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== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
[[File:Minefield Damage.jpg|thumb|left|Damage caused by a [[Romulan mine]]]]
 
[[File:Minefield Damage.jpg|thumb|left|Damage caused by a [[Romulan mine]]]]
[[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] invites [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|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 him that an uncharted system has been detected and one of the [[planet]]s is [[Minshara class]]. As [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] enters the planet's [[orbit]], it is rocked by massive explosions, damaging sections of the [[starship|ship]] and injuring several crewmembers, including [[Hoshi Sato]]. 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 [[Charles Tucker III|Trip]]: detach the section of the [[hull plating]] surrounding the mine, allowing it to drift away. Tucker 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.
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[[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] invites [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed|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 him that an uncharted system has been detected and one of the [[planet]]s is [[Minshara class]]. As [[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] enters the planet's [[orbit]], it is rocked by massive explosions, damaging sections of the [[starship|ship]] and injuring several crewmembers, including [[Hoshi Sato]]. 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 [[Charles Tucker III|Trip]]: detach the section of the [[hull plating]] surrounding the mine, allowing it to drift away. Tucker 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.
   
 
As Reed works, he suddenly becomes aware of a strange alien [[starship]] [[Cloaking device|de-cloaking]] nearby. The ship [[hail]]s ''Enterprise'', but the [[universal translator]] can't quite get a lock on the strange [[language]], and Sato is out of commission in [[sickbay]]. The [[Romulan| aliens]] begin to fire warning shots at ''Enterprise'', so Archer orders [[Travis Mayweather]] to move them out of harm's way – slowly, so as not to injure Reed who is still hard at work on the hull. Mayweather must also be careful not to collide with any of the other mines in the field.
 
As Reed works, he suddenly becomes aware of a strange alien [[starship]] [[Cloaking device|de-cloaking]] nearby. The ship [[hail]]s ''Enterprise'', but the [[universal translator]] can't quite get a lock on the strange [[language]], and Sato is out of commission in [[sickbay]]. The [[Romulan| aliens]] begin to fire warning shots at ''Enterprise'', so Archer orders [[Travis Mayweather]] to move them out of harm's way – slowly, so as not to injure Reed who is still hard at work on the hull. Mayweather must also be careful not to collide with any of the other mines in the field.
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On the [[bridge]], the crew is being hailed yet again by the [[Romulan]]s, who insist that ''Enterprise'' leave. The Romulans know that Reed is trapped outside, but demand that the ship jettison the section of hull plating. Complicating things even further, the mine re-arms just as Archer believes he's defused it – he is forced to quickly reset it again. Reed ascertains that they will now have to dismantle the entire mine, but there's no time. Reed once again volunteers to sacrifice himself, even going so far as to disconnect his air supply hose. Archer, however, won't have it, and quickly attaches the auxiliary air hose from his own suit to Reed's.
 
On the [[bridge]], the crew is being hailed yet again by the [[Romulan]]s, who insist that ''Enterprise'' leave. The Romulans know that Reed is trapped outside, but demand that the ship jettison the section of hull plating. Complicating things even further, the mine re-arms just as Archer believes he's defused it – he is forced to quickly reset it again. Reed ascertains that they will now have to dismantle the entire mine, but there's no time. Reed once again volunteers to sacrifice himself, even going so far as to disconnect his air supply hose. Archer, however, won't have it, and quickly attaches the auxiliary air hose from his own suit to Reed's.
   
Desperate, Archer comes up with one last-ditch plan, and requests two [[shuttlepod]] hatches and a [[plasma torch]]. Tucker detaches the section of the hull plating, and, as they drift away, Archer uses the torch to free Reed from the hull. As the mine begins to arm itself, Archer and Reed grab their shuttlepod hatches and launch themselves out of harm's way. The mine explodes. As the Romulans descend on ''Enterprise'', Archer and Reed make it back to the ship just in time for T'Pol to order the ship to [[warp speed]]. ''Enterprise'' makes a safe getaway as the Romulans do not pursue, and Archer and Reed are left to ponder their ordeal (it takes the mine 34 seconds to explode).
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Desperate, Archer comes up with one last-ditch plan, and requests two {{dis|shuttlepod|22nd century}} hatches and a [[plasma torch]]. Tucker detaches the section of the hull plating, and, as they drift away, Archer uses the torch to free Reed from the hull. As the mine begins to arm itself, Archer and Reed grab their shuttlepod hatches and launch themselves out of harm's way. The mine explodes. As the Romulans descend on ''Enterprise'', Archer and Reed make it back to the ship just in time for T'Pol to order the ship to [[warp speed]]. ''Enterprise'' makes a safe getaway as the Romulans do not pursue, and Archer and Reed are left to ponder their ordeal (it takes the mine 34 seconds to explode).
   
== Memorable Quotes ==
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== Memorable quotes ==
 
"''This isn't a visit to the principal's office, Malcolm.''"
 
"''This isn't a visit to the principal's office, Malcolm.''"
 
: - '''Archer''', trying to calm Reed at the captain's breakfast time
 
: - '''Archer''', trying to calm Reed at the captain's breakfast time
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"''They missed our starboard nacelle by less than ''twenty'' meters.''"<br />
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"''Not a very ''subtle'' warning shot!''"
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: - '''Mayweather''' and '''Archer''' when the Romulan vessel begins firing at ''Enterprise''
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"''If you plan to go to warp, sir, you'll let me know?''"<br />
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"''I'll try to remember.''"
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: - '''Reed''' to '''Archer''' while in space on ''Enterprise''{{'}}s hull
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"''You'll have to wait in line for my [[osmotic eel]] to cauterize your wound. He's getting quite a workout today!''"
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: - '''Phlox''', to an injured ''Enterprise'' crewman
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"''Thought you might need a hand.''"<br />
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"''Actually, I'd prefer a leg.''"
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: - '''Archer''' tends to '''Reed''' after his leg was impaled by magnetic spikes on the mine
   
   
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"''Frankly, sir from my point of view that kind of socializing has no place on a starship.''"<br />
 
"''Frankly, sir from my point of view that kind of socializing has no place on a starship.''"<br />
"''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 a typical mission. We could be out here for years. All we have to depend on... is each other.''"<br />
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"''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 a typical mission. We could be out here for years. All we have to depend on... is each other.''"<br />
 
: - '''Reed''' and '''Archer'''
 
: - '''Reed''' and '''Archer'''
   
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"''Detach the hull section and leave this system immediately. We will not tolerate espionage!''"
 
"''Detach the hull section and leave this system immediately. We will not tolerate espionage!''"
 
: - '''Romulan Captain'''
 
: - '''Romulan Captain'''
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"''Polarize the hull plating.''"<br />
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"''I'll do what I can but keep in mind we're missing some of it.''"
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: - '''T'Pol''' and '''Tucker'''
   
   
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: - '''Archer''' and '''Reed'''
 
: - '''Archer''' and '''Reed'''
   
== Background information ==
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== Deleted Scenes ==
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=== Sets and props ===
 
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=== Scene 21 ===
* The Romulan mine prop was later reused as the reactor of the [[Xindi superweapon]]. ({{ENT|Countdown}})
 
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In the [[Sickbay]] full of injured crewmen, Ensign Sato tries to stand up, but Dr. Phlox stops her. He tells her that her injuries don't appear to be serious, and that the present circumstances should not keep them from continuing their [[Denobulan language|Denobulan lessons]]. He retakes the class about Anatomy, asking how to say "Thyroid Gland", "Hypothalamus" and "Xiphoid process". Sato gets the first two right, but makes a mistake on the last one, saying a word that could be misinterpreted as "big toe". Phlox corrects her and resumes the lesson.
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== Background Information ==
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[[File:Shooting Minefield.jpg|thumb|A moment from this episode's production]]
 
=== Sets and Props ===
 
* The Romulan mine prop was later reused as the reactor of the [[Xindi superweapon]] in {{ENT|Countdown}}.
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* Parts of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s hull had to be specially built for this episode but were discarded hereafter. "''We had to throw the pieces away,''" reflected Production Designer [[Herman Zimmerman]], "''we just didn't have any room to store them, they were so large!''" ({{STC|151}}, p. 59)
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===Video and DVD releases===
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* As part of the [[ENT Season 2 DVD]] collection.
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* As part of the [[ENT Season 2 Blu-ray]] collection.
   
 
=== Continuity ===
 
=== Continuity ===
* During breakfast, Archer mentions that [[England]] has made it to the final round of the [[World Cup]], revealing that the World Cup has survived into the mid-22nd century.
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* During breakfast, Archer mentions that [[England]] has made it to the final round of the [[World Cup]], revealing that the World Cup (unlike the [[World Series]]) has survived into the mid-22nd century.
* Consistent with the differing customs of their respective homelands, [[soccer|The World Cup's sport]] is referred to as "soccer" by the American Archer and "football" by the British Reed.
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* Consistent with the differing customs of their respective homelands, [[soccer|the World Cup's sport]] is referred to as "soccer" by the American Archer and "football" by the British Reed.
* This episode represents the first appearance of a Romulan ship on the series.
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* This episode represents the first appearance of a Romulan ship on the series, and the first chronological contact in all the series.
 
* This episode takes place two episodes after Captain Archer learns the name of the Romulan Star Empire ({{e|Shockwave, Part II}}); he apparently did not tell his crew about it, as Ensign Sato mispronounces the word "Romalan."
 
* This episode takes place two episodes after Captain Archer learns the name of the Romulan Star Empire ({{e|Shockwave, Part II}}); he apparently did not tell his crew about it, as Ensign Sato mispronounces the word "Romalan."
* In keeping with continuity established in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the Romulans in this episode are only heard and not seen. Romulans are seen visually for the first time by humans in {{TOS|Balance of Terror}}.
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* In keeping with continuity established in ''[[Star Trek: The Original Series]]'', the Romulans in this episode are only heard and not seen. Romulans are seen visually for the first time by Humans in {{TOS|Balance of Terror}}.
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* Although new, lighter-blue-colored Starfleet jumpsuits were produced for the second season, they were not seen until this episode. At first worn by only the regular cast members, the new uniform color eventually became more widely used as the season continued.
* This episode features Romulan cloaking technology, while "Balance of Terror" depicts cloaking as a fairly new technology that the Romulans are experimenting with. An explanation is given for this inconsistency in the non-canon novel [[The Good That Men Do]]. The novel explains that the ships seen cloaking in this episode were two prototype Birds of Prey which were being tested at the time. The Romulans had previously experimented with cloaking technology, but had only been able to apply it to their mines and not to their ships due to the huge amount of power needed. These ships was an attempt to deal with this problem. According to the novel, the prototype Birds of Prey were ultimately unsuccessful, as the power needed put too much strain on the ships, and one of them was destroyed in an antimatter containment failure caused by its stealth systems. It would then be decades before the Romulans would successfully solve the problem.
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* This episode features Romulan cloaking technology, while "Balance of Terror" depicts cloaking as a fairly new technology that the Romulans are experimenting with. An explanation is given for this inconsistency in the non-canon novel [[The Good That Men Do]]. The novel explains that the ships seen cloaking in this episode were two prototype Birds of Prey which were being tested at the time. The Romulans had previously experimented with cloaking technology, but had only been able to apply it to their mines and not to their ships due to the huge amount of power needed. These ships were an attempt to deal with this problem. According to the novel, the prototype Birds of Prey were ultimately unsuccessful, as the power needed put too much strain on the ships, and one of them was destroyed in an antimatter containment failure caused by its stealth systems. It would then be decades before the Romulans would successfully solve the problem.
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* [[EV suit]]s aboard {{EnterpriseNX}} are shown to be self-sealing in the event of a leak. Curiously, the suits aboard the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-E|-E}}, more than two centuries later, in {{film|8}} apparently did not have this feature.
   
 
== Links and references ==
 
== Links and references ==
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* [[John Wan]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Male engineer|operations division crewman]]
 
* [[John Wan]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Male engineer|operations division crewman]]
 
* [[Mark Watson]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Relief tactical officer (2151/52)|operations division crewman]]
 
* [[Mark Watson]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Relief tactical officer (2151/52)|operations division crewman]]
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* [[Unknown actor]] as a [[Unnamed Romulans (22nd century)#Commander|Romulan commander (voice)]]
   
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
[[access panel]]; [[aquaphobia]]; [[arming mechanism]]; [[armory]]; [[armory officer]]; [[asteroid]]; [[bolt coupling]]; [[boridium]]; [[breakfast]]; "[[Chef (Enterprise NX-01)|Chef]]"; [[HMS Clement|''Clement'', HMS]]; [[cloaking device]]; [[cloaking system]]; [[concussion]]; [[crewman]]; [[detonation circuit]]; [[duty roster]]; [[eggs Benedict]]; [[emergency bulkhead]]; [[England]]; [[EPS conduit]]; [[EPS grid]]; [[gamma spectrum]]; [[geography]]; [[grappler arm]]; [[hemisphere]]; [[homework]]; [[hull plating]]; [[imaging chamber]]; [[impulse manifold]]; [[impulse reactor]]; [[magnet]]; [[maneuvering thruster]]s; [[meter]]; [[micrometeorite]]; [[mine]]; [[minefield]]; [[Minshara class]]; [[ordnance training]]; [[phase variance]]; [[plasma fire]]; [[plasma vent]]; [[principal]]; [[proximity sensor]]; [[quantum beacon]]; [[Reed family]]; [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Romulan Bird-of-Prey]]; [[Romulan mine]]; [[Royal Navy]]; [[sensor log]]; [[shuttlepod (22nd century)|shuttlepod]]; [[soccer]]/football; [[standard orbit]]; [[Suliban]]; [[Tanner]]; [[thermokinetic explosion]]; [[torpedo launcher]]; [[translator]]; [[tricobalt explosive]]; [[volcano]]; [[warning shot]]; [[World Cup]]
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[[access panel]]; [[aquaphobia]]; [[arming mechanism]]; [[armory]]; [[armory officer]]; [[asteroid]]; [[bolt coupling]]; [[boridium]]; [[breakfast]]; [[casualty report]]; [[Chef (Enterprise NX-01)|Chef]]; [[HMS Clement|''Clement'', HMS]]; [[cloaking device]]; [[cloaking system]]; [[concussion]]; [[crewman]]; [[detonation circuit]]; [[duratanium]]; [[duty roster]]; [[eggs Benedict]]; [[emergency bulkhead]]; [[England]]; [[EPS conduit]]; [[EPS grid]]; [[fraternization]]; [[gamma spectrum]]; [[geography]]; [[grappler arm]]; [[hemisphere]]; [[homework]]; [[hull plating]]; [[hyperspanner]]; [[imaging chamber]]; [[impulse manifold]]; [[impulse reactor]]; [[kiloton]]; [[magnet]]; [[maneuvering thruster]]s; [[meter]]; [[micrometeorite]]; [[mine]]; [[minefield]]; [[Minshara class]]; [[ordnance training]]; [[phase variance]]; [[plasma fire]]; [[plasma vent]]; [[polarized hull plating]]; [[principal]]; [[proximity sensor]]; [[quantum beacon]]; [[Reed family]]; [[Stuart Reed|Reed, Stuart]]; [[Romulan Bird-of-Prey (22nd century)|Romulan Bird-of-Prey]]; [[Romulan mine]]; [[Royal Navy]]; [[sensor log]]; [[shuttlepod (22nd century)|shuttlepod]]; [[soccer]]/football; [[standard orbit]]; [[Suliban]]; [[Tanner]]; [[thermokinetic explosion]]; [[torpedo launcher]]; [[translator]]; [[tricobalt explosive]]; [[volcano]]; [[Vulcan High Command]]; [[warning shot]]; [[World Cup]]
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===External link===
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Enterprise strays into a Romulan minefield and is disabled by a cloaked mine. While deactivating another mine, Reed gets pinned to the ship's hull.

Summary

File:Minefield Damage.jpg

Damage caused by a Romulan mine

Captain Archer invites Lieutenant 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 him 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 Sato. 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 the hull plating surrounding the mine, allowing it to drift away. Tucker 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.

As Reed works, he suddenly becomes aware of a strange alien starship de-cloaking nearby. The ship hails Enterprise, but the universal translator can't quite get a lock on the strange language, and Sato is out of commission in sickbay. The aliens begin to fire warning shots at Enterprise, so Archer orders Travis Mayweather to move them out of harm's way – slowly, so as not to injure Reed who is still hard at work on the hull. Mayweather must also be careful not to collide with any of the other mines in the field.

Romulan mine traps Reed

Malcolm Reed is impaled by a Romulan mine

Reed begins to make some headway in his efforts to disarm the mine, but just as he's making progress, the motion from Enterprise jostles the mine. A spike thrusts out of the mine and through Reed's leg, pinning him to the ship's hull. Hoping to disarm the mine and save his officer, Archer heads out to the hull. With Reed unable to reach the mine, Archer must depend on him for instructions to disable it. Reed thinks it is too dangerous, but Archer insists that he's a quick study.

Meanwhile, Sato is translating the mysterious alien language from sickbay. The aliens have ordered Enterprise to leave immediately or be destroyed – they have annexed the planet in the name of the Romulan Star Empire. Only T'Pol has heard of this species, and she reveals that they are an aggressive, territorial race. Archer orders Sato to compose a response explaining the crew's desperate circumstances.

Out on the hull, Archer works painstakingly to deactivate the mine. He also tries to engage Reed in casual conversation, but it doesn't seem to calm the armory officer's nerves. Rattled, Reed reveals that he doesn't believe socializing with superior officers has any place on a starship. Archer, however, points out that the crewmembers all have to depend on one another, and that Enterprise's mission is not a typical one. As they continue to talk, it becomes apparent that Reed is prepared to sacrifice himself for the ship. Archer, however, is determined to save both his officer and the Enterprise.

On the bridge, the crew is being hailed yet again by the Romulans, who insist that Enterprise leave. The Romulans know that Reed is trapped outside, but demand that the ship jettison the section of hull plating. Complicating things even further, the mine re-arms just as Archer believes he's defused it – he is forced to quickly reset it again. Reed ascertains that they will now have to dismantle the entire mine, but there's no time. Reed once again volunteers to sacrifice himself, even going so far as to disconnect his air supply hose. Archer, however, won't have it, and quickly attaches the auxiliary air hose from his own suit to Reed's.

Desperate, Archer comes up with one last-ditch plan, and requests two shuttlepod hatches and a plasma torch. Tucker detaches the section of the hull plating, and, as they drift away, Archer uses the torch to free Reed from the hull. As the mine begins to arm itself, Archer and Reed grab their shuttlepod hatches and launch themselves out of harm's way. The mine explodes. As the Romulans descend on Enterprise, Archer and Reed make it back to the ship just in time for T'Pol to order the ship to warp speed. Enterprise makes a safe getaway as the Romulans do not pursue, and Archer and Reed are left to ponder their ordeal (it takes the mine 34 seconds to explode).

Memorable quotes

"This isn't a visit to the principal's office, Malcolm."

- Archer, trying to calm Reed at the captain's breakfast time


"They missed our starboard nacelle by less than twenty meters."
"Not a very subtle warning shot!"

- Mayweather and Archer when the Romulan vessel begins firing at Enterprise


"If you plan to go to warp, sir, you'll let me know?"
"I'll try to remember."

- Reed to Archer while in space on Enterprise's hull


"You'll have to wait in line for my osmotic eel to cauterize your wound. He's getting quite a workout today!"

- Phlox, to an injured Enterprise crewman


"Thought you might need a hand."
"Actually, I'd prefer a leg."

- Archer tends to Reed after his leg was impaled by magnetic spikes on the mine


"Please sir, may I have some more?"

- Reed, mimicking Oliver Twist after having been injected with an analgesic


"So you were saying at breakfast that you didn't follow any particular sports?"
"Well I haven't started following any since breakfast, sir."

- Archer and Reed, disarming the mine


"Frankly, sir from my point of view that kind of socializing has no place on a starship."
"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 a typical mission. We could be out here for years. All we have to depend on... is each other."

- Reed and Archer


"They say they've annexed this planet in the name of something called the... 'Romalan Star Empire'?."
"Romulan. It's pronounced 'Romulan'."

- Sato and T'Pol


"Detach the hull section and leave this system immediately. We will not tolerate espionage!"

- Romulan Captain


"Polarize the hull plating."
"I'll do what I can but keep in mind we're missing some of it."

- T'Pol and Tucker


"So how long was it?"
"I counted 10 seconds."
"10?! It was more like 20."
"Respectfully, sir, it was 10."
"I'm not going to argue with you, Malcolm... It was 20... That's an order."

- Archer and Reed

Deleted Scenes

Scene 21

In the Sickbay full of injured crewmen, Ensign Sato tries to stand up, but Dr. Phlox stops her. He tells her that her injuries don't appear to be serious, and that the present circumstances should not keep them from continuing their Denobulan lessons. He retakes the class about Anatomy, asking how to say "Thyroid Gland", "Hypothalamus" and "Xiphoid process". Sato gets the first two right, but makes a mistake on the last one, saying a word that could be misinterpreted as "big toe". Phlox corrects her and resumes the lesson.

Background Information

Shooting Minefield

A moment from this episode's production

Sets and Props

Video and DVD releases

Continuity

  • During breakfast, Archer mentions that England has made it to the final round of the World Cup, revealing that the World Cup (unlike the World Series) has survived into the mid-22nd century.
  • Consistent with the differing customs of their respective homelands, the World Cup's sport is referred to as "soccer" by the American Archer and "football" by the British Reed.
  • This episode represents the first appearance of a Romulan ship on the series, and the first chronological contact in all the series.
  • This episode takes place two episodes after Captain Archer learns the name of the Romulan Star Empire ("Shockwave, Part II"); he apparently did not tell his crew about it, as Ensign Sato mispronounces the word "Romalan."
  • In keeping with continuity established in Star Trek: The Original Series, the Romulans in this episode are only heard and not seen. Romulans are seen visually for the first time by Humans in TOS: "Balance of Terror".
  • Although new, lighter-blue-colored Starfleet jumpsuits were produced for the second season, they were not seen until this episode. At first worn by only the regular cast members, the new uniform color eventually became more widely used as the season continued.
  • This episode features Romulan cloaking technology, while "Balance of Terror" depicts cloaking as a fairly new technology that the Romulans are experimenting with. An explanation is given for this inconsistency in the non-canon novel The Good That Men Do. The novel explains that the ships seen cloaking in this episode were two prototype Birds of Prey which were being tested at the time. The Romulans had previously experimented with cloaking technology, but had only been able to apply it to their mines and not to their ships due to the huge amount of power needed. These ships were an attempt to deal with this problem. According to the novel, the prototype Birds of Prey were ultimately unsuccessful, as the power needed put too much strain on the ships, and one of them was destroyed in an antimatter containment failure caused by its stealth systems. It would then be decades before the Romulans would successfully solve the problem.
  • EV suits aboard Enterprise NX-01 are shown to be self-sealing in the event of a leak. Curiously, the suits aboard the USS Enterprise-E, more than two centuries later, in Star Trek: First Contact apparently did not have this feature.

Links and references

Starring

Co-stars

Uncredited co-stars

References

access panel; aquaphobia; arming mechanism; armory; armory officer; asteroid; bolt coupling; boridium; breakfast; casualty report; Chef; Clement, HMS; cloaking device; cloaking system; concussion; crewman; detonation circuit; duratanium; duty roster; eggs Benedict; emergency bulkhead; England; EPS conduit; EPS grid; fraternization; gamma spectrum; geography; grappler arm; hemisphere; homework; hull plating; hyperspanner; imaging chamber; impulse manifold; impulse reactor; kiloton; magnet; maneuvering thrusters; meter; micrometeorite; mine; minefield; Minshara class; ordnance training; phase variance; plasma fire; plasma vent; polarized hull plating; principal; proximity sensor; quantum beacon; Reed family; Reed, Stuart; Romulan Bird-of-Prey; Romulan mine; Royal Navy; sensor log; shuttlepod; soccer/football; standard orbit; Suliban; Tanner; thermokinetic explosion; torpedo launcher; translator; tricobalt explosive; volcano; Vulcan High Command; warning shot; World Cup

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