Horizon 

Mayweather temporarily leaves Enterprise to visit the cargo ship Horizon, where he was born and raised. Meanwhile, the Enterprise crew observes an unusual planetary event.

Director:

James A. Contner (as James Contner)

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	...	Capt. Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol
Dominic Keating	...	Lt. Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer	...	Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
Joan Pringle	...	Rianna Mayweather
Corey Mendell Parker	...	Paul Mayweather
Nicole Forester	...	Nora
Adam Paul	...	Nichols
Philip Anthony-Rodriguez	...	Juan
Ken Feinberg	...	Alien Captain

Storyline

Ensign Travis Mayweather takes leave when Enterprise rendezvous with the cargo ship Horizon, his childhood home. The family reunion is bittersweet when Mayweather learns of his father's death and he butts heads with his brother/acting captain, Paul, who resents Travis' leaving the Horizon and finding a successful career with Starfleet. Meanwhile, Enterprise backtracks to visit a planet undergoing drastic geographical changes. T'Pol looks to avoid attending movie night.

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Plot Keywords:

crying man | mother son relationship | unprovoked attack | horizon the starship | adult son | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

Some of the cargo containers in Horizon are actually livestock water troughs inverted onto one another.

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Goofs

When Travis enters his old room, the chess board is set up with black in lower right.

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Quotes

Sub-Commander T'Pol: I'm going to recommend that Ambassador Soval watch the film.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: You're kiddin'.
Sub-Commander T'Pol: I believe it would help Vulcans who've recently arrived on Earth.
Captain Jonathan Archer: Maybe inviting her to movie night wasn't such a great idea.
Sub-Commander T'Pol: On the contrary, I'm looking forward to 'Bride of Frankenstein'.

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Connections

References Star Trek: First Contact (1996)

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Soundtracks

Where My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
Episode: {all episodes}

User Reviews

Frankenstein, Popcorn and Resentments

While traveling to watch volcanic activities in a planet, Ensign Travis tells Captain Archer that his father is very ill and requests a leave to visit his family in the cargo ship Horizon. However his father dies and the Mayweather family reunion shows that his brother Paul is still resented with the absence of Travis. When hostile pirates attack the Horizon, Travis upgrades her systems without the authorization of Paul, increasing the tension between the brothers. Meanwhile, the reluctant T'Pol is personally invited by Captain Archer to watch a session of "Frankenstein", and in the end she surprisingly likes the movie.

"Horizon" has corny moments but it is not a bad episode. The story is predictable, and T'Pol as usual is responsible for the best moments of the episode. Fortunately the writers of this series usually show excellent taste regarding the selection of classic and cult movies in the Enterprise. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Horizon"

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

16 April 2003 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1