The Communicator 

Upon returning from covertly observing a pre-warp culture, Lieutenant Reed realizes he lost his communicator somewhere on the planet. Archer and Reed return to recover the lost technology, ... See full summary »

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	...	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
Francis Guinan	...	General Gosis
Tim Kelleher	...	Lieutenant Pell
Dennis Cockrum	...	Alien Barkeep
Brian Reddy	...	Dr. Temec
Jason Waters	...	Soldier

Storyline

Upon returning from covertly observing a pre-warp culture, Lieutenant Reed realizes he lost his communicator somewhere on the planet. Archer and Reed return to recover the lost technology, only to find the natives found it first. Captured and interrogated, the crewmen find themselves doing even more damage to the culture, who have scanned the prisoners and know them to be of another race. Meanwhile, Tucker and Mayweather try to figure out how to active the cloak on the Suliban cell ship so they can mount a discreet rescue.

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Plot Keywords:

jonathan archer character | malcolm reed character | communications device | first contact | rescue | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 November 2002 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Paramount Studios - 5555 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

This takes place in 2152.

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Goofs

Having beamed a communicator into a prison for Archer previously, no one even suggests beaming out the communicator this time. However it was explained that the exact location of the communicator was unknown and unable to be located on sensors which explains why it couldn't be beamed back.

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Quotes

Captain Jonathan Archer: I've gotten plenty of lectures on cultural contamination. But T'Pol never mentioned anything about sacrificing crewmen to prevent it.

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Soundtracks

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

User Reviews

Contaminating a Pre-Warp Culture

Captain Archer, Reed and Hoshi returns from a period of observation of a pre-warp civilization split in a war. Lieutenant Reed notes that he lost his communicator somewhere in the planet, and together with Archer, they return to a tavern where his scanner indicates the location. However, they are captured by militaries that have found the unknown technology and imprisoned in a military compound. Meanwhile, Trip and Travis try to find the means to activate the cloak of a Suliban ship to rescue their friends in the hostile planet.

I did not like the predictable "The Communicator" episode. The story is silly and the preoccupation of the contamination of a pre-warp culture is not applied when the rescue team fights against the militaries. Further, the capture of Reed with a weapon is worse than lost of a simple communication apparatus. In my point of view, this episode is not well resolved in spite of the explanation of T'Pol in the end. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "O Comunicador" ("The Communicator")