Star Trek: Enterprise 2x03 Minefield

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5/5 (2 votes)

First Aired: Oct. 02, 2002 on UPN

Summary: -

Archer invites Reed to breakfast, hoping to become better acquainted with his armory officer.

Reed, however, seems reluctant to discuss anything other than work.

Just as Archer is getting frustrated, T'Pol alerts the captain that an uncharted system has been detected and one of…
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Main Characters in this Episode

Guest Stars

Captain Jonathan Archer	played by Scott Bakula
Sub-Commander T'Pol	played by Jolene Blalock
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III	played by Connor Trinneer
Med Tech	played by Tim Glenn
Injured Crewmember	played by Elizabeth Magness

Episode Quotes

Dr. Phlox: [to one of the patients] You'll have to wait in line for my osmotic eel to cauterize your wound. He's getting quite a workout today.

Captain Jonathan Archer: Thought you might need a hand.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Actually, I'd prefer a leg.

Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: If you must know, I was honored to be asked to sit at your table. I just wasn't entirely comfortable having a casual meal with my Captain. I was trained not to fraternize with superior officers.
Captain Jonathan Archer: Never too late to learn.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Frankly, sir, from my point of view, that kind of socializing has no place on a starship.
Captain Jonathan Archer: I had a C.O. once - felt the same way. "They're your crew, not your friends." I thought about that a lot when I took this command. But then I realized, this is not your typical mission. We could be out here for years. All we have to depend on is each other.

Trivia

"V070-39-89761-1034, MN-HULL" is visible on the Enterprise hull plating. The Rockwell drawings for the Space Shuttle all start with V070, and it's likely the drawing number for a shuttle tile.
Rumulans and Vulcans are directly related to each other. The Vulcan High Command would certainly know this and T'Pol was not privy to that information, which suggests that the Vulcans are even keeping information from their own people.
First Star Trek: Enterprise episode written by John Shiban, who previously had a long career on the The X-Files. "Minefield", and tackled a sensitive subject in the world of Trek continuity, the Romulans. Despite fears, the episode was raved by critics and fans accepted the complicated continuity as a result.