"A Night in Sickbay"

[T'Pol]

Synopsis:

Archer spends a fretful night in sickbay with Dr. Phlox after Porthos, Archer's pet beagle, picks up a deadly virus on an alien planet. Meanwhile, crew members believe Archer's increased stress level is due to Porthos' illness, but Dr. Phlox suspects it has to do with Archer's repressed sexual tension and urges Archer to discuss it with T'Pol.


What a brilliant episode, i really enjoyed it. The humour was well placed and the sub plot of Archers sexual tension was a welcome relief. It has been coming for ages and T'Pol's response was finely tuned enough just to let Archer know she feels similar.

[Buckeyerose]

That's why I like discussion boards - people can look at the same thing and see something different. I thought she told him at the end, "Not on your life, buddy."

I think I would have liked the episode a lot more had they not injected the "sexual tension" idea into it. Had it been Trip, I could have seen where they were coming from. Archer and T'Pol don't seem to have any chemistry before this episode.

On principle, I don't like the concept of a relationship between the two (captain and subordinate). If "people can't help but be attracted to each other" in that situation, then, logically, they won't be able to turn it on and off based on the situation. Command structure will break down.

[scottyssidekick]

Pholox was really funny. God those toe nails, the tounge imagine someone being scared if you walked around a city and stuck out that thing and began to brush it. Over all it was good.