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The ''Enterprise'' is hijacked by a group of religious extremists who worship the mysterious spheres in the Expanse.
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''Enterprise'' is hijacked by a group of religious extremists who worship the mysterious spheres in the Expanse.
   
 
== Summary ==
 
== Summary ==
 
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[[Enterprise (NX-01)|''Enterprise'']] comes to the aid of a [[Triannon]] vessel that has been disabled by [[spatial anomaly|spatial anomalies]] in the vicinity of a [[Delphic Expanse sphere]]. The Triannons are a group of religious pilgrims led by [[Pri'Nam]] [[D'Jamat]] that venerate the spheres and their [[Sphere Builder|Makers]]. They believe that the [[Delphic Expanse]] is the "Chosen Realm" of the Makers, and that the anomalies ("the Makers' Breath") are reshaping it into a paradise.
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In [[November]] of [[2153]], {{EnterpriseNX}} comes to the aid of a [[Triannon vessel]] that has been disabled by [[spatial anomaly|spatial anomalies]] in the vicinity of a [[Delphic Expanse sphere]]. The [[Triannon]] are a group of [[religion|religious]] [[pilgrim]]s led by [[Pri'Nam]] [[D'Jamat]] that venerate the spheres and their "[[Sphere Builder|Makers]]". They believe that the [[Delphic Expanse]] is the "Chosen Realm" of the "Makers", and that the anomalies ("the Makers' Breath") are reshaping it into a [[paradise]] for the faithful.
   
D'Jamat seizes control of the ship through organic [[explosive]]s implanted in the bodies of all of his followers. His plan is to take ''Enterprise'' back to [[Triannon (planet)|Triannon]] and end a religious war that has consumed his people for a century. D'Jamat also wiped out the ship's [[database]] deleting 19.3 [[Byte|XB]] of information on the spheres and demands they select a crewmember to die for the act of desecrating them. [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]] chooses himself, and the Triannons are tricked into thinking Archer was disintegrated, when in reality he was dematerialized by the [[transporter]].
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D'Jamat seizes control of the [[starship]] through [[organic explosive]]s implanted in the bodies of all of his followers. His plan is to take ''Enterprise'' back to {{dis|Triannon|planet}} and end a [[Triannon War|religious war]] that has consumed his people for a [[century]] by using the firepower of ''Enterprise'' to destroy their enemies, the "[[Heresy|heretics]]". D'Jamat also wiped out the ship's [[database]] deleting 19.3 [[Byte|XB]] of information on the spheres and demands they select a [[crew]]member to die for the act of desecrating them. [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer|Archer]] chooses himself; impressed by this sacrifice, D'Jamat grants his request for the quick, painless [[death]] offered by the use of a special [[transporter|disintegration device]], and the Triannon are tricked into thinking Archer was killed, when in reality he was simply transported to another part of the ship.
 
[[File:Triannon surface.jpg|thumb|The devastated surface of the planet Triannon]]
 
Beamed into the [[starboard]] [[catwalk]], Archer begins fighting back against the Triannon; he assists [[Phlox]] in developing an airborne agent to nullify the organic explosives. Archer and [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] free the [[MACO]]s and take back the ship, partially with the help of the Triannon couple [[Indava]] and [[Yarrick]] who no longer believe what D'Jamat preaches. Before Archer can seize the ship, however, D'Jamat destroys two of the four ships in a convoy of the enemy sect.
   
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Archer and [[T'Pol]] return D'Jamat and several others to Triannon, where Archer reveals that the [[war]] is already over. They stand looking out over the charred remains of a city. Archer explained that the conflict decimated their planet eight [[month]]s before. There were millions of deaths on both sides and no major cities left. Archer notes that D'Jamat thought his faith was going to bring peace through violence, but in reality that mindset resulted in a different kind of peace: the mutual destruction of both sides.
Beamed into a maintenance shaft, Archer begins fighting back against the Triannons; he assists [[Phlox]] in developing a [[gas]]eous agent to nullify the organic explosives. Archer and [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]] free the [[MACO]]s and take back the ship, partially with the help of a Triannon couple who no longer believe what D'Jamat preaches ([[Yarrick]] and [[Indava]]). Before Archer can seize the ship, however, D'Jamat destroys two of the four ships in a convoy of the enemy sect.
 
 
[[File:Triannon surface.jpg|thumb|The devastated surface of the planet [[Triannon]]]]
 
Archer returns D'Jamat to Triannon, where he reveals that the war is already over; their world had been devastated months ago while D'Jamat was gone.
 
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== Memorable Quotes ==
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== Memorable quotes ==
 
"''You wanted to kill someone? Kill ''me."
 
"''You wanted to kill someone? Kill ''me."
 
: - '''Archer''', to D'Jamat
 
: - '''Archer''', to D'Jamat
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"''My people have certain...customs regarding death. There's a device on board - we use it to dispose hazardous materials...but, on rare occasions, when the situation arises, we've also used it for executions...It's considered humane.''"
 
"''My people have certain...customs regarding death. There's a device on board - we use it to dispose hazardous materials...but, on rare occasions, when the situation arises, we've also used it for executions...It's considered humane.''"
 
: - '''Archer''', tricking D'Jamat into "executing" him by transporter
 
: - '''Archer''', tricking D'Jamat into "executing" him by transporter
 
 
"''This won't end here.''"
 
: - '''Archer'''{{'}}s "last words" to D'Jamat, on the transporter pad
 
   
   
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"''When you question me, you question the Makers...and there's a word for that: heresy...When you begin to sympathize with the enemy, you risk'' becoming ''the enemy.''"
 
"''When you question me, you question the Makers...and there's a word for that: heresy...When you begin to sympathize with the enemy, you risk'' becoming ''the enemy.''"
 
: - '''D'Jamat''', to Yarrick
 
: - '''D'Jamat''', to Yarrick
 
 
"''As long as people like D'Jamat dictate what's true and what isn't... all you'll ever have is war.''"
 
: - '''Archer''', to Yarrick
 
   
   
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== Background information ==
"''Go ahead, try to blow yourself up. I'll wait.''"
 
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=== Production history ===
: - '''Captain Archer''', after informing D'Jamat the organic bombs carried by his followers had been neutralized
 
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* Final draft script: {{d|20|October|2003}} [http://www.startrekgoodies.com/pics/Scripts/E-SE064u.jpg]
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* Filmed: {{d|21|October|2003}} &ndash; {{d|29|October|2003}} [http://www.trektoday.com/news/011103_02.shtml]
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* Premiere airdate: {{d|14|January|2004}} [http://www.startrek.com/database_article/chosen-realm]
   
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=== Story ===
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* Episode writer [[Manny Coto]] explained the story; "''It's a very rigid theology and ''Enterprise'' has broken several taboos and must pay for it. The episode dramatises where the intractability of religious extremism ultimately leads. Fundamentalists of all stripes &ndash; it's a rigid belief that's not based on empirical evidence, that's what I'm attacking.''" [http://www.trektoday.com/news/231203_02.shtml]
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*This episode was [[working title|formerly known as]] "Untitled Sphere Story".
   
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=== Production ===
"''All that matters is the sacred truth.''"<br />
 
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[[File:Shooting Chosen Realm.jpg|thumb|Taking a break from shooting this episode, [[Marvin V. Rush]] and [[Roxann Dawson]] discuss the installment]]
"''You want truth? I'll show you some truth.''"
 
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* Filming for this episode ran simultaneously with the previous one, {{e|Carpenter Street}}, for two days. The interior sets of the [[Triannon vessel]]s were the only newly constructed sets for this episode. [http://www.trektoday.com/news/011103_02.shtml]
: - '''D'Jamat''' and '''Archer''', just before the Triannon are shuttled to the surface of the planet
 
   
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=== Props and costumes ===
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* The design of the [[Triannon vessel]] was created by [[John Eaves]] who inked four different concepts for this ship in early {{m|October|2003}}. One of the sketches later became the [[Denobulan shuttle]] seen in the episode {{e|The Augments}}. {{eavesdropping|2009/07/08/64-chosen-realm-those-crazy-triannon-ships}}
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* A number of props and costumes from this episode was later sold off on the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]] on eBay. Among the items are Triannon computer interface panels, {{stala|6278}} {{stala|6381}} {{stala|7707}} a Triannon [[communicator]], {{stala|6895}} {{stala|7951}} several Triannon [[broach]]es, [http://startrekpropcollector.com/trekauctions/search.pl?t=Triannon&st=1&sd=1&sc=1&sp=1&sch=1&se=1&ss=1&so=1], and the costumes worn by [[Lindsey Stoddart]], {{stala|0313}} [http://www.yourprops.com/Triannon-Costume-original-movie-costume-Star-Trek-Enterprise-TV-2001-YP70801.html] [[Gregory Wagrowski]], {{stala|2852}} [http://www.yourprops.com/Ceris-Costume-original-movie-costume-Star-Trek-Enterprise-TV-2001-YP70800.html] and [[David Youse]]. {{stala|10238}}
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* The costume worn by [[Gregory Wagrowski]] as [[Ceris]] was previously worn by [[Alexander Slanger]] in the [[ENT Season 2|second season]] episode {{e|The Breach}}. {{stala|2852}}
   
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=== Cast and characters ===
"''Both sides have been decimated. There are no major cities left. Millions... are dead. Your faith was going to bring peace? Here it is.''"
 
 
* This episode brought back [[Conor O'Farrell]] and [[Gregory Wagrowski]]. O'Farrell previously appeared in the ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]'' episode {{e|Little Green Men}} and in the ''Enterprise'' [[ENT Season 1|first season]] episode {{e|Rogue Planet}} while Wagrowski played {{dis|Solok|Captain}} in the ''Deep Space Nine'' episode {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}}.
: - '''Captain Archer''', to D'Jamat, as they witness the devastation on Triannon (the last line of the episode)
 
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* "Chosen Realm" was the second writing credit for [[Manny Coto]].
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* This was the seventh of ten directing credits for [[Roxann Dawson]] on ''Enterprise''.
   
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=== Continuity ===
== Background Information ==
 
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* The [[Triannon]] are also referenced in the [[ENT Season 3|third season]] episode {{e|Harbinger}}.
*Both [[Conor O'Farrell]] and [[Gregory Wagrowski]] guest-starred in ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''. O'Farrell played [[Jeff Carlson]] in {{e|Little Green Men}} and Wagrowski played [[Captain]] [[Solok (Captain)|Solok]] in {{e|Take Me Out to the Holosuite}}.
 
 
* This episode shares several elements with the [[Star Trek: The Original Series|original series]] episode {{e|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}}.
*A pewter brooch worn by the Triannon was auctioned off in the [[It's A Wrap! sale and auction]]. {{stala|2886}}
 
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* [[D'Jamat]] talks to Archer about the time where he had to torture a prisoner in the airlock. He refers to [[Orgoth]], whom Archer interrogated in {{e|Anomaly}}.
*This episode has some similarities to the [[TOS]] episode {{e|Let That Be Your Last Battlefield}}.
 
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* After Archer's "execution", he contacts Phlox with the phrase "''Don't feed him cheese''" to recognize him, from his advice in {{e|A Night in Sickbay}}.
**The warring Triannon factions have tattoos on opposite sides of their face similar to the [[Cheron native]] - like [[Bele]] and [[Lokai]] being black and white on different sides, this comes from a distinction which would be considered trivial by most outside observers.
 
** Both episodes feature the Enterprise being commandeered by one of the warring factions.
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* This episode marks the final appearance of the [[Pyrithian bat]].
** Both episodes involve the Captain threatening the destruction of his own ship (Kirk via self destruct, Archer via disabling the weapons while the ship is under attack).
 
**Both episodes end with the destruction of the warring factions' home world.
 
*This is the third time we see the emergency bridge in the [[Nacelle|warp nacelle]] in use. The other episodes are {{e|The Catwalk}} and {{e|The Crossing}}.
 
   
== Links and References ==
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=== Deleted scene ===
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* Actress {{dis|Kim Fitzgerald|actress}} received credit for playing a "Crewman" in the end credits of the episode. However, she did not appear in the final episode.
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* A scene in the [[situation room]] including dialog between [[T'Pol]] and [[D'Jamat]] was [[deleted scene|cut]] from the episode but is featured on the [[ENT Season 3 DVD]] and [[ENT Season 3 Blu-ray]] releases. The scene features [[Conor O'Farrell]], [[Jolene Blalock]], [[David Youse]], [[Tayler Sheridan]], and a [[Triannon bridge guard 3|background actor]].
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<gallery>
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File:Triannon homeworld.jpg|The surface of the planet Triannon before destruction
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File:Chosen Realm, deleted scene.jpg|O'Farrell and Blalock in the deleted scene
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File:Chosen Realm, end credits.jpg|Fitzgerald in the end credits
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</gallery>
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== Links and references ==
 
=== Starring ===
 
=== Starring ===
*[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Jonathan Archer]]
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* [[Scott Bakula]] as [[Captain]] [[Jonathan Archer]]
*[[John Billingsley]] as [[Phlox]]
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* [[John Billingsley]] as [[Doctor]] [[Phlox]]
*[[Jolene Blalock]] as [[T'Pol]]
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* [[Jolene Blalock]] as [[Subcommander]] [[T'Pol]]
*[[Dominic Keating]] as [[Malcolm Reed]]
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* [[Dominic Keating]] as [[Lieutenant]] [[Malcolm Reed]]
*[[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Travis Mayweather]]
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* [[Anthony Montgomery]] as [[Ensign]] [[Travis Mayweather]]
*[[Linda Park]] as [[Hoshi Sato]]
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* [[Linda Park]] as [[Ensign]] [[Hoshi Sato]]
*[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
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* [[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Commander]] [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
   
 
=== Guest stars ===
 
=== Guest stars ===
*[[Conor O'Farrell]] as [[D'Jamat]]
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* [[Conor O'Farrell]] as [[D'Jamat]]
*[[Vince Grant]] as [[Yarrick]]
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* [[Vince Grant]] as [[Yarrick]]
*[[Lindsey Stoddart]] as [[Indava]]
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* [[Lindsey Stoddart]] as [[Indava]]
*[[Tayler Sheridan]] as [[Jareb]]
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* [[Tayler Sheridan]] as [[Jareb]]
*[[David Youse]] as [[Nalbis]]
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* [[David Youse]] as [[Nalbis]]
*[[Gregory Wagrowski]] as [[Ceris]]
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* [[Gregory Wagrowski]] as [[Ceris]]
   
 
=== Co-stars ===
 
=== Co-stars ===
*[[Matt Huhn]] as [[Unnamed Triannon|ND Triannon]]
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* [[Matt Huhn]] as [[Triannon suicide assassin|ND Triannon]]
*[[Kim Fitzgerald (actress)|Kim Fitzgerald]] as [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|Crewman]]
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* {{dis|Kim Fitzgerald|actress}} as [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|Crewman]]
   
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 
=== Uncredited co-stars ===
*[[Ron Balicki]] as a [[Unnamed Triannon|Triannon]]
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* [[Ron Balicki]] as [[Triannon boarding party 4|Triannon]]
*[[Jorge Benevides]] as [[R. Azar]]
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* [[Jorge Benevides]] as [[R. Azar]]
*[[Jackson Bolt]] as [[Unnamed Triannon|Triannon]]
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* [[Steve Blalock]] as [[Triannon boarding party 5|Triannon]]
*[[Autumn Leigh Brown]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|crewman]]
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* [[Jackson Bolt]] as [[Triannon boarding party 1|Triannon]]
*[[Jason Collins]] as [[R. Ryan]]
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* [[Breezy]] as [[Porthos]]
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* [[Autumn Leigh Brown]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 009|sciences division crewman]]
*[[Mark Correy]] as [[Alex]]
 
 
* [[Jason Collins]] as [[R. Ryan]]
*[[Shawn Crowder]]
 
*[[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Rossi]]
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* [[Shawn Crowder]] as [[Triannon in engineering 1|Triannon]]
*[[Ricky Lomax]] as [[W. Woods]]
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* [[Evan English]] as [[Tanner]]
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* [[Duncan Fraser]] as [[Walsh]]
*[[Aouri Makhlouf]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Male medical officer|medical crewman]]
 
*[[Dorenda Moore]] as [[S. Money]]
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* [[Jeremy Fry]] as [[Triannon bridge guard 4|Triannon]]
 
* [[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Rossi]]
*[[Lidia Sabljic]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female relief helmsman (2152-2155)|command division crewman]]
 
*[[Paul Sklar]] as [[R. Richards]]
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* [[Michael Glover]] as [[Triannon boarding party 2|Triannon]]
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* [[Glen Hambly]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations ensign 004|operations division ensign]]
*[[Chris Torres]] as [[B. Moreno]]
 
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* [[Aldric Horton]] as [[EnterpriseNX operations security 002|operations division crewman]]
*[[Breezy]] or [[Windy]] as [[Porthos]]
 
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* [[Amina Islam]] as [[EnterpriseNX command ensign 001|command division ensign]]
*[[Unknown actor]] as [[Lyaal]]
 
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* [[Roy Joaquin]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 008|sciences division crewman]]
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* [[Ricky Lomax]] as [[W. Woods]]
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* [[Andrew MacBeth]] as [[E. Hamboyan]]
 
* [[Aouri Makhlouf]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences medical officer 003|sciences division crewman]]
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* [[Dorenda Moore]] as [[S. Money]]
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* [[Cesar Rodriguez]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences lieutenant 001|sciences division lieutenant]]
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* [[Aric Rogokos]] as [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 004|sciences division crewman]]
 
* [[Lidia Sabljic]] as [[EnterpriseNX command helmsman 001|command division crewman]]
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* [[Ron Sarchian]] as [[Triannon guard 1|Triannon]]
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* [[Paul Anthony Scott]] as [[Triannon in armory 1|Triannon]]
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* [[Paul Sklar]] as [[R. Richards]]
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* [[Chris Torres]] as [[B. Moreno]]
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* [[Max Valentine]] as [[Triannon in engineering 3|Triannon]]
 
* [[Unknown performers]] as
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** [[Armed Triannon 1|Armed Triannon]]
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** [[Armed Triannon 2|Armed Triannon]]
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** [[Armed Triannon 3|Armed Triannon]]
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** [[Armed Triannon 4|Armed Triannon]]
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** [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 018|Female operations division crewman]]
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** [[EnterpriseNX operations crewman 019|Female operations division crewman]]
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** [[Lyaal]]
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** [[EnterpriseNX sciences crewman 010|Sciences division crewman]]
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** [[EnterpriseNX sciences lieutenant 002|Sciences division lieutenant]]
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** [[Triannon boarding party 3|Triannon]]
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** [[Triannon bridge guard 1|Triannon bridge guard]]
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** [[Triannon bridge guard 2|Triannon bridge guard]]
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** [[Triannon bridge guard 3|Triannon bridge guard]]
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** [[Triannon guard 2|Triannon guard]]
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** [[Triannon in armory 2|Triannon in armory]]
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** [[Triannon in engineering 2|Triannon in engineering]]
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<!-- not added: operations division steward (male, no face); five crewmembers in mess hall (blurry, no faces) -->
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=== Stunt double ===
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* [[Unknown stunt performer]] as [[stunt double]] for [[Dominic Keating]]
   
 
=== References ===
 
=== References ===
[[abortion]]; [[biohazard]]; [[cloaking barrier]]; [[Delphic Expanse sphere]]; [[distress signal]]; [[EPS manifold]]; [[god]]; [[heresy]]; [[Holy Regiments]]; [[Janaran tea]]; [[Makers]]; [[malnutrition]]; [[Muratas Cluster]]; [[mythology]]; [[organic explosive]]; [[Orgoth]]; [[pilgrimage]]; [[Pri'Nam]]; [[Pyrithian bat]]; [[religion]]; [[snow beetle]]; [[suicide]]; [[text message]]; [[transporter]]; [[Triannon]]; [[Triannon (planet)]]; [[Triannon Civil War]]; [[Triannon vessel]]; [[Byte|XB]]
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[[abortion]]; [[antidote]]; [[armory]]; [[barbarian]]; [[biohazard]]; [[biosign]]; [[brooch]]; [[cloaking barrier]]; [[communicator]]; [[B. Cotton|Cotton, B.]]; [[death penalty]]; [[Delphic Expanse sphere]]; [[distress signal]]; [[Earth]]; [[environmental control‎]]; [[environmental relay conduit]]; [[environment station]]; [[EPS manifold]]; [[god]]; [[heresy]]; [[histolytic analysis]]; [[Holy Regiments]]; [[Janaran tea]]; [[Makers]]; [[malnutrition]]; [[Muratas Cluster]]; [[mythology]]; [[organic explosive]]; [[Orgoth]]; [[paradise]]; [[pilgrim]]; [[pilgrimage]]; [[prayer]]; [[pregnancy]]; [[Pri'Nam]]; [[Pyrithian bat]]; [[religion]]; [[snow beetle]]; [[suicide]]; [[tattoo]]; [[text message]]; [[transporter]]; [[Triannon]]; {{dis|Triannon|planet}}; [[Triannon boy 1|Triannon boy]]; [[Triannon language]]; [[Triannon War]]; [[Triannon mythology]]; [[Triannon vessel]]; [[venom]]; [[village]]; [[Byte|XB]]
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=== External links ===
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* {{Startrek.com|chosen-realm|"Chosen Realm"}}
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* {{mbeta-quote|Chosen Realm}}
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* {{wikipedia-quote|Chosen Realm}}
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* {{IMDb-link|type=title|page=tt0572189|name="Chosen Realm"}}
   
 
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Enterprise is hijacked by a group of religious extremists who worship the mysterious spheres in the Expanse.

Summary

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In November of 2153, Enterprise NX-01 comes to the aid of a Triannon vessel that has been disabled by spatial anomalies in the vicinity of a Delphic Expanse sphere. The Triannon are a group of religious pilgrims led by Pri'Nam D'Jamat that venerate the spheres and their "Makers". They believe that the Delphic Expanse is the "Chosen Realm" of the "Makers", and that the anomalies ("the Makers' Breath") are reshaping it into a paradise for the faithful.

D'Jamat seizes control of the starship through organic explosives implanted in the bodies of all of his followers. His plan is to take Enterprise back to Triannon and end a religious war that has consumed his people for a century by using the firepower of Enterprise to destroy their enemies, the "heretics". D'Jamat also wiped out the ship's database deleting 19.3 XB of information on the spheres and demands they select a crewmember to die for the act of desecrating them. Captain Archer chooses himself; impressed by this sacrifice, D'Jamat grants his request for the quick, painless death offered by the use of a special disintegration device, and the Triannon are tricked into thinking Archer was killed, when in reality he was simply transported to another part of the ship.

Triannon surface

The devastated surface of the planet Triannon

Beamed into the starboard catwalk, Archer begins fighting back against the Triannon; he assists Phlox in developing an airborne agent to nullify the organic explosives. Archer and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed free the MACOs and take back the ship, partially with the help of the Triannon couple Indava and Yarrick who no longer believe what D'Jamat preaches. Before Archer can seize the ship, however, D'Jamat destroys two of the four ships in a convoy of the enemy sect.

Archer and T'Pol return D'Jamat and several others to Triannon, where Archer reveals that the war is already over. They stand looking out over the charred remains of a city. Archer explained that the conflict decimated their planet eight months before. There were millions of deaths on both sides and no major cities left. Archer notes that D'Jamat thought his faith was going to bring peace through violence, but in reality that mindset resulted in a different kind of peace: the mutual destruction of both sides.

Memorable quotes

"You wanted to kill someone? Kill me."

- Archer, to D'Jamat


"My people have certain...customs regarding death. There's a device on board - we use it to dispose hazardous materials...but, on rare occasions, when the situation arises, we've also used it for executions...It's considered humane."

- Archer, tricking D'Jamat into "executing" him by transporter


"What's wrong?"
"We've just begun this mission, and already, three people are dead."
"And that bothers you..."
"Shouldn't it?!...These people are not our enemy!"
"They are non-believers...that makes them our enemy!"

- D'Jamat and Yarrick


"When you question me, you question the Makers...and there's a word for that: heresy...When you begin to sympathize with the enemy, you risk becoming the enemy."

- D'Jamat, to Yarrick


"These people you're fighting... what makes them heretics?"
"We believe the Makers created the Chosen Realm in nine days. They believe it took ten."
"For that, you've been at war for over a century?!"

- Archer and Yarrick


"There'll be an extra helping of snow beetles for you tonight, young lady."

- Phlox, to his pet Pyrithian bat, after the animal distracts the Triannon guard long enough for the doctor to sedate him


Background information

Production history

Story

  • Episode writer Manny Coto explained the story; "It's a very rigid theology and Enterprise has broken several taboos and must pay for it. The episode dramatises where the intractability of religious extremism ultimately leads. Fundamentalists of all stripes – it's a rigid belief that's not based on empirical evidence, that's what I'm attacking." [4]
  • This episode was formerly known as "Untitled Sphere Story".

Production

Shooting Chosen Realm

Taking a break from shooting this episode, Marvin V. Rush and Roxann Dawson discuss the installment

  • Filming for this episode ran simultaneously with the previous one, "Carpenter Street", for two days. The interior sets of the Triannon vessels were the only newly constructed sets for this episode. [5]

Props and costumes

Cast and characters

Continuity

Deleted scene

Links and references

Starring

Guest stars

Co-stars

Uncredited co-stars

Stunt double

References

abortion; antidote; armory; barbarian; biohazard; biosign; brooch; cloaking barrier; communicator; Cotton, B.; death penalty; Delphic Expanse sphere; distress signal; Earth; environmental control‎; environmental relay conduit; environment station; EPS manifold; god; heresy; histolytic analysis; Holy Regiments; Janaran tea; Makers; malnutrition; Muratas Cluster; mythology; organic explosive; Orgoth; paradise; pilgrim; pilgrimage; prayer; pregnancy; Pri'Nam; Pyrithian bat; religion; snow beetle; suicide; tattoo; text message; transporter; Triannon; Triannon; Triannon boy; Triannon language; Triannon War; Triannon mythology; Triannon vessel; venom; village; XB

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