Changes: Chosen Realm (episode)

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The Enterprise is hijacked by a group of religious extremists who worship the mysterious spheres in the Expanse.

Summary

Enterprise comes to the aid of a Triannon vessel that has been disabled by 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 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.

D'Jamat seizes control of the ship through organic explosives implanted in the bodies of all of his followers. His plan is to to take Enterprise back to 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 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.

Beamed into a maintenance shaft, Archer begins fighting back against the Triannons; he assists Phlox in developing a gaseous agent to nullify the organic explosives. Archer and Lieutenant Malcolm Reed free the MACOs 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.

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

"This won't end here."

- Archer's last words to D'Jamat, just before his "execution" by transporter

"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

"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

"Go ahead, try to blow yourself up. I'll wait."

- Captain Archer, after informing D'Jamat the organic bombs carried by his followers had been neutralized

"All that matters is the sacred truth."
"You want truth? I'll show you some truth."

- D'Jamat and Archer, just before the Triannon are shuttled to the surface of the planet

"Both sides have been decimated. There are no major cities left. Millions... are dead. Your faith was going to bring peace? Here it is."

- Captain Archer, to D'Jamat, as they witness the devastation on Triannon (the last line of the episode)

Background Information

Both Conor O'Farrell and Gregory Wagrowski guest-starred in Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. O'Farrell played Jeff Carlson in "Little Green Men" and Wagrowski played Captain Solok in "Take Me Out to the Holosuite".
A pewter broach worn by the Triannon was auctioned off in the It's A Wrap! sale and auction (item #2886).
This episode has some similarities to the TOS episode "Let That Be Your Last Battlefield".
- The warring Triannon factions have tattoos on opposite sides of their face similar to the Cheron native.
- Both episodes end with the destruction of the warring factions' home world.

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

Guest stars

Co-stars

Matt Huhn as ND Triannon
Kim Fitzgerald as Crewman

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; XB

Previous episode:
"Carpenter Street"

Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3

Next episode:
"Proving Ground"

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 == Links and References ==
-=== Main Cast ===
+=== Starring ===
 *[[Scott Bakula]] as [[Jonathan Archer]]
 *[[John Billingsley]] as [[Phlox]]
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 *[[Connor Trinneer]] as [[Charles Tucker III|Charles "Trip" Tucker III]]
-=== Guest Stars ===
+=== Guest stars ===
-*[[Conor O'Farrell]] as [[Pri'Nam]] [[D'Jamat]]
+*[[Conor O'Farrell]] as [[D'Jamat]]
 *[[Vince Grant]] as [[Yarrick]]
 *[[Lindsey Stoddart]] as [[Indava]]
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 *[[Gregory Wagrowski]] as [[Ceris]]
-=== Co-Stars ===
+=== Co-stars ===
-*[[Matt Huhn]] as [[Unnamed Triannon|Triannon in Engineering]] (credited as "ND Triannon")
+*[[Matt Huhn]] as [[Unnamed Triannon|ND Triannon]]
 *[[Kim Fitzgerald (actress)|Kim Fitzgerald]] as [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|Crewman]]
-=== Uncredited Co-Stars ===
+=== Uncredited co-stars ===
 *[[Ron Balicki]] as a [[Unnamed Triannon|Triannon]]
-*[[Jorge Benevides]] as [[Private]] [[R. Azar]]
+*[[Jorge Benevides]] as [[R. Azar]]
 *[[Jackson Bolt]] as [[Unnamed Triannon|Triannon]]
 *[[Autumn Leigh Brown]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel|crewman]]
-*[[Jason Collins]] as [[Corporal]] [[R. Ryan]]
+*[[Jason Collins]] as [[R. Ryan]]
 *[[Mark Correy]] as [[Alex]]
 *[[Shawn Crowder]]
-*[[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Crewman]] [[Rossi]]
+*[[Hilde Garcia]] as [[Rossi]]
-*[[Ricky Lomax]] as [[Private]] [[W. Woods]]
+*[[Ricky Lomax]] as [[W. Woods]]
 *[[Aouri Makhlouf]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Male medical officer|medical crewman]]
-*[[Dorenda Moore]] as [[Private]] [[S. Money]]
+*[[Dorenda Moore]] as [[S. Money]]
 *[[Lidia Sabljic]] as a [[Unnamed Enterprise (NX-01) personnel#Female relief helmsman (2152-2155)|command division crewman]]
-*[[Paul Sklar]] as [[Corporal]] [[R. Richards]]
+*[[Paul Sklar]] as [[R. Richards]]
-*[[Chris Torres]] as [[Sergeant]] [[B. Moreno]]
+*[[Chris Torres]] as [[B. Moreno]]
 *[[Breezy]] or [[Windy]] as [[Porthos]]
+*[[Unknown actor]] as [[Lyaal]]
 === References ===