Changes: Broken Bow (episode)

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Earth launches its first starship of exploration, Enterprise, on a mission to return an injured Klingon to his homeworld. (Series premiere)

Summary

Teaser

Jonathan Archer, 2121 — Young Jonathan Archer

In San Francisco of the year 2121, a young boy named Jonathan Archer paints a model of his father's spacecraft. When he recites a famed quote from a speech by Zefram Cochrane, Henry Archer tells him the inventor of the warp drive would be proud of him. Jonathan curiously asks about his father's upcoming ship, wondering if it will be bigger than "Ambassador Pointy's" ship. Henry corrects his son, noting that the ambassador is actually named Soval, an extremely helpful Vulcan. Jonathan responds that – according to Billy Cook, an acquaintance of his – Humans would already be flying at warp five, if the Vulcans had not intervened. Although Henry Archer does not fully understand the reasons behind the Vulcans' constraint, he believes that there must be an explanation.

Thirty years later, the Broken Bow Incident takes place in Broken Bow, Oklahoma, on Earth. A pair of aliens pursue Klaang through a corn field, the Klingon pilot of a crash-landed K'toch-class scout ship, attracting the attention of a farmer named Moore. Although Klaang eventually manages to kill the aliens by blowing up a corn silo with them in it with his disruptor, he is shot with Moore's plasma rifle.

Act One

Several Starfleet and Vulcan personnel discuss Klaang

Aboard a inspection pod, Orbital 6, Jonathan Archer, now a captain in Starfleet, and Commander Charles Tucker inspect the prototype NX-class starship Enterprise NX-01 in the Orbital Drydock Facility, a spacedock orbiting Earth. After being urgently called back to Starfleet Medical, Archer attends a meeting where a group of high-ranking Starfleet officers, including Admiral Forrest, discuss Klaang with several Vulcan dignitaries: Ambassador Soval, Tos, and Sub-Commander T'Pol. Archer also meets an alien doctor who is providing Klaang with medical care. Eventually, it is decided that Enterprise will launch ahead of schedule on a mission to return Klaang to the Klingons' homeworld, Qo'noS. The Vulcans completely disagree with this; they had objected to Humans returning Klaang out of fears that a perceived provincial attitude and accompanying volatile nature of Humans would complicate Human contact with the Klingons so soon. However, Archer manages to convince Forrest to approve Enterprise delivering Klaang to Qo'nos over Soval's protests. After the Vulcans leave, Forrest reminds Archer to not "screw this up." Archer looks at the alien doctor treating Klaang and taps on the glass to get his attention.

Malcolm Reed and Travis Mayweather at Enterprise transporter — "*They claim it's safe.*"
"*Do they indeed? Well, I certainly hope the Captain doesn't plan on making us use it.*"

Aboard Enterprise, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed and Ensign Travis Mayweather discuss the vessel's transporter, a brand-new piece of equipment first installed on their ship. As they walk through a corridor, Mayweather reminisces about his childhood aboard cargo ships, particularly about their artificial gravity. When they enter engineering, Reed introduces Mayweather to Commander Tucker. Meanwhile, Archer travels to Brazil to recruit linguist Hoshi Sato as his communications officer. Sato is reluctant at first, but Archer plays a Vulcan recording of Klingonese, and tells her to think that she would be the first Human to talk to these Klingons. "Do you really want somebody else to do it?" She smiles at him.

Another addition to Archer's crew is Sub-Commander T'Pol, whose assignment for the position of executive officer and science officer was obligatory in exchange for Enterprise's use of the Vulcan star charts. In the captain's ready room, T'Pol is introduced to Commander Tucker by Archer and she gives him a PADD confirming her new assignment. An embarrassing encounter with the captain's dog, Porthos, then follows, since Vulcan females have an heightened sense of smell. Along with T'Pol – whom Archer saw as a Vulcan "chaperone" – the doctor he met before, at Starfleet Medical, is also added to Enterprise's crew.

Enterprise (NX-01) in drydock — The spacedock where the *Enterprise* was constructed

At Enterprise's launching ceremony, Admiral Forrest makes a speech and remarks there is no better person to captain the first warp 5 starship than the son of its inventor, Jonathan Archer. After this, a recording of a speech by Doctor Zefram Cochrane is played, from the dedication ceremony of the Warp Five Complex, 32 years ago.

"On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will some day help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it. Thousands of inhabited planets, at our fingertips. And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds and seek out new life, and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly, where no man has gone before."

As these historic words are spoken, Archer remembers his childhood, when he and his dad placed an anti-gravity controller into the model. Mayweather then asks for instructions. He responds, "Take her out, Mr. Mayweather. Straight and steady." And so, the NX-01 Enterprise leaves spacedock and jumps into warp.

Temporal chamber — Aboard a strange alien complex, an alien officer talks to a mysterious figure

Meanwhile, in a strange chamber aboard an alien complex, a Suliban officer confers with a mysterious silhouetted figure and promises to recover evidence that the figure requires. This evidence apparently was in the hands of Klaang when he was pursued by the Suliban.

Act Two

Aboard Enterprise, Archer observes a jar full of immunocytic gel worms in sickbay. The doctor he met earlier, a Denobulan in the Interspecies Medical Exchange program named Phlox, asks the captain to make sure that he doesn't shake the worms. Archer helps Phlox unpack medical equipment and an Altarian marsupial, an animal that makes the captain squirm because its droppings are used as medicine. Meanwhile, Travis Mayweather shows Commander Tucker the "sweet spot", an area of every ship where gravity is reversed. Mayweather is a well-traveled "space boomer" and has visited the planets Trillius Prime, Draylax, and both the Teneebian moons. Later, when Tucker enters the ship's mess hall, he is offered a seat by Crewman Fletcher but the engineer replies that he has already been asked to the captain's mess. There, the engineer eats with Archer and T'Pol while they discuss Human evolution.

However, all is not well – during a test of the ship's warp reactor, a verbal conflict between Hoshi Sato and T'Pol arises. When Ensign Sato insults T'Pol in the Vulcan language, the science officer retorts that she herself was instructed to speak English during her assignment aboard the ship and expects Sato to do the same. Later, the vessel loses main power while Archer, Sato, and Phlox are in sickbay, trying to interrogate Klaang. Alien soldiers board Enterprise and attack the Starfleet officers. Klaang recognizes the aliens as Suliban and, although Archer manages to shoot one of the aliens, the Klingon is abducted from the ship.

Act Three

On the bridge, an irritated Archer asks his crew why the Suliban were not detected by Enterprise's new state-of-the-art sensors. When Lieutenant Reed tells him that the starboard sensor logs did record a spatial disturbance, the captain orders the bridge crew to conduct a full investigation into the incident. T'Pol advises Archer to consult the astrometrics computer in San Francisco, believing that he himself has no hope of finding Klaang. However, the captain decides not to take her advice and forbids T'Pol from contacting Starfleet. In sickbay, Phlox shows Archer the corpse of the alien soldier that was left aboard Enterprise. The doctor has learned that the alien has Suliban DNA, but its anatomy has been radically altered by very sophisticated genetic modifications.

Enterprise orbiting Rigel X, 2151 — *Enterprise* heads to Rigel X

In engineering, T'Pol helps Tucker to review the sensor data. Archer and Sato soon enter. Using both Sato's translation of Klaang's words as well as T'Pol's reluctant assistance, Archer learns that Klaang visited Rigel X just before his scout ship crashed on Earth. The captain contacts the bridge and orders Mayweather to set course for the tenth planet in the Rigel system. Meanwhile, an alien officer aboard the Suliban complex interrogates Klaang in Klingonese. This Suliban officer asks Klaang where he left a particular unnamed item, but the Klingon claims ignorance. He tells the officer that he was sent to meet a Suliban woman named Sarin on Rigel X but that Sarin did not give him anything. As Enterprise approaches the planet, Archer and T'Pol brief an away team in the ship's launch bay. Archer informs the officers that Klaang was a courier and tells them to find the person who gave the Klingon whatever he was carrying, so they might find out why the Suliban have captured Klaang.

The team travel to Rigel X in Shuttlepod 1 and search in a trade complex on the planet's frozen surface. Reed and Mayweather are persuaded, by a man who claims that he saw Klaang, to watch a pair of alien females performing with butterflies. The pair of officers doubt the man's honesty and soon leave. While T'Pol investigates, Tucker finds difficulty with accepting several aliens that he encounters, including a Lorillian mother and son. Archer and Sato meanwhile catch a fleeting glimpse of a group of Klingons. Soon after, the entire away team is attacked and captured by Suliban.

Act Four

Sato, T'Pol, and Tucker are imprisoned by the alien soldiers in a section which is sealed by a force field. Archer is taken to a woman who looks Human but who changes her appearance after she kisses the captain. The woman's name is Sarin – the same Suliban female that Klaang met on Rigel X earlier. Sarin was once a member of the Cabal, the Suliban military. She informs Archer that the Cabal are following orders from a faction in the Temporal Cold War, a conflict which is being fought through time. The Suliban are promoting internal strife within the Klingon Empire, making it appear that one house is attacking another and Klaang was transporting evidence of this back to Qo'noS to prevent a civil war.

Sarin offers to help Archer find the Klingon, but agents of the Suliban Cabal discover them and open fire. Sarin frees the Starfleet officers but is killed in the fight between the Cabal and her small group of renegade Suliban. Archer, injured while on the run, manages to escape in the shuttlepod. With a damaged thruster, the shuttlecraft ascends into the atmosphere as T'Pol contacts Enterprise and announces that she is taking command of the ship. When Captain Archer starts to lose consciousness, he dreams about himself as a child flying his model spacecraft on a beach with his father. He is disappointed when the model crash-lands in the sand, and his father tells him that he can't be afraid of the wind as T'Pol watches from the shore.

Act Five

Trip and T'Pol, decon — T'Pol and Tucker decontaminating

After Shuttlepod 1 has returned to Enterprise, T'Pol and Tucker use the decon chamber to rid themselves of a protocystian spore they picked up on Rigel X. Here, Tucker questions whether he should take command rather than T'Pol, because she was only assigned to the ship as an "observer". The engineer worries that T'Pol will not continue the search for Klaang if she takes command.

Six hours later, Archer regains consciousness in sickbay. Phlox removes, from Archer's leg, an osmotic eel that the doctor used to cauterize the captain's wound. T'Pol and Tucker visit and the Vulcan informs Archer that they have tracked a Suliban ship that left Rigel X just after the captain was injured. Archer is surprised that T'Pol didn't order a course back to Earth, but the Vulcan states that, as acting captain, she was obligated to anticipate Archer's wishes. Archer responds that, as acting captain, she could have done whatever she wanted.

As Enterprise continues to follow the Suliban ship, Archer, back in his quarters, is making a log entry, pausing the log several times to question himself about T'Pol's motives to continue the mission.

"Enterprise starlog, Captain Jonathan Archer – April 16, 2151. We've been tracking the Suliban ship for ten hours, thanks to our… science officer, who came up with a way to tweak the sensors. I have no reason to believe that Klaang is still alive, but if… what the Suliban woman told me is true, it's crucial that we try to find him. I still haven't decided whether to ask Sub-Commander T'Pol about this 'Temporal Cold War.' My instincts tell me not to trust her."

Archer hears the warp drive changing and looks out his window to see that the ship has dropped out of warp. He contacts T'Pol, who asks him to come to the bridge.

There, a class 7 gas giant is displayed on the viewscreen. T'Pol tells Archer that the Suliban craft entered the planet's radiation belt a few hours ago, scattering the vessel's warp trail. T'Pol instructs Reed to run a spectral analysis on fragments he has detected nearby. The bridge crew finds that the fragments were left from fourteen different ships. Realizing that Enterprise has found an area used frequently by the Suliban, Archer orders Reed to activate the ship's weapon systems and to polarize the hull plating. The captain then directs Mayweather to lay in a sixty degree vector that will take the ship into the planet's atmosphere.

Act Six

Aboard the alien complex, the Suliban officer talks with the mysterious figure. The officer is unsure whether Sarin gave the Enterprise crew anything, but he knows that Enterprise has followed a Suliban ship and is nearby. He promises the figure that he will destroy the Human vessel before it locates the helix, the complex that he is currently on. The figure says that he didn't intend for Humans or Vulcans to become involved yet, and demands that the officer must stop Sarin's message from reaching Qo'noS.

In the atmosphere of the gas giant, Enterprise almost loses the warp trail. T'Pol estimates that the ship's condition should improve, shortly before the bridge starts to shudder. She uses a viewer at her station to determine that the quakes are being caused by unexpected liquid phosphorus. When the ship's condition improves, the officers detect two Suliban cell ships and the helix. Sato reads more than three thousand bio-signs aboard the alien station, but is unable to find Klaang with the ship's sensors. When Suliban ships start attacking, Enterprise returns to the phosphorus layer, where the enemy vessels can't find the Starfleet craft. T'Pol reports that the helix seems to be comprised of hundreds of other vessels, locked together by magnetic seals. When Sato finally detects Klaang aboard the complex, Reed suggests using the transporter to get him out but Archer finds Reed's plan too risky. The captain decides to use Enterprise's grappler to retrieve one of the attacking cell ships and bring it aboard Enterprise.

In the situation room, aft of the bridge, Mayweather questions Archer and Tucker about the workings of the captured Suliban vessel. As the engineer seems to be slightly unsure of the craft, Mayweather believes that he would make a better pilot. Archer replies that the ensign is needed on board Enterprise and Tucker believes that piloting the Suliban vessel won't be as hard as it seems.

In the captain's ready room, T'Pol attempts to discourage Archer from leaving. She suggests that he appeal for support from a nearby Vulcan ship. The captain suspects the Vulcan is displaying emotional concern, but T'Pol claims that the Vulcan High Command will hold her responsible if anything happens to Tucker or the captain. Reed enters, carrying two cases into the room – one holds a magnetic device and the other holds two newly-designed weapons called phase-pistols. According to the lieutenant, the weapons have two settings – stun and kill. He advises Archer not to confuse the two.

Jonathan Archer and Charles Tucker III in a Suliban cell ship — Archer and Tucker operate the stolen cell ship

Archer and Tucker leave Enterprise and use the captured cell ship to travel to the helix, where they eventually locate Klaang. Although the Klingon is initially hostile, Archer threatens the alien with his phase-pistol so he will cooperate with the captain's orders. Together, the three men move through the helix and attack any Suliban guard that approaches them. The captain instructs Tucker to return to the cell ship with Klaang while he stays behind and tries to separate the helix using the magnetic device. After doing so, Archer contacts Tucker and tells the engineer not to return for him, but to take Klaang to Enterprise. Tucker complies as several of the drifting enemy ships surrounding the commandeered cell ship collide.

Act Seven

Tucker ignites the cell ship's thruster exhaust, giving Sato, on board Enterprise, the opportunity to tell T'Pol what to look for. When T'Pol detects Tucker's position, she thanks Sato in the Vulcan language.

Aboard the helix, Archer fights with the alien officer. The alien nearly kills Archer with his own phase-pistol, but the captain moves out of the way just in time. The alien chases Archer into another room where a strobing, pulsating light throbs. Just as the alien shoots again, Archer is beamed aboard Enterprise. Tucker apologizes for using the transporter, but claims it was the only way to recover the captain. Enterprise immediately leaves the gas giant and jumps to warp speed.

Klaang confronts the Klingon Chancellor — Klaang confronts the Klingon chancellor

After arriving on Qo'noS, Archer, Klaang, Sato, and T'Pol enter the Klingon High Council Chamber. As Klaang addresses the High Council in Klingonese, Sato tries her best to interpret his words. According to the linguist, Klaang says something about disgracing the Klingon Empire and mentions that he's ready to die. The Klingon Chancellor approaches Klaang and makes a small cut in his hand with a jagged dagger. The Klingons then pour some of Klaang's blood into a vial which they examine with a large scientific device. The extracted DNA from his blood contains a wealth of Suliban information. The Klingons shout in gruff approval, but soon quiet again. The chancellor approaches Captain Archer and, holding the dagger against the captain's throat, says something in Klingonese that Archer interprets as a thanks. Once the Chancellor leaves, Sato comments that the captain's interpretation was incorrect, and claims that Archer wouldn't want to know what the Klingon actually said.

Aboard Enterprise, Archer tells his crew that the starship's mission is to continue forward. Tucker begins work on repairing the starship as Archer orders Mayweather to set a course for an inhabited planet nearby. Although there is an ion storm between the starship and its destination, the captain tells Mayweather that they can't be afraid of the wind. He orders Enterprise to engage at warp four.

Henry Archer and young Jonathan Archer — Archer with his father, Henry

Archer remembers himself as a child, standing beside his father as his model spacecraft flew across the sunny morning sky.

Deleted scenes

Three deleted scenes from this episode were included in the DVD release of the first season. The attached numbers indicate where those scenes would have located in the finished episode.

Deleted scene 092

Markalian dockmaster, broken bow — The alien dockmaster

Archer and Sato are meeting with an alien dockmaster in a landing port control tower, asking questions about Klaang, and querying what business he had on Rigel X. Although the dockmaster is preoccupied monitoring the traffic to the planet's trade complex, including a craft he calls Elkan Nine, he is curious to learn that the officers are Human and, with some persuasion from Archer, researches Klaang in Rigel X's records. He informs the officers that the Klingon visited the planet in a K'toch-class vessel seven days earlier, but does not elaborate on what Klaang did, or whom he met, stating that visitors to Rigel X "value their privacy". When Archer mentions the Suliban, the dockmaster claims he has never heard of the word, and suggests that the officers' translator must be malfunctioning. Sato, holding the translator, confirms that the device is not at error, however.

Deleted scene 099

This scene features Reed and Mayweather, moments after having observed the butterfly dancers on Rigel X. The same alien who persuaded them to watch the dancers follows them through a crowded, narrow arcade and presents them with the opportunity to view an "inter-species performance". Seeing Reed consider this, Mayweather realizes that the alien knows nothing about Klaang and advises Reed that their "guide" is trying to take advantage of their interest in the new surroundings. Reed declines the offer and, as he and his companion walk away from the alien, Mayweather exclaims disbelief that they were almost fooled by the man. While the officers move past an entertainer demonstrating fire-breathing skills, Reed replies by reminding his companion that they are explorers.

This version of the scene slightly differs from the scene as it was written in the episode's script, which mentions a "topless fire-eater" of unspecified sex earlier than when the fire-breathing female, dressed in a bikini, appears in the filmed version of the sequence. Also, in the script, the alien reacts to Reed's dismissal of his offer by shaking his head in disappointment and disappearing into the crowd. The filmed version of the scene, however, shows none of this and the camera pans away from the alien while he is standing still in the position where the officers leave him.

Deleted scene 154-155

T'Pol - early pilot haircut — T'Pol's original look

In this scene, Sato and Reed discuss the symptoms of frost bite (as Sato is convinced she has it) while Enterprise tracks the vessel they are following. When an alarm rings, and Mayweather alerts T'Pol (who we see, for a split second in her original look) to the fact they are losing sight of the ship, she orders an increase in speed. Mayweather reminds her that he cannot do so without authorization, which they subsequently receive from engineering.

Memorable quotes

"Where no man has gone before."

- Young Jonathan Archer, quoting Zefram Cochrane

This was the very first line of the series.

"How big will it be?"
"Pretty big."

- Jonathan Archer, asking his father Henry about the upcoming starship to have the first warp five engine

"Neptune and back in six minutes."

- Archer, marveling at Enterprise

"Great... you scratched the paint."

- Archer, after a small inspection pod piloted by Tucker bumps into the bottom of Enterprise

"Where'd he come from?"
"Oklahoma."
"Corn farmer named Moore shot him with a plasma rifle."

- Archer, asking about Klaang, a Klingon, with Williams and Forrest's response

"Volatile? You have no idea how much I'm restraining myself from knocking you on your ass."

- Archer's first words to T'Pol, in response to her claim that Humans are not ready to make their own decisions

"Don't screw this up."

- Forrest, after Archer declares he and the crew of Enterprise will return Klaang to Qo'noS

"It's a Klingot."
"A Klingon."

- Admiral Leonard and Tos, while observing Klaang

"Listen to me, you're making a mistake!"
"When your logic doesn't work, you raise your voice? You've been on Earth too long."

- Soval and Archer

"You're upside down, Ensign."

- Tucker, to Mayweather while in the sweet spot of Enterprise

"I heard this platform's been approved for bio-transport."
"I presume you mean fruits and vegetables."
"I mean armory officers and helmsmen."
"I don't think I'm quite ready to have my molecules compressed into a datastream."

- Mayweather and Reed, discussing the ship's brand new transporter

"Keep your shirt on, loo-tenant."

- Said twice, first by Malcolm Reed doing an impression of Trip Tucker, then by Tucker himself

"Four days and four days back. Then she's gone. In the meantime we are to extend her every courtesy."
"I don't know. I'd be more comfortable with Porthos on the bridge."

- Archer and Tucker, discussing T'Pol

"I took a shower this mornin', how about you, cap'n?"

- Commander Tucker, making fun of T'Pol's heightened sense of smell

"You ever slept in zero-G?"
"Slept?"
"It's just like being back in the womb."

- Mayweather and Tucker, while upside down in the "sweet spot"

"T'Pol tells me she's been living in the Vulcan compound in Sausalito."
"No kidding. I lived a few blocks nearby when I first joined Starfleet. Great parties in the Vulcan compound."

- Archer and Tucker

"Grandma taught me to never judge a species by their eating habits."

- Tucker, in response to T'Pol's criticism over Humans still eating the flesh of animals

"On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will someday help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it – thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips... and we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds, and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly... where no man has gone before."

- Zefram Cochrane's speech from the dedication ceremony for the Warp Five Complex, in 2119

"Take her out, Mr. Mayweather... straight and steady."

- Jonathan Archer, ordering Mayweather to leave space dock

"Let's go."

- Archer's order to engage warp and depart Earth

"Optimism, captain!"

- Phlox's advice to Captain Archer, before the Denobulan doctor smiles a massive grin

"Ponfo mirann!"

- Hoshi Sato's Vulcan insult

According to Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, this phrase can be translated as "Go to hell!" (Episode's audio commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD)

"I'm not interested in what you think about this mission, so take your Vulcan cynicism and bury it along with your repressed emotions."

- Archer, to T'Pol

"How complicated can it be? Up, down, forward, reverse... I'll figure it out."

- Tucker's response to learning the controls of the captured Suliban vessel

"He says, 'his wife has grown ugly'?"

- Hoshi Sato, translating Klingon spoken by Klaang

"I think the doctor's right, captain; unless "stinky boots" has something to do with all this?"

- Hoshi Sato, after Phlox explains that Klaang has no idea what he is saying

"Do you know how to tell him to shut up?"
"Shut up!"

- Archer, asking Sato to translate his request into Klingon, and Sato, not even bothering to do so

"Now get the hell out there and make yourself useful."

- Archer, to T'Pol

[Klaang says something in Klingon]
"I don't particularly like the way you smell either!"

- Trip Tucker, while flying back to Enterprise with Klaang

"Ensign Mayweather tells me that we'll be at Kronos in about eighty hours. Any chance he'll be conscious by then?"
"There's a chance he'll be conscious within the next ten minutes. Just not a very good one."

- Archer and Phlox, discussing Klaang's condition

"Your superiors don't think we can flush a toilet without one of you to assist us."

- Archer, to T'Pol

"A seven-foot Klingon doesn't go unnoticed."

- Archer, on Klaang

"That's... never happened before."

- Archer, to Sarin after she kisses him and transforms into a Suliban

"Bridge, we're taking damage down here! What's going on?"
"Just a little trouble with the bad guys."

- Tucker and Archer

"I'll take that as a thank you."
"I don't think they have a word for thank you."
"What did he say?"
"You don't want to know."

- Archer and Sato, in reference to the Klingon chancellor's response to Klaang's return

"I hope nobody is in a big hurry to get home. Starfleet seems to think that we're ready to begin our mission."

- Archer

"I'm reading an ion storm on that trajectory, sir. Should I go around it?"
"We can't be afraid of the wind, ensign. Take us to warp four."

- Travis Mayweather and Jonathan Archer, quoting Archer's father Henry

Log entries

"Enterprise starlog, Captain Jonathan Archer, April 16, 2151. We've been tracking the Suliban ship for ten hours, thanks to our science officer, who came up with a way to tweak the sensors. I have no reason to believe that Klaang is still alive, but if what the Suliban woman told me is true, it's crucial that we try to find him. I still haven't decided whether to ask Sub-Commander T'Pol about this 'Temporal Cold War.' My instincts tell me not to trust her."

Background information

Broken Bow audio commentary recording — Recording a new Blu-ray audio commentary in 2013

This is the first episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, then called simply Enterprise, and the only feature-length episode of the entire series.

Title

The name of this particular episode (pronounced "Broken Boh", like the weapon; rhymes with "low") was chosen around the same time as the identically named town featured herein received its moniker. The name was used as this episode's title partly because it – in episode co-writer Brannon Braga's opinion – worked "great" as a title, another reason being that it integrated well with the naming of both the town and the Broken Bow Incident. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 22)

Story and script

At first, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga did not plan to write this episode together. Braga recalled, "I don't know why we decided to write the pilot of Enterprise together […] We were working out the story; beating out the story, scene by scene, and one of us just said, 'We're practically writing this together. Let's do it!'" [1] Braga clarified, "I think maybe Rick said, 'What if we wrote this together? And I was like, 'Sounds great. You know, I don't want to write a two-hour thing by myself.'" ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part I: Countdown", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Summing up the experience of writing this episode with Berman, Braga stated, "It went really well." ("In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) The experience was an important milestone in their careers, as it was the first time they wrote together, and it obviously set a precedent for subsequent episodes of the same series.
The writing duo set out with a particular aim in mind, as admitted by Brannon Braga: "Our goal, as lofty and pretentious as it sounds, was to do the best pilot ever for Star Trek." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 139, p. 22) How they would try to achieve this underwent much consideration, while the plot formed. Braga commented, "We had to basically come up with a story that would give Enterprise a reason to go on its first mission, other than: 'let's just launch and go out and have our first adventure.' We wanted to give Archer a specific noble goal – a test; an incident that would test humanity's ability to prove themselves, and kinda piss off the Vulcans, too. I had an image of Klingons in small-town America. My first image was, 'What if we show Klingons attacking Iowa?' Then we pared it down to, 'What if a Klingon crash-landed in a cornfield?'" Braga also noted that the mission he and Rick Berman decided upon – returning Klaang to his people, in defiance of the Vulcans – additionally enabled the writers to bring T'Pol on board the ship. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 22)
After conceiving of the contortion abilities exhibited by the Suliban, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga consulted Visual Effects Producer Dan Curry, ensuring that it would be possible to show such flexibilities on-screen. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 27)
Several of the guest characters' names were invented as homages to Star Trek: The Original Series. These consist of Admiral Forrest (named after DeForest Kelley), Admiral Leonard (Leonard Nimoy), Commander Williams (William Shatner), and Tos (an abbreviation of The Original Series).
Farmer Moore was named after Ronald D. Moore, a former Star Trek staff writer and friend of Brannon Braga. ("Broken Bow" text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD)
In the revised final draft script of this episode, an ultimately unused exchange of dialogue – involving Commander Tucker, whose nickname was "Charlie" at that point, and Captain Archer, when they are touring Enterprise in an inspection pod – went:

                                    CHARLIE
                        If I didn't know better, I'd think 
                        you were afraid of flying.

                                    ARCHER
                        If I'm afraid of anything, it's the 
                        scrambled eggs I had for breakfast.

                                    CHARLIE
                        Pretty soon you'll be dreaming 
                        about scrambled eggs. I hear the new 
                        resequenced protein isn't much of an 
                        improvement.

                                    ARCHER
                        My number one staffing priority was 
                        finding the right chef. I think 
                        you'll be impressed.

                                    CHARLIE
                        Your galley's more important to you 
                        than your warp core. That's a 
                        confidence-builder.

                                    ARCHER
                        A starship runs on its stomach, 
                        Charlie. [2]

The two Teneebian moons that Ensign Mayweather visited when he was young were originally scripted to be two Andorian moons.
References, in this episode, to Phlox having enjoyed Chinese food in San Francisco were inspired by the creators of Enterprise, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, having originally written, in the development stages for the series, virtually contemporaneous scenes set in Chinatown. Also, San Francisco was used because it had been established as the primary location of Starfleet. ("In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
This episode's script was entirely written without any of the show's regular cast having yet been selected. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 22)

Cast

Scott Bakula waited until after he and Paramount Television executives Kerry McCluggage and Garry Hart had read this episode's script before accepting the role of Jonathan Archer. Bakula later recalled, "Garry Hart told me when he read the script he immediately thought of me." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 12) The script gave Bakula a similar impression. "They had him pretty much on the page when I got the pilot script," Bakula said of the character. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 14) His approval of the script actually helped convince Bakula into committing to portray Jonathan Archer over the course of the forthcoming series. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 9, p. 12) The actor subsequently commented, "Actually, the monumental event of the [first] season, for me, was the pilot." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 139, p. 33) Compared with later installments of the series, he found this outing was "very physical." In addition, of all Captain Archer's lines of dialogue from ENT Season 1, Bakula reckoned that his line here, "Let's go!" was the most like a catchphrase, such as, "Engage," "Make it so," or "Do it!" from the other series. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, pp. 27 & 30)
Similarly to Scott Bakula, T'Pol actress Jolene Blalock auditioned for her role only after she read the script of this episode. "It was just brilliant," she later reminisced. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 37)
It was a foregone conclusion that the main performers who were cast for this episode were about to become series regulars on Enterprise. However, Connor Trinneer's agent told him about this arrangement only after Trinneer – who had been auditioning for Charles "Trip" Tucker in extreme ignorance about the part – was cast in the role, with the agent stating, "This isn't a pilot. This is a show. This is episode one." Thereafter receiving and reading the script of this installment informed an initially surprised Trinneer that his role would be an extensive one in both this episode and the subsequent series. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
Hoshi Sato actress Linda Park was thrilled that this episode depicts the linguist at her place of work, Amazon University. "That side of her is great because we see her doing what she loves to do," Park enthused. Of Sato's dispute with T'Pol in this installment, the actress stated, "What she finds so annoying about the Vulcan is she seems to look down on people who are vulnerable and passionate and act with a sense of childishness. Hoshi thinks the Vulcan is arrogant and full of herself." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, pp. 52-53)
Malcolm Reed actor Dominic Keating initially felt apprehensive about appearing in this outing but was eventually very pleased with it. He recollected, "I was so nervous […] Having seen the pilot, though, I have to say it's a wonderful piece of work […] I can be terribly self-critical most of the time, but even I came away from watching the pilot thinking, 'You know what, I did a good job.' There was enough there to give audiences a rough idea as to who Malcolm Reed is, but at the same time enough of a smudged edge that left you with plenty of questions about him." (TV Zone, issue #147, p. 30)
When the time came to play the lead parts in this episode, tensions among the main cast were high in general, though the performers were also ultimately satisfied with the installment. Remembered Dominic Keating, "I'm sure everyone in the cast felt a certain degree of trepidation. I think we all must have looked at one another and thought, 'So-and-so's character seems so well-defined and they're a perfect fit in the role. Why aren't I as good as they are. I really have no idea who my character is. I'm just standing here saying their lines.' Because we're such a tight cast and quickly became close to each another we all admitted to having those initial feelings of total inadequacy […] All of us were really proud of the final product." (TV Zone, issue #147, p. 30) In terms of the performances, Travis Mayweather actor Anthony Montgomery noted, "We were giving everything we had from the very first episode." ("Part Two: Front Lines", ENT Season 3 Blu-ray special features)
While playing the Suliban's mysterious benefactor herein, actor James Horan was not given a copy of the full script but was instead provided with only the pages featuring his own dialogue. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 44)
This episode features the first time that Vaughn Armstrong, who holds the record for playing the most alien guest characters on the various Star Trek series, played a Human role, appearing as Admiral Forrest.
This episode features the second of three guest appearances of a (former) WWE superstar on Star Trek (in this case, Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.). The other two were The Rock and The Big Show.
Though he usually worked on Enterprise as a stunt coordinator, Vince Deadrick, Jr. enjoyed performing as a security guard who – during the scene wherein Klaang is kidnapped from Enterprise's sickbay by invading Suliban – gets attacked and fires at the Suliban. "It was nice to have a little one-on-one between Scott [Bakula] and myself, holding that big old rifle," Deadrick stated. "It's fun playing that kind of stuff." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 138, p. 43)

Pre-production

This is the second of two feature-length episodes of Star Trek directed by James L. Conway, the other being DS9: "The Way of the Warrior". Rick Berman originally contacted James Conway about the prospect of directing this installment on Friday 16 February 2001, when Conway received a phone call from Berman. "He says, 'I'm gonna ruin your weekend. I want you to direct the Enterprise pilot. It's a $12 million production.' Biggest production they've ever done, biggest production I would've ever done," recollected Conway. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Scott Bakula agreed, "They spent a fortune on this pilot." (Cinefantastique, Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 21) Conway continued, "I had a wonderful weekend thinking about it." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
James Conway found that directing this episode easily fit into his schedule as an executive vice-president at Spelling Television. "They've often called me and wanted me to come and do a Star Trek show and I was not able to, but this time, because the pilot episode fell between seasons, we were just finishing our own pilots and I was available," Conway remembered. "When Rick [Berman] called, I was thrilled that he asked me, and thrilled that I was able to come in!" (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 46)
As James Conway was available to direct this episode, official arrangements were made for him to do so, which took place over the next couple of weeks after the weekend of 17 and 18 February 2001. "We got Kerry McCluggage, president of Paramount, to sign off and UPN to sign off," the director said. "So, I started prepping Enterprise." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
When James Conway arrived to helm the episode, its script was finalized. "When I first read it, I said, 'This is a wonderful script, but I can't believe they're ever going to let us do it; it's so expensive!' There was a lot of action and a lot of visual effects – much more than you'd ever find on a television show. But they let us do it!" (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 46)
This episode's preproduction period included five weeks of casting the performers, a process which James Conway was highly involved in. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
In total, the making of this episode involved the creation of forty-three different sets. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 3, Issue 3, p. 86) "It was definitely like a movie workload," noted Senior Illustrator John Eaves, who was tasked with designing the interiors and exteriors of the NX-class Enterprise as well as designing the other vessels that appear herein. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 48) Concerning the over-forty sets used in this episode, James Conway remarked, "We'd never walked on to [them] before – and that means you have to prelight and light all these sets for the first time." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47)
James Conway recalled that, once the sets for the interiors of Enterprise were built, he "sat in there probably for four or five hours over a number of days imagining, visualizing each scene and where the camera would go, trying to discover every possible place, interesting place, to put a camera and get a cool shot." He did this keeping in mind that other directors of later Enterprise episodes would likely arrive on the set with their first question being, "What angle hasn't been shot?" Conway told himself that he would like the answer to be that he had already shot every conceivable angle. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
Both the Interspecies Medical Exchange ward and the observation deck of the Orbital Drydock Facility were mostly redresses of a set that went on to represent Enterprise's armory, during the series run. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD)
The model starship which young Jonathan Archer plays with in flashbacks throughout this episode was designed by illustrator Jim Martin and built by the Paramount Pictures prop shop. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD)
The ENT makeup staff enjoyed creating many alien designs for this installment. "We had a ball on the different characters in the pilot episode, 'Broken Bow', where they land on the planet and the Enterprise crew members are walking through the bazaar," explained Makeup Supervisor Michael Westmore. "You just wish the camera had stayed on a few of them a little more." (Star Trek Magazine issue 190, p. 61)
The osmotic eel that Phlox uses on Archer's leg was created by Michael Westmore. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 112)
Upon initially reading the pilot script, Costume Designer Robert Blackman was intrigued with the idea of creating clothing designs that were not products of the extremely distant future. "With that, came a lot of interesting things we hadn't done before," he said. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 71)
Robert Blackman produced full-body sketches of both the pair of butterfly dancers and alien man who, on Rigel X, invites Reed and Mayweather to watch them perform. Creating the look of the dancers entailed a collaboration between Blackman's costume department and Michael Westmore's makeup department. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 8, pp. 92 & 93)
The producers at first hoped for production on this episode to begin in May 2001. However, as the costuming department prepared to start their efforts on Enterprise while simultaneously wrapping up work on Star Trek: Voyager, threats of an actors' strike loomed on Hollywood, endangering this plan. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 72)
After five weeks of preproduction, a cast reading at Paramount gave the regular cast members their first chance to meet each other. James Conway stated about the episode, "It came alive right then and there […] And then had a day rehearsal after that." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)

Production

This episode entered production very soon after the finalization of the making of Voyager. Noted Denise Okuda, "As soon as we could, we started in earnest on Enterprise." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part I: Countdown", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Scott Bakula clarified, "They had two weeks off [after Voyager], I think, and then we were right back on it again." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part III: First Flight", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
The beginning of this episode's filming was one or two weeks after Jolene Blalock was cast as T'Pol and around three or four days to possibly a week after the official casting deal was made for Scott Bakula to play Archer. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Owing to the quickness of the intermittent period between the making of the Voyager series finale "Endgame" and the production of this episode, Bakula had anxiety regarding the professionalism of the production team. "My biggest fear coming here was that the [stage] crew that's been here forever, and had just rolled over the last huge Voyager episode and had a week off and were back shooting the pilot, would be, like, 'Yeah, just get in the chair, whatever, and we'll shoot you.'" Bakula found, much to his relief, that he had no need to worry in such a way. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 25)
Around the same time as shooting began on this outing, Vince Deadrick, Jr. presented Scott Bakula with a gift, to start their relationship off. "I knew he'd be doing a lot of stunts," Deadrick related. "So I gave him a little stunt bag with his name on it with a set of elbow and knee pads, and said, 'Here we go. These are for you.' I also told him we'd add as we go along, meaning probably a spine pad, hips and everything else." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 138, p. 42)
The first scenes to be shot on the first day of this pilot episode's production were scheduled to be the bridge scenes that form part of Enterprise's launch, scenes supervised by James Conway. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD) Preparing the bridge set for this footage at first proved troublesome; although each screen on the set for Enterprise's bridge was run by its own computer, there was some initial difficulty with the computers, all of which were in a video control room commonly referred to as "video village." Reflected Denise Okuda, "We got there the day of the shoot, the very first time on the pilot, at four-thirty in the morning, and we had technical difficulties. I can't even explain what it felt like. They had never all been fired up at the same time. So, we had some that were up, some that weren't. When we were getting that close to action, I really thought I was gonna have to go out and tell the first AD, 'Hey, we got a problem. We can't roll camera.' I did not want to do that." The difficulty was not completely resolved, with every computer firing up, until thirty seconds before the camera rolled. "Then we went to Craft Service, got a cup of coffee, went back up to the Art Department and collapsed," concluded Denise Okuda. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part I: Countdown", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Also regarding the first day's filming, Dominic Keating remembered, "When I took that first step up onto the bridge, and Jim Conway said, 'Action,' it was like… well, here goes." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
For one of his auditions, Dominic Keating was supposed to receive plasma coils for a prop for the scene and instead received another prop in the mail. He ended up going to the audition pretending that the water bottle he had brought with him was a plasma coil. In the episode "Broken Bow," during the first scene featuring Lt. Malcolm Reed, something similar occurred where Reed was supposed to receive plasma coils and instead received something else. Whether or not this is a reference to Keating's audition is uncertain.[3]
The first day of this episode's production that involved John Billingsley incorporated the shooting of a scene he had auditioned with, when trying out for his role as Phlox. Though Billingsley had incorporated bird-like squawking in the scene consistently throughout his audition process as well as in front of James Conway, performing the same sounds during filming turned out to be unsuccessful. Dominic Keating happened to be on the set at the same time as the scene was being shot. Conway, meanwhile, was behind the video control room when Billingsley delivered the animal noises. In response, the director suddenly started repeatedly shouting, "Cut." "And Jim walked out from behind video village on to the set," continued Keating, "and looked John square in the eye and went, 'Are you shitting me?!' And […] poor John. He just went, 'Listen, I'm not married to it.'" Nonetheless, the scene stayed exactly the same as it had been when Billingsley had auditioned with it. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
One of Vince Deadrick, Jr.'s favorite stunts came in this episode. This stunt had a Suliban-playing performer drop from the ceiling right into the camera, showing Klaang's perspective of a Suliban dropping down on top of him. Remembering how the performer who played the Suliban was involved in this successful stunt, Deadrick stated, "We had him on a ratchet or decelerator, and his nose actually ends up touching the frame of the lens […] That was a fun shot to do. I felt really proud of that one." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 138, p. 43)
Having witnessed the enormity of the making of the pilot episode for science fiction television series Terra Nova, Brannon Braga feels "Broken Bow" was made on an even bigger scale than that other pilot episode, which was touted by the media as "the biggest, most expensive pilot ever made." Braga pointed out, "Enterprise was the biggest pilot I've ever worked on. Even adjusted for inflation, it probably was more expensive too. And the number of days… It was like a feature film." The making of this outing was a mixed experience for Braga, who later described it as "a ton of fun," "great" but also "stressful" and "a miserable time." Braga especially found it difficult to completely enjoy the filming of this episode, because he was extremely anxious about hiring a regular Enterprise writing staff before the pilot wrapped production. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
Unsure whether Enterprise would be broadcast with an aspect ratio of square-like 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, James Conway framed shots in this episode so that they were suitable regardless of whichever aspect ratio was used. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) The episode's production was at first complicated by the fact that the type of film initially used for shooting the series had to be compatible with DVD formats, causing Director of Photography Marvin Rush to make some choices he might otherwise have made differently. Production Designer Herman Zimmerman later noted, "We had some learning curves we had to assimilate the first few days of shooting, knowing that we were heading in that direction." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 61)
During the first week of this installment's shooting period, Rick Berman and the principal cast of Enterprise took a break from filming on the Enterprise bridge set, which was on Paramount Stage 18. This was done in order to film a short presentation in which Berman introduced Scott Bakula, who proceeded to introduce the rest of the cast, including John Billingsley without Phlox's makeup and costume. ("Cast Introduction", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
This episode's production schedule consisted of more than seventeen days, at which point, Rick Berman stated, "We're half-way done with [it]." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, pp. 12 & 76) James Conway once referred to his duration on the episode as having been "five months." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part III: First Flight", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
This episode's production incorporated an unusual amount of location filming. Noted James Conway, "It was a very location-heavy show […] We were on location more than we weren't. And we had very specific looks we had to do." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Conway elaborated, "We did two days in Bakersfield [California] […] and then we were three days at a water treatment plant and one day in an electrical power plant, and one day at Malibu, so we were out quite a bit." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47) Bakersfield was used for the sequence depicting the Broken Bow Incident, standing in for Broken Bow itself, whereas Malibu stood in for Hoshi Sato's Brazilian outdoor classroom as well as some of its surroundings and Malibu's Zuma Beach was used for the beach scenes that feature in Archer's flashbacks. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD) Rigel X scenes were filmed at the Redondo Power Plant and Hyperion Water Treatment Plant. ("These Are the Voyages..." text commentary, ENT Season 4 DVD) James Conway and Herman Zimmerman had "a lot of fun" capturing footage at the power plants and in Bakersfield respectively, though Conway later described the location work at the power plants as "the most difficult thing we shot," due to the fact that arranging these locations turned out to be "very time-consuming." There were several additions made to the locations for this production; a futuristic-looking grain silo and newly grown corn were added to the site selected in Bakersfield and atmospheric elements such as steam, dripping water and lights were taken to the power plants, with soap flakes used as snow in the seemingly outdoors footage set on Rigel X. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) The filming in Malibu likewise involved the addition of a yawning and the classroom itself. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD) The footage taken in Bakersfield was shot on 12 and 13 June 2001, whereas the scenes captured in Malibu were filmed on 19 June 2001. ("Broken Bow" call sheets & production reports) The late June filming of the Malibu scenes was near the end of the episode's shooting schedule. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD)
On a night before one of the days which was scheduled for filming at the water treatment plant, a party for foreign advertising was held on the Paramount lot, at which free alcohol was served. After a considerably drunk Connor Trinneer took four bottles of alcohol from behind the bar without authorization and went home, he participated in the film shoot the next day then proceeded to return home, where he received a phone call from Rick Berman. Trinneer, regretting his actions during the previous night, worried that Berman was calling to fire him for stealing the bottles but Berman's motive for making the call, much to the actor's relief, was actually because the producers of Enterprise had decided to change the first name of Trinneer's role from Spike to Trip. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)

Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski — The Klimaszewski sisters during the making of this episode

Encompassing seven layers of foul-smelling latex, the physical design of the butterfly dancers took nine hours to be painted. Diane Klimaszewski, who played the blue butterfly dancer, passed out and vomited due to the appliances. Despite these physical reactions to the latex, she considered the episode as being worth the discomfort. Regarding the experience of creating the scene in which she herself and twin sister Elaine Klimaszewski played the pair of aliens, Diane recalled, "We each had our own trailer and we were filming by the beach, near a water treatment plant. I had my trailer door open, so passers-by would look in and freak out to see this alien!" (Star Trek Magazine issue 119, p. 43)
The scene showing Archer being transported, while running, from the Suliban Helix to the transporter platform aboard Enterprise involved live-action footage whose filming was organized by James Conway. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) The shot took a long time to prepare for filming, as it challenged the visual effects artists. "I am sure most of the crew wondered why we took so much time setting up that shot, but it was really hard and took a lot of time to make it work right," stated Visual Effects Supervisor Ronald B. Moore. ("Introduction", Flying Starships) Moore continued, "We had set up a shot and Jim really wanted to get it. It was getting close to the end of the shoot […] When Jim set up the camera for this thing, he [Scott Bakula] was running right towards the camera." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
While directing this outing, James Conway endeavored to embellish it with "as many dynamic angles as I could find a way to put in." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47) He filmed "every possible, cool angle I could find on the [Enterprise ship] sets." Conway went on to recall, "I also wanted the style of the show, as I directed the pilot, to not look like the other shows. And so, if you look at the show, you'll see one shot becomes another. There's often times that the camera's on somebody and it racks to this, or it's on somebody and it pans to that. So, the camera is helping discover us along the way, instead of the classic big wide shot, medium shot, close-up. I tried to use the camera in a very interesting way, to make it feel different and stand out." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Despite thinking that the eventual version of the episode includes "a lot of dynamic shots" as well as "a lot of pace and energy," he also believes it contains no filming techniques that set it too far apart from the earlier-made Star Trek productions. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47)
Ultimately, James Conway – a director of fourteen previous televised Star Trek episodes – discovered that he was well-suited to the shooting of such an historically important installment of Star Trek as this. "Having been a fan, and having directed all those episodes and being fluent with all of the Star Trek stuff," he related, "it enabled me to completely understand all of the jokes and all of the subtext and be able to translate them to film." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47)
James Conway additionally found that the episode's production "ran very smoothly." "Our hours weren't too bad […] Given all those things [the multitude of new sets and complex action sequences as well as the rare length of time spent on location], and with all the complications that we had, I thought it went incredibly well." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 7, p. 47) In addition, Conway reminisced, "The shooting was a delight, I had a great time every day […] [It was] a great way to spend five months." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
Although the production team were initially told Enterprise would be shown with a boxy aspect ratio of 4:3, this was not the selection made by television network UPN. "At the last minute," said James Conway, "UPN finally said, 'Okay, we'll go widescreen.' So, I went back in and […] every scene, I had to reframe visually in the bay, and futz with almost every shot to make sure it was framed properly." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)

Sets

The large wooden door of the Klingon High Council Chamber was later re-used as the door to the Vulcan monastery at P'Jem in the first season episode "The Andorian Incident". ("The Andorian Incident", text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD special feature)

Visual effects

For the visual effects artists who participated in this episode's creation, the aim was simply (in Dan Curry's words) "to do the best work we've ever done." The workload they were presented with was an extraordinary challenge, though. "The pilot has over 300 effects shots in it; a lot of movies don't have that many, and they probably have more than a month or two to do them!" exclaimed Ron Moore. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24) Given the pilot's extreme workload of visual effects shots, Moore considered it fortunate that the episode was the only one which his department had to concentrate on, at that time. ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
In order to tackle the massive amount of work, the in-house VFX team from Paramount brought in both of their regular CGI vendors, Foundation Imaging and Eden FX. Foundation was assigned to handle most of the space shots whereas Eden was principally brought in to deal with CG elements which had to be added to live-action footage. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24)
The workload was so enormous that, at Foundation Imaging, Robert Bonchune had to divide his supervising duties with Dave Morton. "This is the biggest thing we've ever done for Star Trek. We had over 70 shots, so it's a huge show," related Bonchune. "Dave Morton and I split the roles on the pilot. He supervised the gas giant stuff; I supervised model construction and space sequences." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24)
To make sure all the visual effects could be approved as quickly as possible, Dan Curry and his boss, Supervising Producer Peter Lauritson, regularly visited the CGI vendors instead of waiting for the companies to deliver their input. This freed Ron Moore from having to supervise the incoming shots and, as an alternative, he devoted himself to overseeing the compositing work at CIS Hollywood. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24)
The pace was frantic, especially because the VFX artists were unwilling to compromise on quality. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24) "The thing that I stressed to our vendor companies and the staff," said Dan Curry, "is that the technology to create visual effects is available to anyone who wants to invest in the hardware, so what we have to do is make sure that we try to approach everything with superior artistry and thinking; we try to make sure that each shot informs the audience about what's going on and delights them with images and surprises." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 25) Curry relished the adrenaline involved in the frenetic approach to delivering the VFX and the process worked well, with all the shots being completed on time. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 24)
One of the first shots that Eden FX did for this episode was that of the wrecked Klingon ship in the cornfield. In common with the other shots they delivered, this involved adding a CG element to live-action footage. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 27) An establishing wide shot of Amazon University was an obvious visual effect. Subtler VFX were used to expand the spacedock observation deck, adding an additional level to the room and making the audience larger. Phlox's immunocytic gel worms were also depicted with CGI. (text commentary, ENT Season 1 DVD) Additionally, Eddie Robison added digital tongue-extensions for the butterfly girls. (Star Trek Monthly issue 106, p. 44)
Showing the Suliban's extraordinary physical maneuvers and some of their technology in this pilot episode represented other challenges. In fact, adding a pre-echo effect to all the footage set in the temporal chamber was one of the most difficult effects in the whole episode. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 28) Midway through the installment's post-production schedule, Dan Curry explained, "Ron [Moore] has, working with Paul Hill at CIS, been focusing on the temporal chamber stuff […] And I've been focusing on, among other things, the Suliban's [dislocation ability], again working with John Teska out of Foundation." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 77)
As the live-action footage of Scott Bakula running aboard the Suliban Helix had been filmed without blue screen, the task of getting a matte for the visual effect shot of Archer simultaneously being transported off the Helix was made much more difficult. It thus challenged the visual effects artists to an enormous degree. "It was very, very complex," admitted Ron Moore. "It was a very hard shot, which always surprised me [because] it was [simply] a transporter." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Moore even found the visual effect was the most difficult one in this whole episode. ("Introduction", Flying Starships)
Entirely CG models were used for not only the Suliban but also the starship Enterprise's senior officers; this signified the first time such models were utilized for the regular characters of a Star Trek series. Regarding these digitized versions of Enterprise crew members, John Gross – a co-founder of Eden FX – said, "They were used a lot in the pilot." (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 28)
By the time the group finished their task of completing a total of over three hundred VFX shots, all members of the team were exhausted but happy with the experience. (Star Trek: The Magazine Volume 2, Issue 10, p. 30) Recalling his favorite shots from the first two seasons of Enterprise, David Morton remarked, "I quite enjoyed working on the pilot, actually." He found devising the look of the gas giant's blue cloud interiors was fun and Fred Pienkos similarly cited the Rigel X complex as a favorite example of his own work from the same timespan, whereas Eddie Robison enjoyed depicting the butterfly girls' enormous tongues. (Star Trek Monthly issue 106, p. 43)

Music and sound

The episode's score, composed by Dennis McCarthy, was recorded on 10 September 2001 and 11 September 2001 at Paramount Stage M. Despite the events of the second day and the offer to postpone the recording session, McCarthy and the orchestra decided to continue with the schedule. McCarthy later described this, in the liner notes to the episode's soundtrack release, as "the hardest recording session of my entire career."
The score was released by Decca Records in 2002.
At one point, Dennis McCarthy cited this episode, which had an enormous impact on the style of music typically used for the series of Enterprise, as one of his favorites from all the Star Trek outings he ever worked on. "Rick [Berman] came in and I played the first cue, which was thunderous," remembered McCarthy, "and he just said, 'Great, that's our style down.'" (In Conversation: The Music of Star Trek: The Next Generation, TNG Season 5 Blu-ray special features)
During shots set on the NX-01 bridge, background sound effects from the TOS Enterprise bridge can be heard.
An instrumental version of the Enterprise theme song, "Where My Heart Will Take Me", plays over the closing credits of this episode.

Continuity

By Star Trek's fictional chronology, this is the earliest episode of all twelve TV series.
Like previous spin-off premieres, the new crew of Enterprise was sent off by a character who made a crossover from a previous role; in this case, Zefram Cochrane returned, having previously appeared in both TOS: "Metamorphosis" and Star Trek: First Contact (played by Glenn Corbett and James Cromwell respectively, the latter of whom reprised the role in an uncredited capacity for this installment). Unlike previous spin-off premieres, Cochrane was not a main character from a series that directly preceded the new series. In the previous cases, Doctor McCoy was seen briefly in the Star Trek: The Next Generation pilot, "Encounter at Farpoint"; Captain Jean-Luc Picard appeared in the Star Trek: Deep Space Nine pilot, "Emissary"; and Quark had a cameo appearance in the Star Trek: Voyager pilot, "Caretaker", in which Morn also appeared.
Sections of Zefram Cochrane's speech were taken from the opening narrations heard in the title sequences of The Original Series and The Next Generation.
Porthos is the only character, besides the regulars, to appear in both this episode and the finale of the series, "These Are the Voyages..." (although technically, all Enterprise-related characters in the last episode are holograms created by the USS Enterprise-D's holodeck).
Young Jonathan Archer's miniature starship that features herein reappears in the Season 3 episode "Similitude".
The series finale of Enterprise, "These Are the Voyages…", establishes that Rigel X was additionally the last place visited by Enterprise before its decommission in 2161.
This episode marked the first appearance of the Denobulans, in the form of Phlox, although the name of his species was not revealed until "Terra Nova".
This episode portrays the first contact between Earth and the Klingon Empire. In TNG: "First Contact", Jean-Luc Picard stated that "disastrous" first contact with Klingons led to "decades of war". The Klingon-Human first contact as depicted in this episode did not appear to be "disastrous" or lead to war. However, his comment could be a 24th century re-interpretation of those events or even refer to the Vulcan-Klingon first contact in 2016, which indeed ended in the destruction of a Vulcan ship and was followed by several violent encounters, as mentioned in DIS: "The Vulcan Hello".
Both Vulcans and Klingons had been prominently featured in every Star Trek series prior to their appearance in "Broken Bow". Similarly, Benzites, Corvallens, Rotciv, and Markalians (in a deleted scene) all appear in "Broken Bow" after already appearing in an earlier Star Trek production.
This episode establishes that the facial appearance of the Klingons, prior to the 23rd century, was much as it was in the 24th century; the Klingons in this outing appear with distinctive forehead ridges, in common with how they were established in Star Trek productions created subsequently to the making of the original series, set in the 23rd century. An explanation for the differences between how they are depicted in this era and their appearance in TOS was finally provided in the ENT Season 4 episodes "Affliction" and "Divergence".
The events of this episode, including Klaang's rescue and Archer's encounter with the Klingon High Council, are subsequently referenced in "Unexpected", "Silent Enemy", "Marauders", "The Communicator", and "Judgment". Furthermore, the Broken Bow Incident is one of the items Grat discusses with Archer in "Detained".
The Temporal Cold War plot, which began in this episode, was continued in "Cold Front" and concluded in "Storm Front, Part II". The arc was intended to carry throughout the run of the series, but was mostly scrapped when the series took on a "new direction" in its third season.
The scene in which Archer inspects Enterprise in drydock with Tucker is reminiscent of the scene in Star Trek: The Motion Picture in which Kirk looks over the USS Enterprise with Montgomery Scott, or less notably, the scene in "All Good Things..." featuring Captain Picard and Lieutenant Yar.
Although Enterprise sets course for an inhabited planet at the end of the episode, the next episode, "Fight or Flight", establishes that no lifeforms were encountered after this episode except for Sluggo.
The feelings of hostility and distrust that many Humans, including Jonathan Archer, are shown to feel towards Vulcans is reminiscent of doctor Leonard McCoy's feelings about Vulcans. Additionally, as a child Archer used the derogatory nickname "Pointy" to refer to Soval. McCoy also references Spock's pointy ears when calling him names.

Reception

Rick Berman was extremely enthusiastic about this episode during its production. Seventeen days into the installment's shooting schedule, Berman gave an interview in which he said of the pilot, "It is everything I had hoped it would be," and remarked that the episode's revelation of the Vulcans having been "rather patronizing" to Humans historically is "learned by the audience in a very entertaining fashion." Berman also commented about the selection of James Conway as the director of this outing, saying, "He couldn't have been a better choice because […] the stuff we're getting from him is all pure gold." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 134, pp. 12, 13 & 76) Berman has repeatedly expressed, in hindsight, that he thinks this episode was "terrific." ([4]; "In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) During production on the third season of Enterprise, he cited it as the episode he was "probably" most proud of, out of all the installments he wrote. "It's something I'm very proud of," he commented. (Star Trek Magazine issue 111, p. 18) In 2011, he named this episode as one of his favorites from all the outings he himself worked on. [5] In 2012, Berman revealed a fondness for how one of the antagonist Vulcans is assigned aboard Enterprise but he criticized the first uses of both the phase-pistol and, at least for beaming a lifeform, the transporter in this episode, saying these came too early in the run of the series. ("In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
Brannon Braga was generally happy with this installment too; he termed it "certainly the most ambitious" of Star Trek's pilot episodes and went on to say, "If you look at the sheer amount of action sequences and production value, it was pretty impressive." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 139, p. 22) Braga also expressed, "I don't wanna sound self-aggrandizing, but I think it's the best Star Trek pilot all around. Maybe in part because the people making it had been there a while and they'd worked on all of them and perfected what they were doing. I don't know […] One of the great things in the pilot I love is a really simple premise, that we have to take a Klingon back to his homeworld, and we lose him," said Braga with a chuckle, "like, in the first leg of the journey." Braga also agreed with Rick Berman's opinion that, once used in this episode, the novelty of the phase-pistol and biological transporting wore off. ("In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
James Conway was ecstatically pleased with how this pilot episode wound up, from a creative perspective. "I was very happy with the quality of what we were getting," he reflected. "When I saw the edited movie, I said, 'This is really good.'" ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
In a 2012 interview, David A. Goodman called this outing "the best pilot of any of the sequel series." [6]
After Ron Moore finished his work on this outing, Scott Bakula discussed the episode's visual effects with him. "[He] asked me what the hardest effect we did on the show was," recalled Moore. "He was surprised when I told him that it was a transporter shot where he was running toward the camera when he beamed out." ("Introduction", Flying Starships)
The first footage from this episode that was seen by Connor Trinneer was viewed by him after he had completed his work on seven episodes of the series; he glimpsed sections of the pilot while rerecording lines of dialogue in a "looping" session. In an interview with Star Trek Communicator later that day, Trinneer declared, "The graphics and effects are unbelievable. It all looks outstanding. And it's a real experience seeing yourself in it all." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 56)
Prior to the show's telecast premiere, UPN ran a pre-recorded message in which Scott Bakula urged viewers to donate blood to the American Red Cross in the aftermath of the September 11, 2001 attacks. The episode premiered just two weeks after those attacks.
TV commercials promoting the series premiere incorporated the song "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling.
A certain amount of controversy was sparked when it was decided to have the Klingons appear as they did after The Original Series – with their trademark forehead ridges. This at first caused much speculation and debate among fans as to how the race had evolved from having bony ridges on their foreheads, in this episode, to having smooth foreheads in Kirk's era. (Star Trek: Communicator issue 135, p. 74)
This pilot episode was given a special premiere at the Paramount Theater, at Paramount Studios. [7]^(X) While the episode's end credits were being shown at the cast and crew screening, Fred Dekker began to suspect the forthcoming series might be received well by fans, despite the fact the debut broadcast was set for just a fortnight after the September 11 attacks. "It was terrific and exciting, watching that first episode," Dekker commented, "and I think we all felt like we were part of something very special." (Star Trek Magazine issue 180, p. 70)
On its network premiere, this episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 7.0 and was watched by a total average of 12.54 million viewers, gaining a 16% share among adults aged eighteen to forty-nine, the show's target audience. [8] Regarding the Nielsen figure, Brannon Braga rhetorically asked, "Do you know how big that is by today's standards?" ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part III: First Flight", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Consulting Producer David A. Goodman remarked that the episode received "great ratings." ("Part One: Call to Arms", ENT Season 3 Blu-ray special features) The fact that the episode was viewed by an average of 12.5 million viewers made it UPN's best Wednesday night rating, and its second highest-rate night of all time (after its launch night, when "Caretaker" premiered). (Star Trek Monthly issue 86) Furthermore, Mayweather actor Anthony Montgomery proclaimed, "We had the second-highest numbers for 'Broken Bow', our pilot episode, of any show in Star Trek history." ("Part Two: Front Lines", ENT Season 3 Blu-ray special features) The pilot was well received by not only fans but also critics, earning positive reviews. James Conway was thrilled with the reactions to the episode. "The reviews were fantastic, and then the sixteen share. Not only that; it went up every half-hour, which is what you wanna see," he elucidated, "so nobody tuned out at any point and the ratings went up. Every half-hour, it got higher and higher and higher. So, that was the icing on the cake. So, in all ways, critically, audience-wise, creatively for me […] it was just the best." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part II: Boarding the NX-01", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features) Of the episode's success, Braga commented, "We pretty much accomplished what we set out to do […] And the icing on the cake was the overwhelming response of the audience and critics. That was something we hoped and prayed would happen, but it exceeded our wildest expectations." (Star Trek: Communicator issue 139, p. 22)
When this episode first aired, its audience included Garfield and Judith Reeves-Stevens. "We loved it, and there were, you know, two great things in there that I remember seeing at the time," Garfield Reeves-Stevens reminisced. "One is the scene where Captain Archer runs across the snow-covered rooftop…" Laughing, Judith Reeves-Stevens added, "Guns blazing!" Her partner continued, "…with two phaser guns going, which was great." Judith Reeves-Stevens recalled, "Gar said, 'This is my kind of world.'" He himself went on to say, "And then, what was particularly good, we thought fit into the history of Star Trek so well, is that in the pilot of Enterprise, the Vulcans were bad guys." By depicting the Vulcans as antagonists, this episode, in the opinion of the Reeves-Stevenses, meshed well with the rest of Star Trek often portraying how species initially hostile to Humans later became their friends, such as with the Klingons in the 23rd century of TOS compared with how they are depicted in the 24th century of TNG. ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning Enterprise, Part One: New Voices", ENT Season 4 Blu-ray special features)
This episode won the 2002 Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, beating out a later episode, "Breaking the Ice", in the same category. "Broken Bow" also received Emmy nominations for its prosthetic makeup designs and for its sound editing. Although many people at Paramount treated the news of the Emmy win as old hat because Star Trek's Emmys were most often won by the technical departments, Ron Moore liked coming to the set the next morning, as he had work there that day, and enjoyed talking to all his collaborators who were pleased for the visual effects artists. While Moore was on the set the same morning, one of the show's Assistant Directors let Moore know he had a phone call, a very rare event for him while on the set. The caller turned out to be Scott Bakula, who was calling to thank and congratulate the visual effects team, from New York. There, Bakula was holding up a show, which he was about to act in, just so he could make the call. Moore reminisced about the call, "It was the nicest thing, I'll never forget that." ("To Boldly Go: Launching Enterprise, Part III: First Flight", ENT Season 1 Blu-ray special features)
When this installment was released on VHS, Star Trek Magazine rated the episode 5 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. (Star Trek Monthly issue 90, p. 56) In the same publication's "Ultimate Guide", however, the episode was given only 4 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. (Star Trek Magazine issue 164, p. 77)
The book Star Trek 101 (p. 260), by Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block, lists this episode as one of the "Ten Essential Episodes" from Star Trek: Enterprise.
The unofficial reference book Beyond the Final Frontier (p. 358) says about this pilot episode, "An excellent start, a clever bend of Star Trek traditions, like Klingons and alien dancing girls, and intriguing new elements like the time-traveling baddies and the spiky relationship with the Vulcans. An episode that introduces the new characters well, it has some nice variations in tone, from comedy to action. It's a shame the transporter is used as a deus ex machina – it's not so much that you see the solution coming, it's that after 700 previous episodes of Star Trek it's hard to get excited about seeing it."
Several items from this episode were sold off on the It's A Wrap! sale and auction on eBay, including a language lecture computer [9] and a Suliban interrogation device. [10] The disruptor rifle used by Klaang at the beginning of this episode was also auctioned off in It's A Wrap! (item #2890), along with a Denobulan medical chest used by Phlox (item #480).
The first part of "Broken Bow" was the first episode of Enterprise to air in off-network syndication though in some markets it was followed or preceded by ""Regeneration"". It was broadcasted in syndication on the weekend of 17 September 2005 with the second part later aired on the weekend of 24 September 2005. The two part episode was later rerun on the weekend of 3 December 2005 for part 1 and on the weekend of 10 December 2005 for part 2.

Production history

1 November 2000: Second draft script
16 February 2001: James L. Conway receives a call from Rick Berman, asking him to direct this episode
17-18 February 2001: James Conway considers the option of directing this episode, eventually accepting
1 May 2001: Final draft script
4 May 2001: Original final draft script
11 May 2001: Revised final draft script
22 August 2001: Archival final draft script
14 May 2001: Production commences
22 May 2001: Several scenes are filmed at the Hyperion Water Treatment Plant, which stands in as Rigel X
25 May 2001: Several scenes are filmed at the Redondo Power Plant, which stands in as Rigel X
1 June 2001: Several scenes are filmed on Paramount Stage 18, including the "sun porch" flashback scenes, bridge scenes, and the scenes in the cramped crawlspace
12 June 2001: Several scenes are filmed on location in Bakersfield, California, which stands in as Broken Bow, Oklahoma
13 June 2001: Several scenes are filmed on location in Bakersfield, California, which stands in as Broken Bow, Oklahoma
19 June 2001: Final day of principle photography, with four scenes filmed on location in Malibu
10 September 2001: First day of recording on the episode's score at Paramount Stage M, conducted by Dennis McCarthy
11 September 2001: Despite two large-scale terrorist attacks that take place in the USA on this day, Dennis McCarthy and the orchestra elect to continue recording on the score at Paramount Stage M, rather than postpone the session
26 September 2001: Premiere airdate

Video and DVD releases

UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, Paramount Home Entertainment): Volume 1.1, catalog number VHR 5325, 1 April 2002
As part of the UK VHS collection Enterprise 1.1-1.3 Collectors Edition: 19 August 2002
As part of the ENT Season 1 DVD collection
As part of the Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon collection
As part of the ENT Season 1 Blu-ray collection

Links and references

Starring

Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley as Phlox
Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III

Also starring

Uncredited co-stars

Tyler Abrams as linguistic student
Antony Acker as Vulcan delegate
F. Alekseyeva as Human civilian
Paul Ambrose as Klingon council dignitary
David Keith Anderson as Human civilian
Adam Anello as Starfleet guard
Jef Ayres as Haynem
Michael Bailous as Klingon council guard
Kenneth Beck as Human civilian
Suzanne Bianqui as alien woman
Richard Bishop as Klingon council dignitary
Woody Bosco as Human civilian
Connie Bosmans as Vulcan delegate
Rafael Boza as linguistic student
Margery Bradbard as Starfleet admiral
Michael Braveheart as Klingon council guard
Solomon Burke, Jr. as Billy
B. Burton as Human civilian
Paulo Caillile as linguistic student
Sofie Calderon as sciences crewman
Yvonne Carlson as alien woman
Mario Carter as operations crewman
Manuel Cazz as linguistic student
Gina Chai as Human civilian
Michael Chong as scientist
Glenn Clarke as Starfleet Medical doctor
Marijane Cole as Human civilian
Darrick Collins as Klingon council member
Cecilia Conn as command crewman
Mark Correy as Alex
James Cromwell as Zefram Cochrane
Irina Davidoff as scientist
Vince Deadrick, Jr. as security crewman
Kitty DeCarlo as alien woman
Janet Dey as Human civilian
Sandro DiPinto as sciences crewman
Milton James Donaldson as Human civilian
Dene Doucette as alien hooker (deleted scene)
Renae Duran as linguistic student
Bob Earns as Vulcan delegate
Evan English as Tanner
L. English as Human civilian
Alyssa Espinoza as linguistic student
Heather Ettinger as alien woman
Mimi Fisher as Bennett
Susan Foley as Starfleet Medical nurse
Stacy Fouche as operations crewman
Devinna Garcia as linguistic student
Edwin Garcia as linguistic student
Hilde Garcia as Rossi (deleted scene)
Lindly Gardner as operations crewman
Hank Gartrel as Human civilian
N. Gehr as Human civilian
Maria Celeste Genitempo as Human civilian
Angela Giampietro as alien Woman
Mel Gold as alien man
Amos Goss as Klingon council guard
Nelson Grande as linguistic student
Ken Gruz as Klingon council member
Whitney Hall as Lorillian woman
J. Harris as Human civilian
Alberto Hector as linguistic student
Jason Henson as Klingon council member
Dieter Hornemann as Vulcan delegate
Aldric Horton as operations crewman
Cheri Isabella as operations crewman
Clynell Jackson III as Klingon council member
Roman James as Starfleet Rear Admiral
Lydia Jay as Guppi
Betty Jimenez as linguistic student
Connie Kang as linguistic student
Debra Lamb Bailleaux as female "fire eater" alien (deleted scene)
Steven Lambert as Suliban agent
Kristin Lindquist as Human civilian
Sven Lindstrom as linguistic student
James Lozano as linguistic student
Judy Maizel as Guppi
Mark Major as Rigel X alien
Betty Matsushita as Human civilian
Christy Melendrez as linguistic student
R. Michael as Human civilian
Marlene Mogavero as operations crewman
Simone Montanti as Human civilian
Shauna Moore as scientist
Gilbert Morales as linguistic student
Erika Mueller as alien woman
Arthur Murray as Markalian dock crewman (deleted scene)
Nikole as alien hooker
Carmen Nogales as operations crewman
Bart Noggle as Klingon council member
J. Nunez as Human civilian
Stephanie Nunez as linguistic student
W. Oldford as Human civilian
Glenn Ota as Benzite on Rigel X
Sonia Parikh as linguistic student
Monica Parrett as command crewman
Deryl Patterson as Klingon council member
Susan Pingleton as Guppi (deleted scene)
Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano as Suliban soldier
Woody Porter as Starfleet rear admiral
Prada as Porthos
Sandra Quoos as linguistic student
Leslie Redden as alien hooker
David Richards as Markalian dockmaster (deleted scene)
Larry Richards as Rigel X Central Security officer
Cesar Rodriguez as linguistic student
R. Rosenberg as Human civilian
Willis Sands as Klingon council member
Mark Savant as Starfleet Medical doctor
Tobias Schonleitner as Vulcan delegate
J. Scott as Human civilian
Mernoosh Shazadi as Starfleet vice admiral
Paul Sklar as Suliban
Pablo Soriano as
- Human civilian
- Klingon council member
Joel Steingold as Human civilian
Darryl Stewart as Starfleet admiral
Quint Strack as command crewman
Max Thayer as Human civilian
A. Thomas as Human civilian
M. Tucker as Human civilian
Thelma Tyrell as operations crewman
Cynthia Uhrich as operations crewman
John Wan as operations crewman
Mark Watson as Human civilian
Mike Watson as Suliban agent
Gary Weeks as operations crewman
Todd Wieland as Starfleet guard
David Williams as scientist
K. Williams as Human civilian
Curtis Wong as Klingon council member
Stuart Wong as Klingon council member
Jon Wright as Markalian dock crewman (deleted scene)
Unknown performers as
- Two aliens with ridged brows
- Corvallen female
- Guppi 1
- Markalian visitor
- Two Rotciv males
- Rigel X aliens 4, 5, 6

Stunt doubles

John Duff as running double for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
Diamond Farnsworth as stunt double for Scott Bakula
Lisa Hoyle as stunt double for Jolene Blalock
Jeff Sanders as stunt double for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
Mike Watson as stunt double for Connor Trinneer

Stand-ins

David Anderson –
- Stand-in for Anthony Montgomery
- Stand-in for Peter Henry Schroeder
- Stand-in for Paul Sklar
- Stand-in for Steven Lambert
- Stand-in for Mike Watson
- Stand-in for John Fleck (splinter unit)
Kenneth Beck – stand-in for Vaughn Armstrong
Larry Carroll – stand-in for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
Gina Chai – stand-in for Linda Park
Amy Kate Connolly –
- Stand-in for Melinda Clarke
- Stand-in for Linda Park
- Utility stand-in
Evan English –
- Stand-in for Dominic Keating
- Stand-in for John Fleck
- Stand-in for Ricky Luna
Anthony Gaffe – stand-in for David Richards
Gregory Hinton – stand-in for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
Simone Montanti –
- Stand-in and hand double for Jolene Blalock
- Stand-in for Diane Klimaszewski
- Stand-in for Elaine Klimaszewski
Mike Muñoz – stand-in for Marty Davis
J.R. Quinonez –
- Stand-in for John Billingsley
- Utility stand-in
Richard Sarstedt –
- Stand-in for Scott Bakula
- Stand-in for Mark Moses
- Stand-in for Joseph Ruskin
- Stand-in for Steven Lambert
- Stand-in for Ron King
- Stand-in for Jason Grant Smith
- Stand-in for James Horan
Pablo Soriano –
- Stand-in for Vince Deadrick, Jr.
- Stand-in for Mike Watson
- Stand-in for Scott Bakula (splinter unit)
- Utility stand-in
Mark Watson – stand-in for Connor Trinneer

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-Earth launches its first starship of exploration, ''Enterprise'', on a mission to return an injured Klingon to his homeworld. (Series Premiere)
+Earth launches its first starship of exploration, ''Enterprise'', on a mission to return an injured Klingon to his homeworld. (''Series premiere'')
 == Summary ==
 === Teaser ===
 [[File:Jonathan Archer, 2121.jpg|thumb|left|Young Jonathan Archer]]
-In [[San Francisco]] of the year [[2121]], a young [[Jonathan Archer]] paints a [[model]] of [[Henry Archer|his father]]'s spacecraft. When he recites a quote from a speech by [[Zefram Cochrane]], [[Henry Archer]] tells him the inventor of the [[warp drive]] would be proud of him. Jonathan curiously asks about his father's ship, wondering if it will be bigger than "[[Ambassador]] [[slang|Pointy]]'s" ship. Henry corrects his son, noting that the Ambassador is actually named [[Soval]], an extremely helpful [[Vulcan]]. Jonathan responds that &ndash; according to [[Billy Cook]], an acquaintance of his &ndash; [[Human]]s would already be flying at [[warp|warp five]], if the Vulcans had not intervened. Although Henry Archer does not fully understand the reasons behind the Vulcans' constraint, he believes that there must be an explanation.
+In [[San Francisco]] of the year [[2121]], a young boy named [[Jonathan Archer]] paints a [[model]] of [[Henry Archer|his father]]'s spacecraft. When he recites a famed quote from a {{dis|speech|public}} by [[Zefram Cochrane]], Henry Archer tells him the inventor of the [[warp drive]] would be proud of him. Jonathan curiously asks about his father's upcoming ship, wondering if it will be bigger than "[[Ambassador]] [[Pointy]]'s" ship. Henry corrects his son, noting that the ambassador is actually named [[Soval]], an extremely helpful [[Vulcan]]. Jonathan responds that &ndash; according to [[Billy Cook]], an acquaintance of his &ndash; [[Human]]s would already be flying at [[warp|warp five]], if the Vulcans had not intervened. Although Henry Archer does not fully understand the reasons behind the Vulcans' constraint, he believes that there must be an explanation.
-[[2151|Thirty years later]], the [[Broken Bow incident]] takes place in [[Broken Bow]], [[Oklahoma]], on [[Earth]]. A pair of [[Suliban|aliens]] pursuing [[Klaang]], the [[Klingon]] pilot of a crash-landed {{Class|K'toch}} [[scout ship]], attract the attention of a farmer named [[Moore (farmer)|Moore]]. Although Klaang eventually manages to kill the aliens, he is shot with Moore's [[plasma rifle]].
+[[2151|Thirty years later]], the [[Broken Bow Incident]] takes place in [[Broken Bow]], [[Oklahoma]], on [[Earth]]. A pair of [[Suliban|aliens]] pursue [[Klaang]] through a corn field, the [[Klingon]] pilot of a crash-landed {{Class|K'toch}} [[scout ship]], attracting the attention of a farmer named {{dis|Moore|farmer}}. Although Klaang eventually manages to kill the aliens by blowing up a [[corn]] [[silo]] with them in it with his [[Klingon disruptor|disruptor]], he is shot with Moore's [[plasma rifle]].
 === Act One ===
 [[File:Starfleet and Vulcan personnel discuss Klaang.jpg|thumb|Several Starfleet and Vulcan personnel discuss Klaang]]
-Aboard an [[inspection pod]], Jonathan Archer, now a [[captain]] in [[Starfleet]], and [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] inspect the prototype {{Class|NX}} [[starship]] {{EnterpriseNX}} in the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]], a [[spacedock]] [[orbit]]ing Earth. After being called back to [[Starfleet Medical]], Archer attends a meeting where a group of high-ranking Starfleet officers, including [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest|Forrest]], discuss Klaang with several Vulcan dignitaries: Ambassador [[Soval]], [[Tos]] and [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]. Archer also meets an [[Phlox|alien doctor]] who is providing Klaang with medical care. Eventually, it is decided that ''Enterprise'' will launch ahead of schedule on a mission to return Klaang to the Klingons' [[homeworld]], [[Qo'noS]]. The Vulcans completely disagree with this; they had objected to Humans returning Klaang out of fears that a perceived provincial attitude and accompanying volatile nature of Humans would complicate Human contact with the Klingons so soon. Vulcan objections, however, fueled the idea that Vulcans have deliberately withheld information from Earth for over a hundred years.
+Aboard a [[inspection pod]], ''[[Orbital 6]]'', Jonathan Archer, now a [[captain]] in [[Starfleet]], and [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles Tucker]] inspect the prototype {{Class|NX}} [[starship]] {{EnterpriseNX}} in the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]], a [[spacedock]] [[orbit]]ing Earth. After being urgently called back to [[Starfleet Medical]], Archer attends a meeting where a group of high-ranking Starfleet officers, including [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest|Forrest]], discuss Klaang with several Vulcan dignitaries: Ambassador Soval, [[Tos]], and [[Sub-Commander]] [[T'Pol]]. Archer also meets an [[Phlox|alien doctor]] who is providing Klaang with medical care. Eventually, it is decided that ''Enterprise'' will launch ahead of schedule on a mission to return Klaang to the Klingons' [[homeworld]], [[Qo'noS]]. The Vulcans completely disagree with this; they had objected to Humans returning Klaang out of fears that a perceived provincial attitude and accompanying volatile nature of Humans would complicate Human contact with the Klingons so soon. However, Archer manages to convince Forrest to approve ''Enterprise'' delivering Klaang to Qo'nos over Soval's protests. After the Vulcans leave, Forrest reminds Archer to not "''screw this up.''" Archer looks at the alien doctor treating Klaang and taps on the glass to get his attention.
+[[File:Malcolm Reed and Travis Mayweather at Enterprise transporter.jpg|thumb|"''They claim it's safe.''"<br />"''Do they indeed? Well, I certainly hope the Captain doesn't plan on making us use it.''"]]
-Aboard ''Enterprise'', [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] and [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] discuss the vessel's [[transporter]], a brand-new piece of equipment first installed on their ship. As they walk through a corridor, Mayweather reminisces about his childhood aboard [[cargo ship]]s. When they enter [[Engineering]], Reed introduces Mayweather to Commander Tucker. Meanwhile, Archer travels to [[Brazil]] to recruit linguist [[Hoshi Sato]] as his [[communications officer]].
+Aboard ''Enterprise'', [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] and [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]] discuss the vessel's [[transporter]], a brand-new piece of equipment first installed on their ship. As they walk through a corridor, Mayweather reminisces about his childhood aboard [[cargo ship]]s, particularly about their [[artificial gravity]]. When they enter [[engineering]], Reed introduces Mayweather to Commander Tucker. Meanwhile, Archer travels to [[Brazil]] to recruit [[linguist]] [[Hoshi Sato]] as his [[communications officer]]. Sato is reluctant at first, but Archer plays a Vulcan recording of [[Klingonese]], and tells her to think that she would be the first Human to talk to these Klingons. "''Do you really want somebody else to do it?''" She smiles at him.
-Another addition to Archer's crew is Subcommander T'Pol, whose assignment for the position of [[executive officer]] and [[science officer]] was obligatory in exchange for the [[Vulcan star charts]]. In the [[captain's ready room]], T'Pol is introduced to Commander Tucker by Archer and she gives him a [[PADD]] confirming her new assignment. An embarrassing encounter with the captain's [[dog]], [[Porthos]], then follows, since Vulcan females have an heightened sense of smell. Along with T'Pol &ndash; whom Archer saw as a Vulcan "chaperon" &ndash; the Doctor he met before, at Starfleet Medical, is also added to ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew.
+Another addition to Archer's crew is Sub-Commander T'Pol, whose assignment for the position of [[executive officer]] and [[science officer]] was obligatory in exchange for ''Enterprise''{{'}}s use of the [[Vulcan star charts]]. In the [[captain's ready room]], T'Pol is introduced to Commander Tucker by Archer and she gives him a [[PADD]] confirming her new assignment. An embarrassing encounter with the captain's [[dog]], [[Porthos]], then follows, since Vulcan females have an heightened sense of smell. Along with T'Pol &ndash; whom Archer saw as a Vulcan "[[chaperone]]" &ndash; the doctor he met before, at Starfleet Medical, is also added to ''Enterprise''{{'}}s crew.
 [[File:Enterprise (NX-01) in drydock.jpg|thumb|left|The spacedock where the ''Enterprise'' was constructed]]
-At ''Enterprise''{{'}}s launching ceremony, Admiral Forrest makes a speech and remarks there is no better person to captain the first Warp 5 starship than the son of its inventor, Jonathan Archer. After this, a recording of a speech by Doctor [[Zefram Cochrane]] is played, from the dedication ceremony of the [[Warp Five Complex]], 32 years ago.
+At ''Enterprise''{{'}}s launching ceremony, Admiral Forrest makes a speech and remarks there is no better person to captain the first warp 5 starship than the son of its inventor, Jonathan Archer. After this, a recording of a speech by Doctor Zefram Cochrane is played, from the dedication ceremony of the [[Warp Five Complex]], [[2119|32 years ago]].
-:"''On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will some day help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it. Thousands of inhabited planets, at our fingertips. And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds and seek out new life, and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly, where no man has gone before.''
+:"''On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will some day help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it. Thousands of inhabited planets, at our fingertips. And we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds and seek out new life, and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly, where no man has gone before.''"
-As these historic words are spoken, Archer remembers his childhood, when he and his dad placed an anti-gravity controller into the model. Mayweather then asks for instructions. He responds, ''"Take her out, Mr. Mayweather. Straight and steady.''" And so, the NX-01 Enterprise leaves [[Orbital Drydock Facility|spacedock]] and jumps into warp.
+As these historic words are spoken, Archer remembers his childhood, when he and his dad placed an anti-gravity controller into the model. Mayweather then asks for instructions. He responds, "''Take her out, Mr. Mayweather. Straight and steady.''" And so, the NX-01 ''Enterprise'' leaves spacedock and jumps into warp.
-[[File:Temporal communications chamber.jpg|thumb|Aboard a strange alien complex, an alien officer talks to a mysterious figure]]
+[[File:Temporal chamber.jpg|thumb|Aboard a strange alien complex, an alien officer talks to a mysterious figure]]
-Meanwhile, in a [[temporal communications chamber|strange chamber]] aboard an [[Suliban helix|alien complex]], a Suliban officer confers with a [[Humanoid Figure|mysterious silhouetted figure]] and promises to recover evidence that the figure requires. This evidence apparently was in the hands of Klaang when he was pursued by the Suliban.
+Meanwhile, in a [[temporal chamber|strange chamber]] aboard an [[Suliban helix|alien complex]], a [[Suliban]] officer confers with a [[Humanoid Figure|mysterious silhouetted figure]] and promises to recover evidence that the figure requires. This evidence apparently was in the hands of Klaang when he was pursued by the Suliban.
 === Act Two ===
-Aboard ''Enterprise'', Archer observes a jar full of [[immunocytic gel worm]]s in [[sickbay]]. The doctor he met earlier, a [[Denobulan]] in the [[Interspecies Medical Exchange]] program named Dr. [[Phlox]], asks the captain to make sure that he doesn't shake the worms. Archer helps Phlox unpack medical equipment and an [[Altarian marsupial]], an animal that makes the captain squirm because its droppings are used as medicine. Meanwhile, Travis Mayweather shows Commander Tucker the "[[sweet spot]]", an area of every ship where [[gravity]] is reversed. Mayweather is a well-traveled "space [[boomer]]" and has visited the planets [[Trillius Prime]], [[Draylax]], and both the [[Teneebian moons]]. Later, when Tucker enters the ship's [[mess hall]], he is offered a seat by [[Crewman]] [[Fletcher (Crewman)|Fletcher]] but the engineer replies that he has already been asked to the [[Captain's dining room|captain's mess]]. There, the engineer eats with Archer and T'Pol while they discuss Human evolution.
+Aboard ''Enterprise'', Archer observes a jar full of [[immunocytic gel worm]]s in [[sickbay]]. The doctor he met earlier, a [[Denobulan]] in the [[Interspecies Medical Exchange]] program named Phlox, asks the captain to make sure that he doesn't shake the worms. Archer helps Phlox unpack medical equipment and an [[Altarian marsupial]], an animal that makes the captain squirm because its droppings are used as medicine. Meanwhile, Travis Mayweather shows Commander Tucker the "[[sweet spot]]", an area of every ship where [[gravity]] is reversed. Mayweather is a well-traveled "space [[boomer]]" and has visited the planets [[Trillius Prime]], [[Draylax]], and both the [[Teneebian moons]]. Later, when Tucker enters the ship's [[mess hall]], he is offered a seat by [[Crewman]] {{dis|Fletcher|Crewman}} but the engineer replies that he has already been asked to the [[Captain's dining room|captain's mess]]. There, the engineer eats with Archer and T'Pol while they discuss Human evolution.
-However, all is not well &ndash; during a test of the ship's [[warp reactor]], a verbal conflict between Hoshi Sato and T'Pol arises. When Ensign Sato insults T'Pol in the Vulcan language, the science officer retorts that she herself was instructed to speak [[English language|English]] during her assignment aboard the ship and expects Hoshi to do the same. Later, the vessel loses main power while Archer, Hoshi and Phlox are in sickbay, trying to interrogate Klaang. Alien soldiers board ''Enterprise'' and attack the Starfleet officers. Klaang recognizes the aliens as [[Suliban]] and, although Archer manages to shoot one of the aliens, the Klingon is abducted from the ship.
+However, all is not well &ndash; during a test of the ship's [[warp reactor]], a verbal conflict between Hoshi Sato and T'Pol arises. When Ensign Sato insults T'Pol in the [[Vulcan language]], the science officer retorts that she herself was instructed to speak [[English language|English]] during her assignment aboard the ship and expects Sato to do the same. Later, the vessel loses main power while Archer, Sato, and Phlox are in sickbay, trying to interrogate Klaang. Alien soldiers board ''Enterprise'' and attack the Starfleet officers. Klaang recognizes the aliens as Suliban and, although Archer manages to shoot one of the aliens, the Klingon is abducted from the ship.
 === Act Three ===
-On the [[bridge]], an irritated Archer asks his crew why the Suliban were not detected by ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[sensor]]s. When Lieutenant Reed tells him that the [[starboard]] sensor logs did record a spatial disturbance, the captain orders the [[bridge crew]] to conduct a full investigation into the incident. T'Pol advises Archer to consult the [[astrometrics]] [[computer]] in San Francisco, believing that he himself has no hope of finding Klaang. However, the captain decides not to take her advice and forbids T'Pol from contacting Starfleet. In sickbay, Phlox shows Archer the corpse of the alien soldier that was left aboard ''Enterprise''. The doctor has learned that the alien has Suliban [[DNA]], but its anatomy has been altered by very sophisticated genetic modifications.
+On the [[bridge]], an irritated Archer asks his crew why the Suliban were not detected by ''Enterprise''{{'}}s new state-of-the-art [[sensor]]s. When Lieutenant Reed tells him that the [[starboard]] sensor logs ''did'' record a spatial disturbance, the captain orders the [[bridge crew]] to conduct a full investigation into the incident. T'Pol advises Archer to consult the [[astrometrics]] [[computer]] in San Francisco, believing that he himself has no hope of finding Klaang. However, the captain decides not to take her advice and forbids T'Pol from contacting Starfleet. In sickbay, Phlox shows Archer the corpse of the alien soldier that was left aboard ''Enterprise''. The doctor has learned that the alien has Suliban [[DNA]], but its anatomy has been radically altered by very sophisticated genetic modifications.
-[[File:RigelX2151.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' heads to Rigel X]]
+[[File:Enterprise orbiting Rigel X, 2151.jpg|thumb|left|''Enterprise'' heads to Rigel X]]
-In [[engineering]], T'Pol helps Tucker to review the sensor data. Archer and Sato soon enter. Using both Sato's translation of Klaang's words as well as T'Pol's reluctant assistance, Archer learns that Klaang visited [[Rigel X]] just before his [[scout]] [[ship]] crashed on Earth. The captain contacts the bridge and orders Mayweather to set course for the [[Rigel X|tenth planet]] in the [[Rigel system]]. Meanwhile, an alien officer aboard the Suliban complex interrogates Klaang in [[Klingonese]]. This Suliban officer asks Klaang where he left a particular unnamed item, but the Klingon claims ignorance. He tells the officer that he was sent to meet a Suliban woman named [[Sarin]] on Rigel X but that Sarin did not give him anything. As ''Enterprise'' approaches the planet, Archer and T'Pol brief an away team in the ship's [[launch bay]]. Archer informs the officers that Klaang was a courier and tells them to find the person who gave the Klingon whatever he was carrying, so they might find out why the Suliban have captured Klaang.
+In engineering, T'Pol helps Tucker to review the sensor data. Archer and Sato soon enter. Using both Sato's translation of Klaang's words as well as T'Pol's reluctant assistance, Archer learns that Klaang visited [[Rigel X]] just before his scout ship crashed on Earth. The captain contacts the bridge and orders Mayweather to set course for the tenth planet in the [[Rigel system]]. Meanwhile, an alien officer aboard the Suliban complex interrogates Klaang in Klingonese. This Suliban officer asks Klaang where he left a particular unnamed item, but the Klingon claims ignorance. He tells the officer that he was sent to meet a Suliban woman named [[Sarin]] on Rigel X but that Sarin did not give him anything. As ''Enterprise'' approaches the planet, Archer and T'Pol brief an away team in the ship's [[launch bay]]. Archer informs the officers that Klaang was a courier and tells them to find the person who gave the Klingon whatever he was carrying, so they might find out why the Suliban have captured Klaang.
-The team travel to Rigel X in [[Shuttlepod 1]] and search in a trade complex on the planet's frozen surface. Reed and Mayweather are persuaded, by a man who claims that he saw Klaang, to watch a pair of alien females performing with [[insect|butterflies]]. The pair of officers doubt the man's honesty and soon leave. While T'Pol investigates, Tucker finds difficulty with accepting several aliens that he encounters, including a [[Lorillian]] mother and son. Archer and Sato meanwhile catch a fleeting glimpse of a group of Klingons. Soon after, the entire [[away team]] is attacked and captured by Suliban.
+The team travel to Rigel X in ''{{dis|Shuttlepod 1|2151}}'' and search in a trade complex on the planet's frozen surface. Reed and Mayweather are persuaded, by a man who claims that he saw Klaang, to watch a pair of alien females performing with [[butterfly|butterflies]]. The pair of officers doubt the man's honesty and soon leave. While T'Pol investigates, Tucker finds difficulty with accepting several aliens that he encounters, including a [[Lorillian mother 001|Lorillian mother]] and [[Lorillian child 001|son]]. Archer and Sato meanwhile catch a fleeting glimpse of a group of Klingons. Soon after, the entire [[away team]] is attacked and captured by Suliban.
 === Act Four ===
 [[File:Sarin - Suliban.jpg|thumb|Sarin]]
-Sato, T'Pol and Tucker are imprisoned by the alien soldiers in a section which is sealed by a [[force field]]. Archer is taken to a woman who looks Human but who changes her appearance after she kisses the captain. The woman's name is Sarin &ndash; the same Suliban female that Klaang met on Rigel X earlier. Sarin was once a member of the [[Suliban Cabal|Cabal]], the Suliban military. She informs Archer that the Cabal are following orders from a faction in the [[Temporal Cold War]], a conflict fought through [[time]]. The Suliban are promoting internal strife in the [[Klingon Empire]] and Klaang was transporting evidence of this back to Qo'noS to prevent a [[civil war]].
+Sato, T'Pol, and Tucker are imprisoned by the alien soldiers in a section which is sealed by a [[force field]]. Archer is taken to a woman who looks Human but who changes her appearance after she kisses the captain. The woman's name is Sarin &ndash; the same [[Suliban]] female that Klaang met on Rigel X earlier. Sarin was once a member of the {{dis|Cabal|Suliban}}, the Suliban military. She informs Archer that the Cabal are following orders from a faction in the [[Temporal Cold War]], a conflict which is being fought through [[time]]. The Suliban are promoting internal strife within the [[Klingon Empire]], making it appear that one [[Great House|house]] is attacking another and Klaang was transporting evidence of this back to Qo'noS to prevent a [[civil war]].
-Sarin offers to help Archer find the Klingon, but agents of the Suliban Cabal discover them and open fire. Sarin frees the Starfleet officers but is killed in the fight between the Cabal and her small group of renegade Suliban. Archer, injured while on the run, manages to escape in the [[shuttlepod (22nd century)|shuttlepod]]. With a damaged [[thruster]], the [[shuttlecraft]] ascends into the [[atmosphere]] as T'Pol contacts ''Enterprise'' and announces that she is taking command of the ship. When Captain Archer loses consciousness, he dreams about himself as a child flying his model spacecraft on a beach with his father. He is disappointed when the model crash-lands in the sand, and his father tells him that he can't be afraid of the wind as T'Pol watches from the shore.
+Sarin offers to help Archer find the Klingon, but agents of the Suliban Cabal discover them and open fire. Sarin frees the Starfleet officers but is killed in the fight between the Cabal and her small group of renegade Suliban. Archer, injured while on the run, manages to escape in the {{dis|shuttlepod|22nd century}}. With a damaged [[thruster]], the [[shuttlecraft]] ascends into the [[atmosphere]] as T'Pol contacts ''Enterprise'' and announces that she is taking command of the ship. When Captain Archer starts to lose consciousness, he dreams about himself as a child flying his model spacecraft on a beach with his father. He is disappointed when the model crash-lands in the sand, and his father tells him that he can't be afraid of the wind as T'Pol watches from the shore.
 === Act Five ===
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 As ''Enterprise'' continues to follow the Suliban ship, Archer, back in his quarters, is making a [[log entry]], pausing the log several times to question himself about T'Pol's motives to continue the mission.
-:"Enterprise'' starlog, Captain Jonathan Archer &ndash; [[April|April 16]], 2151. We've been tracking the Suliban ship for ten hours, thanks to our... science officer, who came up with a way to tweak the sensors. I have no reason to believe that Klaang is still alive, but if... what the Suliban woman told me is true, it's crucial that we try to find him. I still haven't decided whether to ask Subcommander T'Pol about this 'Temporal Cold War.' My instincts tell me not to trust her.''"
+:"Enterprise'' starlog, Captain Jonathan Archer &ndash; [[April|April 16]], 2151. We've been tracking the Suliban ship for ten hours, thanks to our&hellip; science officer, who came up with a way to tweak the sensors. I have no reason to believe that Klaang is still alive, but if&hellip; what the Suliban woman told me is true, it's crucial that we try to find him. I still haven't decided whether to ask Sub-Commander T'Pol about this 'Temporal Cold War.' My instincts tell me not to trust her.''"
 Archer hears the warp drive changing and looks out his window to see that the ship has dropped out of warp. He contacts T'Pol, who asks him to come to the bridge.
 [[File:Gas giant.jpg|thumb|Gas giant]]
-There, a [[gas giant]] is displayed on the [[viewscreen]]. T'Pol tells Archer that the Suliban craft entered the planet's radiation belt a few hours ago, scattering the vessel's [[warp trail]]. T'Pol instructs Reed to run a [[spectral analysis]] on fragments he has detected nearby. The bridge crew finds that the fragments were left from fourteen different ships. Realizing that ''Enterprise'' has found an area used frequently by the Suliban, Archer orders Reed to activate the ship's weapon systems and to polarize the [[hull plating]]. The captain then directs Mayweather to set a course that will take the ship into the planet's [[atmosphere]].
+There, a [[class 7 gas giant]] is displayed on the [[viewscreen]]. T'Pol tells Archer that the Suliban craft entered the planet's radiation belt a few hours ago, scattering the vessel's [[warp trail]]. T'Pol instructs Reed to run a [[spectral analysis]] on fragments he has detected nearby. The bridge crew finds that the fragments were left from fourteen different ships. Realizing that ''Enterprise'' has found an area used frequently by the Suliban, Archer orders Reed to activate the ship's weapon systems and to polarize the [[hull plating]]. The captain then directs Mayweather to lay in a sixty degree vector that will take the ship into the planet's atmosphere.
 === Act Six ===
-Aboard the alien complex, the Suliban officer talks with the mysterious figure. The officer is unsure whether Sarin gave the ''Enterprise'' crew anything, but he knows that ''Enterprise'' has followed a Suliban ship and is nearby. He promises the figure that he will destroy the Human vessel before it locates the [[Suliban helix|Helix]], the complex that he is currently on. The figure says that he didn't intend for Humans or Vulcans to become involved yet, and demands that the officer must stop Sarin's message from reaching Qo'noS.
+Aboard the alien complex, the Suliban officer talks with the mysterious figure. The officer is unsure whether Sarin gave the ''Enterprise'' crew anything, but he knows that ''Enterprise'' has followed a Suliban ship and is nearby. He promises the figure that he will destroy the Human vessel before it locates the helix, the complex that he is currently on. The figure says that he didn't intend for Humans or Vulcans to become involved yet, and demands that the officer must stop Sarin's message from reaching Qo'noS.
-In the atmosphere of the gas giant, ''Enterprise'' almost loses the warp trail. T'Pol estimates that the ship's condition should improve, shortly before the bridge starts to shudder. She uses a [[viewer]] at her station to determine that the quakes are being caused by unexpected liquid [[phosphorus]]. When the ship's condition improves, the officers detect two [[Suliban cell ship (spherical)|Suliban cell ship]]s and the helix. Sato reads more than three thousand bio-signs aboard the alien station, but is unable to find Klaang with the ship's sensors. When Suliban ships start attacking, ''Enterprise'' returns to the phosphorus layer, where the enemy vessels can't find the Starfleet craft. T'Pol reports that the helix seems to be comprised of hundreds of other vessels, locked together by magnetic seals. When Sato finally detects Klaang aboard the complex, Reed suggests using the transporter to get him out but Archer finds Reed's plan too risky. The captain decides to use ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[grappler]] to retrieve one of the attacking cell ships and bring it aboard ''Enterprise''.
+In the atmosphere of the [[Suliban gas giant 001|gas giant]], ''Enterprise'' almost loses the warp trail. T'Pol estimates that the ship's condition should improve, shortly before the bridge starts to shudder. She uses a [[viewer]] at her station to determine that the quakes are being caused by unexpected liquid [[phosphorus]]. When the ship's condition improves, the officers detect two {{dis|Suliban cell ship|spherical}}s and the helix. Sato reads more than three thousand bio-signs aboard the alien station, but is unable to find Klaang with the ship's sensors. When Suliban ships start attacking, ''Enterprise'' returns to the phosphorus layer, where the enemy vessels can't find the Starfleet craft. T'Pol reports that the helix seems to be comprised of hundreds of other vessels, locked together by [[magnetic seal]]s. When Sato finally detects Klaang aboard the complex, Reed suggests using the transporter to get him out but Archer finds Reed's plan too risky. The captain decides to use ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[grappler]] to retrieve one of the attacking cell ships and bring it aboard ''Enterprise''.
 In the [[situation room]], [[aft]] of the bridge, Mayweather questions Archer and Tucker about the workings of the captured Suliban vessel. As the engineer seems to be slightly unsure of the craft, Mayweather believes that he would make a better pilot. Archer replies that the ensign is needed on board ''Enterprise'' and Tucker believes that piloting the Suliban vessel won't be as hard as it seems.
-In the captain's ready room, T'Pol attempts to discourage Archer from leaving. She suggests that he appeal for support from a nearby Vulcan ship. The captain suspects the Vulcan is displaying [[emotion]]al concern, but T'Pol claims that the [[Vulcan High Command]] will hold her responsible if anything happens to Tucker or the captain. Reed enters, carrying two cases into the room &ndash; one holds a magnetic device and the other holds two newly designed [[weapon]]s called [[phase pistol]]s. According to the lieutenant, the weapons have two settings &ndash; stun and kill. He advises Archer not to confuse the two.
+In the captain's ready room, T'Pol attempts to discourage Archer from leaving. She suggests that he appeal for support from a nearby Vulcan ship. The captain suspects the Vulcan is displaying [[emotion]]al concern, but T'Pol claims that the [[Vulcan High Command]] will hold her responsible if anything happens to Tucker or the captain. Reed enters, carrying two cases into the room &ndash; one holds a magnetic device and the other holds two newly-designed [[weapon]]s called [[phase-pistol]]s. According to the lieutenant, the weapons have two settings &ndash; stun and kill. He advises Archer not to confuse the two.
 [[File:Jonathan Archer and Charles Tucker III in a Suliban cell ship.jpg|thumb|Archer and Tucker operate the stolen cell ship]]
-Archer and Tucker leave ''Enterprise'' and use the captured cell ship to travel to the helix, where they find Klaang. Although the Klingon is initially hostile, Archer threatens the alien with his phase pistol so he will cooperate with the captain's orders. Together, the three men move through the helix and attack any Suliban guard that approaches them. The captain instructs Tucker to return to the cell ship with Klaang while he stays behind and tries to separate the helix using the magnetic device. After doing so, Archer contacts Tucker and tells the engineer not to return for him, but to take Klaang to ''Enterprise''. Tucker complies as several of the drifting enemy ships surrounding the commandeered cell ship collide.
+Archer and Tucker leave ''Enterprise'' and use the captured cell ship to travel to the helix, where they eventually locate Klaang. Although the Klingon is initially hostile, Archer threatens the alien with his phase-pistol so he will cooperate with the captain's orders. Together, the three men move through the helix and attack any Suliban guard that approaches them. The captain instructs Tucker to return to the cell ship with Klaang while he stays behind and tries to separate the helix using the magnetic device. After doing so, Archer contacts Tucker and tells the engineer not to return for him, but to take Klaang to ''Enterprise''. Tucker complies as several of the drifting enemy ships surrounding the commandeered cell ship collide.
 === Act Seven ===
-Tucker ignites the [[cell]] ship's [[thruster]] exhaust, giving Sato, on board ''Enterprise'', the opportunity to tell T'Pol what to look for. When T'Pol detects Tucker's position, she thanks Sato in the [[Vulcan language]].
+Tucker ignites the cell ship's thruster exhaust, giving Sato, on board ''Enterprise'', the opportunity to tell T'Pol what to look for. When T'Pol detects Tucker's position, she thanks Sato in the Vulcan language.
-Aboard the helix, Archer fights with the alien officer. The alien nearly kills Archer with his own [[phase pistol]], but the captain moves out of the way just in time. The alien chases Archer into another room where a strobing, pulsating light throbs. Just as the alien shoots again, Archer is beamed aboard ''Enterprise''. Tucker apologizes for using the [[transporter]], but claims it was the only way to recover the captain. ''Enterprise'' immediately leaves the gas giant at warp speed.
+Aboard the helix, Archer fights with the alien officer. The alien nearly kills Archer with his own phase-pistol, but the captain moves out of the way just in time. The alien chases Archer into another room where a strobing, pulsating light throbs. Just as the alien shoots again, Archer is beamed aboard ''Enterprise''. Tucker apologizes for using the transporter, but claims it was the only way to recover the captain. ''Enterprise'' immediately leaves the gas giant and jumps to warp speed.
-[[File:Klaang confronts the Klingon Chancellor.jpg|thumb|left|Klaang confronts the Klingon Chancellor]]
+[[File:Klaang confronts the Klingon Chancellor.jpg|thumb|left|Klaang confronts the Klingon chancellor]]
-After arriving on Qo'noS, Archer, Klaang, Sato and T'Pol enter the [[Klingon High Council Chamber]]. As Klaang addresses the [[Klingon High Council|High Council]] in Klingonese, Sato tries her best to interpret his words. According to the linguist, Klaang says something about disgracing the Klingon Empire and mentions that he's ready to die. The [[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon Chancellor (2151)|Klingon Chancellor]] approaches Klaang and makes a small cut in his hand with a jagged dagger. The Klingons then pour some of Klaang's [[blood]] into a vial which they examine with a large scientific device. The extracted [[DNA]] from his blood contains a wealth of Suliban information. The Klingons shout in gruff approval, but soon quiet again. The Chancellor approaches Captain Archer and, holding the dagger against the captain's throat, says something in Klingonese that Archer interprets as a thanks. Once the Chancellor leaves, Sato comments that the captain's interpretation was incorrect, and claims that Archer wouldn't want to know what the Klingon actually said.
+After arriving on Qo'noS, Archer, Klaang, Sato, and T'Pol enter the [[Klingon High Council Chamber]]. As Klaang addresses the [[Klingon High Council|High Council]] in Klingonese, Sato tries her best to interpret his words. According to the linguist, Klaang says something about disgracing the Klingon Empire and mentions that he's ready to die. The [[Klingon 22nd chancellor 001|Klingon Chancellor]] approaches Klaang and makes a small cut in his hand with a jagged dagger. The Klingons then pour some of Klaang's [[blood]] into a vial which they examine with a large scientific device. The extracted DNA from his blood contains a wealth of Suliban information. The Klingons shout in gruff approval, but soon quiet again. The chancellor approaches Captain Archer and, holding the dagger against the captain's throat, says something in Klingonese that Archer interprets as a thanks. Once the Chancellor leaves, Sato comments that the captain's interpretation was incorrect, and claims that Archer wouldn't want to know what the Klingon actually said.
-Aboard ''Enterprise'', Archer tells his crew that the starship's mission is to continue. Tucker begins work on repairing the starship as Archer orders Mayweather to set a course for an inhabited planet nearby. Although there is an ion storm between the starship and its destination, the captain tells Mayweather that they can't be afraid of the wind.
+Aboard ''Enterprise'', Archer tells his crew that the starship's mission is to continue forward. Tucker begins work on repairing the starship as Archer orders Mayweather to set a course for an inhabited planet nearby. Although there is an [[ion storm]] between the starship and its destination, the captain tells Mayweather that they can't be afraid of the wind. He orders ''Enterprise'' to engage at warp four.
 [[File:Henry Archer and young Jonathan Archer.jpg|thumb|Archer with his father, Henry]]
@@ Line 126: / Line 102: @@
 == Deleted scenes ==
-There are several [[deleted scene]]s from the feature version of the episode. There were three presented in the extra features of the ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise|Enterprise]]'' [[ENT Season 1 DVD|season one DVD release]]. The numbers on the scene tag are the numbers of what the scenes would have been in the episode.
+Three [[deleted scene]]s from this episode were included in [[ENT Season 1 DVD|the DVD release]] of [[ENT Season 1|the first season]]. The attached numbers indicate where those scenes would have located in the finished episode.
-=== "Broken Bow" deleted scene 092 ===
+=== Deleted scene 092 ===
 [[File:Markalian dockmaster, broken bow.jpg|thumb|left|The alien dockmaster]]
-Archer and Sato are meeting with an [[Unnamed Markalians#Dockmaster on Rigel X|alien dockmaster]] in a landing port control tower, asking questions about Klaang, and querying what business he had on Rigel X. Although the dockmaster is preoccupied monitoring the traffic to the planet's trade complex, including a craft he calls ''[[Elkan Nine]]'', he is curious to learn that the officers are Human and, with some persuasion from Archer, researches Klaang in Rigel X's records. He informs the officers that the Klingon visited the planet in a ''K'toch''-class vessel seven days earlier, but does not elaborate on what Klaang did, or whom he met, stating that visitors to Rigel X "value their privacy". When Archer mentions the Suliban, the dockmaster claims he has never heard of the word, and suggests that the officers' [[universal translator|translator]] must be malfunctioning. Sato, holding the translator, confirms that the device is not at error, however.
+Archer and Sato are meeting with an [[Markalian BG dockmaster|alien dockmaster]] in a landing port control tower, asking questions about Klaang, and querying what business he had on Rigel X. Although the dockmaster is preoccupied monitoring the traffic to the planet's trade complex, including a craft he calls ''[[Elkan Nine]]'', he is curious to learn that the officers are Human and, with some persuasion from Archer, researches Klaang in Rigel X's records. He informs the officers that the Klingon visited the planet in a ''K'toch''-class vessel seven days earlier, but does not elaborate on what Klaang did, or whom he met, stating that visitors to Rigel X "value their privacy". When Archer mentions the Suliban, the dockmaster claims he has never heard of the word, and suggests that the officers' [[universal translator|translator]] must be malfunctioning. Sato, holding the translator, confirms that the device is not at error, however.
-=== "Broken Bow" deleted scene 099 ===
+=== Deleted scene 099 ===
-This scene features Reed and Mayweather, moments after having observed the [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|butterfly dancers]] on Rigel X. The same alien who persuaded them to watch the dancers follows them through a crowded, narrow arcade and presents them with the opportunity to view an "inter-species performance". Seeing Reed consider this, Mayweather realizes that the alien knows nothing about Klaang and advises Reed that their "guide" is trying to take advantage of their interest in the new surroundings. Reed declines the offer and, as he and his companion walk away from the alien, Mayweather exclaims disbelief that they were almost fooled by the man. While the officers move past an entertainer demonstrating fire-breathing skills, Reed replies by reminding his companion that they are explorers.
+This scene features Reed and Mayweather, moments after having observed the [[Rigel X butterfly dancers 000|butterfly dancers]] on Rigel X. The [[Rigel X alien man 001|same alien]] who persuaded them to watch the dancers follows them through a crowded, narrow arcade and presents them with the opportunity to view an "inter-species performance". Seeing Reed consider this, Mayweather realizes that the alien knows nothing about Klaang and advises Reed that their "guide" is trying to take advantage of their interest in the new surroundings. Reed declines the offer and, as he and his companion walk away from the alien, Mayweather exclaims disbelief that they were almost fooled by the man. While the officers move past [[Rigel X fire eater 1|an entertainer]] demonstrating fire-breathing skills, Reed replies by reminding his companion that they are explorers.
 {{bginfo|This version of the scene slightly differs from the scene as it was written in the episode's script, which mentions a "topless fire-eater" of unspecified sex earlier than when the fire-breathing female, dressed in a bikini, appears in the filmed version of the sequence. Also, in the script, the alien reacts to Reed's dismissal of his offer by shaking his head in disappointment and disappearing into the crowd. The filmed version of the scene, however, shows none of this and the camera pans away from the alien while he is standing still in the position where the officers leave him.}}
-=== "Broken Bow" deleted scene 154-155 ===
+=== Deleted scene 154-155 ===
-[[File:TPol - early pilot haircut.jpg|thumb|T'Pol's original look]]
+[[File:T'Pol - early pilot haircut.jpg|thumb|T'Pol's original look]]
-In this scene, Sato and Reed discuss the symptoms of frost bite (as Sato is convinced she has it) while {{EnterpriseNX}} tracks the vessel they are following. When an alarm rings, and Mayweather alerts T'Pol (who we see, for a split second in her original look) to the fact they are losing sight of the ship, she orders an increase in speed. Mayweather reminds her that he cannot do so without authorization, which they subsequently receive from engineering.
+In this scene, Sato and Reed discuss the symptoms of frost bite (as Sato is convinced she has it) while ''Enterprise'' tracks the vessel they are following. When an alarm rings, and Mayweather alerts T'Pol (who we see, for a split second in her original look) to the fact they are losing sight of the ship, she orders an increase in speed. Mayweather reminds her that he cannot do so without authorization, which they subsequently receive from engineering.
-== Memorable Quotes ==
+== Memorable quotes ==
 "''Where no man has gone before.''"
-: - Said twice, first by young '''Jonathan Archer''', reciting a speech by '''Zefram Cochrane''', which is heard later
+:- Young '''Jonathan Archer''', quoting Zefram Cochrane
-:: - ''This was the very first line of the series.''
+::''This was the very first line of the series.''
-"''How big will it be?''"<br />
+"''How big will it be?''"<br/>
 "''Pretty big.''"
-: - '''Jonathan Archer''' asks his father '''Henry''' about the upcoming starship to have the first warp five engine
+:- '''Jonathan Archer''', asking his father '''Henry''' about the upcoming starship to have the first warp five engine
 "''Neptune and back in six minutes.''"
-: - '''Archer''', marveling at ''Enterprise''
+:- '''Archer''', marveling at ''Enterprise''
-"''Great... you scratched the  paint.''"
+"''Great... you scratched the paint.''"
-: - '''Archer''', after a small inspection pod piloted by Tucker bumps into the bottom of ''Enterprise''
+:- '''Archer''', after a small inspection pod piloted by Tucker bumps into the bottom of ''Enterprise''
-"''Where'd he come from?''"<br />
+"''Where'd he come from?''"<br/>
-"''Oklahoma.''"<br />
+"''Oklahoma.''"<br/>
 "''Corn farmer named Moore shot him with a plasma rifle.''"
-: - '''Archer''', asking about Klaang, a Klingon with '''Williams''' and '''Forrest'''{{'}}s response
+:- '''Archer''', asking about Klaang, a Klingon, with '''Williams''' and '''Forrest'''{{'}}s response
 "''Volatile? You have no idea how much I'm restraining myself from knocking you on your ass.''"
-: - '''Archer'''{{'}}s first words to T'Pol, in response to her claim that Humans are not ready to make their own decisions
+:- '''Archer'''{{'}}s first words to T'Pol, in response to her claim that Humans are not ready to make their own decisions
 "''Don't screw this up.''"
-: - '''Forrest''', after Archer declares he and the crew of ''Enterprise'' will return Klaang to Qo'noS
+:- '''Forrest''', after Archer declares he and the crew of ''Enterprise'' will return Klaang to Qo'noS
-"''It's a Klingot.''"<br />
+"''It's a Klingot.''"<br/>
 "''A Klingon.''"
-: - '''Admiral Leonard''' and '''Tos''', while observing [[Klaang]]
+:- '''Admiral Leonard''' and '''Tos''', while observing Klaang
-"''Listen to me, you're making a '''mistake!'''"<br />
+"''Listen to me, you're making a '''mistake!'''"<br/>
 "''When your logic doesn't work, you raise your voice? You've been on Earth too long.''"
-: - '''Soval''' and '''Archer'''
+:- '''Soval''' and '''Archer'''
 "''You're upside down, Ensign.''"
-: - '''Tucker''' to Mayweather while in the [[sweet spot]] of ''Enterprise''
+:- '''Tucker''', to Mayweather while in the [[sweet spot]] of ''Enterprise''
-"''I heard this platform's been approved for bio-transport.''"<br />
+"''I heard this platform's been approved for bio-transport.''"<br/>
-"''I presume you mean fruits and vegetables.''"<br />
+"''I presume you mean fruits and vegetables.''"<br/>
-"''I mean armory officers and helmsmen.''"<br />
+"''I mean armory officers and helmsmen.''"<br/>
 "''I don't think I'm quite ready to have my molecules compressed into a datastream.''"
-: - '''Mayweather''' and '''Reed''', discussing the ship's brand new transporter
+:- '''Mayweather''' and '''Reed''', discussing the ship's brand new transporter
 "''Keep your shirt on, loo-tenant.''"
-: - Said twice, first by '''Malcolm Reed''' doing an impression of Trip Tucker, then by '''Tucker''' himself
+:- Said twice, first by '''Malcolm Reed''' doing an impression of Trip Tucker, then by '''Tucker''' himself
-"''Four days and four days back. Then she's gone. In the meantime we are to extend her every courtesy."''<br />
+"''Four days and four days back. Then she's gone. In the meantime we are to extend her every courtesy."''<br/>
 "''I don't know. I'd be more comfortable with Porthos on the bridge."''
-: - '''Archer''' and '''Tucker''', discussing T'Pol
+:- '''Archer''' and '''Tucker''', discussing T'Pol
-"''I took a shower this mornin', how about you, Cap'n?''"
+"''I took a shower this mornin', how about you, cap'n?''"
-: - '''Commander Tucker''', making fun of T'Pol's heightened sense of smell
+:- '''Commander Tucker''', making fun of T'Pol's heightened sense of smell
-"''T'Pol tells me she's been living in the Vulcan compound in Sausalito.''"<br />
+"''You ever slept in zero-G?''"<br/>
+"''Slept?''"<br/>
-"''No kidding. I lived a few blocks nearby when I first joined Starfleet. Great parties in the Vulcan compound.''"
+"''It's just like being back in the womb.''"
-: - '''Archer''' and '''Trip'''
+:- '''Mayweather''' and '''Tucker''', while upside down in the "sweet spot"
-"''Grandma taught me to never judge a species by their eating habits.''"
+"''T'Pol tells me she's been living in the Vulcan compound in Sausalito.''"<br/>
+"''No kidding. I lived a few blocks nearby when I first joined Starfleet. Great parties in the Vulcan compound.''"
-: - '''Trip''', in response to T'Pol's criticism over Humans still eating the flesh of animals
+:- '''Archer''' and '''Tucker'''
+"''Grandma taught me to never judge a species by their eating habits.''"
-"''You can't be afraid of the wind.''"
+:- '''Tucker''', in response to T'Pol's criticism over Humans still eating the flesh of animals
-: - Said twice, first by '''Henry Archer''' when young Jonathan Archer was having trouble flying a model starship, then at the end of the episode by '''Captain Archer''', in reply to Ensign Mayweather's suggestion to fly around an ion storm, a minor spatial disturbance
-"''On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will someday help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it - thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips... and we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds, and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly... where no man has gone before.''"
+"''On this site, a powerful engine will be built. An engine that will someday help us to travel a hundred times faster than we can today. Imagine it – thousands of inhabited planets at our fingertips... and we'll be able to explore those strange new worlds, and seek out new life and new civilizations. This engine will let us go boldly... where no man has gone before.''"
-: - '''Zefram Cochrane'''{{'}}s speech from the dedication ceremony for the Warp Five Complex, in [[2119]]
+:- '''Zefram Cochrane'''{{'}}s speech from the dedication ceremony for the Warp Five Complex, in 2119
 "''Take her out, Mr. Mayweather... straight and steady.''"
-: - '''Captain Archer''', ordering Ensign Mayweather to leave space-dock
+:- '''Jonathan Archer''', ordering Mayweather to leave space dock
 "''Let's go.''"
-: - '''Captain Archer'''{{'}}s order to engage warp and depart Earth
+:- '''Archer'''{{'}}s order to engage warp and depart Earth
 "''Optimism, captain!''"
-: - '''Phlox'''{{'}}s advice to Captain Archer, before the Denobulan doctor smiles a massive grin
+:- '''Phlox'''{{'}}s advice to Captain Archer, before the Denobulan doctor smiles a massive grin
@@ Line 243: / Line 221: @@
 "''I'm not interested in what you think about this mission, so take your Vulcan cynicism and bury it along with your repressed emotions."''
-: - '''Archer''', to T'Pol
+:- '''Archer''', to T'Pol
 "''How complicated can it be? Up, down, forward, reverse... I'll figure it out.''"
-: - '''Tucker'''{{'}}s response to learning the controls of the captured Suliban vessel
+:- '''Tucker'''{{'}}s response to learning the controls of the captured Suliban vessel
 "''He says, 'his wife has grown ugly'?"
-: - '''Hoshi Sato''', translating Klingon spoken by Klaang
+:- '''Hoshi Sato''', translating Klingon spoken by Klaang
-"''I think the doctor's right, Captain; unless "stinky boots" has something to do with all this?''"
+"''I think the doctor's right, captain; unless "stinky boots" has something to do with all this?''"
-: - '''Hoshi Sato''', after Phlox explains that Klaang has no idea what he is saying
+:- '''Hoshi Sato''', after Phlox explains that Klaang has no idea what he is saying
-"''Do you know how to tell him to shut up?''"<br />
+"''Do you know how to tell him to shut up?''"<br/>
 "''Shut up!''"
-: - '''Archer,''' asking '''Hoshi''' to translate his request into Klingon, and Hoshi, not even bothering to do so
+:- '''Archer''', asking '''Sato''' to translate his request into Klingon, and Sato, not even bothering to do so
 "''Now get the hell out there and make yourself useful.''"
-: - '''Captain Archer''', to T'Pol
+:- '''Archer''', to T'Pol
-''[Klaang says something in Klingon]''<br />
+''[Klaang says something in Klingon]''<br/>
 "''I don't particularly like the way you smell either!''"
-: - '''Trip Tucker''', while flying back to ''Enterprise'' with Klaang
+:- '''Trip Tucker''', while flying back to ''Enterprise'' with Klaang
-"''Ensign Mayweather tells me that we'll be at Kronos in about eighty hours. Any chance he'll be conscious by then?''"<br />
+"''Ensign Mayweather tells me that we'll be at Kronos in about eighty hours. Any chance he'll be conscious by then?''"<br/>
 "''There's a chance he'll be conscious within the next ten minutes. Just not a very good one.''"
-: - '''Archer''' and '''Phlox''' discuss Klaang's condition
+:- '''Archer''' and '''Phlox''', discussing Klaang's condition
-"''Your superiors don't think we can flush a toilet without one of you to assist us.''"<br />
+"''Your superiors don't think we can flush a toilet without one of you to assist us.''"<br/>
-: - '''Captain Archer''', to T'Pol
+:- '''Archer''', to T'Pol
+"''A seven-foot Klingon doesn't go unnoticed.''"
+:- '''Archer''', on Klaang
 "''That's... never happened before.''"
-: - '''Archer''', to Sarin after she kisses him and transforms into a Suliban
+:- '''Archer''', to Sarin after she kisses him and transforms into a Suliban
-"''Bridge, we're taking damage down here! What's going on?''"<br />
+"''Bridge, we're taking damage down here! What's going on?''"<br/>
 "''Just a little trouble with the bad guys.''"
-: - '''Tucker''' and '''Archer'''
+:- '''Tucker''' and '''Archer'''
-"''I'll take that as a thank you.''"<br />
+"''I'll take that as a thank you.''"<br/>
-"''I don't think they have a word for thank you.''"<br />
+"''I don't think they have a word for thank you.''"<br/>
-"''What did he say?''"<br />
+"''What did he say?''"<br/>
 "''You don't want to know.''"
-: - '''Archer''' and '''Hoshi''', in reference to the [[Klingon Chancellor]]'s response to Klaang's return
+:- '''Archer''' and '''Sato''', in reference to the Klingon chancellor's response to Klaang's return
 "''I hope nobody is in a big hurry to get home. Starfleet seems to think that we're ready to begin our mission.''"
-: - '''Archer'''
+:- '''Archer'''
-"''I'm reading an ion storm on that trajectory, sir. Should I go around it?''"<br />
+"''I'm reading an ion storm on that trajectory, sir. Should I go around it?''"<br/>
-"''We can't be afraid of the wind, Ensign. Take us to warp four.''"
+"''We can't be afraid of the wind, ensign. Take us to warp four.''"
-: - '''Travis Mayweather''' and '''Jonathan Archer'''
+:- '''Travis Mayweather''' and '''Jonathan Archer''', quoting Archer's father Henry
+== Log entries==
-== Background Information ==
+* "Enterprise'' starlog, Captain Jonathan Archer, [[April|April 16]], [[2151]]. We've been tracking the [[Suliban]] ship for ten hours, thanks to our [[science officer]], who came up with a way to tweak the [[sensor]]s. I have no reason to believe that [[Klaang]] is still alive, but if what [[Sarin|the Suliban woman]] told me is true, it's crucial that we try to find him. I still haven't decided whether to ask [[Sub-Commander]] [[T'Pol]] about this '[[Temporal Cold War]].' My instincts tell me not to trust her.''"
-[[File:Broken Bow audio commentary recording.jpg|thumb|Recording a new [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray|Blu-ray]] [[audio commentary]] in [[2013]]]]
-* This is the first episode of ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', then called simply ''Enterprise'', and the only feature-length episode of the entire series.
+== Background information ==
-* The name of this particular episode (pronounced "Broken Boh", rather than rhyming with "cow") was chosen around the same time as the identically named town featured herein received its moniker. The name was used as this episode's title partly because it &ndash; in episode co-writer [[Brannon Braga]]'s opinion &ndash; worked "great" as a title, another reason being that it integrated well with the naming of both the town and the [[Broken Bow incident]]. ({{STC|135}}, p. 22)
+[[File:Broken Bow audio commentary recording.jpg|thumb|Recording a new Blu-ray audio commentary in 2013]]
+* This is the first episode of {{s|ENT}}, then called simply ''Enterprise'', and the only feature-length episode of the entire series.
+== Title ==
+* The name of this particular episode (pronounced "Broken Boh", like the weapon; rhymes with "low") was chosen around the same time as the identically named town featured herein received its moniker. The name was used as this episode's title partly because it &ndash; in episode co-writer [[Brannon Braga]]'s opinion &ndash; worked "great" as a title, another reason being that it integrated well with the naming of both the town and the [[Broken Bow Incident]]. ({{STC|135|22}})
+===Story and script===
+* At first, [[Rick Berman]] and Brannon Braga did not plan to write this episode together. Braga recalled, "''I don't know why we decided to write the pilot of ''Enterprise'' together [&hellip;] We were working out the story; beating out the story, scene by scene, and one of us just said, 'We're practically writing this together. Let's do it!{{'}}''" {{trekcore|s=blog|2013/03/exclusive-brannon-braga-interview-part-ii}} Braga clarified, "''I think maybe Rick said, 'What if we wrote this together? And I was like, 'Sounds great. You know, I don't want to write a two-hour thing by myself.{{'}}''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part I: Countdown", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Summing up the experience of writing this episode with Berman, Braga stated, "''It went really well.''" ("[[In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga]]", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) The experience was an important milestone in their careers, as it was the first time they wrote together, and it obviously set a precedent for subsequent episodes of the same series.
+* The writing duo set out with a particular aim in mind, as admitted by Brannon Braga: "''Our goal, as lofty and pretentious as it sounds, was to do the best pilot ever for ''Star Trek''.''" ({{STC|139|22}}) How they would try to achieve this underwent much consideration, while the plot formed. Braga commented, "''We had to basically come up with a story that would give ''Enterprise'' a ''reason'' to go on its first mission, other than: 'let's just launch and go out and have our first adventure.' We wanted to give Archer a specific noble goal &ndash; a test; an incident that would test humanity's ability to prove themselves, and kinda piss off the Vulcans, too. I had an image of Klingons in small-town America. My first image was, 'What if we show Klingons attacking Iowa?' Then we pared it down to, 'What if a Klingon crash-landed in a cornfield?{{'}}''" Braga also noted that the mission he and Rick Berman decided upon &ndash; returning Klaang to his people, in defiance of the Vulcans &ndash; additionally enabled the writers to bring T'Pol on board the ship. ({{STC|135|22}})
+* After conceiving of the contortion abilities exhibited by the [[Suliban]], Rick Berman and Brannon Braga consulted Visual Effects Producer [[Dan Curry]], ensuring that it would be possible to show such flexibilities on-screen. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;27)
+* Several of the guest characters' names were invented as homages to {{s|TOS}}. These consist of Admiral Forrest (named after [[DeForest Kelley]]), Admiral [[Daniel Leonard|Leonard]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]]), Commander {{dis|Williams|Commander}} ([[William Shatner]]), and [[Tos]] (an abbreviation of '''T'''he '''O'''riginal '''S'''eries).
+* Farmer {{dis|Moore|farmer}} was named after [[Ronald D. Moore]], a former ''Star Trek'' staff writer and friend of Brannon Braga. ("Broken Bow" [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* In the revised final draft script of this episode, an ultimately unused exchange of dialogue &ndash; involving Commander Tucker, whose nickname was "Charlie" at that point, and Captain Archer, when they are touring ''Enterprise'' in an inspection pod &ndash; went:
+                                     CHARLIE
+                         If I didn't know better, I'd think
+                         you were afraid of flying.
+                                     ARCHER
+                         If I'm afraid of anything, it's the
+                         scrambled eggs I had for breakfast.
+                                     CHARLIE
+                         Pretty soon you'll be dreaming
+                         about scrambled eggs. I hear the new
+                         resequenced protein isn't much of an
+                         improvement.
+                                     ARCHER
+                         My number one staffing priority was
+                         finding the right chef. I think
+                         you'll be impressed.
+                                     CHARLIE
+                         Your galley's more important to you
+                         than your warp core. That's a
+                         confidence-builder.
+                                     ARCHER
+                         A starship runs on its stomach,
+                         Charlie. {{st-minutiae|resources/scripts/ent001.txt}}
-===Story and Script===
-* At first, [[Rick Berman]] and [[Brannon Braga]] did not plan to write this episode together, an experience that nevertheless set a precedent for subsequent episodes of the same series. "''I don't know why we decided to write the pilot of ''Enterprise'' together, the first time we wrote together,''" Braga recalled. "''We were working out the story; beating out the story, scene by scene, and one of us just said, 'We're practically writing this together. Let's do it!{{'}}''" [http://trekcore.com/blog/2013/03/exclusive-brannon-braga-interview-part-ii]
-* The writing duo set out with a particular aim in mind. Admitted Brannon Braga, "''Our goal, as lofty and pretentious as it sounds, was to do the best pilot ever for ''Star Trek''.''" ({{STC|139}}, p. 22) How they would try to achieve this underwent much consideration, while the plot formed. Braga commented, "''We had to basically come up with a story that would give ''Enterprise'' a ''reason'' to go on its first mission, other than: 'let's just launch and go out and have our first adventure.' We wanted to give Archer a specific noble goal &ndash; a test; an incident that would test humanity's ability to prove themselves, and kinda piss off the Vulcans, too. I had an image of Klingons in small-town America. My first image was, 'What if we show Klingons attacking Iowa?' Then we pared it down to, 'What if a Klingon crash-landed in a cornfield?{{'}}''" Braga also noted that the mission he and Rick Berman decided upon &ndash; returning Klaang to his people, in defiance of the Vulcans &ndash; additionally enabled the writers to bring T'Pol on board the ship. ({{STC|135}}, p. 22)
-* After conceiving of the contortion abilities exhibited by the Suliban, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga consulted Visual Effects Producer [[Dan Curry]], ensuring that it would be possible to show such flexibilities on-screen. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 27)
-* Several of the guest characters' names were invented as homages to [[Star Trek: The Original Series|The Original Series]]. These consist of Admiral Forrest (named after [[DeForest Kelley]]), Admiral [[Daniel Leonard|Leonard]] ([[Leonard Nimoy]]), Commander [[Williams (Commander)|Williams]] ([[William Shatner]]) and [[Tos]] (an abbreviation of '''T'''he '''O'''riginal '''S'''eries).
-* [[Moore (farmer)|Farmer Moore]] was named after [[Ronald D. Moore]], a former ''Star Trek'' staff writer and friend of Brannon Braga.
 * The two [[Teneebian moons]] that Ensign Mayweather visited when he was young were originally scripted to be two [[Andorian]] moons.
+* References, in this episode, to Phlox having enjoyed Chinese food in San Francisco were inspired by the creators of ''Enterprise'', Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, having originally written, in the development stages for the series, virtually contemporaneous scenes set in Chinatown. Also, San Francisco was used because it had been established as the primary location of Starfleet. ("[[In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga]]", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* This episode's script was entirely written without any of the show's regular cast having yet been selected. ({{STTM|2|9}}, p. 22)
+* This episode's script was entirely written without any of the show's regular cast having yet been selected. ({{STTM|2|9}}, p.&nbsp;22)
 ===Cast===
-* [[Scott Bakula]] waited until after he and [[Paramount Television]] executives [[Kerry McCluggage]] and [[Garry Hart]] had read this episode's script before accepting the role of Jonathan Archer. Bakula later recalled, "''Garry Hart told me when he read the script he immediately thought of me.''" ({{STTM|2|9}}, p. 12) The script gave Bakula a similar impression. "''They had him pretty much on the page when I got the pilot script,''" Bakula said of the character. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 14) His approval of the script actually helped convince Bakula into committing to portray Jonathan Archer over the course of the forthcoming series. ({{STTM|2|9}}, p. 12) The actor subsequently commented, "''Actually, the monumental event of the [first] season, for me, was the pilot.''" ({{STC|139}}, p. 33) Compared with later installments of the series, he found this outing was "very physical." In addition, of all Captain Archer's lines of dialogue from [[ENT Season 1]], Bakula reckoned that his line here, "''Let's go!''" was the most like a catchphrase, such as, "''Engage,''" "''Make it so,''" or "''Do it!''" from the other series. ({{STC|135}}, p. 27 & 30)
+* [[Scott Bakula]] waited until after he and [[Paramount Television]] executives [[Kerry McCluggage]] and [[Garry Hart]] had read this episode's script before accepting the role of Jonathan Archer. Bakula later recalled, "''Garry Hart told me when he read the script he immediately thought of me.''" ({{STTM|2|9}}, p.&nbsp;12) The script gave Bakula a similar impression. "''They had him pretty much on the page when I got the pilot script,''" Bakula said of the character. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;14) His approval of the script actually helped convince Bakula into committing to portray Jonathan Archer over the course of the forthcoming series. ({{STTM|2|9}}, p.&nbsp;12) The actor subsequently commented, "''Actually, the monumental event of the [first] season, for me, was the pilot.''" ({{STC|139|33}}) Compared with later installments of the series, he found this outing was "very physical." In addition, of all Captain Archer's lines of dialogue from [[ENT Season 1]], Bakula reckoned that his line here, "''Let's go!''" was the most like a catchphrase, such as, "''Engage,''" "''Make it so,''" or "''Do it!''" from the other series. ({{STC|135|27 & 30}})
-* Similarly to Scott Bakula, T'Pol actress [[Jolene Blalock]] auditioned for her role only after she read the script of this episode. "''It was just brilliant,''" she later reminisced. ({{STC|135}}, p. 37)
+* Similarly to Scott Bakula, T'Pol actress [[Jolene Blalock]] auditioned for her role only after she read the script of this episode. "''It was just brilliant,''" she later reminisced. ({{STC|135|37}})
+* It was a foregone conclusion that the main performers who were cast for this episode were about to become series regulars on ''Enterprise''. However, [[Connor Trinneer]]'s agent told him about this arrangement only after Trinneer &ndash; who had been auditioning for Charles "Trip" Tucker in extreme ignorance about the part &ndash; was cast in the role, with the agent stating, "''This isn't a pilot. This is a show. This is episode one.''" Thereafter receiving and reading the script of this installment informed an initially surprised Trinneer that his role would be an extensive one in both this episode and the subsequent series. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* Hoshi Sato actress [[Linda Park]] was thrilled that this episode depicts the linguist at her place of work, [[Amazon University]]. "''That side of her is great because we see her doing what she loves to do,''" Park enthused. Of Sato's dispute with T'Pol in this installment, the actress stated, "''What she finds so annoying about the Vulcan is she seems to look down on people who are vulnerable and passionate and act with a sense of childishness. Hoshi thinks the Vulcan is arrogant and full of herself.''" ({{STC|135}}, pp. 52 & 53)
+* Hoshi Sato actress [[Linda Park]] was thrilled that this episode depicts the linguist at her place of work, [[Amazon University]]. "''That side of her is great because we see her doing what she loves to do,''" Park enthused. Of Sato's dispute with T'Pol in this installment, the actress stated, "''What she finds so annoying about the Vulcan is she seems to look down on people who are vulnerable and passionate and act with a sense of childishness. Hoshi thinks the Vulcan is arrogant and full of herself.''" ({{STC|135|52-53}})
-* While playing the [[Suliban]]'s mysterious benefactor herein, actor [[James Horan]] was not given a copy of the full script but was instead provided with only the pages featuring his own dialogue. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 44)
+* Malcolm Reed actor [[Dominic Keating]] initially felt apprehensive about appearing in this outing but was eventually very pleased with it. He recollected, "''I was so nervous [&hellip;] Having seen the pilot, though, I have to say it's a wonderful piece of work [&hellip;] I can be terribly self-critical most of the time, but even I came away from watching the pilot thinking, 'You know what, I did a good job.' There was enough there to give audiences a rough idea as to who Malcolm Reed is, but at the same time enough of a smudged edge that left you with plenty of questions about him.''" (''[[TV Zone]]'', issue #147, p.&nbsp;30)
-* [[Vaughn Armstrong]] (who holds the record for playing the largest number of alien guest characters on the various series) played his first human role in this episode as Admiral Forrest.
+* When the time came to play the lead parts in this episode, tensions among the main cast were high in general, though the performers were also ultimately satisfied with the installment. Remembered Dominic Keating, "''I'm sure everyone in the cast felt a certain degree of trepidation. I think we all must have looked at one another and thought, 'So-and-so's character seems so well-defined and they're a perfect fit in the role. Why aren't I as good as they are. I really have no idea who my character is. I'm just standing here saying their lines.' Because we're such a tight cast and quickly became close to each another we all admitted to having those initial feelings of total inadequacy [&hellip;] All of us were really proud of the final product.''" (''[[TV Zone]]'', issue #147, p.&nbsp;30) In terms of the performances, Travis Mayweather actor [[Anthony Montgomery]] noted, "''We were giving everything we had from the very first episode.''" ("Part Two: Front Lines", [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* This episode features the second of three guest appearances of a (former) {{w|WWE}} superstar on ''Star Trek'' (in this case, [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]). The other two were [[The Rock]] and [[Big Show|The Big Show]].
+* While playing the Suliban's mysterious benefactor herein, actor [[James Horan]] was not given a copy of the full script but was instead provided with only the pages featuring his own dialogue. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;44)
+* This episode features the first time that [[Vaughn Armstrong]], who holds the record for playing the most alien guest characters on the various ''Star Trek'' series, played a Human role, appearing as Admiral Forrest.
+* This episode features the second of three guest appearances of a (former) {{w|WWE}} superstar on ''Star Trek'' (in this case, [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]]). The other two were [[The Rock]] and [[Big Show|The Big Show]].
+* Though he usually worked on ''Enterprise'' as a stunt coordinator, [[Vince Deadrick, Jr.]] enjoyed performing as a security guard who &ndash; during the scene wherein Klaang is kidnapped from ''Enterprise''{{'}}s sickbay by invading Suliban &ndash; gets attacked and fires at the Suliban. "''It was nice to have a little one-on-one between Scott [Bakula] and myself, holding that big old rifle,''" Deadrick stated. "''It's fun playing that kind of stuff.''" ({{STC|138|43}})
-===Production===
+===Pre-production===
+* This is the second of two feature-length episodes of ''Star Trek'' directed by [[James L. Conway]], the other being {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}. Rick Berman originally contacted James Conway about the prospect of directing this installment on Friday {{d|16|February|2001}}, when Conway received a phone call from Berman. "''He says, 'I'm gonna ruin your weekend. I want you to direct the ''Enterprise'' pilot. It's a $12 million production.' Biggest production they've ever done, biggest production I would've ever done,''" recollected Conway. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Scott Bakula agreed, "''They spent a fortune on this pilot.''" (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 33, No. 5, p.&nbsp;21) Conway continued, "''I had a wonderful weekend thinking about it.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* This is the second of two feature-length episodes of ''Star Trek'' directed by [[James L. Conway]], the other being {{DS9|The Way of the Warrior}}.
-* James Conway found that directing this episode easily fit into his schedule as an executive vice-president at Spelling Television. "''They've often called me and wanted me to come and do a ''Star Trek'' show and I was not able to, but this time, because the pilot episode fell between seasons, we were just finishing our own pilots and I was available,''" Conway remembered. "''When Rick [Berman] called, I was thrilled that he asked me, and thrilled that I was able to come in!''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 46)
+* James Conway found that directing this episode easily fit into his schedule as an executive vice-president at Spelling Television. "''They've often called me and wanted me to come and do a ''Star Trek'' show and I was not able to, but this time, because the pilot episode fell between seasons, we were just finishing our own pilots and I was available,''" Conway remembered. "''When Rick [Berman] called, I was thrilled that he asked me, and thrilled that I was able to come in!''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;46)
+* As James Conway was available to direct this episode, official arrangements were made for him to do so, which took place over the next couple of weeks after the weekend of [[17 February|17]] and [[18 February]] 2001. "''We got Kerry McCluggage, president of [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]], to sign off and [[UPN]] to sign off,''" the director said. "''So, I started prepping ''Enterprise." ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* When James Conway arrived to helm the episode, its script was finalized. "''When I first read it, I said, 'This is a wonderful script, but I can't believe they're ever going to let us do it; it's so expensive!' There was a lot of action and a lot of visual effects &ndash; much more than you'd ever find on a television show. But they let us do it!''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 46) Scott Bakula observed, "''They spent a fortune on this pilot.''" (''[[Cinefantastique]]'', Vol. 33, No. 5, p. 21)
+* When James Conway arrived to helm the episode, its script was finalized. "''When I first read it, I said, 'This is a wonderful script, but I can't believe they're ever going to let us do it; it's so expensive!' There was a lot of action and a lot of visual effects &ndash; much more than you'd ever find on a television show. But they let us do it!''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;46)
-* In total, the making of this episode involved the creation of forty-three different sets. ({{STTM|3|3}}, p. 86) "''It was definitely like a movie workload,''" noted Senior Illustrator [[John Eaves]], who was tasked with designing the interiors and exteriors of the {{Class|NX}} {{NX|Enterprise}} as well as designing the other vessels that appear herein. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 48) Concerning the over-forty sets used in this episode, James Conway remarked, "''We'd never walked on to [them] before &ndash; and that means you have to prelight and light all these sets for the first time.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 47)
+* This episode's preproduction period included five weeks of casting the performers, a process which James Conway was highly involved in. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* In total, the making of this episode involved the creation of forty-three different sets. ({{STTM|3|3}}, p.&nbsp;86) "''It was definitely like a movie workload,''" noted Senior Illustrator [[John Eaves]], who was tasked with designing the interiors and exteriors of the {{Class|NX}} {{NX|Enterprise}} as well as designing the other vessels that appear herein. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;48) Concerning the over-forty sets used in this episode, James Conway remarked, "''We'd never walked on to [them] before &ndash; and that means you have to prelight and light all these sets for the first time.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47)
+* James Conway recalled that, once the sets for the interiors of ''Enterprise'' were built, he "sat in there probably for four or five hours over a number of days imagining, visualizing each scene and where the camera would go, trying to discover every possible place, interesting place, to put a camera and get a cool shot." He did this keeping in mind that other directors of later ''Enterprise'' episodes would likely arrive on the set with their first question being, "''What angle hasn't been shot?''" Conway told himself that he would like the answer to be that he had already shot every conceivable angle. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
 * Both the [[Interspecies Medical Exchange]] ward and the observation deck of the [[Orbital Drydock Facility]] were mostly redresses of a set that went on to represent ''Enterprise''{{'}}s [[armory]], during the series run. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
-* The model starship which young Jonathan Archer plays with in [[Flashback (story device)|flashbacks]] throughout this episode was designed by illustrator [[Jim Martin]] and built by the [[Paramount Pictures]] prop shop. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* The model starship which young Jonathan Archer plays with in {{dis|flashback|story device}}s throughout this episode was designed by illustrator [[Jim Martin]] and built by the Paramount Pictures prop shop. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* The ENT makeup staff enjoyed creating many alien designs for this installment. "''We had a ball on the different characters in the pilot episode, 'Broken Bow', where they land on the planet and the ''Enterprise'' crew members are walking through the bazaar,''" explained Makeup Supervisor [[Michael Westmore]]. "''You just wish the camera had stayed on a few of them a little more.''" ({{STM|190|61}})
-* The [[osmotic eel]] that Phlox uses on Archer's leg was created by Makeup Supervisor [[Michael Westmore]]. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 112)
+* The [[osmotic eel]] that Phlox uses on Archer's leg was created by Michael Westmore. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;112)
-* The producers at first hoped for production on this episode to begin in May 2001. However, as the costuming department prepared to start their efforts on ''Enterprise'' while simultaneously wrapping up work on ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'', threats of an actors' strike loomed on [[Hollywood]], endangering this plan. ({{STC|135}}, p. 72)
-* Upon initially reading the pilot script, Costume Designer [[Robert Blackman]] was intrigued with the idea of creating clothing designs that were not products of the extremely distant future. "''With that, came a lot of interesting things we hadn't done before,''" he said. ({{STC|135}}, p. 71)
+* Upon initially reading the pilot script, Costume Designer [[Robert Blackman]] was intrigued with the idea of creating clothing designs that were not products of the extremely distant future. "''With that, came a lot of interesting things we hadn't done before,''" he said. ({{STC|135|71}})
-* Robert Blackman produced full-body sketches of both the pair of [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|butterfly dancers]] and [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Burlesque Show Alien|the yellow-skinned alien man]] who, on [[Rigel X]], invites Reed and Mayweather to watch them perform. Creating the look of the dancers entailed a collaboration between Blackman's costume department and Michael Westmore's makeup department. ({{STTM|2|8}}, pp. 92 & 93)
+* Robert Blackman produced full-body sketches of both the pair of [[Rigel X butterfly dancers 000|butterfly dancers]] and [[Rigel X alien man 001|alien man]] who, on [[Rigel X]], invites Reed and Mayweather to watch them perform. Creating the look of the dancers entailed a collaboration between Blackman's costume department and Michael Westmore's makeup department. ({{STTM|2|8}}, pp.&nbsp;92 & 93)
+* The producers at first hoped for production on this episode to begin in May 2001. However, as the costuming department prepared to start their efforts on ''Enterprise'' while simultaneously wrapping up work on {{s|VOY}}, threats of an actors' strike loomed on [[Hollywood]], endangering this plan. ({{STC|135|72}})
-* The first scenes to be shot on the first day of this pilot episode's production were the bridge scenes that form part of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s launch. James Conway supervised these initial scenes. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* After five weeks of preproduction, a cast reading at Paramount gave the regular cast members their first chance to meet each other. James Conway stated about the episode, "''It came alive right then and there [&hellip;] And then had a day rehearsal after that.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* This episode's production was at first complicated by the fact that the type of film initially used for shooting the series had to be compatible with [[DVD]] formats, causing Director of Photography [[Marvin Rush]] to make some choices he might otherwise have made differently. Production Designer [[Herman Zimmerman]] later noted, "''We had some learning curves we had to assimilate the first few days of shooting, knowing that we were heading in that direction.''" ({{STC|135}}, p. 61)
-* This episode's production schedule consisted of more than seventeen days, at which point, Rick Berman stated, "''We're half-way done with''" it. ({{STC|134}}, pp. 12 & 76)
-* This episode's production incorporated an unusual amount of [[Filming locations|location filming]]. James Conway explained, "''We did two days in [[Bakersfield]] [[[California]]] [...] and then we were three days at a water treatment plant and one day in an electrical power plant, and one day at [[Malibu]], so we were out quite a bit.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 47) Bakersfield was used for the sequence depicting the [[Broken Bow incident]], standing in for [[Broken Bow]] itself; the fact that a grain silo was planned to be shown exploding required the on-site construction of that building as a full-scale mock-up. Malibu stood in for Hoshi Sato's Brazilian, outdoors classroom as well as some of its surroundings &ndash; involving the addition of a yawning and the classroom itself &ndash; and Malibu's [[Zuma Beach]] was used for the beach scenes that feature in Archer's flashbacks. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]]) [[Rigel X]] scenes were filmed at the Redondo Power Plant and Hyperion Water Treatment Plant. ({{e|These Are the Voyages...}} [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 4 DVD]]) The footage taken in Bakersfield was shot on 12 and 13 June 2001, whereas the scenes captured in Malibu were filmed on 19 June 2001. {{incite}} The late June filming of the Malibu scenes was near the end of the episode's shooting schedule. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
-* While directing this outing, James Conway endeavored to embellish it with "as many dynamic angles as I could find a way to put in." Despite thinking that the eventual version of the episode includes "a lot of dynamic shots" as well as "a lot of pace and energy," he also believes it contains no filming techniques that set it too far apart from the earlier-made ''Star Trek'' productions. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 47)
-* Ultimately, James Conway &ndash; a director of fourteen previous televised ''Star Trek'' episodes &ndash; discovered that he was well-suited to the shooting of such an historically important installment of ''Star Trek'' as this. "''Having been a fan, and having directed all those episodes and being fluent with all of the ''Star Trek'' stuff,''" he related, "''it enabled me to completely understand all of the jokes and all of the subtext and be able to translate them to film.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 47)
-* James Conway additionally found that the episode's production "ran very smoothly." "''Our hours weren't too bad [....] Given all those things [the multitude of new sets and complex action sequences as well as the rare length of time spent on location], and with all the complications that we had, I thought it went incredibly well.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p. 47)
-===Visual Effects===
+===Production===
+* This episode entered production very soon after the finalization of the making of ''Voyager''. Noted [[Denise Okuda]], "''As soon as we could, we started in earnest on ''Enterprise''.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part I: Countdown", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Scott Bakula clarified, "''They had two weeks off [after ''Voyager''], I think, and then we were right back on it again.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part III: First Flight", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* For the visual effects artists who participated in this episode's creation, the aim was simply (in Dan Curry's words) "to do the best work we've ever done." The workload they were presented with was an extraordinary challenge, though. "''The pilot has over 300 effects shots in it; a lot of movies don't have that many, and they probably have more than a month or two to do them!''" exclaimed Visual Effects Supervisor [[Ronald B. Moore]]. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24)
+* The beginning of this episode's filming was one or two weeks after Jolene Blalock was cast as T'Pol and around three or four days to possibly a week after the official casting deal was made for Scott Bakula to play Archer. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Owing to the quickness of the intermittent period between the making of the ''Voyager'' series finale {{e|Endgame}} and the production of this episode, Bakula had anxiety regarding the professionalism of the production team. "''My biggest fear coming here was that the [stage] crew that's been here forever, and had just rolled over the last huge ''Voyager'' episode and had a week off and were back shooting the pilot, would be, like, 'Yeah, just get in the chair, whatever, and we'll shoot you.{{'}}''" Bakula found, much to his relief, that he had no need to worry in such a way. ({{STC|135|25}})
-* In order to tackle the massive amount of work, the in-house VFX team from Paramount brought in both of their regular CGI vendors, [[Foundation Imaging]] and [[Eden FX]]. Foundation was assigned to handle most of the space shots whereas Eden was principally brought in to deal with CG elements which had to be added to live-action footage. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24)
+* Around the same time as shooting began on this outing, Vince Deadrick, Jr. presented Scott Bakula with a gift, to start their relationship off. "''I knew he'd be doing a lot of stunts,''" Deadrick related. "''So I gave him a little stunt bag with his name on it with a set of elbow and knee pads, and said, 'Here we go. These are for you.' I also told him we'd add as we go along, meaning probably a spine pad, hips and everything else.''" ({{STC|138|42}})
-* The workload was so enormous that, at Foundation Imaging, [[Robert Bonchune]] had to divide his supervising duties with [[David Morton]]. "''This is the biggest thing we've ever done for ''Star Trek''. We had over 70 shots, so it's a huge show,''" related Bonchune. "''Dave Morton and I split the roles on the pilot. He supervised the [[gas giant]] stuff; I supervised model construction and space sequences.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24)
+* The first scenes to be shot on the first day of this pilot episode's production were scheduled to be the bridge scenes that form part of ''Enterprise''{{'}}s launch, scenes supervised by James Conway. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]]) Preparing the bridge set for this footage at first proved troublesome; although each screen on the set for ''Enterprise''{{'}}s bridge was run by its own computer, there was some initial difficulty with the computers, all of which were in a video control room commonly referred to as "video village." Reflected Denise Okuda, "''We got there the day of the shoot, the very first time on the pilot, at four-thirty in the morning, and we had technical difficulties. I can't even explain what it felt like. They had never all been fired up at the same time. So, we had some that were up, some that weren't. When we were getting ''that'' close to action, I really thought I was gonna have to go out and tell the first AD, 'Hey, we got a problem. We can't roll camera.' I did not want to do that.''" The difficulty was not completely resolved, with every computer firing up, until thirty seconds before the camera rolled. "''Then we went to Craft Service, got a cup of coffee, went back up to the Art Department and collapsed,''" concluded Denise Okuda. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part I: Countdown", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Also regarding the first day's filming, Dominic Keating remembered, "''When I took that first step up onto the bridge, and Jim Conway said, 'Action,' it was like&hellip; well, here goes.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* To make sure all the visual effects could be approved as quickly as possible, Dan Curry and his boss, Supervising Producer [[Peter Lauritson]], regularly visited the CGI vendors instead of waiting for the companies to deliver their input. This freed Ron Moore from having to supervise the incoming shots and, as an alternative, he devoted himself to overseeing the compositing work at [[CIS Hollywood]]. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24)
+*For one of his auditions, Dominic Keating was supposed to receive plasma coils for a prop for the scene and instead received another prop in the mail. He ended up going to the audition pretending that the water bottle he had brought with him was a plasma coil. In the episode "Broken Bow," during the first scene featuring Lt. Malcolm Reed, something similar occurred where Reed was supposed to receive plasma coils and instead received something else. Whether or not this is a reference to Keating's audition is uncertain.{{YouTube|type=v|KEyD-AsDgdE}}
-* The pace was frantic, especially because the VFX artists were unwilling to compromise on quality. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24) "''The thing that I stressed to our vendor companies and the staff,''" said Dan Curry, "''is that the technology to create visual effects is available to anyone who wants to invest in the hardware, so what we have to do is make sure that we try to approach everything with superior artistry and thinking; we try to make sure that each shot informs the audience about what's going on and delights them with images and surprises.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 25) Curry relished the [[adrenaline]] involved in the frenetic approach to delivering the VFX and the process worked well, with all the shots being completed on time. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 24)
+* The first day of this episode's production that involved [[John Billingsley]] incorporated the shooting of a scene he had auditioned with, when trying out for his role as Phlox. Though Billingsley had incorporated bird-like squawking in the scene consistently throughout his audition process as well as in front of James Conway, performing the same sounds during filming turned out to be unsuccessful. Dominic Keating happened to be on the set at the same time as the scene was being shot. Conway, meanwhile, was behind the video control room when Billingsley delivered the animal noises. In response, the director suddenly started repeatedly shouting, "''Cut.''" "''And Jim walked out from behind video village on to the set,''" continued Keating, "''and looked John square in the eye and went, 'Are you shitting me?!' And [&hellip;] poor John. He just went, 'Listen, I'm not married to it.{{'}}''" Nonetheless, the scene stayed exactly the same as it had been when Billingsley had auditioned with it. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* One of the first shots that Eden FX did for this episode was that of the wrecked Klingon ship in the cornfield. In common with the other shots they delivered, this involved adding a CG element to live-action footage. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 27) An establishing wide shot of [[Amazon University]] was an obvious visual effect. Subtler VFX were used to expand the spacedock observation deck, adding an additional level to the room and making the audience larger. Phlox's [[immunocytic gel worm]]s were also depicted with CGI. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* One of Vince Deadrick, Jr.'s favorite stunts came in this episode. This stunt had a Suliban-playing performer drop from the ceiling right into the camera, showing Klaang's perspective of a Suliban dropping down on top of him. Remembering how the performer who played the Suliban was involved in this successful stunt, Deadrick stated, "''We had him on a ratchet or decelerator, and his nose actually ends up touching the frame of the lens [&hellip;] That was a fun shot to do. I felt really proud of that one.''" ({{STC|138|43}})
-* Showing the Suliban's extraordinary physical maneuvers and some of their technology in this pilot episode represented other challenges. In fact, adding a pre-echo effect to all the footage set in the [[temporal communications chamber]] was one of the most difficult effects in the whole episode. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 28) Midway through the installment's post-production schedule, Dan Curry explained, "''Ron [Moore] has, working with [[Paul Hill]] at CIS, been focusing on the temporal chamber stuff [....] And I've been focusing on, among other things, the Suliban's [dislocation ability], again working with [[John Teska]] out of Foundation.''" ({{STC|135}}, p. 77)
+* Having witnessed the enormity of the making of the pilot episode for science fiction television series ''Terra Nova'', Brannon Braga feels "Broken Bow" was made on an even bigger scale than that other pilot episode, which was touted by the media as "the biggest, most expensive pilot ever made." Braga pointed out, "Enterprise ''was the biggest pilot I've ever worked on. Even adjusted for inflation, it probably was more expensive too. And the number of days&hellip; It was like a feature film.''" The making of this outing was a mixed experience for Braga, who later described it as "a ton of fun," "great" but also "stressful" and "a miserable time." Braga especially found it difficult to completely enjoy the filming of this episode, because he was extremely anxious about hiring a regular ''Enterprise'' writing staff before the pilot wrapped production. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* Entirely CGI models were used for not only the Suliban but also the starship ''Enterprise''{{'}}s senior officers; this signified the first time such models were utilized for the regular characters of a ''Star Trek'' series. Regarding these digitized versions of ''Enterprise'' crew members, [[John Gross]] &ndash; a co-founder of Eden FX &ndash; said, "''They were used a lot in the pilot.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 28)
+* Unsure whether ''Enterprise'' would be broadcast with an aspect ratio of square-like 4:3 or widescreen 16:9, James Conway framed shots in this episode so that they were suitable regardless of whichever aspect ratio was used. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) The episode's production was at first complicated by the fact that the type of film initially used for shooting the series had to be compatible with [[DVD]] formats, causing Director of Photography [[Marvin Rush]] to make some choices he might otherwise have made differently. Production Designer [[Herman Zimmerman]] later noted, "''We had some learning curves we had to assimilate the first few days of shooting, knowing that we were heading in that direction.''" ({{STC|135|61}})
-* By the time the group finished their task of completing a total of over 300 VFX shots, all members of the team were exhausted but happy with the experience. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p. 30)
+* During the first week of this installment's shooting period, Rick Berman and the principal cast of ''Enterprise'' took a break from filming on the ''Enterprise'' bridge set, which was on [[Paramount Stage 18]]. This was done in order to film a short presentation in which Berman introduced Scott Bakula, who proceeded to introduce the rest of the cast, including [[John Billingsley]] without Phlox's makeup and costume. ("Cast Introduction", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* This episode's production schedule consisted of more than seventeen days, at which point, Rick Berman stated, "''We're half-way done with [it].''" ({{STC|134|12 & 76}}) James Conway once referred to his duration on the episode as having been "five months." ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part III: First Flight", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* This episode's production incorporated an unusual amount of [[Filming locations|location filming]]. Noted James Conway, "''It was a very location-heavy show [&hellip;] We were on location more than we weren't. And we had very specific looks we had to do.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Conway elaborated, "''We did two days in Bakersfield [California] [&hellip;] and then we were three days at a water treatment plant and one day in an electrical power plant, and one day at Malibu, so we were out quite a bit.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47) Bakersfield was used for the sequence depicting the [[Broken Bow Incident]], standing in for [[Broken Bow]] itself, whereas Malibu stood in for Hoshi Sato's Brazilian outdoor classroom as well as some of its surroundings and Malibu's Zuma Beach was used for the beach scenes that feature in Archer's flashbacks. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]]) [[Rigel X]] scenes were filmed at the [[Redondo Power Plant]] and [[Hyperion Water Treatment Plant]]. ({{e|These Are the Voyages...}} [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 4 DVD]]) James Conway and Herman Zimmerman had "a lot of fun" capturing footage at the power plants and in Bakersfield respectively, though Conway later described the location work at the power plants as "the most difficult thing we shot," due to the fact that arranging these locations turned out to be "very time-consuming." There were several additions made to the locations for this production; a futuristic-looking grain silo and newly grown corn were added to the site selected in Bakersfield and atmospheric elements such as steam, dripping water and lights were taken to the power plants, with soap flakes used as snow in the seemingly outdoors footage set on Rigel X. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) The filming in Malibu likewise involved the addition of a yawning and the classroom itself. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]]) The footage taken in Bakersfield was shot on 12 and 13 June 2001, whereas the scenes captured in Malibu were filmed on 19 June 2001. ("Broken Bow" call sheets & production reports) The late June filming of the Malibu scenes was near the end of the episode's shooting schedule. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]])
+* On a night before one of the days which was scheduled for filming at the water treatment plant, a party for foreign advertising was held on the Paramount lot, at which free alcohol was served. After a considerably drunk Connor Trinneer took four bottles of alcohol from behind the bar without authorization and went home, he participated in the film shoot the next day then proceeded to return home, where he received a phone call from Rick Berman. Trinneer, regretting his actions during the previous night, worried that Berman was calling to fire him for stealing the bottles but Berman's motive for making the call, much to the actor's relief, was actually because the producers of ''Enterprise'' had decided to change the first name of Trinneer's role from Spike to Trip. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+[[File:Diane and Elaine Klimaszewski.jpg|thumb|150px|The Klimaszewski sisters during the making of this episode]]
+* Encompassing seven layers of foul-smelling latex, the physical design of the butterfly dancers took nine hours to be painted. [[Diane Klimaszewski]], who played the blue butterfly dancer, passed out and vomited due to the appliances. Despite these physical reactions to the latex, she considered the episode as being worth the discomfort. Regarding the experience of creating the scene in which she herself and twin sister [[Elaine Klimaszewski]] played the pair of aliens, Diane recalled, "''We each had our own trailer and we were filming by the beach, near a water treatment plant. I had my trailer door open, so passers-by would look in and freak out to see this alien!''" ({{STM|119|43}})
+* The scene showing Archer being transported, while running, from the Suliban Helix to the transporter platform aboard ''Enterprise'' involved live-action footage whose filming was organized by James Conway. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) The shot took a long time to prepare for filming, as it challenged the visual effects artists. "''I am sure most of the crew wondered why we took so much time setting up that shot, but it was really hard and took a lot of time to make it work right,''" stated Visual Effects Supervisor [[Ronald B. Moore]]. ("Introduction", ''[[Flying Starships]]'') Moore continued, "''We had set up a shot and Jim really wanted to get it. It was getting close to the end of the shoot [&hellip;] When Jim set up the camera for this thing, he [Scott Bakula] was running right towards the camera.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* While directing this outing, James Conway endeavored to embellish it with "as many dynamic angles as I could find a way to put in." ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47) He filmed "every possible, cool angle I could find on the [''Enterprise'' ship] sets." Conway went on to recall, "''I also wanted the style of the show, as I directed the pilot, to not look like the other shows. And so, if you look at the show, you'll see one shot becomes another. There's often times that the camera's on somebody and it racks to this, or it's on somebody and it pans to that. So, the camera is helping discover us along the way, instead of the classic big wide shot, medium shot, close-up. I tried to use the camera in a very interesting way, to make it feel different and stand out.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Despite thinking that the eventual version of the episode includes "a lot of dynamic shots" as well as "a lot of pace and energy," he also believes it contains no filming techniques that set it too far apart from the earlier-made ''Star Trek'' productions. ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47)
+* Ultimately, James Conway &ndash; a director of fourteen previous televised ''Star Trek'' episodes &ndash; discovered that he was well-suited to the shooting of such an historically important installment of ''Star Trek'' as this. "''Having been a fan, and having directed all those episodes and being fluent with all of the ''Star Trek'' stuff,''" he related, "''it enabled me to completely understand all of the jokes and all of the subtext and be able to translate them to film.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47)
+* James Conway additionally found that the episode's production "ran very smoothly." "''Our hours weren't too bad [&hellip;] Given all those things [the multitude of new sets and complex action sequences as well as the rare length of time spent on location], and with all the complications that we had, I thought it went incredibly well.''" ({{STTM|2|7}}, p.&nbsp;47) In addition, Conway reminisced, "''The shooting was a delight, I had a great time every day [&hellip;] [It was] a great way to spend five months.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* Although the production team were initially told ''Enterprise'' would be shown with a boxy aspect ratio of 4:3, this was not the selection made by television network UPN. "''At the last minute,''" said James Conway, "''UPN finally said, 'Okay, we'll go widescreen.' So, I went back in and [&hellip;] every scene, I had to reframe visually in the bay, and futz with almost every shot to make sure it was framed properly.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+=== Sets ===
+* The large [[wood]]en [[door]] of the [[Klingon High Council Chamber]] was later re-used as the door to the [[Vulcan]] [[monastery]] at [[P'Jem]] in the [[ENT Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|The Andorian Incident}}. (''"The Andorian Incident", [[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]] special feature'')
+===Visual effects===
+* For the visual effects artists who participated in this episode's creation, the aim was simply (in Dan Curry's words) "to do the best work we've ever done." The workload they were presented with was an extraordinary challenge, though. "''The pilot has over 300 effects shots in it; a lot of movies don't have that many, and they probably have more than a month or two to do them!''" exclaimed Ron Moore. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24) Given the pilot's extreme workload of visual effects shots, Moore considered it fortunate that the episode was the only one which his department had to concentrate on, at that time. ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* In order to tackle the massive amount of work, the in-house VFX team from Paramount brought in both of their regular CGI vendors, [[Foundation Imaging]] and [[Eden FX]]. Foundation was assigned to handle most of the space shots whereas Eden was principally brought in to deal with CG elements which had to be added to live-action footage. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24)
+* The workload was so enormous that, at Foundation Imaging, [[Robert Bonchune]] had to divide his supervising duties with [[Dave Morton]]. "''This is the biggest thing we've ever done for ''Star Trek''. We had over 70 shots, so it's a huge show,''" related Bonchune. "''Dave Morton and I split the roles on the pilot. He supervised the [[gas giant]] stuff; I supervised model construction and space sequences.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24)
+* To make sure all the visual effects could be approved as quickly as possible, Dan Curry and his boss, Supervising Producer [[Peter Lauritson]], regularly visited the CGI vendors instead of waiting for the companies to deliver their input. This freed Ron Moore from having to supervise the incoming shots and, as an alternative, he devoted himself to overseeing the compositing work at [[CIS Hollywood]]. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24)
+* The pace was frantic, especially because the VFX artists were unwilling to compromise on quality. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24) "''The thing that I stressed to our vendor companies and the staff,''" said Dan Curry, "''is that the technology to create visual effects is available to anyone who wants to invest in the hardware, so what we have to do is make sure that we try to approach everything with superior artistry and thinking; we try to make sure that each shot informs the audience about what's going on and delights them with images and surprises.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;25) Curry relished the [[adrenaline]] involved in the frenetic approach to delivering the VFX and the process worked well, with all the shots being completed on time. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;24)
+* One of the first shots that Eden FX did for this episode was that of the wrecked Klingon ship in the cornfield. In common with the other shots they delivered, this involved adding a CG element to live-action footage. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;27) An establishing wide shot of [[Amazon University]] was an obvious visual effect. Subtler VFX were used to expand the spacedock observation deck, adding an additional level to the room and making the audience larger. Phlox's [[immunocytic gel worm]]s were also depicted with CGI. ([[text commentary]], [[ENT Season 1 DVD]]) Additionally, [[Eddie Robison]] added digital tongue-extensions for the butterfly girls. ({{STM|106|44}})
+* Showing the Suliban's extraordinary physical maneuvers and some of their technology in this pilot episode represented other challenges. In fact, adding a pre-echo effect to all the footage set in the [[temporal chamber]] was one of the most difficult effects in the whole episode. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;28) Midway through the installment's post-production schedule, Dan Curry explained, "''Ron [Moore] has, working with [[Paul Hill]] at CIS, been focusing on the temporal chamber stuff [&hellip;] And I've been focusing on, among other things, the Suliban's [dislocation ability], again working with [[John Teska]] out of Foundation.''" ({{STC|135|77}})
+* As the live-action footage of Scott Bakula running aboard the Suliban Helix had been filmed without blue screen, the task of getting a matte for the visual effect shot of Archer simultaneously being transported off the Helix was made much more difficult. It thus challenged the visual effects artists to an enormous degree. "''It was very, very complex,''" admitted Ron Moore. "''It was a very hard shot, which always surprised me [because] it was [simply] a transporter.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Moore even found the visual effect was the most difficult one in this whole episode. ("Introduction", ''[[Flying Starships]]'')
+* Entirely CG models were used for not only the Suliban but also the starship ''Enterprise''{{'}}s senior officers; this signified the first time such models were utilized for the regular characters of a ''Star Trek'' series. Regarding these digitized versions of ''Enterprise'' crew members, [[John Gross]] &ndash; a co-founder of Eden FX &ndash; said, "''They were used a lot in the pilot.''" ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;28)
+* By the time the group finished their task of completing a total of over three hundred VFX shots, all members of the team were exhausted but happy with the experience. ({{STTM|2|10}}, p.&nbsp;30) Recalling his favorite shots from the first two seasons of ''Enterprise'', David Morton remarked, "''I quite enjoyed working on the pilot, actually.''" He found devising the look of the gas giant's blue cloud interiors was fun and [[Fred Pienkos]] similarly cited the Rigel X complex as a favorite example of his own work from the same timespan, whereas Eddie Robison enjoyed depicting the butterfly girls' enormous tongues. ({{STM|106|43}})
-===Music and Sound===
+===Music and sound===
+* The episode's score, composed by [[Dennis McCarthy]], was recorded on {{d|10|September|2001}} and {{d|11|September|2001}} at [[Paramount Stage M]]. Despite the events of the second day and the offer to postpone the recording session, McCarthy and the orchestra decided to continue with the schedule. McCarthy later described this, in the liner notes to the [[Broken Bow (soundtrack)|episode's soundtrack release]], as "the hardest recording session of my entire career."
-* During shots set on the NX-01 bridge, background sound effects from the TOS-''Enterprise'' bridge can be heard.
+* The score was released by [[Decca Records]] in {{y|2002}}.
-* An instrumental version of the ENT theme song, "[[Where My Heart Will Take Me]]", plays over the closing credits of this episode.
+* At one point, Dennis McCarthy cited this episode, which had an enormous impact on the style of music typically used for the series of ''Enterprise'', as one of his favorites from all the ''Star Trek'' outings he ever worked on. "''Rick [Berman] came in and I played the first cue, which was thunderous,''" remembered McCarthy, "''and he just said, 'Great, that's our style down.{{'}}''" (''In Conversation: The Music of ''Star Trek: The Next Generation, [[TNG Season 5 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* During shots set on the NX-01 bridge, background sound effects from the TOS ''Enterprise'' bridge can be heard.
+* An instrumental version of the ''Enterprise'' theme song, "[[Where My Heart Will Take Me]]", plays over the closing credits of this episode.
 ===Continuity===
-* By ''Star Trek''{{'}}s fictional chronology, this is the first episode of all six TV series.
+* By ''Star Trek''{{'}}s fictional chronology, this is the earliest episode of all {{num2txt|{{Const/nSeriesM}}}} TV series.
-* Like previous spin-off premieres, the new crew of ''Enterprise'' was sent off by a character who made a [[Character crossover appearances|crossover]] from a previous role; in this case, [[Zefram Cochrane]] returned, having previously appeared in both {{TOS|Metamorphosis}} and {{film|8}} (played by [[Glenn Corbett]] and [[James Cromwell]] respectively, the latter of whom reprised the role in an uncredited capacity for this installment). Unlike previous spin-off premieres, Cochrane was not a main character from a series that directly preceded the new series. In the previous cases, Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was seen briefly in the ''[[Star Trek: The Next Generation]]'' pilot, {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}}; Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' pilot, {{e|Emissary}}; and [[Quark]] had a cameo appearance in the ''[[Star Trek: Voyager]]'' pilot, {{e|Caretaker}}, in which [[Morn]] also appeared.
+* Like previous spin-off premieres, the new crew of ''Enterprise'' was sent off by a character who made a [[character crossover appearances|crossover]] from a previous role; in this case, [[Zefram Cochrane]] returned, having previously appeared in both {{TOS|Metamorphosis}} and {{film|8}} (played by [[Glenn Corbett]] and [[James Cromwell]] respectively, the latter of whom reprised the role in an uncredited capacity for this installment). Unlike previous spin-off premieres, Cochrane was not a main character from a series that directly preceded the new series. In the previous cases, Doctor [[Leonard McCoy|McCoy]] was seen briefly in the {{s|TNG}} pilot, {{e|Encounter at Farpoint}}; Captain [[Jean-Luc Picard]] appeared in the {{s|DS9}} pilot, {{e|Emissary}}; and [[Quark]] had a cameo appearance in the {{s|VOY}} pilot, {{e|Caretaker}}, in which [[Morn]] also appeared.
 * Sections of Zefram Cochrane's speech were taken from the opening narrations heard in the title sequences of ''The Original Series'' and ''The Next Generation''.
 * [[Porthos]] is the only character, besides the regulars, to appear in both this episode and the finale of the series, {{e|These Are the Voyages...}} (although technically, all ''Enterprise''-related characters in the last episode are [[hologram]]s created by the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701-D|-D}}'s [[holodeck]]).
 * Young Jonathan Archer's miniature starship that features herein reappears in the Season 3 episode {{e|Similitude}}.
-* The series finale of ENT, {{e|These Are the Voyages...}}, establishes that Rigel X was additionally the last place visited by ''Enterprise'' before its decommission in [[2161]].
+* The series finale of ''Enterprise'', "These Are the Voyages&hellip;", establishes that Rigel X was additionally the last place visited by ''Enterprise'' before its decommission in [[2161]].
 * This episode marked the first appearance of the [[Denobulan]]s, in the form of Phlox, although the name of his species was not revealed until {{e|Terra Nova}}.
-* This episode portrays the [[First Contact]] between Earth and the Klingon Empire. The Klingons were, of course, seen on all of the previous ''Star Trek'' series, all taking place either one or two centuries after this episode. Other [[alien]] races seen on other ''Star Trek'' series who were encountered earlier by ''Enterprise'' include [[Andorian]]s, [[Nausicaan]]s, [[Ferengi]], [[Romulan]]s, the [[Borg]], [[Tholian]]s, [[Coridan]]s, [[Orion]]s, [[Organian]]s, and, in the [[mirror universe]], the [[Gorn]].
+* This episode portrays the [[first contact]] between Earth and the Klingon Empire. In {{TNG|First Contact}}, Jean-Luc Picard stated that "disastrous" first contact with Klingons led to "decades of war". The Klingon-Human first contact as depicted in this episode did not appear to be "disastrous" or lead to war. However, his comment could be a [[24th century]] re-interpretation of those events or even refer to the ''Vulcan''-Klingon first contact in [[2016]], which indeed ended in the destruction of a Vulcan ship and was followed by several violent encounters, as mentioned in {{DIS|The Vulcan Hello}}.
+* Both Vulcans and Klingons had been prominently featured in every ''Star Trek'' series prior to their appearance in "Broken Bow". Similarly, [[Benzite]]s, [[Corvallen]]s, [[Rotciv]], and [[Markalian]]s (in a deleted scene) all appear in "Broken Bow" after already appearing in an earlier ''Star Trek'' production.
-* For the first time, this episode shows that the facial appearance of the Klingons, prior to the 23rd century, was much as it was in the 24th century; the Klingons in this outing appear with distinctive forehead ridges, in common with how they were established in ''Star Trek'' productions created subsequently to the making of the original series, set in the 23rd century. An explanation for the differences between how they are shown in this era and how they appear in TOS was finally provided in the [[ENT Season 4]] episodes {{e|Affliction}} and {{e|Divergence}}.
+* This episode establishes that the facial appearance of the Klingons, prior to the [[23rd century]], was much as it was in the 24th century; the Klingons in this outing appear with distinctive forehead ridges, in common with how they were established in ''Star Trek'' productions created subsequently to the making of the original series, set in the 23rd century. An explanation for the differences between how they are depicted in this era and their appearance in TOS was finally provided in the [[ENT Season 4]] episodes {{e|Affliction}} and {{e|Divergence}}.
-* The ''Enterprise'' crew went on to encounter the Klingons in the episodes {{e|Unexpected}}, {{e|Sleeping Dogs}}, {{e|Marauders}}, {{e|Judgment}}, {{e|Bounty}}, {{e|The Expanse}}, {{e|The Augments}}, {{e|Affliction}}, and {{e|Divergence}}.
+* The events of this episode, including Klaang's rescue and Archer's encounter with the Klingon High Council, are subsequently referenced in {{e|Unexpected}}, {{e|Silent Enemy}}, {{e|Marauders}}, {{e|The Communicator}}, and {{e|Judgment}}. Furthermore, the Broken Bow Incident is one of the items [[Grat]] discusses with Archer in {{e|Detained}}.
-* In {{e|Judgment}}, Captain Archer's advocate [[Kolos (Klingon)|Kolos]] turns the [[Klingon]] court's attention to how Archer had assisted the Empire in the past, referring to events in this episode.
 * The Temporal Cold War plot, which began in this episode, was continued in {{e|Cold Front}} and concluded in {{e|Storm Front, Part II}}. The arc was intended to carry throughout the run of the series, but was mostly scrapped when the series took on a "new direction" in its [[ENT Season 3|third season]].
-* The scene in which Archer inspects ''Enterprise'' in [[drydock]] with Tucker is reminiscent of the scene in {{film|1}} in which [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] looks over the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with [[Montgomery Scott|Scotty]], or less notably, the scene in {{e|All Good Things...}} featuring [[Captain]] [[Jean-Luc Picard|Picard]] and [[Lieutenant]] [[Natasha Yar|Yar]].
+* The scene in which Archer inspects ''Enterprise'' in [[drydock]] with Tucker is reminiscent of the scene in {{film|1}} in which [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]] looks over the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} with [[Montgomery Scott]], or less notably, the scene in {{e|All Good Things...}} featuring [[Captain]] Picard and [[Lieutenant]] [[Natasha Yar|Yar]].
+* Although ''Enterprise'' sets course for an inhabited planet at the end of the episode, the next episode, {{e|Fight or Flight}}, establishes that no lifeforms were encountered after this episode except for [[Sluggo]].
+* The feelings of hostility and distrust that many [[Human]]s, including [[Jonathan Archer]], are shown to feel towards [[Vulcan]]s is reminiscent of doctor [[Leonard McCoy]]'s feelings about Vulcans. Additionally, as a [[child]] Archer used the derogatory nickname "Pointy" to refer to [[Soval]]. McCoy also references [[Spock]]'s pointy ears when calling him names.
-===Reception and Aftermath===
+===Reception===
-* Rick Berman was extremely enthusiastic about this episode during its production. Seventeen days into the installment's shooting schedule, Berman gave an interview to {{STC}} in which he said of the pilot, "''It is everything I hoped it would be,''" and remarked that the episode's revelation of the Vulcans having been "rather patronizing" to Humans historically is "learned by the audience in a very entertaining fashion." Berman also commented about the selection of James Conway as the director of this outing, saying, "''He couldn't have been a better choice because [...] the stuff we're getting from him is all pure gold.''" ({{STC|134}}, pp. 12, 13 & 76)
+* Rick Berman was extremely enthusiastic about this episode during its production. Seventeen days into the installment's shooting schedule, Berman gave an interview in which he said of the pilot, "''It is everything I had hoped it would be,''" and remarked that the episode's revelation of the Vulcans having been "rather patronizing" to Humans historically is "learned by the audience in a very entertaining fashion." Berman also commented about the selection of James Conway as the director of this outing, saying, "''He couldn't have been a better choice because [&hellip;] the stuff we're getting from him is all pure gold.''" ({{STC|134|12, 13 & 76}}) Berman has repeatedly expressed, in hindsight, that he thinks this episode was "terrific." ({{st.com|article/rick-berman-answers-your-questions-part-2}}; "[[In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga]]", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) During production on the [[ENT Season 3|third season]] of ''Enterprise'', he cited it as the episode he was "probably" most proud of, out of all the installments he wrote. "''It's something I'm very proud of,''" he commented. ({{STM|111|18}}) In {{y|2011}}, he named this episode as one of his favorites from all the outings he himself worked on. {{st.com|article/rick-berman-answers-your-questions-part-2}} In {{y|2012}}, Berman revealed a fondness for how one of the antagonist Vulcans is assigned aboard ''Enterprise'' but he criticized the first uses of both the phase-pistol and, at least for beaming a lifeform, the transporter in this episode, saying these came too early in the run of the series. ("[[In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga]]", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* Brannon Braga was generally happy with this installment too; he termed it "certainly the most ambitious" of ''Star Trek''{{'}}s pilot episodes and went on to say, "''If you look at the sheer amount of action sequences and production value, it was pretty impressive.''" ({{STC|139|22}}) Braga also expressed, "''I don't wanna sound self-aggrandizing, but I think it's the best ''Star Trek'' pilot all around. Maybe in part because the people making it had been there a while and they'd worked on all of them and perfected what they were doing. I don't know [&hellip;] One of the great things in the pilot I love is a really simple premise, that we have to take a Klingon back to his homeworld, and we lose him,''" said Braga with a chuckle, "''like, in the first leg of the journey.''" Braga also agreed with Rick Berman's opinion that, once used in this episode, the novelty of the phase-pistol and biological transporting wore off. ("[[In Conversation: Rick Berman and Brannon Braga]]", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* The first footage from this episode that was seen by Trip actor [[Connor Trinneer]] was viewed by him after he had completed his work on seven episodes of the series; he glimpsed sections of the pilot while rerecording lines of dialogue in a "looping" session. In an interview with ''Star Trek Communicator'' later that day, Trinneer declared, "''The graphics and effects are unbelievable. It all looks outstanding. And it's a real experience seeing yourself in it all.''" ({{STC|135}}, p. 56)
+* James Conway was ecstatically pleased with how this pilot episode wound up, from a creative perspective. "''I was very happy with the quality of what we were getting,''" he reflected. "''When I saw the edited movie, I said, 'This is really good.{{'}}''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
+* In a 2012 interview, [[David A. Goodman]] called this outing "the best pilot of any of the sequel series." {{trekcore|s=blog|2012/11/star-trek-federation-the-first-150-years-david-goodman-interview-part-ii/}}
+* After Ron Moore finished his work on this outing, Scott Bakula discussed the episode's visual effects with him. "''[He] asked me what the hardest effect we did on the show was,''" recalled Moore. "''He was surprised when I told him that it was a transporter shot where he was running toward the camera when he beamed out.''" ("Introduction", ''[[Flying Starships]]'')
+* The first footage from this episode that was seen by Connor Trinneer was viewed by him after he had completed his work on seven episodes of the series; he glimpsed sections of the pilot while rerecording lines of dialogue in a "looping" session. In an interview with ''Star Trek Communicator'' later that day, Trinneer declared, "''The graphics and effects are unbelievable. It all looks outstanding. And it's a real experience seeing yourself in it all.''" ({{STC|135|56}})
 * Prior to the show's telecast premiere, [[UPN]] ran a pre-recorded message in which Scott Bakula urged viewers to donate blood to the {{w|American Red Cross}} in the aftermath of the {{w|September 11, 2001 attacks}}. The episode premiered just two weeks after those attacks.
 * TV commercials promoting the series premiere incorporated the song "Wherever You Will Go" by The Calling.
-* A certain amount of controversy was sparked when it was decided to have the Klingons appear as they did after ''The Original Series'' &ndash; ''with'' their trademark forehead ridges. This at first caused much speculation and debate among fans as to how the race had evolved from having bony ridges on their foreheads, in this episode, to having smooth foreheads in [[James T. Kirk|Kirk]]'s [[23rd century|era]]. ({{STC|135}}, p. 74)
+* A certain amount of controversy was sparked when it was decided to have the Klingons appear as they did after ''The Original Series'' &ndash; ''with'' their trademark forehead ridges. This at first caused much speculation and debate among fans as to how the race had evolved from having bony ridges on their foreheads, in this episode, to having smooth foreheads in Kirk's era. ({{STC|135|74}})
-* This pilot episode was given a special premiere at the [[Paramount Theater]], at [[Paramount Studios]]. {{brokenlink|http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/news/article/9583.html}}
+* This pilot episode was given a special premiere at the [[Paramount Theater]], at [[Paramount Studios]]. {{st.com|bl=1|startrek/view/news/article/9583.html}} While the episode's end credits were being shown at the cast and crew screening, [[Fred Dekker]] began to suspect the forthcoming series might be received well by fans, despite the fact the debut broadcast was set for just a fortnight after the September 11 attacks. "''It was terrific and exciting, watching that first episode,''" Dekker commented, "''and I think we all felt like we were part of something very special.''" ({{STM|180|70}})
-* The episode was viewed by an average of 12.5 million viewers on its network premiere, making it UPN's best Wednesday night rating, and its second highest-rate night of all time (after its launch night, when {{e|Caretaker}} premiered). ({{STM|86}}) The pilot was well received by not only fans but also critics, earning positive reviews. Of the episode's success, Brannon Braga remarked, "''We pretty much accomplished what we set out to do [....] And the icing on the cake was the overwhelming response of the audience and critics. That was something we hoped and prayed would happen, but it exceeded our wildest expectations.''" Braga was personally happy with the installment too; he termed it "certainly the most ambitious" of ''Star Trek''{{'}}s pilot episodes and went on to say, "''If you look at the sheer amount of action sequences and production value, it was pretty impressive.''" ({{STC|139}}, p. 22)
+* On its network premiere, this episode achieved a Nielsen rating of 7.0 and was watched by a total average of 12.54 million viewers, gaining a 16% share among adults aged eighteen to forty-nine, the show's target audience. [http://archive.is/nRhKY] Regarding the Nielsen figure, Brannon Braga rhetorically asked, "''Do you know how big that is by today's standards?''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part III: First Flight", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Consulting Producer David A. Goodman remarked that the episode received "great ratings." ("Part One: Call to Arms", [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features) The fact that the episode was viewed by an average of 12.5 million viewers made it UPN's best Wednesday night rating, and its second highest-rate night of all time (after its launch night, when {{e|Caretaker}} premiered). ({{STM|86}}) Furthermore, Mayweather actor [[Anthony Montgomery]] proclaimed, "''We had the second-highest numbers for 'Broken Bow', our pilot episode, of any show in ''Star Trek'' history.''" ("Part Two: Front Lines", [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] special features) The pilot was well received by not only fans but also critics, earning positive reviews. James Conway was thrilled with the reactions to the episode. "''The reviews were fantastic, and then the sixteen share. Not only that; it went up every half-hour, which is what you wanna see,''" he elucidated, "''so nobody tuned out at any point and the ratings went up. Every half-hour, it got higher and higher and higher. So, that was the icing on the cake. So, in all ways, critically, audience-wise, creatively for me [&hellip;] it was just the best.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part II: Boarding the NX-01", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features) Of the episode's success, Braga commented, "''We pretty much accomplished what we set out to do [&hellip;] And the icing on the cake was the overwhelming response of the audience and critics. That was something we hoped and prayed would happen, but it exceeded our wildest expectations.''" ({{STC|139|22}})
+* When this episode first aired, its audience included [[Garfield Reeves-Stevens|Garfield]] and [[Judith Reeves-Stevens]]. "''We loved it, and there were, you know, two great things in there that I remember seeing at the time,''" Garfield Reeves-Stevens reminisced. "''One is the scene where Captain Archer runs across the snow-covered rooftop&hellip;''" Laughing, Judith Reeves-Stevens added, "''Guns blazing!''" Her partner continued, "''&hellip;with two phaser guns going, which was great.''" Judith Reeves-Stevens recalled, "''Gar said, 'This is my kind of world.{{'}}''" He himself went on to say, "''And then, what was particularly good, we thought fit into the history of ''Star Trek'' so well, is that in the pilot of ''Enterprise'', the Vulcans were bad guys.''" By depicting the Vulcans as antagonists, this episode, in the opinion of the Reeves-Stevenses, meshed well with the rest of ''Star Trek'' often portraying how species initially hostile to Humans later became their friends, such as with the Klingons in the 23rd century of TOS compared with how they are depicted in the 24th century of TNG. ("Before Her Time: Decommissioning ''Enterprise'', Part One: New Voices", [[ENT Season 4 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* In hindsight, Rick Berman thought this episode turned out to be "terrific", and named it as one of his favorites from all the episodes he himself worked on. {{st.com|rick-berman-answers-your-questions-part-2||article}}
-* This episode won the 2002 [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, beating out a later episode, {{e|Breaking the Ice}}, in the same category. "Broken Bow" also received Emmy nominations for its prosthetic makeup designs and for its sound editing.
+* This episode won the 2002 [[Emmy Award]] for Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series, beating out a later episode, {{e|Breaking the Ice}}, in the same category. "Broken Bow" also received Emmy nominations for its prosthetic makeup designs and for its sound editing. Although many people at Paramount treated the news of the Emmy win as old hat because ''Star Trek''{{'}}s Emmys were most often won by the technical departments, Ron Moore liked coming to the set the next morning, as he had work there that day, and enjoyed talking to all his collaborators who were pleased for the visual effects artists. While Moore was on the set the same morning, one of the show's Assistant Directors let Moore know he had a phone call, a very rare event for him while on the set. The caller turned out to be Scott Bakula, who was calling to thank and congratulate the visual effects team, from New York. There, Bakula was holding up a show, which he was about to act in, just so he could make the call. Moore reminisced about the call, "''It was the nicest thing, I'll never forget that.''" ("To Boldly Go: Launching ''Enterprise'', Part III: First Flight", [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] special features)
-* When this installment was released on [[VHS]], ''[[Star Trek Magazine]]'' rated the episode 5 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. ({{STM|90}}, p. 56) In the same publication's "Ultimate Guide", however, the episode was given only 4 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. ({{STM|164}}, p. 77)
+* When this installment was released on [[VHS]], {{STM}} rated the episode 5 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. ({{STM|90|56}}) In the same publication's "Ultimate Guide", however, the episode was given only 4 out of 5 arrowhead insignias. ({{STM|164|77}})
-* The book ''[[Star Trek 101]]'', by [[Terry J. Erdmann]] and [[Paula M. Block]], lists this episode as one of the "Ten Essential Episodes" from ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
+* The book ''[[Star Trek 101]]'' (p. 260), by [[Terry J. Erdmann]] and [[Paula M. Block]], lists this episode as one of the "Ten Essential Episodes" from ''Star Trek: Enterprise''.
-* The unofficial [[Reference works|reference book]] ''[[Beyond the Final Frontier]]'' (p. 358) says about this pilot episode, "''An excellent start, a clever bend of ''Star Trek'' traditions, like Klingons and alien dancing girls, and intriguing new elements like the time-traveling baddies and the spiky relationship with the Vulcans. An episode that introduces the new characters well, it has some nice variations in tone, from comedy to action. It's a shame the transporter is used as a deus ex machina &ndash; it's not so much that you see the solution coming, it's that after 700 previous episodes of ''Star Trek'' it's hard to get excited about seeing it.''"
+* The unofficial [[Reference works|reference book]] ''[[Beyond the Final Frontier]]'' (p.&nbsp;358) says about this pilot episode, "''An excellent start, a clever bend of ''Star Trek'' traditions, like Klingons and alien dancing girls, and intriguing new elements like the time-traveling baddies and the spiky relationship with the Vulcans. An episode that introduces the new characters well, it has some nice variations in tone, from comedy to action. It's a shame the transporter is used as a ''deus ex machina'' &ndash; it's not so much that you see the solution coming, it's that after 700 previous episodes of ''Star Trek'' it's hard to get excited about seeing it.''"
 * Several items from this episode were sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction|''It's A Wrap!'' sale and auction]] on eBay, including a language lecture computer {{stala|8732}} and a [[Suliban]] [[interrogation]] device. {{stala|9473}} The disruptor rifle used by Klaang at the beginning of this episode was also [[Star Trek auctions|auctioned]] off in ''It's A Wrap!'' (item #2890), along with a Denobulan medical chest used by Phlox (item #480).
+* The first part of "Broken Bow" was the first episode of Enterprise to air in off-network syndication though in some markets it was followed or preceded by "{{e|Regeneration}}". It was broadcasted in syndication on the weekend of {{d|17|September|2005}} with the second part later aired on the weekend of {{d|24|September|2005}}. The two part episode was later rerun on the weekend of {{d|3|December|2005}} for part 1 and on the weekend of {{d|10|December|2005}} for part 2.
-=== Production History ===
+=== Production history ===
+* {{d|1|November|2000}}: Second draft [[script]]
-* Final draft script: {{d|11|May|2001}}
+* {{d|16|February|2001}}: [[James L. Conway]] receives a call from [[Rick Berman]], asking him to direct this episode
-* Premiere airdate: {{d|26|September|2001}}
+* [[17 February|17]]-[[18 February]] 2001: James Conway considers the option of directing this episode, eventually accepting
+* {{d|1|May|2001}}: Final draft script
+* {{d|4|May|2001}}: Original final draft script
+* {{d|11|May|2001}}: Revised final draft script
+* {{d|22|August|2001}}: Archival final draft script
+* [[14 May]] 2001: Production commences
+* [[22 May]] 2001: Several scenes are filmed at the [[Hyperion Water Treatment Plant]], which stands in as [[Rigel X]]
+* [[25 May]] 2001: Several scenes are filmed at the [[Redondo Power Plant]], which stands in as [[Rigel X]]
+* {{d|1|June|2001}}: Several scenes are filmed on [[Paramount Stage 18]], including the "sun porch" flashback scenes, bridge scenes, and the scenes in the cramped crawlspace
+* [[12 June]] 2001: Several scenes are filmed on [[Filming locations|location]] in [[Bakersfield]], [[California]], which stands in as [[Broken Bow]], [[Oklahoma]]
+* [[13 June]] 2001: Several scenes are filmed on location in Bakersfield, California, which stands in as Broken Bow, Oklahoma
+* [[19 June]] 2001: Final day of principle photography, with four scenes filmed on location in [[Malibu]]
+* {{d|10|September|2001}}: First day of recording on the episode's score at [[Paramount Stage M]], conducted by [[Dennis McCarthy]]
+* [[11 September]] 2001: Despite two large-scale terrorist attacks that take place in the USA on this day, Dennis McCarthy and the orchestra elect to continue recording on the score at Paramount Stage M, rather than postpone the session
+* [[26 September]] 2001: Premiere airdate
-=== Video and DVD Releases ===
+=== Video and DVD releases ===
-* UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 1.1, catalog number VHR 5325, {{d|1|April|2002}}.
+* UK VHS release (two-episode tapes, [[Paramount Home Entertainment]]): Volume 1.1, catalog number VHR 5325, {{d|1|April|2002}}
 * As part of the UK VHS collection ''[[Enterprise 1.1-1.3 Collectors Edition]]'': {{d|19|August|2002}}
-* As part of the [[ENT Season 1 DVD]] collection.
+* As part of the [[ENT Season 1 DVD]] collection
-* As part of the ''[[Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon]]'' collection.
+* As part of the ''[[Star Trek: Fan Collective - Klingon]]'' collection
-* As part of the [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] collection.
+* As part of the [[ENT Season 1 Blu-ray]] collection
 == Links and references ==
+{{ENT Cast (S1-S4)}}
-=== Starring ===
+=== Also starring ===
-*[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]
-*[[John Billingsley]] as [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]
+* [[John Fleck]] as [[Silik]]<!-- Part 1 & 2 -->
-*[[Jolene Blalock]] as [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
+* [[Melinda Clarke]] as [[Sarin]]<!-- Part 2 -->
-*[[Dominic Keating]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]
+* [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]] as [[Klaang]]<!-- Part 1 & 2 -->
-*[[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]
+* [[Vaughn Armstrong]] as [[Maxwell Forrest]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Linda Park]] as [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]]
+* [[Jim Beaver]] as [[Daniel Leonard]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
+* [[Mark Moses]] as [[Henry Archer]]<!-- Part 1 & 2 -->
+* [[Gary Graham]] as [[Soval]]<!-- Part 1 -->
+* [[Thomas Kopache]] as [[Tos]]<!-- Part 1 -->
+* [[Jim Fitzpatrick]] as {{dis|Williams|Commander}}<!-- Part 1 -->
+* [[James Horan]] as the [[Humanoid Figure]]<!-- Part 1 & 2 -->
+* [[Joseph Ruskin]] as [[Suliban doctor 001|Suliban Doctor]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-=== Also Starring ===
+=== Co-stars ===
+* [[Marty Davis]] as [[Jonathan Archer|Young Archer]]<!-- Part 1 & 2-->
-*[[John Fleck]] as [[Silik]]
+* [[Van Epperson]] as [[Rigel X alien man 001|Alien Man]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Melinda Clarke]] as [[Sarin]]
+* [[Ron King]] as {{dis|Moore|farmer|Farmer}}<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] as [[Klaang]]
+* [[Peter Henry Schroeder]] as [[Klingon 22nd chancellor 001|Klingon Chancellor]]<!-- Part 2 -->
-*[[Vaughn Armstrong]] as [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]]
+* [[Matt Williamson]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilor 001|Klingon Council Member]]<!-- Part 2 -->
-*[[Jim Beaver]] as [[Daniel Leonard]]
+* [[Byron Thames]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations steward 002|Crewman]]<!-- Part 2 -->
-*[[Mark Moses]] as [[Henry Archer]]
+* [[Ricky Luna]] as {{dis|Carlos|student}}<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Gary Graham]] as [[Soval]]
-*[[Thomas Kopache]] as [[Tos]]
+* [[Jason Grant Smith]] as [[Crewman]] {{dis|Fletcher|Crewman}}
+* [[Chelsea Bond]] as [[Lorillian mother 001|Alien Mother]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Jim Fitzpatrick]] as [[Commander]] [[Williams (Commander)|Williams]]
+* [[Ethan Dampf]] as [[Lorillian child 001|Alien Child]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[James Horan]] as the [[Humanoid Figure]]
+* [[Diane Klimaszewski]] as [[Rigel X butterfly dancer 001|Dancer]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-*[[Joseph Ruskin]] as a [[Unnamed Suliban|Suliban Doctor]]
+* [[Elaine Klimaszewski]] as [[Rigel X butterfly dancer 002|Dancer]]<!-- Part 1 -->
-<!-- Part 1
-*[[John Fleck]] as [[Silik]]
-*[[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] as [[Klaang]]
-*[[Vaughn Armstrong]] as [[Admiral]] [[Maxwell Forrest]]
-*[[Jim Beaver]] as [[Daniel Leonard]]
-*[[Mark Moses]] as [[Henry Archer]]
-*[[Gary Graham]] as [[Soval]]
-*[[Thomas Kopache]] as [[Tos]]
-*[[Jim Fitzpatrick]] as [[Commander]] [[Williams (Commander)|Williams]]
-*[[James Horan]] as the [[Humanoid Figure]]
-*[[Joseph Ruskin]] as a [[Unnamed Suliban|Suliban Doctor]]
-<!-- Part 2
-*[[John Fleck]] as [[Silik]]
-*[[Melinda Clarke]] as [[Sarin]]
-*[[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]] as [[Klaang]]
-*[[Mark Moses]] as [[Henry Archer]]
-*[[James Horan]] as the [[Humanoid Figure]]
--->
-=== Co-Stars ===
+=== Uncredited co-stars ===
-*[[Marty Davis]] as [[Jonathan Archer|Young Archer]]
+* [[Tyler Abrams]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Van Epperson]] as an [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Burlesque Show Alien|Alien Man]]
+* [[Antony Acker]] as [[Vulcan 22nd century adviser 2|Vulcan delegate]]
+* [[F. Alekseyeva]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Ron King]] as [[Moore (farmer)|Farmer]]
-*[[Peter Henry Schroeder]] as the [[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon Chancellor (2151)|Klingon Chancellor]]
+* [[Paul Ambrose]] as [[Klingon 22nd dignitaries 001|Klingon council dignitary]]
+* [[David Keith Anderson]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Matt Williamson]] as a [[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon Council Member (2151)|Klingon Council Member]]
-*[[Byron Thames]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|Crewman]]
+* [[Adam Anello]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 007|Starfleet guard]]
-*[[Ricky Luna]] as [[Carlos (student)|Carlos]]
+* [[Jef Ayres]] as [[Haynem]]
+* [[Michael Bailous]] as [[Klingon 22nd council guards 001|Klingon council guard]]
-*[[Jason Grant Smith]] as [[Crewman]] [[Fletcher (Crewman)|Fletcher]]
+* [[Kenneth Beck]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Chelsea Bond]] as a [[Unnamed Lorillians#Lorillian mother|Alien Mother]]
-*[[Ethan Dampf]] as a [[Unnamed Lorillians#Lorillian child|Alien Child]]
+* [[Suzanne Bianqui]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 002|alien woman]]
+* [[Richard Bishop]] as [[Klingon 22nd dignitaries 001|Klingon council dignitary]]
-*[[Diane Klimaszewski]] as a [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|Dancer]]
-*[[Elaine Klimaszewski]] as a [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|Dancer]]
+* [[Woody Bosco]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Connie Bosmans]] as [[Vulcan 22nd century delegate 2|Vulcan delegate]]
-<!-- Part 1
-*[[Marty Davis]] as [[Jonathan Archer|Young Archer]]
+* [[Rafael Boza]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Van Epperson]] as an [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Alien Man|Alien Man]]
+* [[Margery Bradbard]] as [[Starfleet 22nd admiral 001|Starfleet admiral]]
+* [[Michael Braveheart]] as [[Klingon 22nd council guards 001|Klingon council guard]]
-*[[Ron King]] as [[Moore (farmer)|Farmer]]
+* [[Solomon Burke, Jr.]] as {{dis|Billy|Starfleet}}
-*[[Ricky Luna]] as [[Carlos (student)|Carlos]]
+* [[B. Burton]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Chelsea Bond]] as a [[Unnamed Lorillians#Lorillian mother|Alien Mother]]
+* [[Paulo Caillile]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Ethan Dampf]] as a [[Unnamed Lorillians#Lorillian child|Alien Child]]
+* [[Sofie Calderon]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 006|sciences crewman]]
-*[[Diane Klimaszewski]] as a [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|Dancer]]
+* [[Yvonne Carlson]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 004|alien woman]]
-*[[Elaine Klimaszewski]] as a [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Butterfly Dancers|Dancer]]
+* [[Mario Carter]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 003|operations crewman]]
-<!-- Part 2
-*[[Marty Davis]] as [[Jonathan Archer|Young Archer]]
+* [[Manuel Cazz]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Byron Thames]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|Crewman]]
+* [[Gina Chai]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Michael Chong]] as [[Human 22nd century Warp Five scientists|scientist]]
-*[[Peter Henry Schroeder]] as the [[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon Chancellor (2151)|Klingon Chancellor]]
+* [[Glenn Clarke]] as [[Starfleet Medical doctor 001|Starfleet Medical doctor]]
-*[[Matt Williamson]] as a [[Unnamed Klingons#Klingon Council Member (2151)|Klingon Council Member]]
+* [[Marijane Cole]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
--->
+* [[Darrick Collins]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Cecilia Conn]] as [[EnterpriseNX command crewman 004|command crewman]]
+* [[Mark Correy]] as [[Alex]]
+* [[James Cromwell]] as [[Zefram Cochrane]]
+* [[Irina Davidoff]] as [[Human 22nd century Warp Five scientists|scientist]]
+* [[Vince Deadrick, Jr.]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations security 006|security crewman]]
+* [[Kitty DeCarlo]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 003|alien woman]]
+* [[Janet Dey]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Sandro DiPinto]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 007|sciences crewman]]
+* [[Milton James Donaldson]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Dene Doucette]] as [[Rigel X hooker 1|alien hooker]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Renae Duran]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Bob Earns]] as [[Vulcan 22nd century delegate 3|Vulcan delegate]]
+* [[Evan English]] as [[Tanner]]
+* [[L. English]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Alyssa Espinoza]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Heather Ettinger]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 005|alien woman]]
+* [[Mimi Fisher]] as {{dis|Bennett|Crewman}}
+* [[Susan Foley]] as [[Starfleet Medical nurse 001|Starfleet Medical nurse]]
+* [[Stacy Fouche]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 012|operations crewman]]
+* [[Devinna Garcia]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Edwin Garcia]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Rossi]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Lindly Gardner]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 014|operations crewman]]
+* [[Hank Gartrel]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[N. Gehr]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Maria Celeste Genitempo]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Angela Giampietro]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 001|alien Woman]]
+* [[Mel Gold]] as [[Rigel X alien man 006|alien man]]
+* [[Amos Goss]] as [[Klingon 22nd council guards 001|Klingon council guard]]
+* [[Nelson Grande]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Ken Gruz]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Whitney Hall]] as [[Lorillian woman 001|Lorillian woman]]
+* [[J. Harris]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Alberto Hector]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Jason Henson]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Dieter Hornemann]] as [[Vulcan 22nd century delegate 1|Vulcan delegate]]
+* [[Aldric Horton]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations security 002|operations crewman]]
+* [[Cheri Isabella]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 008|operations crewman]]
+* [[Clynell Jackson III]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Roman James]] as [[Starfleet Headquarters 22nd rear admiral 001|Starfleet Rear Admiral]]
+* [[Lydia Jay]] as [[Rigel X Guppi 003|Guppi]]
+* [[Betty Jimenez]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Connie Kang]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Debra Lamb Bailleaux]] as [[Rigel X fire eater 1|female "fire eater" alien]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Steven Lambert]] as [[Suliban agent 001|Suliban agent]]
+* [[Kristin Lindquist]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Sven Lindstrom]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[James Lozano]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Judy Maizel]] as [[Rigel X Guppi 002|Guppi]]
+* [[Mark Major]] as [[Rigel X alien man 002|Rigel X alien]]
+* [[Betty Matsushita]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Christy Melendrez]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[R. Michael]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Marlene Mogavero]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 009|operations crewman]]
+* [[Simone Montanti]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Shauna Moore]] as [[Human 22nd century Warp Five scientists|scientist]]
+* [[Gilbert Morales]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Erika Mueller]] as [[Rigel X alien woman 001|alien woman]]
+* [[Arthur Murray]] as [[Markalian BG crewmen 002|Markalian dock crewman]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Nikole]] as [[Rigel X hooker 2|alien hooker]]
+* [[Carmen Nogales]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 009|operations crewman]]
+* [[Bart Noggle]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[J. Nunez]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Stephanie Nunez]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[W. Oldford]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Glenn Ota]] as [[Benzite trader 001|Benzite on Rigel X]]
+* [[Sonia Parikh]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Monica Parrett]] as [[EnterpriseNX command operations crewman 002|command crewman]]
+* [[Deryl Patterson]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Susan Pingleton]] as [[Rigel X Guppi 004|Guppi]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Alexander Xavier Ponce-Bonano]] as [[Suliban soldiers 000|Suliban soldier]]
+* [[Woody Porter]] as [[Starfleet 22nd rear admiral 001|Starfleet rear admiral]]
+* [[Prada]] as [[Porthos]]
+* [[Sandra Quoos]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Leslie Redden]] as [[Rigel X hooker 2|alien hooker]]
+* [[David Richards]] as [[Markalian BG dockmaster|Markalian dockmaster]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Larry Richards]] as [[Rigel X alien man 003|Rigel X Central Security officer]]
+* [[Cesar Rodriguez]] as [[Human 22nd century linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[R. Rosenberg]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Willis Sands]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Mark Savant]] as [[Starfleet Medical doctor 002|Starfleet Medical doctor]]
+* [[Tobias Schonleitner]] as [[Vulcan 22nd century delegate 4|Vulcan delegate]]
+* {{dis|J. Scott|actress}} as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Mernoosh Shazadi]] as [[Starfleet 22nd vice admiral 001|Starfleet vice admiral]]
+* [[Paul Sklar]] as [[Suliban soldiers 000|Suliban]]
+* [[Pablo Soriano]] as
+** [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+** [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Joel Steingold]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Darryl Stewart]] as [[Starfleet Headquarters 22nd vice admiral 001|Starfleet admiral]]
+* [[Quint Strack]] as [[EnterpriseNX command crewman 009|command crewman]]
+* [[Max Thayer]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[A. Thomas]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[M. Tucker]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Thelma Tyrell]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 011|operations crewman]]
+* [[Cynthia Uhrich]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 010|operations crewman]]
+* [[John Wan]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations engineer 014|operations crewman]]
+* [[Mark Watson]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Mike Watson]] as [[Suliban agent 002|Suliban agent]]
+* [[Gary Weeks]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 006|operations crewman]]
+* [[Todd Wieland]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations security 005|Starfleet guard]]
+* [[David Williams]] as [[Human 22nd century Warp Five scientists|scientist]]
+* [[K. Williams]] as [[Human 22nd century Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Curtis Wong]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Stuart Wong]] as [[Klingon 22nd councilors 001|Klingon council member]]
+* [[Jon Wright]] as [[Markalian BG crewmen 001|Markalian dock crewman]] ([[deleted scene]])
+* [[Unknown performers]] as
+** [[Aliens with ridged-brow 001|Two aliens with ridged brows]]
+** [[Corvallen Rigel X visitor 001|Corvallen female]]
+** [[Rigel X Guppi 001|Guppi 1]]
+** [[Markalian Rigel X visitor 001|Markalian visitor]]
+** [[Rotciv Rigel X visitors 001|Two Rotciv males]]
+** [[Rigel X alien man 004|Rigel X aliens 4]], [[Rigel X alien man 005|5]], [[Rigel X alien fox 001|6]]
-=== Uncredited Co-Stars ===
+=== Stunt doubles ===
+* [[John Duff]] as [[photo double|running double]] for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
-*[[Tyler Abrams]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
+* [[Diamond Farnsworth]] as [[stunt double]] for [[Scott Bakula]]
-*[[Anthony Acker]] as a [[Unnamed Vulcans (22nd century)#Vulcan adviser 2|Vulcan delegate]]
+* [[Lisa Hoyle]] as stunt double for [[Jolene Blalock]]
-*[[F. Alekseyeva]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Jeff Sanders]] as stunt double for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
-*[[David Keith Anderson]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
+* [[Mike Watson]] as stunt double for Connor Trinneer
-*[[Jef Ayres]] as [[Crewman]] [[Haynem]]
-*[[Irina Bazidott]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Warp Five Complex scientists|scientist]]
-*[[Kenneth Beck]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Woody Bosco]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Connie Bosmans]] as a [[Unnamed Vulcans (22nd century)#Vulcan delegates|Vulcan delegate]]
-*[[Rafael Boza]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Margery Bradbard]] as a [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Female Admirals (2151)|Starfleet admiral]]
-*[[Solomon Burke, Jr.]] as [[Billy (Starfleet)|Billy]]
-*[[B. Burton]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Paulo Caillile]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Sofie Calderon]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Science crewman in mess hall|science division crewman]]
-*[[Mario Carter]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Crewman (2151)|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Manuel Cazz]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Gina Chai]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Michael Chong]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Warp Five Complex scientists|scientist]]
-*[[Marijane Cole]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Cecilia Conn]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female command division crewman (mess hall)|command division crewman]]
-*[[Mark Correy]] as [[Alex]]
-*[[James Cromwell]] as [[Zefram Cochrane]]
-*[[Vince Deadrick, Jr.]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Security crewman/ Engineer on fire|security crewman]]
-*[[Janet Dey]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Sandro DiPinto]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Science division crewman (2151)|science division crewman]]
-*[[Milton James Donaldson]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Renae Duran]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Bob Earns]] as a [[Unnamed Vulcans (22nd century)#Vulcan delegates|Vulcan delegate]]
-*[[Evan English]] as [[Ensign]] [[Tanner]]
-*[[L. English]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Alyssa Espinoza]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Mimi Fisher]] as [[Bennett (Crewman)|Bennett]]
-*[[Susan Foley]] as a [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Surgeons|Starfleet Medical surgeon]]
-*[[Stacy Fouche]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female engineering/ bridge crewmember|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Devinna Garcia]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Edwin Garcia]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Crewman]] [[Rossi]] ([[deleted scene]])
-*[[Lindly Gardner]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female engineering crewmember|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Hank Gartrel]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[N. Gehr]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Maria Celeste Genitempo]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Angela Giampietro]] as an [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)#Alien Woman|Alien Woman]]
-*[[Nelson Grande]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[J. Harris]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Alberto Hector]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Dieter Hornemann]] as a [[Unnamed Vulcans (22nd century)#Vulcan delegate|Vulcan delegate]]
-*[[Aldric Horton]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Security crewman|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Cheri Isabella]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female crewmember|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Roman James]] as a [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Female Rear Admiral|Starfleet Rear Admiral]]
-*[[Betty Jimenez]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Connie Kang]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Debra Lamb Bailleaux]] as an [[Unnamed humanoids (22nd century)|alien fire eater]] ([[deleted scene]])
-*[[Steven Lambert]] as a [[Unnamed Suliban#Suliban agents (Broken Bow)|Suliban agent]]
-*[[Kristin Lindquist]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Sven Lindstrom]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[James Lozano]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Betty Matsushita]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Christy Melendrez]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[R. Michael]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Marlene Mogavero]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female engineer|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Simone Montanti]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Shauna Moore]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Warp Five Complex scientists|scientist]]
-*[[Gilbert Morales]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Arthur Murray]] as a [[Unnamed Markalians#Background|Markalian dock crewman]] ([[deleted scene]])
-*[[Carmen Nogales]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female crewmember (2151)|operations division crewman]]
-*[[J. Nunez]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Stephanie Nunez]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[W. Oldford]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Glenn Ota]] as a [[Unnamed Benzites#Benzite on Rigel X|Benzite on Rigel X]]
-*[[Sonia Parikh]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[Monica Parrett]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female command division crewman (2151)|command division crewman]]
-*[[Woody Porter]] as [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Rear Admiral|Starfleet Rear Admiral]]
-*[[Sandra Quoos]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[David Richards]] as [[Unnamed Markalians#Background|Markalian dockmaster]] ([[deleted scene]])
-*[[Cesar Rodriguez]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Linguistic students|linguistic student]]
-*[[R. Rosenberg]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Tobias Schonleitner]] as a [[Unnamed Vulcans (22nd century)#Vulcan delegates|Vulcan delegate]]
-*[[J. Scott]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Mernoosh Shazadi]] as a [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Female Admirals (2151)|Starfleet admiral]]
-*[[Paul Sklar]] as a [[Unnamed Suliban|Suliban]]
-*[[Pablo Soriano]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Joel Steingold]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Darryl Stewart]] as a [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Admiral|Starfleet admiral]]
-*[[Quint Strack]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Transporter operator (2151)|command division crewman]]
-*[[Max Thayer]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[A. Thomas]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[M. Tucker]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Thelma Tyrell]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female engineer (2151/2152)|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Cynthia Uhrich]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female engineer (2151)|operations division crewman]]
-*[[John Wan]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Male engineer|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Mark Watson]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Mike Watson]] as a [[Unnamed Suliban#Suliban agents (Broken Bow)|Suliban agent]]
-*[[Gary Weeks]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Engineering crewman/ Steward|operations division crewman]]
-*[[Todd Wieland]] as an [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Security crewman/ engineer|operations division crewman]]
-*[[David Williams]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Warp Five Complex scientists|scientist]]
-*[[K. Williams]] as a [[Unnamed Humans (22nd century)#Enterprise launch guests|Human civilian]]
-*[[Jon Wright]] as a [[Unnamed Markalians#Background|Markalian dock crewman]] ([[deleted scene]])
-*[[Prada]] as [[Porthos]]
-*[[Unknown performers]] as [[Unnamed Starfleet personnel (22nd century)#Surgeons|two Starfleet Medical surgeons]]
-=== Stunt doubles and stand-ins ===
+=== Stand-ins ===
-* [[David Anderson]] as
+* [[David Anderson]] &ndash;
 ** [[Stand-in]] for [[Anthony Montgomery]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Peter Henry Schroeder]]
@@ Line 582: / Line 660: @@
 ** Stand-in for [[Mike Watson]]
 ** Stand-in for [[John Fleck]] (splinter unit)
-* [[Kenneth Beck]] as stand-in for [[Vaughn Armstrong]]
+* [[Kenneth Beck]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Vaughn Armstrong]]
-* [[Larry Carroll]] as stand-in for [[Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.]]
+* [[Larry Carroll]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.]]
-* [[Gina Chai]] as stand-in for [[Linda Park]]
+* [[Gina Chai]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Linda Park]]
-* [[Amy Kate Connolly]] as
+* [[Amy Kate Connolly]] &ndash;
 ** Stand-in for [[Melinda Clarke]]
 ** Stand-in for Linda Park
 ** Utility stand-in
+* [[Evan English]] &ndash;
-* [[John Duff]] as [[photo double|running double]] for Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.
-* [[Evan English]] as
 ** Stand-in for [[Dominic Keating]]
 ** Stand-in for John Fleck
 ** Stand-in for [[Ricky Luna]]
-* [[Diamond Farnsworth]] as [[stunt double]] for [[Scott Bakula]]
+* [[Anthony Gaffe]] &ndash; stand-in for [[David Richards]]
-* [[Anthony Gaffe]] as stand-in for [[David Richards]]
+* [[Gregory Hinton]] &ndash; stand-in for Tommy 'Tiny' Lister, Jr.
+* [[Simone Montanti]] &ndash;
-* [[Gregory Hinton]] as stand-in for Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.
-* [[Lisa Hoyle]] as stunt double for [[Jolene Blalock]]
-* [[Simone Montanti]] as
 ** Stand-in and [[hand double]] for Jolene Blalock
 ** Stand-in for [[Diane Klimaszewski]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Elaine Klimaszewski]]
-* [[Mike Muñoz]] as stand-in for [[Marty Davis]]
+* [[Mike Muñoz]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Marty Davis]]
-* [[J.R. Quinonez]] as
+* [[J.R. Quinonez]] &ndash;
 ** Stand-in for [[John Billingsley]]
 ** Utility stand-in
+* [[Richard Sarstedt]] &ndash;
-* [[Jeff Sanders]] as stunt double for Tommy "Tiny" Lister, Jr.
-* [[Richard Sarstedt]] as
 ** Stand-in for Scott Bakula
 ** Stand-in for [[Mark Moses]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Joseph Ruskin]]
-** Stand-in for [[Steve Lambert]]
+** Stand-in for [[Steven Lambert]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Ron King]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Jason Grant Smith]]
 ** Stand-in for [[James Horan]]
-* [[Pablo Soriano]]
+* [[Pablo Soriano]] &ndash;
 ** Stand-in for [[Vince Deadrick, Jr.]]
 ** Stand-in for [[Mike Watson]]
 ** Stand-in for Scott Bakula (splinter unit)
 ** Utility stand-in
-* [[Mark Watson]] as stand-in for [[Connor Trinneer]]
+* [[Mark Watson]] &ndash; stand-in for [[Connor Trinneer]]
-* [[Mike Watson]] as stunt double for Connor Trinneer
 === References ===
-[[2121]]; [[Altarian marsupial]]; "[[Soval|Ambassador Pointy]]"; [[april]]; [[astronaut]]; ''[[Atlantis (OV-104)|Atlantis]]''; [[autonomic system]]; [[autosequencer]]; [[boomer]]; [[bread stick]]; ''[[Broken Bow]]''; [[Broken Bow incident]]; ''[[California Clipper]]''; [[Chinese food]]; [[clock]]; [[Billy Cook|Cook, Billy]]; [[corn]]; [[cornfield]]; [[Corvallen]]; [[courier]]; [[crash landing]]; [[decontamination chamber]]; ''[[Deep Flight 1]]''; [[dockmaster]]; [[Draylax]]; [[Draylaxian]]; [[droppings]]; [[Earth]]; ''[[Elkan Nine]]''; [[SS Emmette|''Emmette'', SS]]; {{ShipType|Emmette}}; [[endocrine system]]; [[enzyme]]; [[farmer]]; [[fire]]; [[First Contact]]; [[gas giant]];  [[genetic engineering]]; [[hay]]; [[immunocytic gel worm]]; [[inspection pod]]; [[ion storm]]; [[Jelik]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Klingon disruptor]]; [[Klingon language]]; {{Class|K'toch}}; [[life span]]; [[linguistic database]]; [[liquid]]; [[logic]]; [[long range sensor]]; [[Lorillian]]; [[McIntyre]]; [[methane]]; [[model]]; [[nitrogen sulfide]]; [[non-humanoid]]; [[Oklahoma]]; [[Orbital Drydock Facility]]; [[osmotic eel]]; [[OV-165]]; [[paint]]; [[paint brush]]; [[phase pistol]]; [[phosphorus]]; [[plasma coil]]; [[plasma rifle]]; [[protocystian spore]]; [[remote control]]; [[remote controlled model spaceship]]; [[Sausalito]]; [[scout]]ship; [[Sector 3641]]; [[sensor log]]; [[silo]]; [[Starfleet Medical]]; [[stethoscope]]; [[Suliban]]; [[Suliban Cabal]]; [[Suliban cell ship (cylindrical)]]; [[Suliban cell ship (spherical)]], [[Suliban helix]], [[Suliban pistol]]; [[sweet spot]]; [[cyclohexane]]; [[Teneebian moons]]; [[Tholia]]; [[tricyclic plasma drive]]; [[Trillius Prime]]; [[valve sealant]]; [[vegetarian]]; [[viewer]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[Vulcan Compound]]; [[warp]]; [[Warp Five Complex]]; [[warp five engine]]
+[[2119]]; [[2121]]; [[ability]]; [[Altarian marsupial]]; [[alveoli]]; [[ambassador]]; [[analogy]]; [[anatomy]]; [[analysis]]; [[April]]; [[armory officer]]; [[astronaut]]; [[atmosphere]]; [[autonomic system]]; [[autosequencer]]; [[auxiliary power]]; {{dis|beach|formation}}: [[bearing]]; [[bio-mimetic garment]]; [[bio-transport]]; [[Big Sur Aquarium]]; [[boomer]]; [[boot]]; [[bow plate]]; [[Brazil]]; [[breadstick]]; [[breathing]]; [[Broken Bow]]; [[Broken Bow Incident]]; [[bronchial lobe]]; [[butterfly]]; {{dis|Cabal|Suliban}}; ''[[California Clipper]]''; [[cannibal]]; [[cargo ship]]; [[carnivore]]; [[case]]; [[cauterization]]; {{dis|Central Security|Rigel X}}; [[century]]; [[chaperone]]; {{dis|Chef|Enterprise NX-01}}; [[Chinese food]]; [[clock]]; {{revname|Billy|Cook}}; [[color]]; [[communications officer]]; [[corn]]; [[cornfield]]; [[corpse]]; [[Corvallen]]; [[courier]]; [[crash landing]]; [[cyclohexane]]; [[data stream]]; [[decay rate]]; [[decontamination chamber]]; [[dedication ceremony]]; [[deflector]]; [[density]]; [[dialect]]; [[distant future]]; [[DNA]]; [[doctor]]; [[Draylax]]; [[Draylaxian]]; [[droppings]]; [[dust]]; [[Earth]]; [[Earth sea level]]; [[egg drop soup]]; [[endocrine system]]; [[ethical beliefs]]; [[espionage]]; [[exam]]; [[farmer]] ([[corn farmer]]); [[fifth grade]]; [[fire]]; [[First Contact]]; [[flattery]]; {{dis|flush|waste removal}}; {{dis|foot|unit}}; [[fourth grade]]; [[fruit]]; [[gas giant]]; [[generation]]; [[genetic engineering]]; [[geothermal energy]]; [[Grand Canyon]]; [[grav generator]]; [[hay]]; [[heart]]; [[helmsman]]; [[hologram]]; [[honor]]; [[hull]]; [[immunocytic gel worm]]; [[impatience]]; [[inspection pod]]; [[Interspecies Medical Exchange]]; [[intimate contact]]; [[ion storm]]; [[Jelik]]; [[Jupiter]]; [[Klingon]]; [[Klingon disruptor]]; [[Klingon Empire]]; [[Klingon High Council]]; [[Klingon language]]; [[Klingon warbird]]; [[lateral sensor array]]; [[lead]]; [[lead ship]]; [[leave of absence]]; [[lightning]]; [[life span]]; [[linguistic database]]; [[liquid]]; [[logic]]; [[long range sensor]]; [[Lorillian]]; [[mag-lock]]; [[McIntyre]]; [[medical officer]]; [[metaphor]]; [[meter]]; [[methane]]; [[methyl oxide]]; [[military installation]]; [[Milky Way Galaxy]]; [[model]]; [[molecule]]; [[nacelle housing]]; [[natural selection]]; [[Neptune]]; [[neural function]]; [[newcomer]]; [[nitrogen sulfide]]; [[non-humanoid]]; [[noun]]; [[Oklahoma]]; ''[[Orbital 6]]''; [[Orbital Drydock Facility]]; [[osmotic eel]]; [[paint]]; [[paint brush]]; [[phase-pistol]]; [[phonetic processor]]; [[phosphorus]]; [[pitch control]]; [[Plan B]]; [[plasma coil]]; [[plasma rifle]]; [[plating team]]; [[pointy]]; [[polarity]]; [[postcard]]; [[prefrontal cortex]]; [[primitive species]]; [[protocystian spore]]; [[Qo'noS]]; [[radiation]]; [[ranking officer]]; [[regenerative enzyme]]; [[remote control]]; [[remote controlled model spaceship]]; [[reprimand]]; [[retina]]; [[Rigel X]]; [[Rigel X shuttle 001|Rigel X shuttles]]; [[Rigel system]]; [[Rigelian language|Rigelian]]; [[San Francisco]]; [[sarcasm]]; [[Sausalito]]; [[science officer]]; [[scope]]; [[scout ship]]; [[Sector 3641]]; [[sense of smell]]; [[sensor log]]; [[shower]]; ''{{dis|Shuttlepod 1|2151}}''; ''[[Shuttlepod 2]]''; [[silo]]; [[sixth grade]]; [[snowstorm]]; [[spatial disturbance]]; {{dis|speech|public}}; [[spectral analysis]]; [[spy]]; [[squadron]]; [[starbase]]; [[Starfleet Medical]]; [[stealth]]; [[stethoscope]]; [[storm]]; [[subcutaneous pigment sac]]; [[suffocation]]; [[Suliban]]; {{dis|Suliban cell ship|cylindrical}}; {{dis|Suliban cell ship|spherical}}; [[Suliban gas giant 001|Suliban gas giant]] ([[Suliban moons 001|moons]]); [[Suliban helix]]; [[Suliban homeworld]]; [[Suliban pistol]]; [[sweet spot]]; [[syntax]]; [[teeth]]; [[Teneebian moons]]; [[thermosphere]]; [[Tholia]]; [[tick]]; [[toilet]]; [[tongue]]; [[transporter]] ([[transporting device]]); [[tricyclic plasma drive]]; [[Trillius Prime]]; [[Tucker's grandma 001|Tucker's grandma]]; [[valve sealant]]; [[vegetable]]; [[vegetarian]]; [[Vulcan]]; [[Vulcan Compound]]; [[Vulcan High Command]]; [[Vulcan 22nd ship 001|Vulcan ship]]; [[Vulcan star charts]]; [[Vulcan 22nd transport 001|Vulcan transport]]; [[warp]]; [[Warp Five Complex]]; [[warp five engine]]; [[warp trail]]; [[warrior]]; [[weaning]]; [[womb]]
+====Dedication plaque====
+{{revname|G.|Agalsoff}}; {{revname|J.|Agalsoff, Jr.}}; {{revname|P.|Albiez}}; {{revname|T.|Arp}}; {{revname|R.|Berman}}; {{revname|B.|Betts}}; {{revname|C.|Binkley}}; {{revname|R.|Blackman}}; {{revname|T.|Bookout}}; {{revname|A.|Bormanis}}; {{revname|B.|Braga|22nd century}}; {{revname|A.|Bro}}; {{revname|R.|Burgess}}; {{revname|S.|Burman}}; {{revname|L.|Castro}}; {{revname|M.|Chambers}}; {{revname|C.|Clark}}; {{revname|A.|Codron}}; {{revname|J.|Conway}}; {{revname|E.|Cooper}}; {{revname|D.|Curry}}; {{revname|S.|D'Errico}}; {{revname|F.|Decker}}; {{revname|M.|DeMeritt}}; {{revname|J.|Djanrelian}}; {{revname|L.|Dorton}}; {{revname|W.|Drapanas}}; {{revname|J.|Eaves|22nd century}}; {{revname|G.|Edelman}}; {{revname|R.|Eyslee}}; {{revname|J.P.|Farrell|22nd century}}; {{revname|J.|Fleck}}; [[Flight Software]]; [[Flight Test Crew]]; {{revname|A.|Fredrickson|Starfleet}}; {{revname|A.|Fukai}}; {{revname|B.|Heidemann}}; {{revname|M.|Howard|flight director}}; {{revname|A.|Jacque-Metton}}; {{revname|M.|Jacque-Metton}}; {{revname|W.M.|Jefferies}}; {{revname|A.|Kay}}; {{revname|M.|Keating}}; {{revname|D.|Knapp}}; {{revname|C.|Kunz}}; {{revname|B.|Laughlin}}; {{revname|P.|Lauritson}}; {{revname|F.|Leisure}}; {{revname|G.|Mandel}}; {{revname|J.|Martin}}; {{revname|G.|Medina}}; {{revname|J.|Mees}}; {{revname|T.|Mertz}}; {{revname|S.|Middleton}}; [[Starfleet Mission Operations|Mission Operations]]; {{revname|M.|Moore}}; {{revname|R.B.|Moore}}; {{revname|J.|Nesterowicz}}; {{revname|F.|O'Hea}}; {{revname|D.|Okuda}}; {{revname|M.|Okuda}}; [[Orbital Ergonomics]]; {{revname|D.|Overdiek}}; {{revname|A.|Packard}}; {{revname|B.|Peets}}; [[Propulsion Systems]]; {{revname|T.|Purser}}; {{revname|R.|Ratliff}}; {{revname|L.|Rich}}; {{revname|A.|Rockler}}; {{revname|G.|Roddenberry|22nd century}}; {{revname|D.|Rossi}}; {{revname|J.|Rudolph}}; {{revname|M.|Rush}}; {{revname|C.|Russo}}; {{revname|S.|Satterfield}}; {{revname|F.|Sepulveda}}; {{revname|S.|Shimizu}}; {{revname|K.|Slechta}}; [[Spaceframe Engineering]]; [[Starfleet Charter]]; [[Starfleet Command]]; {{revname|A.|Stella}}; {{revname|P.|Strong}}; {{revname|M.|Suskin|22nd century}}; {{revname|M.|Sussman}}; {{revname|G.|Tachell}}; {{revname|W.|Thoms}}; [[United Earth Space Probe Agency]]; {{revname|J.|Van Over}}; [[Vehicle Development]]; {{revname|D.|Velazquez}}; {{revname|L.|Ward}}; {{revname|S.|Welke}}; {{revname|M.|Westmore}}; {{revname|L.|White}}; {{revname|B.|Yacobian}}; {{revname|F.|Zimmerman}}; {{revname|H.|Zimmerman}}
+====Opening credits====
+[[1889 V]]; [[1892 III Holmes]]; [[1892 V]]; [[Air Materiel Command]]; {{revname|Buzz|Aldrin}}; [[Apollo Lunar Module]]; [[Arabian Sea]]; [[Arctic Circle]]; {{revname|Neil|Armstrong}}; [[Asia]]; ''{{dis|Atlantis|OV-104}}''; [[atmosphere]]; [[Australia]]; [[balloon]]; [[Barnard]]; [[Bay of Bengal]]; [[Biela's Komet]]; [[blackboard]]; {{dis|Brooks|astronomer}}; [[Ceylon]]; ''[[Deep Flight 1]]''; [[d'Arrest]]; [[De Vico's Komet]]; ''{{dis|Discovery|OV-103}}''; [[Dutch language]]; {{revname|Amelia|Earhart}}; {{SSr|Emmette}}; {{type|Emmette}}; [[Enke's Komet]]; ''{{dis|Enterprise|OV-101}}''; {{HMSr|Enterprize}}; [[equator]]; [[Faye's Komet]]; [[Finley]]; [[Flatey]]; [[Flight Test Division]]; ''{{dis|g|constant}}''; [[German language]]; ''[[Glamorous Glennis]]''; {{revname|John|Glenn}}; {{revname|Robert H.|Goddard}}; [[Huallfiord]]; [[Polynesian explorers 001|Human explorers]]; [[Iceland]]; [[Indian Ocean]]; [[International Space Station]]; [[Italian language]]; [[Kara Sea]]; [[Long Island]]; [[Luna]]; [[Lunar colonies]]; [[Lundey]]; [[Mercury capsule]]; [[Mercury-Redstone Launch Vehicle]]; [[New Guinea]]; [[OV-165]]; ''[[Phoenix]]''; [[Qo'noS 22nd century capital|Qo'noS capital]]; [[Rolsker]]; ''[[Saturn V]]''; {{revname|Alan|Shepard}}; ''[[Sojourner]]''; [[Solomons]]; [[space shuttle orbiter]]; [[Spacehab]]; ''[[Spirit of St. Louis]]''; [[Tiornes]]; [[Winnecke's Komet]]; [[Wright Field]]; ''[[Wright Flyer]]''; {{revname|Chuck|Yeager}}; "[[Yogi]]"
+==== Meta references ====
+[[Intertitle]]
+====Deleted material====
+[[amputation]]; [[appendage]]; [[approach vector]]; [[blister]]; [[biohazard|biohazard clearance]]; [[dockmaster]]; ''[[Elkan Nine]]''; [[explorer]]; [[frostbite]]; [[gangrene]]; {{Class|K'toch}}; [[privacy]]; [[pronominal base]]; [[radian]]; [[syntax]]
+====Unreferenced material====
+[[breakfast]]; [[Charlie]]; [[scrambled eggs]]; [[transport]]; [[stomach]]; [[warp core]]
+=== External links ===
+* {{startrek.com|database_article/broken-bow-episode|"Broken Bow"|external}}
+* {{mbeta-quote|Broken Bow}}
+* {{wikipedia-quote|Broken Bow (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Broken Bow}}
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