"Enterprise"
The Council (2004)

Director:

David Livingston

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Enterprise" (2001)

Original Air Date:

12 May 2004 (Season 3, Episode 22)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Enterprise has arrived at the location of the Xindi Council and with the help of Degra, Archer can make his plea in front of the five races of Xindi...

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Alien Civilization | Space Battle | Planet | Good Versus Evil

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Captain Jonathan Archer
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Commander T'Pol
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox
Dominic Keating	...	Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer	...	Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Borba	...	Reptilian Lieutenant
Josette DiCarlo	...	Sphere-Builder Woman
Eric Lemler	...	Helm Crewman
Scott MacDonald	...	Commander Dolim
Mary Mara	...	Sphere-Builder Presage
Sean McGowan	...	Corporal Hawkins
Randy Oglesby	...	Degra
Tucker Smallwood	...	Xindi-Primate
Bruce Thomas	...	Reptilian Soldier
Ruth Williamson	...	Sphere-Builder Primary
Rick Worthy	...	Jannar

Quotes:

Commander Tucker: Is it my imagination, or are you losing weight?
Dr. Phlox: Aha! I was hoping someone might notice.
Commander Tucker: Yeah, I'm not the only one. Hoshi commented on it last week.
Dr. Phlox: Well, I'm pleased to see that my efforts are yielding results.
Commander Tucker: What's your secret?
Dr. Phlox: A Denaxian tapeworm. It attaches itself to the lower intestinal tract and absorbs nutrients ...
Commander Tucker: Hold on, hold on! You have a worm inside you?
Dr. Phlox: It's perfectly harmless. I hardly notice it at all.
Commander Tucker: How are you gonna get it out?
Dr. Phlox: I insert a standard V-probe into my ...
[...]

Convincing the Xindi Council

The Enterprise arrives for the meeting with the Xindi Council ahead of the schedule and Archer with the support of Hoshi explains the true intention of the Sphere Builders, telling also that the humans and Xindi should be allied against the trans-dimensional beings. The Council split, with the Humanoids and Arboreals accepting the evidences, the Reptilians and Insectoids denying them and the other Xindi absolutely neutral and expecting conclusive evidences. Meanwhile T'Pol travels with Trip, Reed and Corporal Hawkins trying to get the memory core from a key sphere. The Reptilians have a secret meeting with the liaison of the Sphere Builders that promises a leadership position among the Xindi if they succeed to deploy the weapon on Earth.

"The Council" is one of the best episodes of the Fourth Season of Enterprise. Now Archer succeeds in his diplomatic task of convincing the Xindi that humans are not the menace to their races, and the attitude of the Reptilians gives the necessary support to his speech. The very last scene with Hoshi being abducted by the Reptilian is a promise of another excellent sequel to the saga of the Enterprise in the Expanse. My vote is nine.

Title (Brazil): "O Conselho" ("The Council")