"The Forge" is the 83rd episode of Star Trek: Enterprise, the seventh episode of the fourth season.
When Earth's embassy on Vulcan is bombed, DNA evidence points to the culprits being the Syrranites, a local group that follows a revolutionary interpretation of the teachings of Surak, the father of Vulcan logic. After Sub-commander T'Pol receives a clandestine lead, she and Captain Archer embark upon a treacherous journey through the Vulcan desert to look for them. Back on the Enterprise, Dr. Phlox discovers that the DNA was planted. He and Commander Tucker then examine the tape of security camera near a checkpoint in the embassy and single out the man who had the bomb. Furthermore they notice that the guard at the checkpoint seems to already know who the bomber is. Unfortunately, the guard is in a coma from the blast. While it violates Vulcan ethics, Phlox and Tucker convince Soval, a Vulcan ambassador who was nearly killed in the blast, to perform a mind meld with the guard. To Soval's surprise, he discovers that the real bomber is Stel, a Vulcan security officer. They confront Stel and his superior, V'Las, who is also the head of the Vulcan High Command. Stel agrees to testify. On Vulcan, Archer and T'Pol encounter another traveler, calling himself Arev, who is distrustful of them. A sand-fire storm kills Arev, but before he dies, he forcefully performs a mind-meld with Archer. It is later revealed that the traveler is Syrran himself. When Archer and T'Pol reach the Syrranite alcove, they are held at knife-point.
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- The first question that Arev asks Archer to determine if his story checks out is "Who said 'Logic is the cement of our civilization, with which we ascend from chaos, using reason as our guide'?". This is the first question that the computer asks during Spock's memory tests at the beginning of Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home.
- Soval said, "The needs of the many," clearly meaning "The needs of the many outweigh the needs of the few." This phrase was originally used in Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan.
- In the episode, mention is made to a violent group in Surak's time who are "under the raptor's wing" -- a tacit reference to Romulans.
- This episode has a few references to the Animated Series episode "Yesteryear," and features the first appearance of a Selat outside that episode (this time as a CGI object).
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