Yeah, Archer was full of hot air, but like someone else pointed out, the rest of the crew knew it. LOL What interesting stuff we found out about Phlox, although I could have done without the toe-nail knowledge. 
And what was that he … fed (?!) them to?! EWWW!!
And besides that, I -like- Porthos. 
And when in the heck are we gonna see the Tellarites?! 
Oh, I can only dream, kingy. Mmmm, pontificating bald man. With a killer bod and a strange accent for a Frenchman. MMmmmmmmmm.
I can’t believe the thread has gotten this far without bringing up the biggest, most glaring idiocy in this episode:
During Archer’s dream about making out with T’Pol in decon…HOSHI LEFT. Here he is, all oiled up with two women, and he sends one away?! And this is a fantasy?! Sending Porthos off, I can understand, but HOSHI?
Wow, I didn’t even catch that. But you’re so right, ** Gundy ** - if he’s gonna have a naughty dream, he might as well make the best of it.
On the other hand, maybe he finds Hoshi repulsive!
Calm down, ** Tars **, I know that’s impossible. But this is fiction.
Wow you know I thought the same thing. I was so busy defending the episode that I forgot that Archer ruined a perfectly good fantasy
The man must be deranged. I suggest replacing the captain immediatly before his psychosis destroys the entire ship!
Yeah, I thought it was weird Hoshi took the dog. Maybe she had to get back to her own fantasy.
My Take TM (I need to learn how to make those TM subscripts)
Once again, like all the others, this was a great episode. Neelix I Mean Phlox is a fascinating character. With three wives, I can see why he’s taking a road trip. I don’t understand why nobody can cut Archer some slack, even Phlox new it wasn’t the pickled puppy bugging Archer, it was the Mullly/Sculder sexual tension between Archer and Seven I Mean T’pol.
Sure there were some stretches - what are the odds of having on board a Canadian chameleon with a compatible pituitary gland ?
Did anyone else notice Wesley Crusher’s pickled head in one of those jars in Sick Bay ?
Awful, just awful. I am going to pretend this episode never happened. Do not mention it in my presence ever again, or I shall lay about me very roguishly with my Big Stick of Berman-Forgetting +5…
LOL-- never screws up? He got captured and destroyed most of the Fleet. Oops.
And he never shoved Wesley Crusher and Guinan out the nearest airlock.
By recent posts, I’ve been reminded of a saving grace - for all Enterprise has against it (weird, desperate plots involving furry animals and the decon chamber, Pathetic Silent Travis, medical innacuracies, I could go on…), it has one thing going for it:
No Wesley Crusher.
In fact, no kids to speak of. No smartass little Academy punks, no whiny ten year olds with nightmares. No pre-adults anywhere on the ship. This is good news.
Yeah, there has been the occasional stinker episode, but overall, I like most of the characters okay, they’re grown-ups, none of them plays the clarinet, and there are lots of explosions. So I can put up with a certain amount of Porthos Pathos for that.
Kn(Oh, I’ve remembered another complaint with this ep: WTF was up with that story about the ex-gf’s mom’s dog? Do we CARE what Porthos’s littermates were named? Boring. Boring AND weird. Reason #2267 why writers shouldn’t work when they’re high)ckers
You think they would have learned from that hippie episode of TOS!
“Herbert!!! Herbert!!”
This was a great typo BTW.
Yes, Hoshi > T’Pol just like Mary Anne > Ginger. I’ve been pretty annoyed by the quality of the writing so far. There have been a few good episodes, but too much causes inconsistencies.
Actually Phlox’s tongue was very interesting. Makes you wonder how the relationship between him and Crewman Cutler is going…
Enjoy,
Steven
My opinion: Some occasionally good character work and scenario detail (e.g., Hoshi catching the bat, Phlox dropping his toenails into the Habitrail, everybody on the ship recognizing Archer was being a knucklehead) buried in a stupid storyline. If the captain really is getting all ornery and incompetent just because he ain’t been laid, then they need to schedule a stop at Sororitaria, posthaste.
And I can’t believe they’re honestly flirting with hooking up Archer and T’Pol. I mean, aside from the implausibility and unprofessionalism of that choice (can you imagine Picard nailing Troi? outside of slash, natch), I just don’t find T’Pol that appealing. If I try to imagine her getting frisky with the cap’n, all I see is him reaching up to cup a fondle, squeezing her boob a bit, and then asking, “Is it typical for a Vulcan female’s breast to feel like a bicycle helmet?”
I’ve got no problems with Archer being hot for T’Pol - he’ll he ain’t getting any; he’s bound to have a fantasy or two. But I’d want this to remain an unfulfilled crush. Because if the Powers That Be get these two together, not only will it be unbelievable and a little creepy, it will be yet another step toward turning Enterprise into Friends. I really wouldn’t want to see that.
I saw the Andromeda feed lst night. (the whole thing is Canadian).
All I can say is “thank goodness for Enterprise shows about beagles.”
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Kn(yes)ckers, I was hacked about his as much as telling T’Pol he had the hots for her and her “hypothetical” response. For once that snooty smart assed ultra Vulcan look and silence would have been appropiate. She as much as promised to leave a light on when her parents weren’t home.
I took time out to check out my tape last night. Archer in this episode reminded me of Homer Simpson from the episode where Bart was in the golf tournament, because all Homer did in that episode was yell yell yell, then ended up doing yardwork in a funny costume. Same thing happened to Archer, except with some gratuitus decon scenes. (and the man has been in space too long if he throws out the hottest chick on the ship for Implant Vulcan. At least he got rid of the dog. There are some places where no man has gone before and never should ever!)
Wow, I never saw the Archer/Homer parallel before, ** Tars ** but you make a good point. I think it may even transcend this episode.
Spooky.
Kn(D’Oh!)ckers
Any Southpark episode where the rats eat Kenny transcends this episode.
Let’s turn this around. Can you imagine Kirk NOT nailing pretty much any female encountered? Captians who did NOT have relationships with members of the crew/regular cast members, have been limited to Picard, Janeway, and, so far, Archer(and in both of the older series there was plenty of romantic events coming from other characters). Even then both of them got some sometimes(well, I know Picard did, not sure about Janeway, Voyager wasn’t my bag). Kind of flip-flopped when they hit the big screen though. Kirk dropped his lecherous ways in most of the movies, but Picard seems to have gotten in bed with random aliens far more than he ever did during the series.
All in all I don’t think there’s anything wrong with Archer getting laid. It’s fairly well in character for Starfleet Captians in general. If you happen to believe Picard was the pinnacle of what a Starfleet Captian should be, then you’ll probably disagree.
Enjoy,
Steven
You don’r screw the help, in the Trek or any other universe.
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