I too thought the solution was cool.
But hey, of course you can run the engines from engineering.
That’s why they call it engineering. 
Climax:
Stupid fight scene with Malcolm and Hayes. One of them dies.
Okay, I lied. No one dies.
But TARM (Transdimensional Alien Rock Man) is wreaking havoc on the ship. T’Pol looks a little flushed and sticky on the bridge. Okay, Malcolm pulls a Wesley and saves the day. With a little help from Hayes. Maybe they got it all worked out.
Denoument:
Tripp is awkward, T’Pol is frank and logical. But, she liked it, you can tell.
The Hayes/Malcolm dress down by Quantum was a needed touch to solidfy the make up sex they had to have. Well, no sex, but friends now anyways.
TARM reveals themselves as a new threat to Earth. They are (at least tacitly) on Xindi’s side. The End. Good for a new wrinkle in the arc.
A good enough show. No one single flaw. Just some piss poor forshadowing and obvious set ups. But, strangely enough, it works. Maybe because it centered on Tripp instead of Quantum. Good preview for next week’s All Phlox Show.
Ugh. I hope he tells he it never happened.
Tells her, damn it. **Cplant ** must be infectious.
I really enjoyed this episode! And no, it wasn’t just because of Trip & T’Pol, contrary to what some might think … 
But since I’m on the subject, the scenes between Trip and T’Pol were great–those two have smashing chemistry together. And yes, T’Pol -enjoyed- it … immensely.
The TARM is definitely a new wrinkle (LOL) in the plot. It’s not the first time they’ve encountered things that exist in different dimensions though–remember the infection that was in Archer? TARM, I’m betting, is from a similar place. If it wasn’t coming from “Bermaga,” you know, it really could be a fantastic plot, with great exposition. Whoever the Suliban are, IMO it’s probably the Transdimensional Aliens that have been controlling them–and in fact manipulating the Xindi as well. Are they really in another dimension? Are they from a Multiverse? Are they beings from the future? GAH, I hope it does turn out to be something really good and interest-sustaining!
What they -really- need to do to help to sustain interest in the show, imo, is to show us more interpersonal relationships. Malcom sure could use some loving, wasn’t that quite evident tonight?! And Hoshi and Travis too! And you guys know you’re drooling for some nekkid Hoshi now, aren’t you?! 
In all seriousness, letting us see more of their day-to-day lives will help viewers to become more invested in the characters and then the show itself, imo. Of course, I mean viewers others than myself, who is already heavily invested in all the characters.
I am -so- looking forward to next week!!! And who is going to star -with- Phlox?! Hmmm… could it be … PORTHOS?!?!
I never meant to step on plant’s toes, so to speak…But I did look for this thread the other day and he hadn’t started it yet, so I horned in on his territory.
Must…not…read…rest of thread…until I see…episode tonight…
Last night in Pilates, one of the gals had a yoga mat that said HARBINGER on it. Really.
What is the meaning of it all?
Damn my coding. Damn it, I say. Go right ahead.
Coding be damned!
I may never code again.*
*And you’ll probably be glad of it.
tarragon, I want you to know that I ordered somethin’ for you from the ST Experience on Jan. 31 and it still isn’t here yet.
Why is it that the universe does not cooperate when you and I try to send each other stuff??
I was going to put a little ENT valentine along with it…so I guess it’ll be belated.
It’ll wind up being a St. Patrick’s Day Enterprise Valentine. Imagine.
Bit o’ Trivia: It costs a little over $65,000.00 for a 30-second ad spot during ENT.
Travis and Hoshi? Hm… that could be an interesting pair but I think I would rather see Phlox and Hoshi if she must be paired with someone other than me. When Trip eventually leaves T’Pol for Archer, I think she and Malcolm should hook up. They both have the hardass vibe going on.
Hm. Rereading that, I just gipped poor Travis all over again. Damn… I’m just as bad as Bermaga. He can get some hot MACO lovin’ or somethin’.
How the hell does getting sucked into a cluster of spatial anomalies alter the chemical composition of the ship’s atmosphere?!
What a strange episode. Nothing seemed to have gotten done, even though a lot happened.
The dialouge was weird. They kept sparring back and forth copying what the other said throughout the episode. ie:
Tripp: Blah blah blah MACO guy, training blah blah.
Malcom: Blah blah blah GET OFF IT.
Tripp: Blah blah neuropressure.
Malcom: Blah blah, you’re doing it with T’Pol blah blah.
Tripp: GET OFF IT.
I saw similar things in T’Pol’s quarters with Tripp and her, when Malcom and MACO man fought, and one more that I don’t recall at this moment.
Man, that Travis guy is buff. The whole training scene was weird though. It ok to punch eachother in the face and kick eachother in the stomach, but draw a little blood from the lip and you’ve gone to far. Malcom’s hate of MACO man didn’t seem plausable. And the comment at the end “Do you think we’re dismissed?” compounded the sitcomish feeling this episode had.
While we’re on Malcom, can you concieve what kind of technical genius in disguise the man must be? With a detached retina and swollen face, he was still able to make an accurate estimate about warp core physics.
[Malcom’s Inner Monolouge] Wow that guy walked through a wall! Oh no! He’s climbing up on the warp core, lets shoot him some more!
Oops still doesn’t work.
Oh crap, the transdimensional alien we know nothing about is putting his hand into the core! It must be de-magnetizing the warp coil!
And as I saw, he can walk through solid walls, but floor electrons impede his path. So I must turn the electrons of the warp core shielding into floor electrons occupying the same space and there for causing a transpacial warp explosion.
First I have to tell my hated enemy to turn a lever and create a sense of kinship so I can switch the coils polarity. It’s a good thing I took transdimensional warp core 101 at the academy. Oh jesus my eye hurts…[/Malcom’s Inner Monolouge]
However, there was a redeeming factor. T’pol’s upper butt crack.
So, 9.5/10.
Hey! When that alien walks through solid objects, he disrupts the systems inside them – just like Kitty Pryde!
Well, my long ago prediction was, shall we say, consumated tonight?
I usually don’t like these internal conflict type episodes, but this one worked pretty well. Pholxx, as usual, was his stellar self. The MACO chick was a bit buff for my tastes, but not bad. I’d take T’Pol anyday, though.
But this ep did have one of my pet peeves in it: What is it about walls that make them walk-throughable, but floors are not fall-throughable?
Can someone clue me in on the last line from the TARM? Somehow I missed it, and only heard "…Xindi…Earth…"
Good episode! Not too much about the Xindi weapon plot line-- am I the only one that finds that whole aspect uninteresting?
Here pussy, pussy, pussy…
I wonder what else on T’Pol is green?
TARM said something like, “When the Xindi destroy Earth, We’ll be there to benefit!”
Or the essence there of
I had to turn on the Closed Captioning to make out the last words the alien-who-walks-through-walls said. The sentence ended with, “… we will prevail!”
And is it just me, or did anyone else think it’s a little weird that T’Pol was doing the horizontal lambada with Trip, when she was nowhere near the time of Ponn Farr?
I really do not like the Trip/T’Pol pairing. It seems almost as forced as the Worf/Jadzia coupling from DS9, but doesn’t make anywhere near as much sense.
Yeah, and had the same “able to walk through walls but stay on the floor thing” also seen when Geordi and Ro phased away. And next week’s episode looks just like the Voyager episode where Seven is the only one left on the ship and goes bonkers. Hopefully the secret ending was that the shadow on the wall was a space pirate cyborg monster who is in love with Phlox, because that would be so bizzare it’s keen.
GROSS!GROSS!
EEEeeewww.
Onwards:
I liked this one, though I’m divided on the Panda business. A part of me says," Rip off, man! We didn’t get to see them do the nasty"… but the other part says “I’m glad the writers restrained themselves and left us to imagine things for ourselves.” Must be the Gollum in me.
Picky points and comments:
- Archer mentions “Hayes and his men.” Exsqueeze me, but there are women among the Macos. Duh.
*I liked T’Pol’s visible discomfort in Sickbay when she learns about Cole and Trip.
*I think mal and Archer are grouchy because they never get any.
*May Speakssomemore gets some lines, and damn, he’s got a nice bod. We hadn’t seen much of it since “Marauders” and “Dead Stop,” and that was a while ago.
*OOh, a giant gas bubblin’ pizza planet? Was that a planet? It sure looked like what I cooked for dinner in the oven.
*Grammar Gripe! T’Pol says “If misapplied, you could cause neural damage.” Dangling modifier!
What she’s saying is “If you are misapplied…” when she should have said, “If you misapply neural pressure, you could (or it could) cause…” You don’t misapply yourself. (Or do you?)
*Oh man, that scene in the mess hall with Mal and Trip was a gem. “I’ve got a nasty little pain…” “Drop it!” It would be slasharific if it actually happened.
Good scenes in T’Pol’s quarters and in the mess hall with Trip.
Not a bad fight. Hilarious when Archer took off and left Hayes and Reed to wonder if they should just keep standing there. I bet they stay there all night until he comes back the next morning, walks in, falls over them and says, “Oh crap—I forgot to let these two idjits out of here. Oh, well.”
OOOhhh, next week’s Phloxcentric episode looks great.
Well … us humans are “pink skins” (as the Andorians call us) because our red blood gives a pinkish tinge to our skin. And it makes … um … certain body parts somewhat pinker than others.
So, naturally, if Vulcans have green blood …