While in a shuttlepod performing tests, Tucker is attacked by a hostile alien and forced to crash-land on a desolate moon.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Dawn” and why shade from the sun is overrated. Plus! The guys talk about re-doing superior episodes, the direction of Roxann Dawson, and the upcoming US Presidential election (just to date the podcast even more quickly).
When a deadly neutronic storm threatens the ship, the crew must take refuge for eight days inside the maintenance shafts of the warp nacelles.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Catwalk” and the template that all Star Trek: Enterprise episodes must follow. Plus! The guys discuss travel by air, Archer watching “water polo” on his iPhone, and Reed’s short fuse.
After Enterprise rescues a pair of aliens with a mysterious cargo, Trip finds himself in a major predicament after he accidentally opens the cargo.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Precious Cargo” and the troubles that many seem to have with writing a Star Trek script. Plus! The guys talk about Archer talking T’Pol into his tribunal charade, getting into an escape pod ass first, and the Brannon Braga method of breaking a story.
Following her first experience with the transporter, an eerie series of events makes Hoshi think she is becoming invisible to the rest of the crew.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Vanishing Point” and the awkwardness of a phone call where you have to inform someone that a loved one is dead. Plus! The guys talk about episodes that are different every 10 minutes, Enterprise’s surprising success with subtlety, and learning a lesson through a dream.
Upon approaching a black hole, the crew starts exhibiting strange behavior and uncharacteristically obsesses over trivial matters.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Singularity” and debate whether or not being weird is enough to carry an episode. Plus! The guys talk about can openers, those desks from high school, and how Enterprise chooses to end episodes.
During an investigation of a pre-warp alien planet, Reed accidentally leaves his communicator behind. When he returns with Archer to get the piece of technology, they are captured by soldiers who accuse them of being enemy spies.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Communicator” and how it’s as if someone took seven random episodes of Enterprise and stuck them in a blender. Plus! The guys talk about Reed’s masochistic streak, Archer making a bad situation worse, and the frustratingly similar cultures that Enterprise keeps encountering.
T’Pol asks Archer to accompany her on a top secret mission to capture a fugitive that has eluded the Vulcan High Command for two decades.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “The Seventh” and why being down on Enterprise episodes is different from being down on every other Trek series. Plus! The guys talk about Trip being unwilling to inflict diarrhea on his shipmates, Mayweather in bokeh, and no one being concerned about the Vulcans fiddling with other cultures.
Enterprise discovers a deuterium mining colony that is being controlled by Klingon marauders. The crew trains the colonists to defend themselves and prepare for battle against their Klingon oppressors.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Marauders” and why genre shows need to abandon doing their own version of The Magnificent Seven. Plus! The guys talk about Klingons not acting like Klingons, training montages, and beige landscapes!
Archer spends a night in sickbay with Dr. Phlox after Porthos picks up a deadly virus on an alien planet.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss bringing your dog everywhere you go! Plus, the guys talk about using a chainsaw while very sweaty, T’Pol being the focus of the male gaze, and choosing whether to save your dog or a random stranger!
Enterprise docks with a strange, automated repair space station, which proves too good to be true.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss Enterprise switching up its “mystery” formula! Plus, the guys talk about the characterization of Malcolm Reed, Mayweather’s twelve-pack, and trying to delay an automated phone service!
The Enterprise NX-01 strays into a Romulan “Minefield” and is disabled by a cloaked mine. Meanwhile, Reed is pinned to the hull of the ship.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay describe how to pay extra attention to make sure you’re truly bored. Plus! The guys talk about watching an episode of Enterprise while angry, the survival of soccer into the 22nd century, and surfing an explosion to safety!
T’Pol tells Archer and Tucker a story about her great-grandmother and two other Vulcans, who crash landed in a small Pennsylvania town in the year 1957.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay debate the how much Carbon Creek is to Enterprise as The City on the Edge of Forever is to The Original Series. Plus! The guys talk about Vulcans in disguise, inventions you’d believe to be alien in origin, and the acting prowess of Jolene Blalock!
As the Suliban take the crew hostage, Archer disappears off the ship. While stuck in the 31st century, Archer and Daniels work to find a way to get back to Enterprise and repair the timeline.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the second season of Enterprise choosing to bring a few topics into focus. Plus! The guys debate the characterization of Daniels, the confounding nature of Soval, and keeping things a mystery when you don’t have much going on.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes phones in from a remote cabin in the woods to talk about Enterprise’s first season. Clay is more than willing to discuss this latest group of episodes… he just has to remember which one is which. And then remember anything about them.
In this recap of the first season, the guys give their general thoughts about how the first season succeeded and failed. Plus, they give a power ranking of the main cast members. And finally, they take out the abacus to determine the best and worst episodes from the entire season.
After apparently causing the destruction of an alien colony, the Enterprise is called back to Earth. Archer learns via Daniels that the Suliban are trying to sabotage Enterprise’s mission.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the episode that closes out Enterprise’s first season and how it serves as a bookend to “Broken Bow”. Plus! They talk about Mark Zuckerberg’s hair, hand waving away time travel, and how time travel seems to work in the Enterprise universe.
The crew takes shore leave on the famous pleasure planet of Risa. For many, it is anything but a vacation.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss visiting Risa and never going to the beach. Plus! The guys talk about staying at a Holiday Inn, the personality of Jonathan Archer, and Enterprise exploring sexuality.
Archer and Tucker are invited to a desert-like planet by an alien leader after they help fix his ship. After arriving, they discover he has invited them under false pretenses.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss yet another episode of Enterprise that feels like it wants to say something but just can’t find the right words. Plus! The guys talk about the consequences of freeing the Suliban, Kirk being the most timeless captain, and having a story with no subtext!
Escorting a Vulcan ambassador accused of criminal misconduct, the Enterprise comes under attack by a corrupt race.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Fallen Hero” and why the episode doesn’t manage to live up to its title. Plus! The guys talk about Phlox selling the plot, the confusing characterization of V’Lar, and never knowing how fast those ships could go.
A symbiotic alien comes aboard the Enterprise NX-01 and captures several of the starship’s officers in its web.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Vox Sola” and the benefit of giving every character something to do, even if it doesn’t amount to much. Plus! The guys talk about being distracted by other peoples thoughts, eating food like you’re having sex, and how to determine the worst character of the ensemble.
Archer and Mayweather accidentally enter a militarized zone and are detained by an alien race called Tandarans, who are at war with the Suliban. Both men find themselves sharing cells with some Suliban detainees who they believe are wrongly imprisoned.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the problems with being too obvious with your allegory. Plus! The guys talk about being unfamiliar with the Suliban, returning guest actors, and Archer throwing himself into situations.
The crew finds a derelict spaceship from which they can salvage some supplies… only they find that the ship is not quite as deserted as they were led to believe.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss how a competent narrative doesn’t necessarily mean a competent story. Plus! The guys talk about being indecisive with your main character, the possible influence that Rick Berman had on the series, and yet another fake mystery!
A group of interstellar thieves stun the Enterprise crew and begin looting the ship. Trip Tucker is the only one left to stop them, but can he do that in his underwear?
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss Enterprise’s failed attempt to reinvigorate the Ferengi. Plus, the guys talk about stroking their lobes, piles of women, and Trip refusing to pretend that he’s married to T’Pol!
Archer has visions of a mysterious humanoid woman on a rogue planet where it is eternally nighttime.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss how Enterprise expertly disguises its broken storytelling. Plus! The guys talk about the songwriting tropes of The Police, the ethics of hunting, and the pent up sexual frustration of Jonathan Archer!
The crew of Enterprise meets a group of outcast Vulcans, who embrace their own emotions, leading to trouble for T’Pol.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the schism between the Vulcans we know and the Vulcans we see. Plus! The guys discuss doing a disservice to your female characters, Archer’s 1950’s-level handling of assault, and chubby Vulcans!
While investigating an asteroid field, Tucker and Reed are convinced that Enterprise has been destroyed and try to face their own oncoming deaths.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the storytelling focus of the Berman/Braga show-runner team and whether or not it works for this series. Plus! The guys talk about the qualitative properties of T’Pol’s bum, the mystery-box that is Malcolm Reed, and how to kill drama by telling the audience that everything is going to be ok!
Archer and T’Pol are taken prisoner during an away mission on a war-torn planet in the Coridan system.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss Enterprise’s attempts at serialized storytelling and whether or not the franchise as a whole needs to pick a narrative direction. Plus! The guys talk about taking a punch to the stomach, the weird characterization of the Vulcans, and the sexual frustrations of Shran!
While exploring a gas giant, Enterprise finds the wreck of a Klingon scout vessel sinking into the atmosphere.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss the mind numbing banality of average episodes. Plus! The guys talk about the weird editing of the plane scene in The Dark Knight Rises, the best way to utilize the Klingons, and being confused by the decontamination chamber!
In the name of non-interference, Enterprise withholds a cure from a culture that has been stricken by a planet-wide plague.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss crafting the perfect situation for the Prime Directive. Plus! They guys break down Enterprise’s Netflix queue, the cruelty of T’Pol, and the ethics of Phlox’s decision!
Enterprise is attacked by an unknown alien starship, as Archer orders the crew to install experimental “phase cannons”. Meanwhile, Sato is ordered to find out what Reed’s favorite food is for a birthday dinner.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Silent Enemy” and whether or not it is succeeding at building a tone unique to Enterprise. Plus! The guys talk about recognizing bananas within a cake, the dark secrets surrounding Reed, and why Enterprise succeeds at being creepy!
Archer is confronted by a member of his crew who claims to be from nine hundred years in the future – and is there to capture a Suliban operative who has boarded Enterprise.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Cold Front” and the reintroduction of the Temporal Cold War. The guys discuss never being sure about what’s happening, unrealistic treatments of the vacuum of space, and Archer being an idiot!