Episode Report Card Keckler: B | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Blue Swayed Crews
By Keckler | Season 3 | Episode 13 | Aired on 01.20.2004
Mr. Man's ship. His Mr. Men detect a ship carrying humans, so Mr. Man sends escort ships to intercept it. "We have to keep them away from the weapon," Mr. Man says.
Bridge. Once May-plouf detects the Xindi ships, T'Pol orders a tactical alert. Reed complies, and the sound going to tactical alert makes is quite different from any other tactical alert. It's more subdued -- it almost sounds like the tactical alert sound-thingy is underwater. T'Pol reports the situation to Quantum, who is standing on Shran McCain's bridge. He tells her to try to keep them busy. "I await your orders," Shran McCain sarcasms. "Let's go get it," Quantum says. Shran McCain orders his crew. The Andorian ship flies among the moon's debris.
Mr. Man's Mr. Men detect the ship and report it. "It's the Andorian ship, they're heading for the weapon." Mr. Man realizes the two ships are working together and orders his scout ships back.
Enterprise plays around with the scout ships. They receive fire and return fire. The scout ships start to return to their system. T'Pol orders pursuit and the continuation of all weapons.
The Andorian ship flies by and nabs the sphere in its tractor beam. "We have it," Andorianna reports. Quantum steps forward and heaves mightily. They leave the system. Andorianna tells Shran McCain that the Xindi aren't following them, since Enterprise damaged their propulsion systems. To Quantum's next question, Andorianna tells him that Enterprise has gone to warp with no apparent damage. "Contact T'Pol, have her meet us at the rendezvous site," Quantum orders. Andorianna doesn't make a move. Quantum looks at Shran McCain, who doesn't do anything either. He asks what the problem is. Shran McCain tells Andorianna to tell the Imperial Guard that they have the weapon, and then set a course for Andoria at maximum warp. Quantum figures out what's going on: "Now I see why you generously offered to let us use your ship -- you son of a bitch!"
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Shran McCain tells Quantum that he was ordered by the Imperial Guard to bring back the sphere no matter what. "I'm starting to think the Vulcans may be right about you," Quantum says, pacing fruitlessly around for a WOTWW. Shran McCain shouts, "The Vulcans are the reason we're doing this!" Quantum's confused, until Shran McCain explains that the Andorians have this huge Cold War thing going on and will just feel a lot better about peace if they have a weapon so massive that the Vulcans would never dream of attacking them. Quantum's quite incensed that Shran McCain would put the humans at risk over a border dispute. "We disrupted the Xindi test -- took their weapon, we may have helped save your world!" Shran McCain shouts back. They yell some more. Quantum says that his crew will never let the Andorians get away with this incredible theft, but Shran McCain isn't worried that the Enterprise is using the same wind they are using. Quantum points out that the Andorians will have to slow down when they go through the anomaly field. Andorianna looks back at them. "I anticipated that," Shran McCain spits, and says that Andorianna sabotaged Enterprise's sensor array: "They may be able to catch us, but they'll have no way of finding us." Quantum takes a breath and then hauls off and wallops Shran McCain in the mouth. He's a lefty -- that's interesting. Shran McCain falls neatly back into his chair, and blue blood oozes from his mouth. I guess that means he's a royal and will develop a receding chin any day now. "You like to talk about repaying debts -- I've owed you that for a long time now!" Quantum snarls. Shran McCain tells his people to take Quantum to an escape pod: "I'll alert Enterprise where to find you." Quantum shakes off his blue escorts and storms off. There's this signage above Shran's chair that looks like it should be in a retro bar. It's kind of cool. After Quantum leaves, Shran looks saddish.