Rogue Planet

Episode aired Mar 20, 2002
TV-PGTV-PG
45m

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6.5/10

1.5K

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Jolene Blalock in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

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Lieutenant Reed discovers a rogue planet, which has broken out of orbit and therefore is devoid of any light. Life is still possible in some places because heat is bubbling up from under the... Read allLieutenant Reed discovers a rogue planet, which has broken out of orbit and therefore is devoid of any light. Life is still possible in some places because heat is bubbling up from under the surface, but T'Pol doesn't detect any humanoid life. Further scans however give a strange... Read allLieutenant Reed discovers a rogue planet, which has broken out of orbit and therefore is devoid of any light. Life is still possible in some places because heat is bubbling up from under the surface, but T'Pol doesn't detect any humanoid life. Further scans however give a strange energy reading which seems to be coming from a ship on the surface. After the crew has la... Read all

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6.5/10

1.5K

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Director
- Allan Kroeker
Writers
- Gene Roddenberry(based upon "Star Trek" created by)
- Rick Berman(story by)
- Brannon Braga(story by)
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Keith Szarabajka in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Eric Pierpoint in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Connor Trinneer in Star Trek: Enterprise (2001)

Trivia
The title refers to an object the size of a planet that is not in the gravitation sphere of a star and travels about the galaxy on its own path.

Goofs
The plants on the rogue planet are mainly green, yet there is no sunlight for photosynthesis.

Quotes
[Archer intends to search for the mysterious woman on his own]
Sub-Commander T'Pol: With respect, Captain, I wonder if you would be so determined to find this apparition if it were a scantily-clad man.

Soundtracks
Where My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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6/10

Interesting and a Bit Allegorical but Not Scientific

I have to say I enjoyed this episode but I kept hearkening back to some scientific realities. It would seem that a planet that has gone rogue would just become a frozen sphere in space. If there is no sun to warm it, how could it sustain life. I supposed one could imagine that because there are elements of the supernatural at work here (at least a mind reading ability), we could assume that this planet is something out of a science fiction writer's imagination. All that aside, I did enjoy the whole business with the hunters and their relentless efforts to get enjoyment from their prey. Enter the Enterprise crew which gets in the way of their fun. Archer is chosen to try to change things because a poem by Yeats. This is mishmash. One last thing, why is it so easy to synthesize made to order stuff to solve problems. Phlox is almost too much of a good thing.

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