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Fortunate Son

  • Episode aired Nov 21, 2001
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 45m
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6.4/10
1.6K
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Lawrence Monoson and Anthony Montgomery in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
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Enterprise is sent to help the freighter Fortunate after an attack. However, its first officer, Ryan, is hiding something.Enterprise is sent to help the freighter Fortunate after an attack. However, its first officer, Ryan, is hiding something.Enterprise is sent to help the freighter Fortunate after an attack. However, its first officer, Ryan, is hiding something.
IMDb RATING
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1.6K
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    • LeVar Burton
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Rick Berman
    • Brannon Braga(showrunner)
  • Stars
    • Scott Bakula
    • John Billingsley
    • Jolene Blalock
    • LeVar Burton
  • Writers
    • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
    • Rick Berman
    • Brannon Braga(showrunner)
  • Stars
    • Scott Bakula
    • John Billingsley
    • Jolene Blalock
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    • 11User reviews
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    Lawrence Monoson in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Lawrence Monoson in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Lawrence Monoson in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Lawrence Monoson in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
    Lawrence Monoson in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)
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    Scott Bakula
    Scott Bakula
    • Capt. Jonathan Archer
    John Billingsley
    John Billingsley
    • Dr. Phlox
    Jolene Blalock
    Jolene Blalock
    • Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol
    Dominic Keating
    Dominic Keating
    • Lt. Malcolm Reed
    Anthony Montgomery
    Anthony Montgomery
    • Ensign Travis Mayweather
    Linda Park
    Linda Park
    • Ensign Hoshi Sato
    Connor Trinneer
    Connor Trinneer
    • Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
    Lawrence Monoson
    Lawrence Monoson
    • First Officer Matthew Ryan
    Kieran Mulroney
    Kieran Mulroney
    • Shaw
    Vaughn Armstrong
    Vaughn Armstrong
    • Adm. Maxwell Forrest
    Danny Goldring
    Danny Goldring
    • Nausicaan Captain
    Charles Lucia
    Charles Lucia
    • Capt. Keene
    D. Elliot Woods
    D. Elliot Woods
    • Nausicaan Prisoner
    Daniel Henson
    • Boy
    • (as Daniel Asa Henson)
    Elyssa D. Vito
    • Girl
    Jane Bordeaux
    • Female Crewmember
    • (uncredited)
    Amy Kate Connolly
    • Crewman
    • (uncredited)
    Mark Correy
    Mark Correy
    • Engineer Alex
    • (uncredited)
      • LeVar Burton
    • Writers
      • Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
      • Rick Berman
      • Brannon Braga(showrunner)
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    • Trivia
      This episode features the first on-screen appearance of the Nausicaans in Enterprise. The outing also depicts the first official contact between Starfleet and the Nausicaans.
    • Goofs
      The end-of-transmission screen from Admiral Forrest references the signal as relayed from Relay: Echo 1/Transponder 4. A Relay that hadn't been deployed yet.
    • Quotes

      [Reed and Phlox are under fire]

      Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Get down!

      Dr. Phlox: Under the circumstances, I defer to your experience.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Star Trek: Enterprise: Bound (2005)
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      Where My Heart Will Take Me
      Written by Diane Warren

      Performed by Russell Watson

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    6/10
    Lesser Effort/Moderately Entertaining
    The Enterprise is asked by Star Fleet to investigate the silence of a space freighter. In the opening, we see it attacked by Nausicaans, known as space pirates. They follow the pattern of the bad guys being ugly. The captain of the freighter, Fortunate, lies unconscious in their sick bay. His second in command happens to be a man whose family was killed while on board a freighter. He has spent his whole life in this line of work. Unfortunately, he is consumed with revenge and has taken on of the invaders hostage. He routinely beats him, forcing him to give up defensive codes. When the Entriprise away team comes on board, this man is resistant to their interference, knowing that their scanners will find the Nausicaan. Soon, he traps the away team, sends them off in a pod, and goes off to attack the pirates. Archer realizes that this will lead to the deaths of either the crew of the Fortunate or a herd of Nausicaans. This is really heavy handed and moralistic. The conclusion is really unacceptable when one considers what this guy did.
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      • November 21, 2001 (United States)
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      • Paramount Network Television
      • Paramount Television
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    • 45 minutes
      • Color
      • Dolby Digital

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