"Enterprise" Shadows of P'Jem (2002)

User Rating:

8.1/10   

Director:

Michael Vejar

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Enterprise" (2001)

Original Air Date:

6 February 2002 (Season 1, Episode 15)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

T'Pol is being recalled because of Enterprise' involvement in the destruction of the P'Jem sanctuary. Then T'Pol and Archer get kidnapped visiting the planet Coridan.

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Space | Prequel | Planet | Exploration

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Captain Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Commander T'Pol
Dominic Keating	...	Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer	...	Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
Jeffrey Combs	...	Commander Shran
Gregory Itzin	...	Captain Sopek
Steven Dennis	...	Tholos
Vaughn Armstrong	...	Admiral Maxwell Forrest
Gary Graham	...	Vulcan Ambassador Soval
Barbara Tarbuck	...	Chancellor Kalev (as Barbara J. Tarbuck)
Jeff Kober	...	Traeg

Quotes:

Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: [a Vulcan ship has come to take T'Pol back to Vulcan. Trip has to explain to the Vulcan captain that T'Pol and Captain Archer aren't there] She and the captain were on their way to the capital city when they were kidnapped.
Captain Sopek: [the Vulcan clearly thinks Trip is stalling] How convenient.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: I'm telling you, they were kidnapped.
Captain Sopek: How do you know this?
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Maybe the ransom demand we just received gave us a clue!

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Debt Repaid

The Vulcam ambassador Soval protests with Admiral Forrest, blaming Captain Archer from the destruction of the P'Jem sanctuary by the Andorians after the discovery that the place was a surveillance post. As retaliation, the Vulcan High Command interrupts the joint operation with humans and calls T'Pol back. Archer decides to spend more time alone with T'Pol and assigns her to visit the planet Coridan with him. However, their shuttle pod is attacked by a radical faction of Coridans and they are taken hostage. While Trip and Reed try to rescue their Captain and Sub-Commander, they are surprisingly helped by the Andorian Commander Shran.

"Shadows of P'jem" is another great episode of "Enterprise", with an engaging story full of action and a very satisfactory resolution. Jolene Blalock is excellent in the role of the logical T'Pol that even visibly affect by the human behavior, sustain her roots. I loved the last line when T'Pol says to Captain Archer that she must follow the orders of her physician. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Sombras de P'jem" ("Shadows of P'jem")