Episode Report Card Keckler: C- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Nobs And Nonsense
By Keckler | Season 1 | Episode 9 | Aired on 11.13.2001
Enterprise takes more damage. Mayflower tells T'Pol they've lost their lateral thrusters, and T'Pol asks Trip what his status is in Engineering. "This would be a lot easier if you would stop rocking the boat," Trip reports. Shut up, Trip. No one finds you amusing. T'Pol asks him how much longer. "I've almost got a lock," Trip says. Mayflower says he can't shake the Mallurian ship. Hoshi asks, "Even if we get the reactor, how are we going to keep them from taking it back?" More fire rains upon Enterprise, and even more dry ice is released on the set. "If they want it so badly, perhaps we should give it to them," T'Pol comments, ominously. At least, it would have been ominous if I could manage shake the memory of her being drunk and stupid on that morning radio show.
In the streets of the Ecoli city, Quantum and Riaan do their own evasive maneuvers. The guy whose face Quantum peeled off sees them and fires a phaser. Right in front of everyone. Quantum and Riaan duck behind some cement thing, while the crowd watches. Phaser fire is traded for wampum, as Quantum stuns Peeled Face Man. Garos and another buddy also engage in a little phaser-fire-trading.
Enterprise. Trip reports that he has a lock. Reed prepares a torpedo. I think we've actually seen that exact clip of a torpedo being loaded before. "Starboard's full loaded," Reed reports. "Stand by to go to full impulse," T'Pol orders. Steam pumps behind her. Anyone up for a facial? "Now, Commander," T'Pol comms to Trip in Engineering. Trip pulls a lever, and the reactor disappears from the cave. It reappears briefly in the Enterprise transporter room, disappears, and finally reappears in space. Right in front of the Moby Dick ship. "Fire," T'Pol sneers. Enterprise fires at the reactor. The reactor explodes and does The Electric Slide up the hull of the Moby Dick ship. "Their shields are down," Reed reports. "Come about," T'Pol says. Mayflower does. Hey, she didn't say, "Ready about," and "Hard to lee," as my dad always does. 'Course Dad is a Power Squadron thingy, which makes all the difference. "Target their weapons array," T'Pol orders.
Planet surface. More exchanging of fire where the streets have no name. Yawn. Finally, Riaan directs Quantum's attention to the oil lamp above the Mallurians' heads. "What about it?" asks Quantum of Planet Thickie. "Residic oil ignites at 398 degrees," Riaan tells him. "You wouldn't happen to have anything that gets that hot?" Yeah -- me, baby! Quantum finally gets it and fires at the lamp. Big explosion, baddies knocked out. Riaan and Quantum stand over Garos and Company, as Quantum calls up to the ship. T'Pol reports that they got the reactor, destroyed it, and disabled the other ship's weapons. T'Pol asks whether they should disable the Mallurian ship's engines next. "No," Quantum tells her. "They're about to leave, but first they need to pick up three passengers." Quantum comms off and tosses a weapon at Garos, saying, "I don' think you're going to have time to pack up your shop." The three Mallurians beam out with a rippling light effect. Riaan watches open-mouthed. I've been closely monitoring all the effects used on this show, and I have to say I'm impressed that they've used different transporter effects for each alien they've encountered.