A l t e r E g o 9 Posted September 15, 2005 DOUBLE FEATURE! Broken Bow Production: 001 Season: 1 Episode: 1 DVD Disc: 1 Original Air Date: 09.26.2001 Upcoming Air Date: 09.17.2005 Mission Date: Apr. 16, 2151 The Enterprise crew sets on a maiden voyage with a mission to return a wounded Klingon to his people. Synopsis Click For Spoiler In the nine decades following Zefram Cochrane's visionary warp flight in space and the First Contact that followed, the human race has been slowly guided by the Vulcans toward developing the Warp Five engine. Mankind is at last able to explore the virgin depths of space with a revolutionary new starship, the Enterprise NX-01, under the command of Captain Jonathan Archer. Plans to launch Enterprise are moved up when a Klingon courier is shot down by unknown assailants and crash-lands in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. Feeling that the Vulcans have been condescending toward mankind for years, Archer insists it's the humans' responsibility to return the injured Klingon to his homeworld alive. Archer is fully backed by Starfleet Command, and the Vulcans' objections fall upon deaf ears. With the ship high above Earth in spacedock, Archer has three days to assemble his crew, consisting of the charming southern chief engineer, Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III; the strong and wary tactical officer, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed; the eager helmsman who grew up in space, Ensign Travis Mayweather; the linguistically talented communications officer, Ensign Hoshi Sato; and for his chief medical officer, Archer recruits the unconventional alien Dr. Phlox. For the ship's first mission, the Vulcans request that an advisor from their ranks be present, and they assign the highly intelligent but stubborn Sub-commander T'Pol. Anticipation and nerves run high as the ship is fitted with the latest Starfleet technology, such as the recently approved transporter, which no one is very eager to test on themselves. Quickly the historic launch arrives, and the Starship Enterprise does indeed, in the words of Dr. Cochrane, "go boldly where no man has gone before," warping towards planet Kronos. As Enterprise speeds along her way, the crew all learn more about each other and strong bonds begin to form. Under Dr. Phlox's care, the injured Klingon, Klaang, regains consciousness and Hoshi tries to communicate with him. Suddenly the ship experiences a power failure and unknown chameleon-like aliens invade and kidnap Klaang from Sickbay. Dr. Phlox examines a captured alien and discovers he's a Suliban who has been genetically altered. With the Klingon gone, T'Pol advises Archer to return the ship to Earth, but he adamantly refuses. He then learns from the tight-lipped Vulcan that Klaang's last stop before crashing on Earth was a planet called Rigel X, so Archer orders Mayweather to set a course for the Rigel system. Meanwhile, a Suliban named Silik interrogates Klaang, trying to find out why he was on Rigel X meeting with a Suliban female named Sarin. At Rigel X, the Enterprise away team discovers an amazing multitude of alien life at a trading complex there, and their attempts to locate information on Klaang's visit are constantly interrupted by strange new sights and sounds. Archer eventually meets Sarin, who tells him of a Temporal Cold War in which the Suliban are being used to incite internal strife within the Klingon Empire. Klaang was bringing proof of this back to his High Council in order to avoid the Empire being thrown into chaos. Hidden Suliban soldiers suddenly attack, forcing Archer, Sarin and the rest of the away team to fight their way back to Enterprise. During the extremely intense firefight Sarin is killed, and later Archer is rendered unconscious from a deep blast to his leg while saving T'Pol's life. As Archer recovers, T'Pol takes command of Enterprise despite Trip's objections, and astonishes everyone by enabling the ship to track the Suliban vessel from Rigel X, rather than ordering the ship back to Earth. After Archer resumes command they arrive at a gas giant planet, apparently losing the Suliban's trail. But T'Pol is again surprisingly helpful when she works with Archer to determine that not one but 14 Suliban vessels have recently entered the planet's atmosphere. Enterprise goes in to follow, and discovers a huge Suliban mothership, or "Helix" with 3000 lifesigns on board. They are attacked by several individual Suliban cell ships, but manage to capture one with the ship's grappler. Archer and Tucker learn to fly the stolen craft and use it to infiltrate the Helix while Enterprise hides in a dense upper layer of the atmosphere and avoids the Suliban's depth charges. Archer and Tucker find Klaang and release him while fending off the Suliban with their new phase-pistols. While Tucker takes the Klingon back to Enterprise, Archer stays behind to set off a magnetic disruptor that dismantles the Helix. Trying to stay alive while waiting for pick-up, Archer discovers a Temporal Chamber used by the Suliban to obtain their orders from a mysterious shrouded figure from the future. Archer is found by the Suliban leader, Silik, and the two struggle against each other in a time-shifted environment. Realizing he's no match for the genetically mutated Suliban, Archer tries to gain some distance by exiting the chamber, where time returns to normal. As Archer runs, Silik fires his weapon dead center into Archer, but at that moment the captain dematerializes, being unwittingly beamed back to Enterprise by a nervous Tucker using the relatively untried bio-transporter. Leaving the Suliban behind, Enterprise warps away and successfully delivers Klaang to his homeworld. The Klingon Chancellor draws blood from Klaang, and his scientists find hidden within his DNA the Suliban data proving their conspiracy to undermine the Empire. The Chancellor turns to Archer and acts hostile toward him, but Archer takes his actions as a "thank you." Back aboard Enterprise, Archer receives orders from Starfleet that henceforth, he and his crew are to officially begin their mission of exploration. Gratefully acknowledging her assistance in the mission's success, Archer sets aside his pride and convinces T'Pol to remain on the ship as Science Officer. A course is laid in for the nearest inhabited planet, and the crew of Enterprise boldly warps toward the unknown. Guest Cast:John Fleck as Silik Melinda Clarke as Sarin Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr. as Klaang Vaughn Armstrong as Admiral Forrest Jim Beaver as Admiral Daniel Leonard Mark Moses as Henry Archer Gary Graham as Soval Thomas Kopache as Tos Jim Fitzpatrick as Commander Williams James Horan as Humanoid Figure Joseph Ruskin as Suliban Doctor Marty Davis as Young Archer Van Epperson as Alien Man Ron King as Farmer Peter Henry Schroeder as Klingon Chancellor Matthew James Williamson as Klingon Council Member Byron Thames as Crewman Ricky Luna as Carlos Jason Grant Smith as Crewman Fletcher Chelsea Bond as Alien Mother Ethan Dampf as Alien Child Diane Klimaszewski as Dancer Elaine Klimaszewski as Dancer Creative Staff:Director: James L. Conway Written By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga To post a review of this episode please go HERE To talk about this episode please go HERE-------------------------------------------Regeneration Production: 049Season: 2 Episode: 23DVD Disc: 6Original Air Date: 05.07.2003Mission Date: Mar. 1, 2153 An arctic research team discovers debris from an alien vessel, buried in a glacier along with the bodies of two cybernetically enhanced humanoids. Mysterious cybernetic beings Reed confronts the beings SynopsisClick For SpoilerAn arctic research team on Earth discovers debris from an alien vessel, nearly a century old, buried in a glacier along with the bodies of two cybernetically enhanced humanoids. Once those beings are thawed for investigation, they come to life and abduct the scientists and their transport vessel. After visiting the research site, Admiral Forrest calls in Enterprise to find the transport. On the way, the crew receives a distress call from a Tarkalean freighter, which is under attack from an unknown species. Once they track down the freighter, the crew notes that it is being attacked by a modified version of the arctic transport. Enterprise fends off the transport and brings the two Tarkalean survivors onboard. Phlox notes that they should live, but that nanoprobes from this cybernetic species have infiltrated their systems. They are being transformed into a cybernetic hybrid, and the formerly human researchers are most likely going through a similar transformation. Phlox is attempting to come up with something that will slow the nanoprobes' progress. Though Phlox doesn't believes these beings are a danger to the crew, Archer orders Reed to post a guard in Sickbay. As Enterprise continues to search for the transport, Archer realizes that there's something familiar about this incident. He points to a speech Zefram Cochrane made years ago, wherein Cochrane referred to "cybernetic creatures from the future." T'Pol is skeptical of Cochrane's comments, but Archer remains troubled — Cochrane said that the creatures' ultimate goal was to "enslave the human race." Back in Sickbay, Phlox is attacked by one of the cybernetic beings, who injects him with some strange tubules. The two altered Tarkaleans also attack the security guard and escape. When Phlox comes to, he realizes that he's been infected with nanoprobes. While he works furiously to figure out a treatment, Archer orders Reed and his security contingent to scour the ship for the altered Tarkaleans. As they search, the beings manage to modify most of Enterprise's primary systems. When Reed finally tracks them down, phase-pistols seem to have no effect on them — in fact, they're able to adapt very quickly and shield themselves from weapons fire. Desperate, Archer is forced to seal the modified Tarkaleans off from the rest of the ship and eject them into space. Soon, Enterprise manages to locate the transport and sets out after it. While Trip and Reed prepare for the inevitable encounter with the strange beings, Archer and T'Pol wonder if they'll be able to save the now-altered humans aboard the transport. Meanwhile, Phlox has figured out a way to reverse his transformation — he will need to subject himself to an intense dose of radiation. If the procedure should fail, he warns Archer, the captain will have to end Phlox's life. The crew finally tracks down the altered transport, which has increased in size. The transport targets the modified systems on Enterprise, effectively shutting the ship down. An incoming transmission informs the crew that they will be assimilated — resistance is futile. But Archer isn't ready to give up just yet. He and Reed transport over to the ship, determined to shut it down. While there, they encounter the now-altered arctic researchers, as well as other cybernetic lifeforms that used to be human. Reed and Archer head for the ship's EPS manifold, fighting off these lifeforms all the way. They manage to attach several charges to the manifold, then transport back to Enterprise. Once they do, the charges explode, ripping through the vessel. Still, Reed notes that the systems on the transport are quickly restoring themselves. With Enterprise's weapons coming back on-line, Archer orders Reed to target the transport's warp core. Enterprise fires, and the transport explodes. Meanwhile, Phlox has managed to cure himself using the radiation. His experience has left him somewhat unsettled, however. He tells Archer and T'Pol that while he was infected, he seemed to have a connection with the rest of the aliens, as if he was part of a collective consciousness. They seemed to be trying to send some sort of message. As Archer later deduces, the message was actually a set of coordinates — the creatures were telling their homeworld how to find Earth. Though the danger seems to have passed for the time being, Archer worries that he's only postponed the inevitable invasion... Guest Cast:Chris Wynne as Dr. Moninger Bonita Friedericy as Rooney John Short as Drake Adam Harrington as Researcher Vaughn Armstrong as Admiral Forrest Jim Fitzpatrick as Commander Williams Mark Chadwick as Male Tarkalean Nicole Randal as Female Tarkalean Paul Scott as Foster Creative Staff:Director: David Livingston Written By: Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong Production Report: Assimilating into the 22nd Century To talk about this episode please go HERE To post a review of this episode go HERE Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
