In order to traverse a trans-dimensional disturbance safely, Phlox must put the rest of the crew in stasis and pilot Enterprise himself.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Doctor’s Orders” and chat about an “Austin Powers” influenced episode of Star Trek. Plus! The guys talk about choosing neither character work nor plot, the worst way to see Hoshi in the shower, and smashing the warp core with a hammer.
Enterprise rescues an alien from a massive spatial anomaly, but its lone pilot refuses to explain why he was there. Reed and Hayes confront each other over their roles on the ship.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Harbinger” and the potential WB-ness of Star Trek: Enterprise. Plus! The guys chat about the sexual tension between Reed and Hayes, Trip’s massage technique, and not being interested in the Xindi.
Enterprise captures Degra, the mastermind behind the Xindi weapon project, and Archer tries to trick him into revealing the location of the final weapon.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Stratagem” and solving a problem without fighting. Plus! The guys chat about sticking around, blaming the Insectoid Xindi for everything, and not having any other choice.
An Andorian ship commanded by Shran unexpectedly appears in the Expanse to help the Enterprise locate the Xindi primary weapon.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Proving Ground” and the benefit of characterization. Plus! The guys chat about getting to know the Xindi, ways the show could have developed the Andorians and Vulcans, and showing respect to the Andorian Mining Consortium.
Enterprise is hijacked by a group of religious extremists who worship the mysterious spheres in the Expanse.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Chosen Realm” and the utter failure of the M.A.C.O.’s. Plus! The guys chat about charismatic villains, not having a backup hard drive, and homages to The Original Series.
Archer and T’Pol travel back in time to stop the Xindi-Reptilians in 21st century Detroit.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Carpenter Street” and the logic of the Xindi travelling back to 2004. Plus! The guys chat about the lack of excitement for a Red Sox World Series victory, not finding a purple spacesuit to be all that strange, and using a pizza parlor’s ventilation fan to commit genocide.
During an engine performance test, Trip Tucker is critically injured and left comatose in sickbay. Phlox suggests that Tucker’s only hope for survival is the creation of a “mimetic simbiot” – in other words, a clone. The crew and Trip’s clone have to face the unforeseen emotional ramifications of his creation.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Similitude” and unusual massage positions. Plus! The guys talk about the two versions of Archer, conflict stacking, and novel ideas in a franchise that contains hundreds of episodes.
Archer and the crew try to discover why a 19th century-era Human settlement has been placed in the middle of the Expanse.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “North Star” and Enterprise finding a genre to match its storytelling habits. Plus! The guys chat about avoiding the Prime Directive, bad alien acne, and not having enough room to give someone a ride.
The effect of a Delphic Expanse anomaly leaves Archer unable to form any new long-term memories. Twelve years later, he wakes up one morning and is stunned to learn the outcome of the Human-Xindi conflict, including the loss of Earth, and the near-annihilation of the Human race.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Twilight” and telling the same story every day. Plus! The guys chat about old-age make-up, using a “reset button”, and the time-honored solution of blowing yourself up.
Enterprise discovers a Xindi mining outpost where components of the Xindi weapon are being assembled.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Shipment” and making rash decisions you might later regret. Plus! The guys chat about intra-Xindi relationships, constructing the right away team, and getting bugs out of your guns.
Hoshi is contacted by a mysterious telepath, who offers to help Enterprise in its mission… for a price.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Exile” and our lack of knowledge regarding Hoshi’s dreams, interests, and fears. Plus! The guys break down being truthful about your graveyard, bouncing shuttlecraft, and metaphors about the interaction between fans and stars.
After finding the drifting hull of a Vulcan cruiser inside an asteroid field, Captain Archer and his crew are surprised to find Vulcans “alive” on it. When they are stranded there, they must find out what happened to the crew before T’Pol succumbs to the same fate.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Impulse” and the ability of Star Trek to pull off an hour of zombie shenanigans. Plus! The guys chat about bouncing shuttlepods, Blalock’s acting as T’Pol, and logical zombies.
Enterprise takes on board Rajiin, a beautiful, enigmatic passenger with ulterior motives.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Rajiin” and Enterprise’s desperate attempts to conjure up an audience. Plus! The guys chat about the Xindi slinky shoulder pads, the potential waste of time that is Vulcan massage sessions, and possible outcomes for the Xindi bio-weapon.
Archer, Reed, and Sato are threatened by a virus that mutates them into a primal lifeform.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Extinction” and Enterprise returning to its roots – and not in a good way. Plus! The guys talk about easy solutions, final scenes, and cheap paper towels.
Enterprise is damaged by spatial anomalies and boarded by interstellar pirates who rob the ship of critical resources.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Anomaly” and the tight-rope walk of characterization that is “Angry Archer”. Plus! The guys chat about Phlox’s motivations, epic space battles, and threatening to decompress your enemies.
Six weeks into the Delphic Expanse, the crew is tipped off by a freighter captain who knows a lone Xindi working on a remote mining colony.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Xindi” and their early impressions of the changes the show has undergone very early in season three. Plus! The guys chat about making the Xindi distinct from the Dominion, the show getting better at making the episodes it loves to make, and T’Pol getting fingered by Trip.
We’ve reached the end of the second season of Star Trek: Enterprise. We made it through another 26 episodes of the show and we’re more than halfway through the entire series.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay give their final thoughts about the season. Plus! The guys list their favorite and least favorite episodes, update their character power rankings, and answer some listener questions.
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After a devastating attack on Earth by an alien probe of unknown origin, Enterprise is recalled and sent into a strange expanse on a new, more vital mission.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Expanse” and how it shuts down multiple plotlines while starting several new ones. Plus! The guys chat about their memories of 9/11, redundant travel, and the final appearance of Future Guy!
Archer is captured by a Tellarite bounty hunter who plans to hand him over to the Klingons; a microbe induces the pon farr in T’Pol who finds herself confined to the decon chamber with Phlox.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Bounty” and the excitement of having two B-plots. Plus! The guys talk about Enterprise era Klingons, the outgoing Phlox becoming a prude, and the reason why sexualizing T’Pol never seems to work.
When he is told of the death of an old rival, Archer reflects on his days in the NX test program.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “First Flight” and how Star Trek: Enterprise would have been best served if it had been allowed a chance to establish itself on Earth for the first season. Plus! The guys talk about their favorite time of day to drink at the bar, the “friendship” of AG Robinson and Jon Archer, and what seeing the Enterprise floating in space should feel like.
A scientific team in the Arctic discovers two mysterious cyborgs, similar to those described by Zefram Cochrane. When they assimilate the scientists and move into space, Enterprise is called upon to find the cybernetic beings and stop them.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Regeneration” and the risks of bringing the Borg into a prequel series. Plus! The guys chat about T’Pol the skeptic, the more-is-less problem of the Borg, and action sequences done well.
Enterprise encounters the Vissians, a race that includes a third gender of “cogenitors” who are treated as second-class citizens.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Cogenitor” and how making friends can go horribly wrong. Plus! The guys chat about Rick Berman’s original pitch, Archer’s dilemma, and the unfortunately small size of Reed’s torpedoes.
While Enterprise rescues three Denobulan scientists from a planet under a new xenophobic government, Dr. Phlox must treat a patient with racist views against his people.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Breach” and how plot lines can become ethereal and disconnected. Plus! The guys chat about the fine line between comedy and the grotesque, hidden lunch boxes, and theme-less action plots.
While Enterprise diverts to observe an unusual planetary event, Travis Mayweather takes time off to visit his family on the cargo ship where he was born and raised, the Horizon.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Horizon” and the unfortunate irrelevance of Travis Mayweather. Plus! The guys chat about returning to Enterprise after a season of Discovery, bouncing around on the bed without artificial gravity, and Trip’s choice of horror movie!
Captain Archer is tried in a Klingon tribunal for attacking a Klingon ship and inciting a rebellion.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Judgment” and how far you can try to bend the Klingons before they break. Plus! The guys chat about The Undiscovered Country, Martok as a lawyer, and the right way to drink coffee.
Enterprise is captured by a ship of non-corporeal beings who wish to trade consciousnesses with the crew’s bodies. But these “wisps” may not plan on giving the bodies back…
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Crossing” and debate why a species of non-corporeal aliens would have a spaceship. Plus! The guys talk about Vulcan pajamas, counting with Phlox, and punching Mayweather.
Archer and Tucker are mistakenly arrested and placed on a prison ship bound for the infamous penal colony of Canamar.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Canamar” and action plots done well. Plus! The guys talk about imparting a moral lesson in the last 5 seconds, gross aliens, and many “oh look it’s that guy” reactions.
Enterprise finds a small craft – apparently from the future – adrift in space, and both the Suliban and the mysterious Tholians are intent on retrieving it.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Future Tense” and the flat-lining Temporal Cold War arc. Plus! The guys talk about T’Pol’s hatred of time travel, the TARDIS, and Van Halen’s discography.
Archer is called in to mediate a territorial dispute between the Vulcans and the Andorians.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Cease Fire” and the continuing hostilities between the Andorians and the Vulcans. Plus! The guys talk about disagreements between two ill-defined groups, Rick Berman’s inspiration for the character of Tarah, and why Soval is the worst Vulcan of all time.
T’Pol’s position on Enterprise is jeopardized when the Vulcans discover that she has contracted a mind-affecting disease. Meanwhile, one of Phlox’s wives comes aboard and expresses a romantic interest in Tucker, much to his discomfort.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Stigma” and curious timing of an AIDS allegory in 2003. Plus! The guys talk about it definitely NOT being T’Pol’s fault, the whimsy of Mrs. Phlox, and the confusing Vulcans of Enterprise.