Harbinger (episode)

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For the Vanguard novel, see Harbinger. For the DS9 video game, see Star Trek: Deep Space Nine - Harbinger.

Enterprise rescues an alien from a massive spatial anomaly, but its lone pilot refuses to explain why he was there. Reed and Hayes confront each other over their roles on the ship.

Summary

TPOL FUCK TOY

TRIP HITS TPOL

PUTS HIS COCK IN HER ASS

CUMS AND THEN PUTS HIS COCK IN HER VAGIN

Act Four

The alien's passage through the ship causes ship-wide power failures that T'Pol notes are a way to track his progress. Meanwhile, Reed and Hayes' conflict has escalated, and they are in the middle of a big fight, when they are called to duty to attempt to track down the alien. They intercept him, but their weapons have no effect.

In engineering, Tucker encounters the alien, but is knocked unconscious seconds before the MACOs and Reed arrive. The alien then pushes his hand into the warp core, destabilizing the magnetic seals. With Hayes' help, Reed is able to reverse the polarity of the field coils, and this repels the alien.

The next day, Tucker and T'Pol discuss their intimacies over coffee and tea in the crew's mess. T'Pol thanks Tucker for his assistance of her "exploration of Human sexuality". They both agree to keep their liaison between themselves, in fact Tucker, feeling uncomfortable with T'Pol's logical approach to the matter, suggests they "forget it ever happened", but, as an afterthought, suggests that they need not discontinue their Vulcan neuropressure sessions together.

Hayes and Reed are called to the captain's ready room for a dressing down because of the wounds they inflicted on each other during their fighting. He orders their dispute to be ended immediately, though Reed and Hayes confirm that the dispute has already been settled. When the captain leaves, a bit of humor is added when Reed and Hayes are left wondering if they're dismissed yet.

Back in sickbay, the alien deteriorates further, and disintegrates completely, but not before telling Archer that his people are somehow involved with the Xindi plan to destroy Earth.

Memorable quotes

"I've noticed that you and Corporal Cole have become somewhat friendly."
"Friendly?"
"Last week you were eating together in the mess hall, and in the training session yesterday she touched your behind."
"You've been keeping a pretty close eye on us."
"You're hard to miss."

- T'Pol and Tucker

"Captain, this man is dying a painful death. To keep him conscious is unethical."
"Until I get the answers I need, we're going to have to bend a few ethics."

- Phlox and Captain Archer

"You and Commander Tucker appear to enjoy each other's company."
"We do have a lot in common. Did he tell you we grew up less than fifty kilometers from each other?"
"He didn't mention it."
"Our high schools were rivals. We went to the same movie theaters. What are the odds?"
"Extremely low."

- T'Pol and Corporal Cole, discussing Trip Tucker

"You two really ought to declare a truce."
"Oh, no. This is a fight to the death."

- Tucker and Reed

"You have to admit, the extra training isn't such a bad idea."
"Just... drop it."

- Tucker and Reed

"Why were you giving Amanda Cole neuropressure, anyway?"
"What's it to you?"
"Well, from what I'm told, it's a pretty intimate procedure... for just friends."
"I do it with T'Pol. Are you implying there's something going on there as well?"
"That's the rumor."
"Look, for the last time, there's nothing going on with any of us... between any of us."
"Right, you're all just friends."
"That's right."
"Huh. I guess this Vulcan neuropressure isn't that intimate, after all."
"Exactly."
"In that case, I've got a nasty little pain just..."
"Just drop it."

- Reed and Tucker

"That's it! Stay loose... excellent! You're improving."

- Reed, sarcastically, to Major Hayes as they fight

"As you were!"

- Reed, to a crewman, seconds before Hayes punches him in the head

"What was that?"
"It was a little Klingon move I picked up."

- Hayes and Reed, after he knocks Hayes down during their brawl

"I don't know who did more damage to the engine, the alien or Malcolm."

- Tucker, to T'Pol

"The last thing I need is to hear is that two of my senior officers have been admitted to sickbay because they suddenly regressed to the level of five year olds."
"Captain..."
"Don't try to tell me who started it!"

- Jonathan Archer, reprimanding Malcolm Reed and Major Hayes

"Think we're dismissed?"

- Reed, to Hayes, after Captain Archer leaves them standing at attention

"When the Xindi destroy Earth, my people will prevail."

- The alien, to Archer (last line of the episode)

Background Information

T'Pol naked — A controversial scene in which T'Pol's naked posterior appears

As originally filmed, the famous "love scene" between Tucker and T'Pol featured a look at actress Jolene Blalock's naked posterior. Two versions of this scene exist, however, depending on where and how the episode is watched: US audiences watching the original broadcast on UPN (or later on the Sci-Fi Channel) were shown a version in which the frame was "enlarged", enabling the network to crop the picture just above Blalock's bare bottom. Canadian viewers, however, were treated to the scene as it was originally shot – with Ms. Blalock's bottom shown (see the picture to the right). The "unedited" version of this scene is intact on Paramount's Star Trek: Enterprise - The Complete Third Season DVD release, HDNet's broadcast, and streaming video providers such as Netflix and Hulu. It has been speculated that this was due to a recent uproar involving nudity on television - the episode aired a mere ten days after the infamous "wardrobe malfunction" during halftime at Super Bowl XXXVIII.
Thomas Kopache, who played the test subject here, has portrayed a number of different characters and aliens over the years. He appeared as Mirok, (TNG: "The Next Phase") the engineer, (TNG: "Emergence") USS Enterprise-B communications officer, (Star Trek Generations) Viorsa, (VOY: "The Thaw") Kira Taban, (DS9: "Ties of Blood and Water", "Wrongs Darker Than Death or Night") and Tos. (ENT: "Broken Bow")
T'Pol references Sim, a short-lived clone of Tucker seen in "Similitude", who revealed his feelings (and thus Trip's feelings) for her to her.
This is the first appearance of a member of the species that was later revealed as the Sphere Builders.
When the tactical alert was initiated, an alarm was sounded that has never appeared in any episodes prior to this or since.
The MACO training fight sequences were choreographed by stuntman Ron Balicki.

Links and references

Main cast

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

Guest stars

Uncredited Co-Stars

Stunt doubles

Alex Chansky as stunt double for Steven Culp
Marty Murray as stunt double for Dominic Keating
Karen Sheperd as stunt double for Linda Park

References

ammonium sulfide; biometric data; canary; cellular degeneration; corporal; Degra; Delphic Expanse; Denobula; Earth; ethics; feedback pulse; Florida; Friday; gravimetric disturbance; hand-to-hand combat; headache; helm; high school; Jupiter Station; kidney; Klingon; life support; light year; lunar survival training; magnetic containment; Makers; Military Assault Command Operations; miner; movie theater; navigational sensor; neuro-pressure; osmotic eel; plasma coil; pressure point; private; rat; red giant; retina; senior officer; sergeant; Sim; spatial anomaly; Sphere Builders; Sphere Builder transport pod; Starfleet training; trans-dimensional realm; Triannon; Triannon mythology; Tucker, Elizabeth; Tuesday; Vulcan; Vulcan High Command; Wednesday

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Star Trek: Enterprise
Season 3

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