Bound
- Episode aired Apr 15, 2005
- TV-PG
- 43m
The men of Enterprise fall under the seductive control of three Orion women. Trip is the only male member of the crew not to succumb to the women.The men of Enterprise fall under the seductive control of three Orion women. Trip is the only male member of the crew not to succumb to the women.The men of Enterprise fall under the seductive control of three Orion women. Trip is the only male member of the crew not to succumb to the women.
- Crewman Haynem
- (uncredited)
- Ensign Billy
- (uncredited)
- Engineer Alex
- (uncredited)
- Orion Slave
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaCyia Batten, who plays Navaar, also played Tora Ziyal, Gul Dukat's daughter, in Indiscretion (1995) and Return to Grace (1996).
- GoofsAfter Tucker shuts down the engines Enterprise is seen to come to slow down and lose attitude control while in orbit. As attitude is controlled by thrusters and no force is needed to maintain orbit the loss of the warp engine would have no effect on the ships orbit or attitude. Even if the ship blew up the pieces would continue in the same general orbit the ship was in.
- Quotes
[Enterprise is approaching the Berengaria system]
Commander T'Pol: A Vulcan science vessel surveyed the seventh planet over 50 years ago. The file states it's an M-class world with a flourishing ecosystem. No intelligent life.
Captain Jonathan Archer: Sounds promising.
Commander T'Pol: They did report one distinctive feature which bears mentioning.
Captain Jonathan Archer: And that is?
Commander T'Pol: A species of flying reptile, some reportedly over 200 meters long. They're also said to breathe fire.
[the crew's expressions become a mixture of curiosity and skepticism]
Commander T'Pol: There's been lingering questions over the accuracy of this report.
Captain Jonathan Archer: [suppressing a grin] We can't wait to find out.
- ConnectionsReferences Star Trek: The Cage (1966)
- SoundtracksWhere My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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I enjoyed this one for the focus on Orion people, the relatively silly nature of the plot along with some decent character moments for Trip and T'Pol.
This story I can imagine annoying some people in a similar way to the original series episode Mudd's Women does for its take on femininity. It contains female characters with self worth attributed to their attractiveness, males who can't help but respond to it and a fairly unique take on slavery. Personally I didn't take it too seriously and found it quite fun. The plot unfolds in an unoriginal and predictable way but I've seen far worse on Star Trek.
Accusations of sexism get thrown about, but as much as some people like to pretend times have changed, there are still men in the world who cannot see past a pretty face and women who use this as a weapon. Of course Bound presents a rather outrageous situation, but in principle I've witnessed this type of behaviour first hand in life many times. This doesn't mean all men and women are the same, but it's a fact of life that this dynamic is out there and these type of primal instincts can be very apparent in some people. Hence you see powerful men with trophy wives and a market for mail-order brides. It's sad world but it is the one we live in.
The actresses portraying the Orion females are exploited for their looks and sexual allure, but that's what the part calls for and they do it well, particularly Cyia Batten. The Enterprise regulars are up to their usual standards with only T'Pol an Trip having any decent character moments. Their romance is (for once) worked into a plot quite well.
As with the Andorrians, I enjoyed the focus on a little seen species from the original series and this was a positive.
If you watch it looking for a clever plot or something as politically correct as found in modern day movies you'll be disappointed. For me it is a 6.5/10, but on IMDB I round upwards.
- snoozejonc
- Jan 1, 2021
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD