Episode Report Card Keckler: A | Grade It Now! YOU GRADE IT Crazy Like A Phlox
By Keckler | Season 2 | Episode 21 | Aired on 04.22.2003
Enterprise Bridge. Hoshi -- wearing a concentric-circular white plastic ear piece we haven't seen before -- tells Quantum that the Governor's on the horn. Is he going to grant this show a stay of execution? Quantum gets really mad (but not gazelle mad) at the Governor for breaking his word about opening fire on the planet when their time to get the Geobulans out wasn't yet up. The Governor really doesn't care, so, without hanging up, Quantum orders T'Pol to target the patrols that are firing on the planet. Governor says he will retaliate, and asks if they really want to be at war with them. "The question is, do you want to be at war with us? Sounds like you've got your hands full already. Stick to our original agreement and you won't find yourself fighting on two fronts," Quantum stiffs. That was just such a bad line -- delivery, diction, everything. Just awful.
Carlsbad Caverns. The humans fiddle with their ropes and start to climb when suddenly a Geobulan passes them on their left, climbing like Spiderman. It's like he's got suctions on his hands! Awesome -- I totally missed that the first time around! Trip and Reed make sour faces at one another. The Geobulan looks over the edge and tells them he thinks the bombing has stopped. Reed urges them to hurry in case it starts again.
Sick Bay. Denotbulan tells Phlox that he thought about what Phlox said, and he's come to the conclusion that he also wants to set an example for his children. And also that he doesn't want to leave his kids fatherless. So the treatment begins.
Glacier. Outside shot, showing us nothing but the sh'pod and the cave entrance. Trip and Reed crank a prone May-Wakanohana up, and he drops one of the Denobulaware cases of rock samples. "My speleothems!" the Geobulan cries out. "Ferget about dem!" Trip growls. "Fortunately, I have some other samples in my case," the Geobulan says, very agreeably, which really cracked me up.
Enterprise Bridge. Quantum orders Hoshi to try the away team again. Hoshi calls out a few times, but hears nothing. Quantum orders a sh'pod and security team prepped. "The Xantorans have mobilized their military patrols -- they'll detect a shuttle launch," T'Pol argues. "Noted," Quantum says, just as Trip beeps in to say they're on their way back. "You're cutting it pretty close, Trip. The deadline passed two hours ago!" Quantum barks, rocking a bit in his chair. "Better late than never," Trip drawls from a sh'pod shot. Quantum asks about the Denobulans. "All aboard. Along with some very rare speleothems," Trip says, swiveling halfway around to look at them. On their way up, some patrol ships from the surface attempt to give Trip some trouble. Quantum asks Trip if he needs to intervene, but Trip waves him off and the patrol ships leave them alone.