“Where no man has gone before”. Clearly ties back to The Original Series intro by Captain Kirk but does not age well.
The Next Generation into replaced man with one so that it is gender neutral
The Next Generation into replaced man with one so that it is gender neutral
Ambassador Pointy 😅
Fun Fact: Broken Bow, Oklahoma is a real city and has a population of 4,104 as of 2019.
Ooooof that 2001 CGI looks rough when the alien goes underneath the silo door.
Note to self, don’t get hit by futuristic shotguns.
Oh if you thought the first alien looked familiar (I’m going to try not to spoil anything until it’s rewatched), the actor is Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr, otherwise known as Debo from the movie Friday
Oh if you thought the first alien looked familiar (I’m going to try not to spoil anything until it’s rewatched), the actor is Tommy ‘Tiny’ Lister Jr, otherwise known as Debo from the movie Friday
And we’re reached the intro song. Definitely a polarizing one for fans. Personally, I have grown to like it but prefer the Season 3/4 version more.
Why is it polarizing? We’ll all the other intros are musical arrangements and this one has lyrics.
Why is it polarizing? We’ll all the other intros are musical arrangements and this one has lyrics.
I think the lyrics are appropriate, but the soft rock song doesn’t exactly scream out Star Trek. I believe the intent was to draw in more viewers but let’s be real, Star Trek management at the time was less than ideal. Some weird stuff happened during this era.
Moving on
Using a Shuttle Pod to visit the ship count: 1
Although they have a legit reason here.
Although they have a legit reason here.
Warp 4.5 established as what seems to maximum speed
Booping the Enterprise
Klingons officially named! This is the species of the first alien seen.
“It’s a Klingot” 😂😂😂
Soval: “…the last thing your people need is to make an enemy of the Klingon Empire”
“Your metaphor is crude… but accurate”
Vulcan shade 😂
Vulcan shade 😂
Archer says ass. Cursing in Star Trek happens but isn’t common vernacular
Soval raising his voice. Sounds pretty emotional, Archer calls him out and says he’s been on Earth too long.
Transporters have been approved for bio transport. Crew is skeptical.
I kind of like the caps they are wearing.
Human/Vulcan relations are pretty frosty.
Porthos!
T’Pol is not impressed
T’Pol is not impressed
“Your superiors don’t think we can flush a toilet without your assistance”
😂😂😂
😂😂😂
First Contact reference!
They aren’t my favorite but the Star Fleet uniforms are pretty cool. The fact that Admiral Forrest’s uniform has a tie is pretty cool and the duty uniform looks very functional especially with the pockets.
Captain Archer’s daddy designed the engine that Enterprise is powered by.
“Let’s go”
I prefer “engage” or “punch it” but do you Captain Archer
I prefer “engage” or “punch it” but do you Captain Archer
Temporal shenanigans, a hallmark of Star Trek
Vulcan Proverb #1
Vulcans don’t touch food with their hands.
Vulcans don’t touch food with their hands.
It’s going to take T’Pol all night to eat one breadstick 😂
Hoshi doesn’t have her space legs
Vulcans have life spans of about 200 years
Why did they need the Vulcan database to find Rigel? We know where that is now, about 860 light-years from Earth.
Although it seems Rigel is much closer to Earth in the Star Trek Universe.
Although it seems Rigel is much closer to Earth in the Star Trek Universe.
Archer Kiss Count: 1
Temporal Cold War *sigh*
We’ll revisit this
We’ll revisit this
Interesting that the phase pistols shoot pulsed bolts rather than energy beams. This was definitely the aesthetic for Discovery and the Abramsverse. I wonder if that was intentional.
Captain Jonathan “Two Gun” Archer lol
“Starboard thruster’s down”
“Ignore it, take us up”
Kinda seems important
“Ignore it, take us up”
Kinda seems important
Decon rub down time 🤨
Osmotic eel count: 1
Pre-stardates so Archer uses a Star log and an actual Earth date, April 16th 2151.
That establishes that the intro scene at the beginning of the episode took place in 2121.
That establishes that the intro scene at the beginning of the episode took place in 2121.
Pre-shields so polarizing the hull are the defensive measure of the time.
Man, Reed can’t shot for shit.
The CGI is bad but the grappler is a pretty cool idea.
Yoooooo, that Suliban ejected from his ship into the atmosphere of a gas giant. LMAOOOOOO.
My bad, they just introduced phase pistols. I’m not actually sure what they were using before.
Trip can’t be your helmsman. Second time he’s had a space collision.
Explodey consoles. Star Trek universe never invented surge protectors.
1:17:58 Captain Archer 
Also didn’t the Suliban say not to discharge the weapon in that room and then fires a weapon.
Whoops
Whoops
Taking on a bunch of hits without firing back is a major Starfleet trademark.
Transporter FTW!
Sorry Captain, lots of people will shoot at you
And that wraps up Broken Bow. Appreciate @howiecohen & @pykemann for joining me tonight.
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