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- Episode 02x03

Episode: 02x03
Title: Minefield
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 40358-029
First Aired: Oct. 02, 2002

Season 2 » Episode #03 - Minefield

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's getting frustrated, T'Pol alerts the captain that an uncharted system has been detected and one of the planets is Minshara-class. As Enterprise enters the planet's orbit, it is rocked by massive explosions, damaging sections of the ship and injuring several crewmembers, including Hoshi. Reed is able to discern that the ship has been hit by an alien orbital mine, which has attached itself to the hull. As the mine has the power to disable Enterprise, Reed suits up and heads out to defuse it. Uncertain that Reed will succeed in his task, Archer suggests an alternate plan to Trip — detach the section of hull plating surrounding the mine, allowing it to drift away. Trip notes that this will expose a good portion of the impulse manifold, but Archer tells him to get started on it anyway — the captain will consider the plan a last resort.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Sub-Commander T'Pol	played by Jolene Blalock
Med Tech	played by Tim Glenn
Injured Crewmember	played by Elizabeth Magness

Episode Quotes

Season 2 / Episode 3: - Minefield

Captain Jonathan Archer: If I were the kind of captain you think I should be, I'd bust your ass back to crewman.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: Begging your pardon, sir, but if you were that kind of captain, we wouldn't be having this conversation.

Season 2 / Episode 3: - Minefield

Captain Jonathan Archer: Romulans? I read about them when I was with Daniels.
Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III: What did you find out?
Captain Jonathan Archer: Not much, just the name. He... he wouldn't let me see anything else. T'Pol?
Sub-Commander T'Pol: They're rumored to be an aggressive, territorial species, but the Vulcan High Command has never made direct contact with them.

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MISTAKES/GOOFS

PLOT: When Reed's leg gets pierced by the pole coming out of the Mine, his suit self heals and prevents Reed from suffocation. But in Star Trek: First Contact (1996), which according to the series timeline is taking place two centuries later (5 years before in reallife time), the suits appear to have no self healing abilities when punctured. So somehow the space suits does not get any technologically advancements in two centuries, but gets worse.

TRIVIA

John Shiban, who previously had a long career on the "The X Files" (1993), was brought on as writer and producer of Enterprise for its second season. The first episode he wrote was #2.3, "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.

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