Episode Report Card Keckler: B- | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Hoshi Crack Code and I Sorta Care
By Keckler | Season 3 | Episode 23 | Aired on 05.18.2004
In Sickbay, Quantum checks on Hoshi. "The Xindi parasites were no match for my osmotic eel," Phlox says. Oh, fer -- you know, that just takes away the cool of the Xindi method, dismissing it like this! So easy. So non-threatening. Quantum insists on talking to her. "She's undergone severe neural trauma," Phlox protests. Quantum growls that she's been inside the weapon and has vital information. Phlox consents reluctantly that it should be okay to revive her in two hours, "no less." Quantum is annoyed and glaring. "All right -- have her taken aboard Degra's ship right away!" Phlox freaks (rightly) that Hoshi's in no condition to be moved. "Doctor," Quantum sighs. "You could kill her!" Phlox insists. Quantum stares at Hoshi and says, "I want her over on that ship in twenty minutes." He leaves. Phlox trails after him, pleading, "She'll need another cortical treatment -- at least let me come with her!" Quantum says there's a medical bay aboard Degra's ship: "Show Reed how to do it." "He's not a DOCTOR!" Phlox shouts. Wouldn't Degra's ship also have a medical team aboard? Seems like a pretty stupid ship if it doesn't. Quantum grabs Phlox and tells him he's needed in his own Sickbay. Phlox --for some un-FATHOMABLE reason, since he MUST have nurses that could take care of the people who aren't even CRITICAL at this point -- relents. I do NOT understand why someone wouldn't listen TO A DOCTOR! He said she's GONNA DIE if you move her! Why is that so HARD to COMPREHEND? At the very LEAST let Phlox come along! GOD! Now I'm all worn out.
Mega Maid and her escorts zoom. Bug House comes on a viewscreen and chatters that the anomalies worked to their advantage. "We were fortunate," Dolum agrees, not betraying knowledge of the Golden Girls' intercession. Bug House insists that it was more than just good fortune, and mentions that Quantum and Qrew think the Golden Girls control the spheres. "He also started a civil war between our species," Dolum hisses. "The human didn't kill Degra, you did!" Bug House subtitles. Oh, Dolum's gonna squish you now! Or he's just going to eat you. Dipped in chocolate. Dolum growls that Degra was a traitor. Bug House is now no longer certain of that. "Then it's a good thing we already have your launch codes," Dolum says, and hangs up on Bug House mid-chatter. He orders a snakeling to lock weapons on the Bug House ship. "Sir?" the snakeling questions. "I won't risk any more interference," Dolum says, turning back around. "Fire." Behind him, the snakeling hasn't yet done the weapons lock because he's sort of looking around in confusion. When Dolum says, "Fire," he rushes to comply. Nice acting by that extra. I wonder if Dolum will have to deal with his own officers revolting against him. He had that other (or it could be the same -- they all look alike) snakeling questioning the Golden Girls a few weeks ago and now this guy is also slithering around in moral confusion. They fire at the Bug House ship, and it spins out of control to smash against on of Mega Maid's rotating bands. Nice effect.