Episode Report Card Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Reed Cries When He Spies
By Keckler | Season 4 | Episode 15 | Aired on 02.17.2005
In a dark street, Reed plays Deep Throat. His cohort is wearing a shiny black PVC smock top. You know, I don't care how many cloaks and daggers you have, when you're sporting a paunch like that, shiny black PVC is a really bad idea. In response to Reed asking if Paunchy PVC knows where Phlox is, Paunchy PVC says, "We have an assignment for you." Reed crosses his arms and snits, "I wasn't aware I was still a part of your section." Section? SECTION? SECTION #!? Oops, sorry, SECTION 31? I don't really know what Section 31 is, since I've just finished season four of DS9, but I get the feeling my response to that is supposed to be "SECTION 31?!" Oh, and if ANYONE writes me telling me, spoiling me, for Section 31, I will call up Bermaga and force them to cancel this show. Paunchy PVC says they have a job for him and says it may be the only way to save Phlox's life. Paunchy PVC walks away. You know, I'm all for the dramatic exits, but shouldn't he have told Reed what the assignment was, like, before he walked away? Reed just stands there with a sore throat.
Looks like a dark city. Some Klingons play with green vials of stuff as Phlox is dragged in. I guess they must be on Quiznos, the Klingon homeworld. One of the Klingons welcome Phlox to "Qu'Vat" colony. So, not Quiznos, then? Damn, I love their subs. Because they are good for us. The Welkom Wagon Klingon tells Phlox that he is going to work with Dr. Antaak. Phlox says he will do nothing of the kind. "Then you will die," Welkom Wagon says. Phlox snarks that there must be better ways of recruiting lab assistants. "You misunderstand, Doctor, Antaak will be assisting you!" Welkom Wagon says. "It's good to see you again, Doctor," Welkom Wagon says. Phlox doesn't know what he's talking about. Antaak says they met five years ago at the IME conference on Tiburon. Phlox doesn't remember Klingons being in attendance. "I was disguised as a member of the Mazarite delegation -- my people weren't invited," Antaak says. Welkom Wagon leaves the two doctors to get acquainted and scatters around some vague threats in his wake. Antaak begs Phlox excuse Welkom Wagon's behavior: "The warrior caste has little use for social protocols." Antaak tells Phlox they need his help with handling a virus that threatens to wipe out the entire Klingon race. Phlox doesn't understand why they didn't just use the magic word instead of kidnapping him. Antaak explains it's not the Klingon way to appear weak and in need of assistance. He says he's already isolated the virus, and holds up a Petri dish. Phlox purses his lips. "It wasn't my idea to abduct you. Nevertheless, you are here -- millions of lives are at risk," Antaak pleads. Phlox sighs and take the Petri dish.
Enterprise. The Rigellian freighter's warp trail has terminated. May-And-With-A-Kiss-I-Die gets his Line-A-Week in by saying they will intercept in eight and a half hours. Quantum comms Engineering. There's no response. T'Pol stares at him. Quantum comms again, "Commander Kelby -- respond!" What was that all about -- to prove to us that no one can replace Trip? We already know that. They didn't even show any part of his going-away party -- no heartfelt toasts, no gag gifts, nothing. Clearly, they never meant the audience to commit to Trip's absence, so I think accentuating the slowness of Kelby is stupid and a waste of furrows. In Engineering, Kelby jogs to the comm and responds. Quantum wants more speed from the ship. "The injectors are running at one hundred and five [sic] percent," Kelby says. "Commander Tucker pushed them higher than that before," Quantum responds. Oh, so he's one of those bosses -- one hundred and five percent isn't good enough for him. He always wants more! Kelby will see what he can do. Quantum furrows into his chair and looks angry.