3x08 Twilight - Star Trek: Enterprise Episode Guide

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- Episode 03x08

Episode: 03x08
Title: Twilight
Type: Regular Episode
Production Code: 40358-60
First Aired: Nov. 05, 2003

Season 3 » Episode #08 - Twilight

Summary: Twelve years in the future, Archer finds himself living in a modest home on a desolate planet with T'Pol as his caregiver. The last thing he remembers is walking down a corridor on his way to the Bridge. T'Pol explains that an anomaly hit the ship, and Archer knocked her out of the way of a distortion wave just in time. The wave rendered him unconscious, and when he awoke, Phlox had troubling news: Archer was infected with several clusters of parasites, which prevented him from forming long-term memories. Over the next few months, Phlox searched for a cure, but was unsuccessful — the organisms are from a domain outside of normal space-time, and none of his treatments had any effect. Meanwhile, T'Pol was granted a field commission and promoted to captain. After several months of searching, the crew learned where the Xindi weapon was being constructed — but the Xindi caught wind of it and sent ships to intercept Enterprise. The ensuing battle left Enterprise heavily damaged, and though the crew eventually located the facility where the weapon was being constructed, it had already been launched. Earth was destroyed. T'Pol relates to Archer that the Xindi also managed to destroy every human outpost they could find — only 6,000 humans are left.

Who appeared in this episode?

Guest Stars:

Sub-Commander T'Pol	played by Jolene Blalock
Yedrin Koss	played by Brett Rickaby
Guard	played by Richard Anthony Crenna
Ensign Walsh	played by Duncan K. Fraser

Episode Quotes

	Season 3 / Episode 8: - Twilight Subcommander T'Pol: Our relationship has evolved over the years. Captain Archer: Exactly how far has it evolved?
	Season 3 / Episode 8: - Twilight Subcommander T'Pol: You could have been seriously injured. I told you to leave me behind. Captain Archer: Fortunately I don't take orders from you.

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TRIVIA

T'Pol tells the amnesiac Archer that they are "...on the fifth planet of the Ceti Alpha system." This is the same planet on which Captain Kirk left Khan Noonien Singh in "Star Trek" (1966) episode #., "Space Seed". At that point, Ceti Alpha V is described as harsh and inhospitable but survivable. Despite the fact that the landscape seen through the windows in "Twilight" seems to be not only congenial but even pleasant, as opposed to merely survivable, this is consistent with what is learned of the Ceti Alpha system in Star Trek: The Wrath of Khan (1982). In the film, Khan states that Ceti Alpha V was turned into a wasteland by the explosion of Ceti Alpha VI, which altered the orbit of Ceti Alpha V. Planets don't typically explode for no reason - it is likely that there was an ongoing problem with VI that turned V from the paradise we see in "Twilight", to the "harsh but survivable" world described in "Space Seed", to the wasteland seen and described in "The Wrath of Khan".
A small statue of a man pointing up is often seen in Archer's quarters, and in episode #3.8, "Twilight", is even used as a weapon. This statue is of human warp drive creator Zephram Cochrane, and appears to be a miniature version of a statue described in Star Trek: First Contact (1996).

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