Hijack at will, Kn(*)ckers. It’s my thread. 
You’re standing at your computer?
Well, It’s a tower, dammit.
Concerning hijacks:
Since this is a Bunch O’ Trekkers™, there is no way an episode thread won’t get hijacked. We just have so much on our minds. And some of us (me, f’rinstance, but not Aes) are particularly clever, intelligent, witty and creative. This outlet is needed.
So, I propose that, in order to aid the folk who wish to read and post about the episode, that we limit hijacks untill it becomes apparant that the discussion of said episode is fairly complete. This seems to take us about 1 1/2 to 2 pages (at default settings).
After that, anythings goes.
(and we still have the neverending Trek thread: Cease Fire )
How say you?
Let’s just preface the post with HIJACK like we do spoilers.
Is that OK with everyone?
HIJACK
Except Tars. Nobody cares what he thinks.
I second that.
I don’t care what Tars thinks either.
numbnut little four armed weezer fan
I know, I know, but I promised.
Oh, I remembered something: There seems to be a mentor/mentoree relationship forming between Archer and Travis. Only, I don’t think it works that well. Archer’s such a total wingnut himself, that he’s not staid enough or fatherly enough to take on that role. Picard could have done it, but I just don’t get that vibe from Archer. The ready room scene didn’t feel like a bonding experience between a bright young officer and his fearless leader/role model/babysitter; it was just kind of awkward.
Mentoree?
Obvious, from toning down the Enterprise experiences to his Mother and lying about the damage to Horizon to Archer.
A family relationship literally with Horizon and figuratively with Enterprise. I get tired of brackets I brackets brackets slash i brackets. Maybe Archer’s acting put that scene off. I couldn’t tell if the abandoned merchant career was funny, horrible or inconsequential from Archer’s demeanor.
Travis, Travis, Travis, Travis, Travis, Travis, Travis.
(Just proving how un-hijackish I am this week).
HIJACK Hey! HIJACK I’m HIJACK sure HIJACK someone HIJACK cares!! HIJACK
HIJACK
(am i doing this HIJACK right?)
HIJACK
Sub space radio
To return to a point brought up by tracer.
The Echo devices apparently provide FTL communications that is not sub space radio over a limited distance. How far away is Iotia? Enterprise has traveled 150 Light years. Could it be impractical to carry many of these devices, and a gap in them provide the time lag in communications from APOTA?
Well, would you take career advice from a guy who brings an impossible-to-scan ship of unknown origin into his cargo bay, cracks the hatch, and sticks his head in to take a deep breath without knowing anything else about it? For as much as these people totally disregard basic safety protocols and just plain common sense, it’s like Remedial Readers in Space every week, and Archer’s the worst of the lot. He probably responds to distress calls from the Nigerian embassy, too.
So maybe the awkwardness is because Travis is thinking, “Ha ha, I’m pretending to be your friend and acolyte, but I can’t wait until there’s another warp five starship I can transfer to so I can get away from all of you future jello flingers. Yes, Captain, I certainly do enjoy sitting here and listening to your pointless anecdotes. Please, tell me another. What? That sound? Yes, I know, it does remind one of grinding teeth. I don’t know what could be causing it. Oh, yes, highlights from a water polo match. Totally different from every other water polo match you’ve showed me. Please, share my sandwich, you pompous self-righteous square-jawed freak. See my big smile? <grind grind grind>”
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Blah blah blah! Bonk bonk on the head! Hijack hijack hijack, Panda Panda Panda. Popcorn, Porthos, pineapple and pecans.
I’ll think about it. But I probably won’t adhere to it.
I actually liked a few scenes of this episode, for a change. T’Pol saying she was looking forward to “Bride” had me laughing pretty good. It sure looked like Trip was flirting. Maybe I’m just a numbskull about keeping names straight, but why do they have one guy named Travis and another called Trip? I keep forgetting who is who when the name is mentioned and the guy is not there.
Well, Trip was originally supposed to be called Spike, but they realized that wasn’t a good idea, what with there already being a Spike on another show. In the script for the pilot, Tucker is listed as Charlie all the way through, till they decided to call him Trip, which apparently is a common nickname for guys who are “the third.”
Of course, they could have given Travis an entirely different first name.
You know, I didn’t realize until just now that Trip is short for neither Charles nor Tucker. Pretty quick, I am. 
I never new the derivation of Trip. But it did seem like a more apt nickname for “Travis” than “Tucker”.
How about this one. Mom Mayweather says dad almost lost his ECU license. I think it was ECU, maybe it was ECL. I’m guessing the “C” is cargo, what’s the rest? E = Earth? U/L = Union/League?
AS WE ALL KNOW…Trip is short for Tripannicus, Tripilazone, Tripamazore, Tripolini, Tripukupukanwanalaya, and Tripeteffectica, among many others.
Some nicknames hav nothing to do with given, Christian, or surnames. They’re just nicknames.
Like mine: O Lord Of All That Is Even Slightly Perveted AKA Shark neither of which is like my real name, Abijah T. Bindersnatch
the Shark nickname is true
:dubious: