"Enterprise" The Xindi (2003)

Director:

Allan Kroeker

Writers:

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

TV Series:

"Enterprise" (2001)

Original Air Date:

10 September 2003 (Season 3, Episode 1)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

The Enterprise has been in the Delphic Expanse for six weeks and have yet to get any intel about the Xindi...

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
Richard Lineback	...	Kessick
Stephen McHattie	...	Alien Foreman
Tucker Smallwood	...	Xindi-Primate Councilor
Randy Oglesby	...	Degra
Rick Worthy	...	Jannar
Scott MacDonald	...	Commander Dolim
Marco Sanchez	...	Corporal Romero
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Corporal Chang

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

Ben Browder was considered for the role of Major Hayes.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Given the density of liquid platinum (19.77g/cm^3) the price for Archer's visit to the Xindi laborer weighed over 25 pounds and (at the cost of platinum in 2003, when the episode was filmed) worth over $190,000. Judging from the ease with which he was able to lift the container and wave it around, it seemed a lot lighter. Furthermore, the melting point of platinum is over 3,000°F, which would make a container of liquid platinum hot to hold.

Quotes:

Ensign Hoshi Sato: What do you think of our doctor, Sergeant? I imagine you don't run into many Denobulans in Duluth, Minnesota?
Sergeant Kemper: [... ] You must've gone pretty deep into our records. I haven't lived in Duluth since junior high school.
Ensign Hoshi Sato: You may have left Duluth, but you've still got plenty of Duluth left in your inflections.
Sergeant Kemper: Excuse me?
Major Hayes: Ensign Sato's a linguist, Kemper. Give her enough time, she could probably tell you what street you grew up on.

Kidnapped Again

After six weeks in the Delphic Expanse with minor anomalies in the laws of physics taking place in cargo hold no. 2, the Enterprise receives a hint of a captain of a freighter that they should find a Xindi working in the mines of a nearby planet. Captain Archer accepts the fees of half liter of liquid platinum charged by the foreman to interview the Xindi worker. However, Trip and he are betrayed by the alien foreman and abducted in the mines. Meanwhile, a council of aliens is discussing the destiny of the Enterprise.

In this full of action episode, Archer is kidnapped again with Trip, forcing the security team leaded by Reed and Major Hayes to rescue them. The Xindis remain as a mystery as well as the council of different species of aliens. T'Pol is wearing different costumes in this season and Jolene Blalock has another sexy scene with Trip. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Os Xindis" ("The Xindis")