Affliction (Star Trek: Enterprise)
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"Affliction" is the 91st episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, the 15th episode of the fourth season.
The Enterprise returns to Earth to take part in the maiden launch of the newest NX class ship, Columbia, captained by Erika Hernandez. Shortly after taking shore leave with the others, Dr. [[{Phlox (Star Trek)|Phlox]] is kidnapped and taken to a secret Klingon research facility. The Klingon Empire needs Phlox's help to stop a disease. It is stated that the virus is the worst threat to the Klingon Empire since the Hur'q invasion. Captain Archer sets out to find Phlox with few clues to go on, but is obstructed by his own Security Chief, Lt. Malcolm Reed (due to his secret connection to a special part of Starfleet Security). Meanwhile, Commander Tucker, having transferred off of Enterprise over emotional turmoil from his relationship with Sub-commander T'Pol, settles into his new life as Columbia's Chief Engineer.
[edit] Links to later episodes
The episode relates to episodes which had been made earlier but were set in later centuries:
- In DS9's "Trials and Tribble-ations," when trying to figure out why the Klingons of the Original Series era had smooth heads, Chief O'Brien suggests genetic engineering and Dr. Bashir assumes a viral mutation. This episode reveals that a combination of the two is correct.
[edit] Casting
- Seth MacFarlane, the creator of the animated television show Family Guy (1999), made a guest appearance in this episode as Ensign Rivers.
- John Schuck, better known for his role as the Klingon Ambassador in the fourth and sixth Star Trek movies, appears in this episode as the Klingon doctor Antaak.
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