Re: Enterprise - "Bound"

Alex Peckover wrote:

> Episode aired on Sky One on Tuesday 28th of June, 2005. This episode has
> not been aired on free-to-air UK terrestial television and therefore all
> discussion of it must be preceded by spoiler space - no exceptions.
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> Plot Points
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> * Enterprise has escaped an attempt by the Orion Syndicate to capture
> Archer and steal the ship. Archer is wanted by the Orions for the loss
> of the would be slaves from their station in the Borderland. While en
> route to Berengaria VII in order to investigate the possibility of
> constructing the first in a series of Starbases there, Enterprise was
> intercepted by an Orion ship, commanded by Harrad-Sar - an Orion trader.
> Although initially hostile to each other, both captains agreed to stand
> down their weapons as Harrad-Sar had a proposal. He claimed to have
> discovered rich magnesite deposits on a nearby world and wanted to make
> a deal with Starfleet to mine the planet. To "sweeten" the deal, he gave
> Archer three Orion slaves, named Navaar, D'Nesh and Maras.

Yes, very suspicious..

> * The three women, dressed in very little, had a seriously distracting
> effect on the human male members of the crew, leaving their judgement
> impaired, while a number of human female crewmembers, including Hoshi,
> began to experience headaches. In addition, Phlox collapsed in Sickbay.
> Enterprise arrived at the planet, only to be attacked by small science
> craft with low-powered weapons. Archer ordered that the ship be
> destroyed, by Malcolm refused to follow an order to destroy a
> defenceless ship.

It seemed very obvious to me what was going to happen from the
minute the Orion ladies appeared...
but maybe I am just suspicious about females, what with being
one an all, and knowing how manipulative they can be ;-)
So I'm told :-O :-)

> * Resenting Trip's continued presence on the ship as he assisted in
> repairing the damage done to Enterprise's engines by the Klingons,
> Commander Kelby was easily influenced by Maras. After a confrontation in
> Engineering with Trip, he overloaded the ship's EPS grid, leaving them
> with only thrusters. Trip discovered what he was doing, and knocked him
> out. Phlox examined him and found that he was being affected by
> pheromones from the Orion women. These pheromones make Human males
> subject to suggestion, and also cause headaches in Human females and can
> disrupt the hibernation cycles of Denobulan males. Archer immediately
> ordered that the Orion women be placed in isolation.

This is why they put sweat and stuff in perfumes.. for the
pheremones or wotnots, they haven't got such a good recipe as
the Orion's yet :-) Did you know, that some large stores, I
can't remember what ones, will have essential oils diffusing
in the premises as it can set people up in the
mood to buy things :-o and in places like Dentists they have
relaxing EO's very subtle, it's doubtful you would actually
smell anything.

> * While talking with T'Pol, Trip initially denied that he had had day
> dreams about her. He admitted it, however, when he found that he was not
> falling under the Orion women's influence. T'Pol told him that
> sometimes, when Vulcans mate, a telepathic bond is created between the
> two people. Such a bond had been created between them, and since T'Pol
> was not affected by the Orions, neither was Trip.

I thought that was a good bit in the program :-)

> * Harrad-Sar soon arrived, disabling Enterprise's weapons and locking a
> tow cable on to the ship. In Engineering, Trip and T'Pol realised that
> they could use a positron burst from the deflector to damage
> Harrad-Sar's power systems. T'Pol arrived on the bridge to initiate the
> burst, but the women - having convinced the MACO's guarding them to let
> them go - arrived to stop her and gain control of the ship. Trip arrived
> and shot the male bridge crew to stop them from further falling under
> their influence and then escorted the women to the brig. They were
> eventually returned to Harrad-Sar's damaged ship.

He should have shot the Orion women, I would have done, in
a heartbeat ;-)

> * Harrad-Sar revealed an important piece of information while trying to
> capture Enterprise - the Orion's women had completely taken control of
> their society, presumably through the same means as they had used to
> take control of Enterprise.

Just like on earth ;-)

> * Now knowing of their telepathic bond, Trip asked T'Pol if she wanted
> him to stay on Enterprise. She said yes and he, jokingly, said he'd
> think about it. She caught up with him and kissed him, only for Trip to
> reveal that he had already requested the transfer back to Enterprise.

Yeah, I liked that bit too :-)

> Stuff
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> * The references are in full flow, again. T'Pol says that a Vulcan
> survey team had discovered large, flying, fire-breathing reptiles on
> Berengaria VII. The bridge crew laughed, but Spock says he saw a
> "dragon-like" creature (which would certainly meet the description of a
> fire-breathing, flying reptile) on the planet in "This Side of
> Paradise". Later, Kai Winn asked Sisko if the Federation would be
> willing to sacrifice Berengaria in order to protect Bajor in "In the
> Cards". The Berengaria system was, apparently, also on the big starchart
> in the room where Remmick was killed in TNG's "Conspiracy".

I must have missed T'Pol saying that bit :-s

> * Harrad-Sar says that he has traded with the Gorn Hegemony. The
> Federation won't make first contact with the Gorn for nearly 100 years -
> in TOS's "Arena". Also, this is the first time in canon Star Trek that
> the name "Gorn Hegemony" has been mentioned. The name has, however, been
> used in various non-canon Star Trek books and video games over the years.
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> * The notion that the Orions are a female-dominated society has not come
> up before in Star Trek. It's not clear why women would be bought and
> sold if they are the leaders of their society, unless that's how they
> spread their influence to other races. Kirk didn't seem to be affected
> by them in "Whom Gods Destroy" (perhaps because Kirk has always shown
> himself to be exceptionally strong-willed), though it was said in "The
> Cage" that "no man could resist them".

I'm trying to remember if there were any Orion women in the episode
oh! hang on, I'm confusing it with Battlestar Galactica I think,
rescuing crew taken as slaves, or could that have been voyager :-s
don't worry, I have obviously lost the plot entirely :-/

> * Cyia Batten (Navaar) was the first person to play Gul Dukat's daughter
> Tora Ziyal in Deep Space Nine's "Indiscretion" and "Return to Grace".
> She was later replaced by Tracy Middendorf and finally Melanie Smith.
> She also appeared in Voyager's "Drive".

Ohh, I thought there was something familiar about her, but I
couldn't place it, apart from all three women were incredibly
beautiful.

> * Kelby calls Trip "sir" and is referred to as "Lieutenant" during this
> episode, even though he holds the rank of Commander, making him equal to
> Trip. The rank of Lieutenant Commander, by the way, does not exist at
> this point in Star Trek history.

Yes, I would have thought they would have been equals, I would
have been peed off if I had been Kelby over that.

Mel
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