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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mark Nguyen: [QB] Okay, here we go: -Timestamp: February 9, 2152. -The episode opens with T'Pol noting that no one on the ship has gotten laid since they left Earth; as a result, crew efficiency is down three percent. As such, T'Pol delves into the database and suggets everyone goes to Risa for some shore leave. Trip jumps into the game, wearing a Hawaiian shirt on duty and blabbing about the two hundred 24-fingered Nuvian maseusses there. The Captain declines to go down when they get there, instead preferring to get it on with some star chart reports. Apparently, Starfleet forbids fraternization between officers and their subordinates. -When the inevitable sidetrack comes, it's to go pick up the Vulcan ambassador to Mazar. V'Lar has been into diplomacy for a long time, having negotiated the first treaties between Vulcan and Andoria prior to first contact with Earth, plus the treaty of Ka'Tann. She later notes that her career is 94 years old; assuming they're talking Earth years, they suggest that the Vulcans first met the Andorians no more than a few years before any Humans. -In order to accomodate V'Lar, Hoshi gets to vacate her quarters. This is a little odd, as I can't remember offhand any other Trek having problems with accomodations, including the Defiant. I wonder how much extra space there is on Enterprise? And more importantly, why we weren't treated to a pillowfight with Hoshi and whoever she ended up bunking with? -Once again, Enterprise gets trounced by the bad guys, who have (slightly) superior engines, and energy shields against which torpedoes are useless. The aft phase cannon does fare better, after a bit of banter about how they can't fire the cannons at warp. This is because of particle discharge, which would throw off the warp field and possibly blow both nacelles. Malcom's been working on the problem, but [BOOM!!]. Regardless, Mazarite ships do not share this problem. -Yes, the phase cannon is mounted off-centre, deploying from a hatch under the starboard catamaran. One can only assume that there's a matching hatch on the port side with nothing in it, at least until the inevitable upgrade. -There's lots of new CGI models this week, including the Mazarite warship and shuttle, AND the Vulcan "combat cruiser" Sh'Raan and its shuttle. The Sh'Raan looks pretty much like the science vessel seen earlier this year, however it's much larger - at least twice as long, making her comparable in length to an Excelsior-class ship! In fact, it looks a whole lot like the picture that was posted here some time back. Her top speed is warp seven, and she carries enough firepower to scare away three Mazarite warships that would have otherwise made space junk out of Enterprise. Archer makes a point of saying it's one of Vulcan's most powerful ships. -Soval is still on Earth, apparently. Forrest talks of consulting him at one point. -V'lar likes iced tea with passion fruit. T'Pol does not. The two met at the Ka'Tann conference at Vulcana Ragar. -They really push the limits of what they can do with the warp 5 engine. In an attempt to outrun the Mazarite ships, they take her to 4.9, which they can't even hold for two hours. Ultimately, they try warp 5.0, which comes pretty close to shaking the ship apart. The Mazarites are barely faster, and at one point they vent drive plasma to keep their engines from overloading. -Mazarites carry their weapons in shoulder harnesses! This is a first for non-Human species on Trek, I believe. Mark [/QB][/QUOTE]
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