Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Maximum Over(warp)drive
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 4 | Aired on 10.08.2002
Sick Bay. May-mending lies on a table. "You look pretty good for a dead guy," Quantum announces as he walks in with T'Pol. May-invalid smiles weakly and tells his Captain he's feeling much better, thank you. Especially now that he has some lines. "The Doctor told me what happened -- I'm not sure I understand," May-out-patient breathes. Quantum tells him they're still trying to figure it out. "I may be able to shed some light on the subject," Phlox says, and holds up a piece of plastic that looks suspiciously like a Borg implant. "It seems to be some kind of interface, designed to convert neural impulses into binary code. Essentially, the station was using your brain to enhance its processing power," Phlox explains. "Why would it do that?" May-check-out-time wonders. "Because yours has never been used before!" Mathra chortles. "The cerebral cortex is the most sophisticated computer known to exist," T'Pol tells him.
May-occupational-therapy wonders about all the other bodies they just roasted like birds on a spit. "According to T'Pol's scans, most of them had been there for years -- the damage to their brains was irreversible," Phlox tells everyone. Except for that one alien who just got abducted a few days ago, but we won't mention that, will we? "Fortunately, you were removed before any permanent injury occurred," Phlox assures him. Yes, he's no more brain-wilted than he was last season. Quantum wants to know when he can get his helmsman back. Phlox wants to observe him for another twenty-four hours, if it's okay with Mr. Captain Pants. Quantum nods and leans over May-cured to say, "Captain's Mess, Friday morning, oh-eight-hundred. Don't be late." May-on-his-way-back-to-obscurity grins, "Sounds good, sir." Well, isn't that special.
Somewhere in space, the wreckage of the bot station floats. Hollow rumbles of metal banging on metal resound. Its bot arms work to put itself back together again. Creeptastic! Wow. Best ending this show has EVER seen.
Next week: I ripped my eyes out before I would let them see those previews a second time. All I know is that Quantum says "breast" instead of "best" when talking to T'Pol, and Phlox mentions sexual tension.