Azati Prime (episode)

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"Azati Prime"
ENT, Episode 3x18 Production number: 070 First aired: 3 March 2004
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Teleplay By Manny Coto Story By Rick Berman & Brannon Braga and Manny Coto Directed By Allan Kroeker
January, 2154/2550s
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The crew discovers the Xindi weapon and plans to launch a suicide mission to destroy it with Archer at the helm. But, when Archer is captured, he must convince Degra that humanity is no threat to him. Meanwhile, the Xindi launch a heavy attack on Enterprise that leaves the ship defenseless and near destruction.

1 Summary
2 Memorable Quotes
3 Background Information
4 Links and References

[edit] Summary

The Enterprise NX-01 enters the Azati Prime system at the same time as Degra's shuttle. While Degra toasts the fact that the Xindi superweapon will soon be completed, Enterprise positions itself behind a planetoid. The inner planets of the system are protected by a detection grid, so Trip Tucker and Travis Mayweather take the Xindi-Insectoid shuttle in for a closer look. They find the weapon under water on the planet Azati Prime, nearing completion.

After Trip and Travis return with information about the weapon's position, Captain Jonathan Archer says that he will take the shuttle back in and destroy the superweapon with photonic torpedoes. The crew tries to talk him out of it, especially T'Pol, and even Daniels pays a visit to convince Archer to try a diplomatic solution, taking Archer to the future to see the Battle of Procyon V onboard the USS Enterprise-J.

Arriving at the construction site on Azati Prime, Archer discovers the weapon has been moved. He is captured by Commander Dolim and his security forces, and interrogated. Archer manages to convince Dolim to let him talk to Degra however, to whom he shows an initiation medal from the future given to him by Daniels. Archer is beginning to convince Degra, Jannar, and the other Xindi-Primate councilor when Dolim returns, growing impatient. Archer is to be taken away for further interrogation.

Meanwhile, four Xindi vessels descend on Enterprise and open fire. Hull plating quickly goes off-line, as does the intercom system. The bridge takes heavy damage, as does engineering with hull breaches all over the ship and coolant leaks in the engine core. As the crew faces their destruction, the Xindi continue to pound on Enterprise...

[edit] Memorable Quotes

"I'm going to ask all of you to think back to the day when this ship was first launched. We were explorers then. When all this is over, when Earth is safe, I want you to get back to that job. There are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy, we've only explored a tiny fraction. You have a lot of work to do. Of all the captains who will sit in this chair, I can't imagine any of them being more proud than I am right now."

- Archer

"Get out!"

- T'Pol

[edit] Background Information

Three crewmen are shown being blown into space through a hull breach; they are later mentioned among those missing in the following episode.

This episode relies to a large extent on information obtained by Archer in "Stratagem".

Many of the ships in the battle of Battle of Procyon V are reused from throughout the various series. Among those that can be clearly identified are Prometheus-class, Nova-class and Dauntless-class starships, as well as the Vissian ship standing in for the Sphere Builders.

Some of the damage done to Enterprise NX-01 appears to be reused from previous episodes, including hull damage from "Shockwave, Part II" and "Regeneration" as well as the significantly damaged port hull from "Minefield".