Posted:
07:40:37 on August 12 2001
By: Steve Krutzler
Dept: Enterprise | www.stenterprise.com
The SyFy Portal web site has put up what it claims is the "first full review" of "Broken Bow", and while they're clearly about four months late on that account, the article does contain some complete dialogue exchanges to differentiate itself from the myriad of synopses and reports that have spoiled the episode's more important plot and premise details since April.
Outside the Klingon's surgery bay, Archer meets the brass of Starfleet. Adm. Forest acknowledges the captain confirming that he knows everyone that is in the room with them. "Not everyone," Archer says, looking toward Klaang.
"He's a -Kling-ot-," Adm. Leonard says to Archer. Tos, a Vulcan attache, corrects him, saying he is a -Klingon-.
"Where'd he come from?" Archer asks.
"Oklahoma," is the dry response from Commander Williams.
***
"You've lost the Klingon. Your mission is over," T'Pol says, trying to get Archer to return to Earth.
"I didn't lose the Klingon ... he was taken. And I'm going to find out who took him," he says.
"How do you plan to do that? Space is very big, Captain ... a shadow on your sensors won't help you find them. This is a foolish mission."
A few seconds later, inside his Ready Room, Archer lays it on hard to T'Pol.
"I'm not interested in what you think about this mission. So take your Vulcan cynicism and bury it along with your repressed emotions."
"Your reaction to this situation is a perfect example of why your species should remain in its own star system," T'Pol responds.
"I've been listening to you Vulcans tell us what not to do all my life. I watched my father work his ass off while you scientists held back just enough information to keep him from succeeding," Archer said. "He deserved to see that launch. You may have life spans of 200 years, we don't."
***
"I was beginning to think you understood why we have to do this alone," Archer tells T'Pol.
"You'll have other opportunities to demonstrate your ... independence," she says. "You both could be killed."
"Am I sensing concern? Last time I checked, that was considered an emotion."
"If anything happens to either of you, the Vulcan High Command will hold me responsible."
For a couple more of these exchanges, visit this page.
