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Season 1

1x01 Broken Bow (1)
1x02 Broken Bow (2)
1x03 Fight or Flight
1x04 Strange New World
1x05 Unexpected
1x06 Terra Nova
1x07 The Andorian Incident
1x08 Breaking the Ice
1x09 Civilisation
1x10 Fortunate Son
1x11 Cold Front
1x12 Silent Enemy
1x13 Dear Doctor
1x14 Sleeping Dogs
1x15 Shadows of P'Jem
1x16 Shuttlepod One
1x17 Fusion
1x18 Rogue Planet
1x19 Acquisition
1x20 Oasis
1x21 Detained
1x22 Vox Sola
1x23 Fallen Hero
1x24 Desert Crossing
1x25 Two Days and Two Nights
1x26 Shockwave (1)

» Details

» Series : Enterprise
» Episode Title : Sleeping Dogs
» Episode Reference : 1x14
» Aired : 30th January 2002

» Author : Scarlet

» Synopsis

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» Review

Now I will be honest with you. I do not care for Klingons very much - <slaps forahead> Oh God, I've been in this country way too long. Let me rephrase that:

Klingons bore me to death.

The only one I liked was Worf in DS9 because he and Dax made a cute couple. I find all this honour and war stuff pretty tiresome.

So let's just say I wasn't looking forward to that episode. But as it turned out I did like it because there was a lot of things happening between the characters and it was a lot of fun, even if sometimes some points were hammered home a bit too heavily - but more on that later.

THE THINGS WE LEARN:

Klingons smell. What do you mean I just noticed? You mean that I should have paid more attention to the oh-so subtle references to this fact in Broken Bow and Unexpected?

'Kay, let me try again:

Klingon ships smell bad. Enough to make T'Pol's eyes water. Halfway through the episode, I half expected Hoshi to stumble upon a cupboard filled with Heinz Baked Beans tins, just to drive the point home a little more. Targ & Beans anyone? Seriously, mister Writers, nothing stinks more than a dead joke and this one's been long dead.

Anyone saying "I smell a rat" at that point, gets my boot in his teeth. Clear?

I loved the inside of that klingon ship, way cool. It looked wonderfully
worn and dusty.

Delia Smith would have a fit if she ever set foot in that Kitchen. Now if someone could only lock up Jamie Oliver with the Targs...eheheh.

I just had this crazy feeling that at some point the girls were going open a door and stumble straight onto DS9's Promenade. I tell you, guys, that kitchen gives a whole new dimension to the quaint little Klingon restaurant where Bashir takes his dates to dinner. (no, not Garak, the other ones)

Wasn't Toby the Targ the cutest thing? All pointy and everyfink. Hey Phlox, we got a new pet for you! Ooops, there goes your bat...

"Mulder, they're worms." Er...sorry, similar line, wrong show. (Hmm..."Fluke In Space" catching title, doncha think?)

Okay, fine, all that "Hoshi's getting an attitude" thingy, was supposed to show us how the gal manages to face her fears out of sheer stubborn willpower. Did it have to be so badly written though? The scene with Archer was okay but all this posturing between her and T'Pol in the shuttlepod felt forced and didn't ring true; and the same goes for the ending.

Fortunately the scene with T'Pol in the Klingon kitchen made up for the previous embarassment.

Archer does Klingon psych 101. Yawn.

At school Our Malcom was most likely the pale, weakly child who was allergic to everything and was prone to every viral infection. It would have left me with a desire to blast the crap out of things too. <nods>

Photon Torpedoes! Yahey! Gotta love the predatrory glint in Malcom's eye when Hoshi found those.

With that foul temper of hers, Bu'Kha has got to be one of Torres' ancestor.

ALIENS ARE PEOPLE, Y'KNOW?

Today, children, our friend T'Pol learns about compassion. Apart from the fact that this Kitchen Scene is gonna feed slash writers fantasies for years to come (don't you DARE tell me you didn't grin at the "when we're back on the ship, I'll show you how to do it on your own" line!) it was a lovely scene.

When T'Pol turns round, she seems in an instant to make up her mind about helping Hoshi - it was like a switch clicked somewhere inside her - a mental "What the Heck, let's try this compassion stuff Archer's been rambling on about". Funny how her voice suddenly becomes very soft and soothing, almost motherly - miles away from the cold unaffected Vulcan tone we're used to.

Hoshi's reaction was very interesting. She was obviously very deeply moved, as I guess one would be after a procedure as intimately invasive as telepathy. That's what I like about this show, the characters' reactions are more in tune with the ones of your average Earthling, with Joe Public, if you like.

How would *you* feel if someone reached in your mind to calm you down? Overwhelmed, no doubt, just like Hoshi. Thanks Gals, I watch telly for little gems of moments like these.

In a similar situation, Janeway would have complained of a mild headache before getting on with business.
Seven would have raised her Borg eyebrow, qualified the event as "interesting" before adding something about wasting precious time.
Chakotay would have stared blankly at the nearest bulkhead.
Harry would have passed out.
Torres would have slapped T'Pol.
Paris would have made a pass at T'Pol.
Kira would be sobbing her heart out.
Sisko would mumble something obscure about Prophets.
Quark would claim it didn't work and ask T'Pol if she could please try taking hold of his ears instead.
Neelix would confess he had a moment of clarity concerning the perfect recipe for Targ Souffle.

And so on...;-)

T'Pol lies. It ain't the first time - another proof that we ain't dealing with your run-of-the-mill Vulcan - but it is the first time she does it so blatantly and does so just to please her mates (who could resist Malcolm and Hoshi's puppy eyes anyway? They looked positively adorable.) . A tiny scene - a big point hammered home. T'Pol has become more than an observer. She is a part of this crew. ( hence foreshadowing Shadows of P'Jem.)

THE WASHING LINE COUNT

Three skin tight under-space-catsuits.
Two Starfleet blue standard issues undies. (His & hers)
One set of Vulcan grey, rather loose fitting, undies. (Vulcans don't believe in Lycra).

God Bless the Decon' chamber.:-)

What? No Klingon underwear? Guys you're slippin'.

S.