<Reviewtopic> 2X08 The Communicator

[!¿!Mats!¿!]

Production: 034
Season: 2 Episode: 8
DVD Disc: 2
Air Date: 11.13.2002
Mission Date: Unknown

Upon returning from a research mission to a pre-warp alien planet, Reed discovers that his communicator is missing. After an extensive search, he realizes that he must have lost it somewhere on the planet. Hoshi manages to tap into the communicator's power signature and pinpoints its location near a tavern that Reed and the rest of the team visited. Archer knows that the crew must retrieve their technology or risk contaminating the planet's pre-warp society, so Archer and Reed return to the planet, hiding their shuttlepod in the woods. As they enter the tavern, a group of soldiers eyes them suspiciously. Using his scanner, Reed realizes that the communicator is located in another room of the tavern, but when he and Archer go to retrieve it, they are apprehended by the soldiers. The two men are taken to the tavern stockroom and questioned by Major Pell, who asks if the communicator is a weapon. Pell also seems to think Archer and Reed are connected to something called "the Alliance." When the men refuse to respond, Pell orders that they be taken to the military complex.
At the complex, Archer and Reed are interrogated by Pell's superior, General Gosis. Gosis informs them that someone named "T'Pol" was trying to reach the "captain" via the communicator. Archer identifies himself as the "captain," which only furthers Gosis' suspicions that the two men are military recruits for the Alliance. During the interrogation, part of Archer's alien prosthetic comes off, revealing his human face. Gosis doesn't know what to make of this, and orders a full medical examination.

Meanwhile, on Enterprise, Hoshi has managed to locate Archer and Reed, and Trip suggests taking Shuttlepod Two to rescue them. T'Pol, however, is reluctant to risk further contamination of the pre-warp culture. So, Trip comes up with another idea. As Enterprise is still in possession of the Suliban cell-ship, perhaps he could attempt to bring its cloaking device online — the crew would be able to rescue their missing crewmen without being detected. T'Pol agrees, and Trip and Mayweather begin work on the cell-ship. As they work, Trip is somehow affected by the particle radiation the ship uses to conceal itself rendering his right arm invisible! Phlox guesses that it will eventually materialize on its own, and gives Trip a surgical glove to use in the meantime.

Back on the planet, Gosis is astonished at the results of the medical tests. He can find no reasonable explanation for the various physical "deformities" displayed by Archer and Reed, and continues to press them for answers. Unfortunately, Gosis has yet another suspicious piece of evidence — a surveillance photo of the Enterprise shuttlepod. As it appears he may be getting closer to the truth, Archer offers an explanation: he and Reed are prototypes for a genetically-enhanced Alliance super-soldier, and the various pieces of technology they have with them are Alliance prototypes as well. Gosis believes this might be a logical explanation, but he needs proof — so he orders the execution of the two men. Once they're dead, the doctor will be able to study their organs in more detail.

On Enterprise, Hoshi manages to intercept a message saying that two "enemy spies" are set to be executed. With time running out, T'Pol, Trip and Mayweather head down to the planet in the cell-ship, which still isn't cloaking properly. Meanwhile, Archer and Reed prepare to face their execution, determined to sacrifice their own lives rather than contaminate this alien culture. As they are led to the gallows, Trip and the others struggle to get the cell-ship cloaked in the air. They are pursued by military aircraft, but the ship cloaks at the last second, and they manage to land at the site of the complex just in time to save Archer and Reed. Archer retrieves Enterprise's technology, and the crewmembers pile into the still-cloaked cell-ship just in time.

Once onboard, Archer thanks T'Pol for taking a risk to save his life. She notes that even though they managed to retrieve the technology, they have contaminated a pre-warp culture. Still, she's impressed that the captain was willing to sacrifice his life to protect an entire alien race. As for Trip, his arm has rematerialized and is visible again ... for the most part.

Cast:
Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley as Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III

Guest Cast:
Francis Guinan as Gosis
Tim Kelleher as Lt. Pell
Dennis Cockrum as Alien Barkeep
Brian Reddy as Dr. Temec
Jason Waters as Soldier

Creative Staff:
Director: James A. Contner
Teleplay By: Andre Bormanis
Story By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga





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[!¿!Mats!¿!]

ook een goede ep!

***!

[EMH]

ech nie

[Vis]

ook een goede ep!

En waar baseren we dit op?

[!¿!Mats!¿!]

ja weet ik veel, waarom denk je anders dat ik er niks bij zet.

[Vis]

ja weet ik veel, waarom denk je anders dat ik er niks bij zet.

Dus je zit maar nutteloos wat te reageren? Zonder dat je een idee hebt waar je mening op gebaseerd is?


Het is een slap een doorzichtig verhaal, zoals bijna alle andere afleveringen van Enterprise. Archer & Co op bezoek bij een pre-warp beschaving, en natuurlijk laten ze futuristische technologie achter. Vervolgens krijgen we een slap, uitgemolken en slecht uitgewerkt xenophobia scenario. Alle problemen worden opgelost met wat technobabble en ook de poging wat spanning in het verhaal te brengen loopt op niks uit. Hoppa, dat was 't weer kijkbuiskinders, op naar het volgende avontuur!

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[EMH]

De titels van de eps hebben ook al zo'n diepgang.

The Communicator
The Seventh
The catwalk

zo ken ik er nog wel een paar

The droppings of Porthos (a night in sickbay)
The dick of Trip (Precicios Cargo)

[Miriam]

hahahaha

[3rd RemataKlan]

Archer brengt door zijn stupiditeit een hele planeet een paar stappen dichter bij een armageddon.