ah'Len). "We've prepared sleeping Quarters for you. It's not far." (Ah'Len). "Does that happen when you people touch each other?" (Trip). Trip touches the hand of Ah'Len, and there is some sort of chemical reaction which takes place. "You're not going to believe this. They've got grass growing on the floor. Real grass!" (Trip). "What is that? 3-D simulator of some kind?" (Trip). Trip is astonished by the Xyrillian holography. "We could walk all the way to the city and you'd never know we were [still] in the same room." (Ah'Len). "Your favorite food is ... cat ... fish." (Ah'Len). The 'game' she and Trip are playing (the one which has each of them placing their hands in what appears to be sand) allows the participants to become telepathic. We later learn that this is akin to mating among Xyrillians. "Getting a chance to meet other species is our mission." (Archer). "I don't know if they can create people with it, but it sure does a hell of a job on landscapes." (Trip). This line refers to when Trip is praising the holographic technology of the Xyrillians. "I'm not sure congratulations are in order, but you're pregnant." (Phlox). "Well, there was that box of pebbles." (Trip). Phlox is questioning the level of intimacy Trip encountered on the Xyrillian ship. Trip recalls that only the box was a tad out of the ordinary. "You think we could keep this between the four of us ... for the time being?" (Trip). Trip wants the fact that he is pregnant not to leave the room (Sickbay). Only he, Archer, T'Pol, and Phlox know about it at present. Later, he becomes somewhat paranoid, hearing whispers and thinking that the entire crew knows about his condition. After Archer and Phlox (whom he is speaking to at the time) assure him that they have not said a word, Trip immediately blames T'Pol for the apparent breach of confidentiality. "I never had any intention of becoming a working mother." (Trip). "Didn't you hear what I said? We need them alive." (Archer). This line is spoken to the Klingons, who are close to destroying the Xyrillians. "I'm frightened by nothing, pe'tahk." (Klingon Captain). "I had no idea this could happen with another species." (Ah'Len). Ah'Len seems genuinely puzzled that a species other than a Xyrillian could have had this occur to them. "The only thing worse than spending three hours in a decompression chamber with a bunch of Klingons is doing it twice in one day." (Trip). "Klingons are known to exaggerate. I saw nothing wrong with doing the same." (T'Pol). Archer questions T'Pol concerning her exchange with the Klingon Captain (which got them out of the fix they were in), noting that there may have been some exaggeration involved concerning his role in bringing Klang back to the Klingon homeworld (i.e., Broken Bow). "Just how I always wanted to get into the history books." (Trip). This is Trip's facetious response after T'Pol informs him that he is the first male on record to become pregnant in the history of Starfleet. |
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| gdog243 | Jun 21 2005, 07:28 PM Post #2 |
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I found this episode stupid and boring. There were some fun parts, but it's definatly not part of the good of the season. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 27 2005, 10:43 AM Post #3 |
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It wasn't bad. It was pretty funny, and interesting, but agreed, it was little more than that. I liked the dialogue though. |
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| captain_proton_au | Jun 27 2005, 10:45 AM Post #4 |
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I groaned at the sight of a holodeck so early in ENTs run |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 27 2005, 10:48 AM Post #5 |
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Yeah, they really shouldn't have done that. But at least they didn't have access to the technology. It's safe to assume that other alien cultures may have developed certain things before us, but there have been instances in TOS that could be explained as an alien holodeck as well. They did also have cloaking devices before they should have as well, but that could be explained by the TCW. |
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| captain_proton_au | Jun 27 2005, 11:13 AM Post #6 |
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Well I didnt really mean in terms of any supposed canon violation thingy. Just that they could have waited a while longer before their first holodeck-gone-wrong ep, which is sort of what it was |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 27 2005, 11:24 AM Post #7 |
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It wasn't the holodeck that went wrong, but I still fail to understand how touching fingers could implant an embryo in his chest.
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| captain_proton_au | Jun 27 2005, 11:37 AM Post #8 |
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They technically didnt even touch fingers |
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| Sophie | Jun 27 2005, 11:40 AM Post #9 |
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she did touch his face. I didn't groan when I found out it was a holodeck, but I was amused. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 27 2005, 11:44 AM Post #10 |
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So what? The embryo is in her hands? And it is so small it just sinks beneath the skin? Best not give that too much thought. It doesn't make a lot of sense. |
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| Fesarius | Jun 27 2005, 04:54 PM Post #11 |
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It was difficult to know what fingers were touched, since at one point four hands were buried in the granules. It's not too much of a stretch at all to think an embryo could have ended up where it did, given that we are dealing with 1) a fictional universe; and 2) aliens within that fictional universe. |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 28 2005, 01:15 PM Post #12 |
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True, it's not necessary to have it all explained. It was a fun show, I really liked it. It didn't have a whole lot of significance in the long run, but hey, how many TNG episodes can you say that about? |
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| Fesarius | Jun 28 2005, 02:07 PM Post #13 |
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Noah, I have noticed that TNG has been under some fairly harsh criticism on this Board lately. I wonder where this stems from--any ideas? |
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| Dr. Noah | Jun 28 2005, 02:10 PM Post #14 |
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I don't know. Personally I have realized TNG's limitations about half way through DS9. |
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| Deleted User | Jun 28 2005, 02:35 PM Post #15 |
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I'm not sure either. I guess people just go through phases! |
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