Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Maximum Over(warp)drive
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 4 | Aired on 10.08.2002
Bridge. Reed alerts Trip to their situation, although with the ship bucking around as much as it did, I think he could have figured that out for himself. Trip orders the plating polarized, but Reed reports no effect. "Stand-by weapons," Trip orders. The lights fail, and Reed announces that the weapons are being taken off-line. "The station's tapped into the ship's umbilical ports," Hoshi calls out. "It's overriding our command functions." Trip tells her to lock out the computer, but it doesn't work.
On the floor of Coma Room, May-jesus-christ-superstar moans and says, "Sir?" Quantum tells him he's going to be okay; they're taking him home. T'Pol finds the way out and runs back to assist Quantum with his bundle of ensign. Together, they fire at the wall and blast their way to freedom. They run through the smoky bot hallways and reach the airlock with Enterprise. Phlox and a burly security detail are waiting to take May-better-off-dead to Sick Bay. Quantum dashes to the Bridge with T'Pol close on his heels. Trip reports that the station's "got [them] by the thrusters." Ugh. Quantum ascertains that pretty much all systems are down and that life-support is failing. "Malcolm?" Quantum says, "I think it's time we deliver our payment." Reed pushes a button on his pocket remote, and a blue light on the "plasma canisters" blinks in response. They blow up. Reed reports that they did some heavy damage to the station: "Power levels are dropping, but the plasma hasn't ignited the O-2 conduits yet, sir." "It needs to reach three thousand degrees, Malcolm, be patient," Quantum orders him. Tense moments on the Bridge as everyone looks at Quantum, waiting. Finally, there's a rumble. "I'm reading secondary explosions throughout the station," Reed grins. Guess all those flying trapeze bodies are definitely dead now. An outside shot shows all kinds of explosions on the Extra-Large Exo-Comp. T'Pol reports that the command functions are coming back online, and Trip reports they have impulse and thruster engine capability. "One of those arms is still locked onto the hull," Reed warns. A few explosions pop up on the Bridge. "If we don't disengage soon, we'll be incinerated," T'Pol points out. Quantum orders full thrusters. "It's no good," Trip announces, "and if I fired up the impulse engines we'd probably tear off half the saucer section." Quantum asks Reed if he can launch a torpedo. "At this range, sir, I wouldn't recommend it," Reed answers. "I agree, but I don't think we have much choice," Quantum says. Outside, Enterprise launches a torpedo at the remaining restraining bot arm. The torpedo hits its mark, but doesn't do enough damage. Quantum orders up another one, and this one finally severs the bot arm. Enterprise flies free, and the station explodes behind it.