Archer replies that Humans have never been to these places and mentions that a protostar encountered a week before was nowhere to be seen on the star charts. Enter the email address associated with your account and we'll send you a link to reset your password. [after the Vulcan elder has revealed a secret passage to their catacombs], This episode further establishes that Vulcan and Andoria are neighbors, which was first implied in. 2002 TV-14. Production number: 40358-007 Click to enlarge. T'Pol and Phlox talking about the planned visit of the monastery. When the crew discovers a baby Jem'Hadar, Odo takes the youngling under his wing to protect him from starfleet and himself. Arriving at P'Jem, a Vulcan elder tries to send the away team away, but Archer notices the reflected form of an armed intruder. The sensor array is powerful enough, Reed observes cynically, to tell the Vulcans "what every Andorian is having for breakfast." Hoshi Sato and Malcolm Reed discuss the situation. Hover to zoom. Our Privacy Notice has been updated to explain how we use cookies, which you accept by continuing to use this website. ", "I've heard about your mating rituals that Vulcan women force their men to fight to the death. There is even a storyline involving a deep cover Romulan agent embedding within the Vulcan High Command, which could have drawn the Vulcans into the conflict. Every time I heard Jeffrey Combs use it, I winced like a big giant wincing thing. Star Trek in a post-9/11 world. In it, the Enterprise heads to a 3,000-old Vulcan monastery and are surprised to find that it is full of armed Andorians. Story by Several times during the episode, the edge of Shran's costume rubs against his neck revealing Jeffrey Combs' natural skin colour under his blue makeup. Before accepting he wanted to know more, and was told the character was an Andorian and that he would not die at the end of the episode. The cast is extremely strong. The 3,000-year-old P'Jem served as a sanctuary for meditation and the ritual purging of emotion known as the "Kolinahr." Andorian commandos took control of the temple in 2151, searching for a hidden sensor array. Have one to sell? We know what the long-term endgame isAndorians were introduced as members of the Federation, after all, way back in 1967, so we know that there will be peace among these three worlds a century hencebut having it start out as a contentious relationship gives the stories somewhere to go, and the arc of how the Andorians and Vulcans and humans all come to a rapprochement will be one of the more compelling storylines of the series moving forward. In Star Trek: Enterprise, Vulcans repeatedly give Archer grief for the destruction of their prized and ancient temple thing at P'Jem, and no one ever says the obvious thing that shuts down that stupid complaint: You Vulcans had violated a treaty by maintaining a secret military listening post there. Free shipping. One of the key components of the "Star Trek" mythos has been an optimistic view of the future, in which the people of Earth have all come together to find peace in their time. (The largest ball of twine in terms of diameter currently is a twelve-and-a-half-meter one in Branson, Missouri.). He was also responsible for the graphics used in the monastery set for P'Jem and Vulcan star map from "Fusion." Special 51 NX01 File 04. They talk about creating "Enterprise" (leaving "Star Trek" out of title was a conscious decision and adding "Star Trek" came later when the network wanted it more closely identified with the franchise). A security guard is reluctant to go through the transporter, as hes heard stories, sirit might not be safe. Good thing he hasnt seen The Motion Picture. Shran remarks that he is now in Archer's debt. Set in the 22nd century, nearly 100 years before James T. Kirk, ENTERPRISE takes place during the early pioneering days of deep space exploration, when interstellar travel is in its infancy and. Keval has come to; Shran calls his name and tosses him a weapon. Eventually, Archer and Enterprise, with help from Andorians and Vulcans, manage to stop the Xindi from destroying Earth, but the story is left with a Xindi Empire fractured and in chaos. Stage directions in the final draft script of "The Andorian Incident" officially and repeatedly referred to the monastery as "Sanctuary at P'Jem," implying that the name P'Jem was also intended to be used for either the planet or the area of it where the monastery was located. What becomes of them? Ultimately, the Andorian's mistrust of even the noblest Vulcans leads Commander Shran to kidnap and torture Vulcan Ambassador Soval. TPol has been using a nasal numbing agent to deal with how stinky humans are to Vulcan noses. Next he is startled by the remains of Haadok, one of the founders of P'Jem, and addresses the other dried bodies as "fellas". In that episode, Archer gets the Andorians, Vulcans, and Tellarites three races who have been at each others throats for decades to work together to thwart a plot to destabilize the region. "Leave her alone." In that episode, a group of Andorians takes hostages at a Vulcan monastery and, with the help of Enterprise, reveals the site as cover for a Vulcan spy program. The evidence of treason they used had been fabricated; even so, T'Pol had no way to restore her mother's position except by marrying into Koss' influential family. In the launch bay, Tucker incredulously asks if the monks don't even know that they are coming. (ENT: "The Seventh"), In the 22nd century, the monastery was ransacked three times by the Andorians looking for a suspected sensor array. Phlox states that the Human mission is to seek diversity, so a Human/Vulcan cultural exchange is simply fulfilling that mission. [24] In their binge watch guide, Wired recommended this episode as one to watch, calling it an example of "showing things that fans had long wanted to see". Shran terminates the conversation and destroys the communicators, one after the other. Their arrival on Earth at the end of Star Trek: First Contact is a dramatic pay-off that works for both ardant fans and casual viewers alike. [18]IGN rated it 3 out of 5. The show chronicles how the Federation slowly comes into being, and some of that is seen in the final season. (ENT: "The Forge"), In the script of "The Andorian Incident", this monastery was referred to as "an eerie rust-colored temple [which] clings to a high mountain precipice" and "the majestic mountaintop retreat." "The Andorian Incident" While its predecessors "The Next Generation," "Deep Space Nine," and "Voyager" all received seven robust seasons apiece, "Enterprise" ultimately ended after its fourth. Dominic Keating does a nice job with Reeds exasperated efficiency. The door has been bashed in and theres broken pottery on the floor. And, the biggie, weve got the great Jeffrey Combs as Shran, a role that will continue to recur throughout the series. 1. Set in 2151 over a century before Kirk's voyages in Star Trek lore and only 150 years ahead of our own time, Enterprise set out to explore a whole new world of the unknown. Even the Vulcans now relent; there is a transmitter which the Humans may use, it turns out, in the monastery's catacombs, amongst the sacred relics. Originally, the ruins of this monastery was to have been depicted in "Shadows of P'Jem". Weve got Steven Dennis as Tholos; he previously played aliens in Voyagers Night, Think Tank, and Warhead, as well as an Equinox crew member in the Equinox two-parter. Tucker jokes that if the charts are inaccurate, good luck getting the Vulcans to admit it. Tholos pays T'Pol unwanted sexual attention, telling her what he has heard of her world's exotic mating rituals. A few months ago when talking about the Trek TV series, I remember MV posting that he would do Enterprise next, skipping over Voyager temporarily. 2023 CBS Studios Inc., Paramount Pictures Corporation, and CBS Interactive Inc., Paramount companies. Wrongly disbelieving Archer's protestations of ignorance, Shran beats him. When Enterprise attempts to contact the away team, Shran warns them not to interfere and destroys their communicators. Roxann Dawson Unfortunately, Archer's arrival has amplified their suspicions and in the words of an initiate "endangered us all." Enterprise is passing near a planet called P'Jem, which houses a three-thousand-year-old Vulcan monastery where. She also explains the strict visit protocolsthey should not speak to anyone unless spoken to first, nor touch any relics. T'Pol briefs Archer and Commander Tucker on . He explains that while going through the charts he found a remote outpost on a planet a few light years off their current heading. This is the first of ten episodes of Enterprise directed by Roxann Dawson, who played BElanna Torres on Voyager, and who has gone on to be a hugely in-demand TV director over the past two decades. Reed, Archer, and T'Pol prepare to hunt for the two Andorians in the catacombs. ("The Andorian Incident", text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD special feature), The satellite image of P'Jem as seen on the display table in the situation room of Enterprise NX-01 was a retouched photograph of a boulder in Yosemite National Park. They believe that the monastery is being used to spy on Andoria. It makes no sense, none, that Shran wouldnt leave a guard with the prisoners, but if he did, the plot falls apart, since they cant go into their secret passageway if theres an Andorian in the room. Once he exposes the alien, the jig is up, and the other aliens show up with rifles brandished: these are Andorians. Keep reading for the biggest stories from "Star Trek: Enterprise" that fans will probably never see completed. T'Pol then explains that they should not speak to anyone unless spoken to first, talk to anyone who appears to be meditating, or touch any relics or ornamentation. Manny Coto has talked candidlyduring interviews, Shran possibly even joining the bridge crew, ruffled some feathers among diehard Trekkies, "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine," but that also proves to be an unresolved storyline. While the ship is set up to be the first in a new fleet of such starships, by the end of the series, Starfleet has only launched its second Warp Five ship, the NX-02 Columbia, under the captaincy of Erika Hernandez. The episode ends with Hoshi announcing herself as Empress, while the fate of the mirror version of Archer is never revealed, cleverly setting up a possible return. They have been in conflict with the Vulcans for some time, though there is currently a treaty. Indeed, the most appealing aspect of doing a prequel like this is to sow the seeds of what we know will come later, but its a philosophy the show only embraced every once in a while, at least prior to the final season. The fourth season three-parter that begins with "Babel One" sees the Romulans manipulating events to spark a war between Starfleet, the Vulcans, the Tellarites, and the Andorians. The initiate takes up Tholos' weapon and will come along, saying to the Elder meaningfully: "We must protect what is ours. 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They believe that the monastery is being used to spy on Andoria. The elder explains that this is the third time the Andorians have come to search PJem, and found nothing. The Andorian Incident Its been a long road Dont get your antennas in a twist. All right, lets take care of the (pink?) Picture 1 of 3. T'Pol enters, saying that Archer wished to see her. Savin states that the monastery is a sacred place and that Sokketh has not given him a reason for his journey there, though he agrees on the grounds that the player ensures to protect the sanctity of P'Jem. ", "Why did you come here? After Enterprise left the region, the Andorians gave the monks three hours to evacuate, then destroyed the temple. Particularly, the Vulcan High Command is far more antagonistic than we might have thought. Phlox states that he sometimes feels out of place aboard Enterprise NX-01 and reminds her of the Vulcan motto 'infinite diversity in infinite combinations'. The Elder hypocritically and with some emotion says: "You've turned a place of solitude into a war zone." The Andorians believe that the monastery is hiding surveillance tech that spies on them, and they . En route, T'Pol describes it as an ancient retreat, a place for kolinahr and peaceful meditation. Shran confronts the Vulcans about the energy sourge. Militaristic, blue-skinned?" [28], In 2021, The Digital Fix said this was the best episode in season one of Enterprise. Showrunner Manny Cotohad plans to resolve it in a possible fifth season, but that never came to pass. "I thought Starfleet training was tough. [25] In a 2015 interview with some of the show's cast, SyFy recommended this episode as an Enterprise cast favorite. The Andorians lock up the away team with the Vulcan monks, who explain that the Andorians, neighbors of Vulcan, believe that P'Jem conceals a long-range sensor array, and the arrival of T'Pol and Enterprise has unfortunately amplified their suspicions. Her other work includes guest-star appearances on television series and in films. The Vulcan Science Directorate has determined Vulcan High Command has hidden a long-range sensor array beneath the temple on PJem, which is in not only in violation of the Andorian treaty, but also in violation of the Vulcan philosophy of not lying. Star Trek: Picard season 3, episode 2 contained a can't-miss reference to Saavik when the shuttle Picard and Riker docked with the Eleos was destroyed by . Louise Fletcher Nurse Ratched in 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest plays Winn on DS9, beginning as an ambitious vedek of a rigid religious . ", "You say this is a place to purge emotions? Create your own Star Trek: Lower Decks avatar. Its sudden conclusion left plans for future stories on the drawing table and many plotlines unresolved. "Would you like me to kill him? Weve got Bruce French as the elder; he previously played a Betazoid in TNGs The Drumhead, an Ocampa in Voyagers Caretaker, and a Sona in Insurrection. The gazelle speech. Answer me, pink skin! 10/29/2003. Reed's party finds the stairwell and places three micro-charges inside the atrium wall face. Tuvok was also established as having undergone the ritual earlier in life in Voyagers Flashback., The Vulcan motto of Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations was first mentioned on the original series Is There in Truth No Beauty?. In the final draft script of ENT: "Desert Crossing", Trip Tucker referenced this monastery, saying it was about as uncomfortable to be on the Torothan homeworld as it had been at the monastery. Brannon Braga said they succeeded in taking "the goofiest aliens from the original" and making them believable and even threatening. . Over the next three seasons,. "That's them. Earth is the Federations capital, and Earth comes across as the guiding force. One such storyline was the two-part episode "In a Mirror, Darkly." [Ready room] TUCKER: Maybe it's just me, but it seems like these Vulcan star charts take all the fun out of it. One expresses hesitation about beaming down; Reed dismisses his fears and orders him onto the transporter platform but confesses to some nervousness of his own. All comments must meet the community standards outlined in Tor.com's Moderation Policy or be subject to moderation. They believe that the monastery is being used to spy on Andoria. In the reflection of a vase, Archer sites a blue-skinned alien hiding behind a wall. "[4] At the wrap party for Voyager, Rick Berman told her she would be directing on Enterprise. Picard's Saavik Shuttle Honor Explained. [19] A firefight ensues, smashing several religious treasures but sparing a statue of what looks like a horse. Episodes like this lean into that sometimes unconscious tendency by making it a feature rather than a bug: throughout the course of Enterprise, well see humans being the ones who bring people together, and it starts here with Archer caught in the middle of a heretofore unknown conflict between Vulcan and Andoria. Sure enough, he puts it back together again and contacts Enterprise, giving Reed orders to wait. ", The large double doors that served as P'Jem's entrance were a reuse of the doors to the Klingon High Council Chamber in ENT: "Broken Bow". Goldsmith-like mature vein, followed by some closing bold music that to me clearly indicates a studying of Goldsmith's . He sets the bar high and the cast follow him. They believe that the monastery is being used to spy on Andoria.Archer, Trip and T'Pol are captured by the Andorians at a Vulcan monastery on P'Jem. [8] Combs said the role was a gift, as Shran allowed him to play a very different kind of character, "I got to play a captain, someone with a real chip on his shoulder" and he imagined James Cagney as the basis for his character, "a tough little guy who holds his ground, and you've got to go through him, not around him. Testing the theory, he allows himself to be questioned further by Shran, providing them with such useful information as the fact that 70% of the organisms on Earth are bacteria, that someone in Canton, Ohio rolled a ball of string six meters in diameter, and that astronomer Tycho Brahe lost his nose in a duel. Before they can restrain him fully, more rush in and take the three hostage. We get a few, including the origin of the organization's name they were founded under Section 31 of the original Starfleet charter and we even discover that Enterprise security officer Malcolm Reed is one of their earliest recruits. However, the elder who greets them says that sometimes the work of purging emotions results in violent outbursts. One of the early Federation missions, "Diplomatic Orders", partially takes place there, as the player character hunts down an infiltrator from Species 8472 ("Undine") disguised as a Vulcan ambassador. It was re-broadcast on. But what makes the bog-standard plot work, beyond how it fits into the overall tale of humans first stumbling out into what will eventually become Federation space, is the acting. Although they manage to subdue him, they are quickly captured by a larger group of armed Andorian Imperial Guards, led by Commander Shran. She praised Combs saying "He was wonderful to work with," and "He really created an extraordinary character there, didn't he? Vulcans are a rather intriguing part of the Star Trek mythos. [2][3] 5. When Lieutenant Reed is transported with two security guards to protect the hostages, they chase the Andorians through the sacred catacombs, where they discover a hidden secret. $21.00 + $6.30 shipping. However, the cancelation of "Enterprise" leaves this thread unfinished. He braves one more torture session, feigning such desperation to escape confinement with the Vulcans that he would even promise information for Shran and then delay giving it. The Andorians have actually come twice before, he says, both times leaving on the same day. I mean, Crayola changed their flesh-colored crayon to peach in 1962, youd think the producers of Enterprise could find an epithet that didnt signal that the only humans who matter are the white folks forty years later. The Xindi are an alliance of five races not all of whom were entirely friendly with one another who seek to wipe out humankind, thanks to intelligence from the future that informs them that humans will be their ultimate downfall. 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In-universe date Trivial matters: The events of this episode will be followed up on in Shadows of PJem. PJem will continue to be referenced several more times on the show, and is also seen in the games Star Trek Online andFleet Command, and in your humble rewatchers novelA Singular Destiny. Florida Man. Captain Archer and Commander Tucker, after finding the Vulcan star maps incomplete, talk Sub-Commander T'Pol into taking a trip to P'Jem, a Vulcan monastery. Learning that T'Pol has been aboard the Human vessel for "nine weeks and four days", the Elder asks her how she has been able to bear it.