Dawn 

Trip's shuttlepod is shot down by a hostile race and is force to land on a deserted moon. There he must team up with the alien who shot him down in order to find a way back to Enterprise.

Director:

Roxann Dawson

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Rick Berman (created by)

Stars:

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock

Cast

Episode cast overview:
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
Brad Greenquist	...	Captain Khata'n Zshaar
Gregg Henry	...	Zho'Kaan

Storyline

Trip's shuttle is fired upon and he and his aggressor are forced to land on a nearby moon. While the nighttime weather is calm, the incoming dawn will make the planet inhospitable and deadly. Despite the language barrier and violent introduction, Trip and Zho'Kaan reach an understanding and struggle to survive, hoping to be rescued before the sun rises.

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Plot Keywords:

thirst | female subcommander | language barrier | alien ship's surgeon | charles tucker iii character | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

8 January 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode establishes that transporting a patient with "acute cellular breakdown" may be fatal.

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Goofs

When Trip is repairing his transceiver, there is a shot of the glass dome of his shuttle reflecting a light source. Since the sun has not yet come up at that stage, it must be the reflection of a lighting equipment.

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Quotes

Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: [from his log entry] For the record - I have learned one thing about him: his name's Zho'Kaan.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: [to Zho'Kaan] Anything you want to say to the folks back home?
Zho'Kaan: Nohkto.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: Yeah... That means 'bad'.

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Connections

References Enemy Mine (1985)

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Soundtracks

Archer's Theme [Enterprise - Music from the Original Television Soundtrack]
Written by Dennis McCarthy
Performed by Dennis McCarthy

User Reviews

Strained Relations

This is the classic story of two beings who are at war but must depend on one another to survive. Tripp's shuttle is shot down for no reason, other than it is assumed he was trespassing in restricted space. The Enterprise is in contact with the captain of the enemy ship. Most of the episode involves the two combatants trying to figure each other out. There are significant beatings of both members. Tripp needs parts from the other guys ship to put together a communications device. Eventually, a kind of friendship develops between them based on respect and trust. This plot has been done a hundred times, but it is nicely presented here.