Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Breaking the Furrow
By Keckler | Season 3 | Episode 24 | Aired on 05.25.2004
May-Rainy-Day-Woman-#35 enters and asks Trip if he wanted to see him. "I think I've found a way to boost the deflector pulse without tearin' the ship apart, but it's gonna mean transfering all impulse power to the array," Trip says. "Whin?" Mayweather Dohertys. "Soon as we reach the sphere," Trip tells him. May-Rainy-Day-Woman-#35 protests. Trip apologizes and says he's going to have to get them there on thrusters only. "That's tying my hands -- especially with the ticking clock," May-Rainy-Day-Woman-#35 complains. Trip tells him he can do it, and tells him to look over some schematics of the sphere.
Degra's ship. They can't beam directly onto Mega Maid's control platform because it's heavily guarded. Reed points out on a diagram where they will beam in and out. Mr. Man wonders aloud what they will do if they have to beam over to Mega Maid before Hoshi's done with the Cryptoquip. Quantum stalks around a bit before he admits that he's taking Hoshi with them. Reed doth protesteth with mighty mein. "She's been there, Malcolm, that's where she decrypted the third launch code," Quantum interrupts. So he thinks that being in a familiar place will jog her memory? More like freak her the fuck out! Reed continues to protest, but Quantum lays down the law. He tells Reed that his team will beam in right before him and Hoshi and secure the closest route to the platform. Three-Toed wants to know how they can be sure to get out in time after they overload Mega Maid's power source. "I'll give everyone a chance to reach the outer framework," Quantum says and turns to Reed: "You will be in charge of helping Hoshi." "And you, sir?" Reed asks. Quantum stands up and bluffs, "I have no plans of dying on that weapon, Malcolm." He hands over an e-pad and tells them he's going to check on Hoshi. He walks out the door...
...right into Daniels' world. Ugh -- I hate this Michelin Man freak! There's a gauzily curtained window on one side and a big metal auditorium on the other. It's clear that Quantum and Daniels are standing on a balcony above some red-carpeted proceedings. "This is a very important day, Jonathan," Daniels says. Does anyone else get creeped out when Daniels uses Quantum's first name so familiarly? It's got that "Claaariiiice" ring to it. Quantum tells him he doesn't have time for this. Of course you do -- since you are out of your own time, you have all the time in the world. Presumably. Daniels promises that it will only take a minute; he points out someone on the platform below and asks if he can see the guy in the blue jacket. Since they're about a gadzillion miles away and the people are the size of midget ants, I'd give that one a big "no." Daniels says the guy in blue is Quantum "a little more than seven years from now." Now, would that "little more" be three seasons? He tells Quantum they're about to make history. I swear, Daniels is a freakin' broken record and he needs to SHUT UP! Quantum wanders over to the railing, and Bakula flexes Quantum's butt in his uniform before we go to commercial break.