Civilization
- Episode aired Nov 14, 2001
- TV-PG
- 45m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society.T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society.T'Pol finds unusual neutrino readings on a planet with a preindustrial society.
Wade Williams
- Garos
- (as Wade Andrew Williams)
Carlo Antonazzo
- Akaali Citizen
- (uncredited)
Jane Bordeaux
- Female Crewmember
- (uncredited)
Solomon Burke Jr.
- Ensign Billy
- (voice)
- (uncredited)
Evan English
- Ensign Tanner
- (uncredited)
Glen Hambly
- Akaali Townsman
- (uncredited)
Linda Harcharic
- Akaali Citizen
- (uncredited)
Jubin K
- Akaali Citizen
- (uncredited)
Patricia Kuhlkin
- Akaali Citizen
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaT'Pol makes reference to a protocol which states that it is wise "to wait until a society develops warp drive before initiating first contact." She goes on to say that it would be wise for Starfleet to adopt these "Vulcan protocols." Starfleet later adopts them as part of the essential Prime Directive, serving as a benchmark for measuring development of a civilization and admission to the Federation.
- GoofsThe alien ship is in geosynchronous orbit on the opposite side of the planet and is shuttling cargo back and forth from from their mining operation in the city below Enterprise. Are the sensors on the Enterprise so poor that they wouldn't detect a alien shuttle landing and taking off right below their position?
- Quotes
Captain Jonathan Archer: A farm?
Sub-Commander T'Pol: It's remote and sparsely populated. If you're exposed, there's a reduced risk of cultural contamination.
Captain Jonathan Archer: This must be why aliens are always landing in cornfields.
- ConnectionsEdited into Star Trek: Enterprise: Terra Prime (2005)
- SoundtracksWhere My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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Featured review
Soaring Over Akaali-fornia
It seems that Captain Archer and the crew are beginning to grow a little wiser as they spend more time exploring. This time when they find a new planet, at least they have the decency to take T'Pol's advice and go incognito. Fortunate for them that they did decide to go check out what the Akaali are up to since they find something fishy going on.
The Vulcan/human relationship is still a bit odd to me. The humans complain that the Vulcans look over their shoulder a bit too much but, at the end of the episode, we're told that Archer informs the Vulcans of this planet and asks them to check in on it from time to time to see how they are doing. This extends the reach of the Vulcan's oversight even further. Knowing earthlings, realistically, we'd probably want to keep the knowledge of this planet to ourselves and in the future treat it as one of our colonies & extract its precious resources for our material use. But hey, maybe we'll mature in the next 100 years.
This episode's fairly average. Seeing Archer encounter some alien romance is fun, I suppose. It's also nice encountering 2 new races but it's doubtful that we run across the Akaali again anytime soon. I like the character of Riaan, too bad she couldn't come aboard the Enterprise. Noting special about this episode, but not terrible. It also has a sweet stratagem executed by T'Pol.
Side Note: Archer tells Riaan that he often talks to his dog when he's thinking critically. How the hell does Riaan know what a dog is?
The Vulcan/human relationship is still a bit odd to me. The humans complain that the Vulcans look over their shoulder a bit too much but, at the end of the episode, we're told that Archer informs the Vulcans of this planet and asks them to check in on it from time to time to see how they are doing. This extends the reach of the Vulcan's oversight even further. Knowing earthlings, realistically, we'd probably want to keep the knowledge of this planet to ourselves and in the future treat it as one of our colonies & extract its precious resources for our material use. But hey, maybe we'll mature in the next 100 years.
This episode's fairly average. Seeing Archer encounter some alien romance is fun, I suppose. It's also nice encountering 2 new races but it's doubtful that we run across the Akaali again anytime soon. I like the character of Riaan, too bad she couldn't come aboard the Enterprise. Noting special about this episode, but not terrible. It also has a sweet stratagem executed by T'Pol.
Side Note: Archer tells Riaan that he often talks to his dog when he's thinking critically. How the hell does Riaan know what a dog is?
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