Cease Fire (episode)

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"Cease Fire"
ENT, Episode 2x15 Production number: 041 First aired: 12 February 2003
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Written By Chris Black Directed By David Straiton
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Archer is called in to mediate a territorial dispute between the Vulcans and the Andorians.

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

[edit] Summary

Hostilities have escalated on Weytahn (or Paan Mokar as Vulcans call it). Commander Shran has brought a military force to the planetoid, hoping to renegotiate the old, unsatisfying, and oppressing hundred year old Territorial Compromise treaty. The Vulcans managed to get half of the colony back but both sides have suffered.

Jonathan Archer is ordered by Admiral Maxwell Forrest to go there as a negotiator. Shran asked for him and Ambassador Soval decided to give it a try. When they arrive in orbit, Archer first meets with Soval and learns the Vulcan point of view about the situation. He, however, makes it clear that, as a negotiator, he will be as impartial as he can and is more than happy to do more than the usual exploration job and take the chance to prove that humanity is ready to "join a much larger community".

Archer and T'Pol then go to meet with Shran on the planet and the Andorian commander agrees to free one prisoner as an act of good will even if relations remain tense. His conditions, though, are clear: he wants to discuss the matter with Soval himself and not one of his subordinates.

Back on the Enterprise, Archer is able to convince the ambassador of Shran's good will, and Archer, T'Pol and Soval return to the planet. On their way down, they are fired upon by Andorian weapons and they make an emergency landing without taking much damage. As soon as they exit the shuttle, Soval is already backing up, suggesting to fall back on Vulcan positions, but Archer insist on trusting Shran. Unfortunately for them, the first Andorians they encounter are a couple of mutineers and they must deal with them. Fortunately, Shran arrives before anyone gets killed, although Soval has been injured slightly.

In orbit, the situation is at least as tense. Three Andorian ships come out of warp and are in a standoff with the two Vulcan cruisers that were there previously. Trip decides to enforce his neutrality by taking the Enterprise between the two enemies that are already charging weapons. The situation is defused when Archer calls from the surface, saying that everyone is fine.

From there, negotiations can finally proceed, and while both sides are not fully happy with the terms of the cease-fire, they are at least equally dissatisfied. Shran proposes a toast to their mutual dissatisfaction, which Soval accepts, given the exceptional circumstances.

[edit] Memorable Quotes

"I don't like pushing the engines this hard. The injectors are running at 110 percent."
"They're rated for 120."
"And my underwear is flame retardant. That doesn't mean that I'm going to light myself on fire to prove it!"

- Tucker and T'Pol

"I imagined my first diplomatic mission would involve sitting around a big table, toasting with champagne, signing things with lots of pens..."
"The pinkskin sense of humor."

- Archer and Shran

"The ball's in your court now."
"It's a human expression - it means the next move is yours."

- Archer, then T'Pol, to Ambassador Soval

"What is their fixation with our ears?"
"I believe they're envious."

- Soval and T'Pol

"I believe someone once defined a compromise as a solution that neither side is happy with."
"In that case, these talks have been extremely successful."

- Archer and Shran

"Join me in a drink to celebrate our mutual dissatisfaction."
"Vulcans don't drink... but this occasion merits an exception"

- Shran and Soval

"Captain, your presence here has not been... overly meddlesome."

- Soval, to Archer, before his departure