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THE ANDORIAN INCIDENT
“If anyone has any suggestions I am all ears… no
offense.” – Jonathan Archer
Episode: 1.7 Original Airdate: 10/31/2001
Mission Date: Unknown
“If anyone has any suggestions I am all ears… no
offense.” – Jonathan Archer
Episode: 1.7 Original Airdate: 10/31/2001
Mission Date: Unknown
| SEASON 1 |
SYNOPSIS
Curious about an ancient religious sanctuary in the Vulcan Star Charts, Archer decides to visit the Vulcan
monastery of P’Jem. But instead of learning about Vulcan beliefs, the Captain and his Away Team find
themselves accidental hostages of a race called the Andorians. With the Vulcan monks protesting against any
violence, Reed and a security detail must find a way to rescue the Away Team before their new blue skinned
friends begin executing them.
EPISODE DATA ANALYSIS
Alien Species: Andorians
Stellar Phenomenon: Andoria, Luyten Planetary System (or P’Jem)
Technology Encountered: Krellide Power Cell
Historical Facts:
Since this is Earth’s first foray into the deep cosmos, many of the procedures that the audience has come to
expect in the previous series have not been established yet. The Away Team didn't scan for alien ships before
landing at P’Jem and do not have a set communication schedule. Both of these simple things would have
prevented them from being taken hostage. Malcolm, in his wisdom, suggests that both should be made
standard procedures.
This episode marks the first appearance of the Andorian species in the series. While Andoria is to be one of the
four founding member planets of the Federation, this episode suggests the founding members were not always
friendly with each other.
This episode also gives the first reference to the Andorian Imperial Guard, the nick name “pinkskin”, Surak and
the IDIC to the series.
Vulcan’s mummify their honored dead.
We also hear another reference to the Vulcan sense of smell and find out that T’Pol has been using a nasal
numbing agent since the beginning of her tenure aboard the Enterprise.
While dismantling the old transceiver Trip mentions a krellide power cell which would become one of the basic
components of later Starfleet portable tools and shuttle craft technology.
In this episode, T’Pol mentions that the Andorians do not have transporter technology themselves. This
statement is corroborated when they detect an energy signature but can not identify it as the NX-01’s transporter.
Three years later, the Andorians are able to beam Soval off Enterprise without Starfleet knowing. The Imperial
Guard must have decided to devote considerable resources to perfecting their own transporter or “borrowed” the
technology from another species.
It is also interesting to note this episode marks the third time the transporter is used to move a crew member in
the first season.
Production Facts:
This is the first of two appearances by Steven Dennis as Tholos, one of Shran's subordinates. He had previously
appeared in four episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, most notably as Thompson in Equinox, Parts I & II.
Bruce French, who plays a Vulcan elder here, previously appeared as an Ocampan doctor in the Star Trek:
Voyager pilot episode "Caretaker" and the Betaziod Sabian Genestra in the Star Trek: The Next Generation
episode, "The Drumhead."
This episode marks the first of many appearances of the Andorian, Shran, played by Jeffrey Combs. Combs has
played seven different characters in the Star Trek universe, most notably, Weyoun in DS9. Shran would be
Combs’ sixth out of seven Trek guest characters. By the end of the series, Jeffrey Combs would guest appear an
astonishing forty-four times in Star Trek.
The director of this episode, Roxann Dawson, previously played Lt. B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. She
directed two Voyager episodes, "Riddles" and "Workforce, Part 2", and would direct nine more episodes of
Enterprise before the end of the series.
To continue the production’s ingenious set recycling, the main entry doors to the Vulcan Monastery are a reuse
of the ones built for the Klingon Council Chamber in the pilot episode. Many of the artifacts and icons displayed
throughout the monastery were redressed antiques or modern objects distressed to appear old. Many were also
modified with pointy ears to give the proper cultural effect. We also see the elegant Vulcan script language
incorporated into the décor and architecture as well.
Even though this is the first time we see the Andorians in Enterprise, the race had been used sparingly through
out the franchise. For much of the previous series and movies, the race had been relegated to mostly
background characters due to the difficulty in achieving a believable makeup. But with advances in animatronics,
Enterprise was able to use them as a reoccurring race to great effect.
Curious about an ancient religious sanctuary in the Vulcan Star Charts, Archer decides to visit the Vulcan
monastery of P’Jem. But instead of learning about Vulcan beliefs, the Captain and his Away Team find
themselves accidental hostages of a race called the Andorians. With the Vulcan monks protesting against any
violence, Reed and a security detail must find a way to rescue the Away Team before their new blue skinned
friends begin executing them.
EPISODE DATA ANALYSIS
Alien Species: Andorians
Stellar Phenomenon: Andoria, Luyten Planetary System (or P’Jem)
Technology Encountered: Krellide Power Cell
Historical Facts:
Since this is Earth’s first foray into the deep cosmos, many of the procedures that the audience has come to
expect in the previous series have not been established yet. The Away Team didn't scan for alien ships before
landing at P’Jem and do not have a set communication schedule. Both of these simple things would have
prevented them from being taken hostage. Malcolm, in his wisdom, suggests that both should be made
standard procedures.
This episode marks the first appearance of the Andorian species in the series. While Andoria is to be one of the
four founding member planets of the Federation, this episode suggests the founding members were not always
friendly with each other.
This episode also gives the first reference to the Andorian Imperial Guard, the nick name “pinkskin”, Surak and
the IDIC to the series.
Vulcan’s mummify their honored dead.
We also hear another reference to the Vulcan sense of smell and find out that T’Pol has been using a nasal
numbing agent since the beginning of her tenure aboard the Enterprise.
While dismantling the old transceiver Trip mentions a krellide power cell which would become one of the basic
components of later Starfleet portable tools and shuttle craft technology.
In this episode, T’Pol mentions that the Andorians do not have transporter technology themselves. This
statement is corroborated when they detect an energy signature but can not identify it as the NX-01’s transporter.
Three years later, the Andorians are able to beam Soval off Enterprise without Starfleet knowing. The Imperial
Guard must have decided to devote considerable resources to perfecting their own transporter or “borrowed” the
technology from another species.
It is also interesting to note this episode marks the third time the transporter is used to move a crew member in
the first season.
Production Facts:
This is the first of two appearances by Steven Dennis as Tholos, one of Shran's subordinates. He had previously
appeared in four episodes of Star Trek: Voyager, most notably as Thompson in Equinox, Parts I & II.
Bruce French, who plays a Vulcan elder here, previously appeared as an Ocampan doctor in the Star Trek:
Voyager pilot episode "Caretaker" and the Betaziod Sabian Genestra in the Star Trek: The Next Generation
episode, "The Drumhead."
This episode marks the first of many appearances of the Andorian, Shran, played by Jeffrey Combs. Combs has
played seven different characters in the Star Trek universe, most notably, Weyoun in DS9. Shran would be
Combs’ sixth out of seven Trek guest characters. By the end of the series, Jeffrey Combs would guest appear an
astonishing forty-four times in Star Trek.
The director of this episode, Roxann Dawson, previously played Lt. B'Elanna Torres on Star Trek: Voyager. She
directed two Voyager episodes, "Riddles" and "Workforce, Part 2", and would direct nine more episodes of
Enterprise before the end of the series.
To continue the production’s ingenious set recycling, the main entry doors to the Vulcan Monastery are a reuse
of the ones built for the Klingon Council Chamber in the pilot episode. Many of the artifacts and icons displayed
throughout the monastery were redressed antiques or modern objects distressed to appear old. Many were also
modified with pointy ears to give the proper cultural effect. We also see the elegant Vulcan script language
incorporated into the décor and architecture as well.
Even though this is the first time we see the Andorians in Enterprise, the race had been used sparingly through
out the franchise. For much of the previous series and movies, the race had been relegated to mostly
background characters due to the difficulty in achieving a believable makeup. But with advances in animatronics,
Enterprise was able to use them as a reoccurring race to great effect.
Teleplay By: Fred Dekker
Written By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga and Fred Dekker
Directed By: Roxann Dawson
GUEST CAST
Jeffrey Combs Shran
Steven Dennis Tholos
Bruce French Vulcan Elder
Jamie McShane Tactical Crewman
Jeff Ricketts Keval
Richard Tanner Vulcan
Written By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga and Fred Dekker
Directed By: Roxann Dawson
GUEST CAST
Jeffrey Combs Shran
Steven Dennis Tholos
Bruce French Vulcan Elder
Jamie McShane Tactical Crewman
Jeff Ricketts Keval
Richard Tanner Vulcan
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