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"Dead Stop"
Star Trek: Enterprise episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 4
Directed byRoxann Dawson
Written byMichael Sussman
Phyllis Strong
Featured musicDennis McCarthy
Production code204
Original air dateOctober 9, 2002 (2002-10-09)
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"Dead Stop" is the thirtieth episode (production #204) of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, the fourth of the second season. It was directed by Star Trek: Voyager cast member Roxann Dawson.

After the Enterprise's debacle in the previous episode, "Minefield", the crew finds itself in need of assistance to effect repairs. They send a distress call, and the Tellarites send the coordinates of a station—a station capable of serving their every need at a cost which seems too good to be true.

The episode won an award from the Visual Effects Society, and was also nominated for an Emmy award.

Plot

Four days after the events of the previous episode, Minefield, Captain Archer and Commander Tucker inspect the damage to the ship with an inspection pod. Given the amount of damage (months of repairs), and the travel time to Jupiter Station (about a decade), Archer decides that it is time for someone to help them out for once, and orders Ensign Sato to send a general distress call. A passing Tellarite freighter soon responds, and sends a barely understandable message but it contains clear co-ordinates directing them to an automated repair facility, three days away at Warp 2.

Upon arriving at the facility, the ship is scanned and the station reconfigures itself to suit the crew's needs. Enterprise then docks, and the station sets the full repair price at 200 liters of warp plasma. By using its advanced replication technology, the station can complete all repairs in just 34.2 hours. Archer, left without any other option, agrees, although later he has a gut feeling that not everything is as it appears. On board, intrigued by the station's technology, Tucker convinces Reed to visit the station's computer, but their attempt to do so is detected, and they are beamed back to the Enterprise's bridge.

Meanwhile, a false comm message, ostensibly from Archer, directs Ensign Mayweather to an area currently being repaired. His body is found soon after, an apparent victim of an electrical shock. When Doctor Phlox discovers that the dead Mayweather is a well-replicated duplicate, Archer resolves to search the station for him. Tucker then 'distracts' the computer, and Reed again trips the alarm, giving Sub-Commander T'Pol and Archer time to enter a computer room filled with bodies — among which are a Klingon, a Vulcan, and a Cardassian — apparently the station's method of augmenting its own processing power. Mayweather is rescued just as the station starts attacking Enterprise in retaliation. Archer then detonates the warp-plasma payment to blow up the station and escape. As the ship warps away the few active components of the station begin repairing the damage.

Production

The episode's director, actress-director Roxann Dawson, also provided the voice for the space repair station's main computer, but was not credited for this.[1][2] Dawson said of the episode: "I was very pleased with the way it came out".[3]

The same type of station appears again in the novel "Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic" and it is revealed they belong to a race known as "The Ware".[4]

Reception

In 2005, The Digital Fix praised this episode answering the question of how a spacecraft could be repaired in space, and also for tying in with the previous episode, "Minefield", when the spacecraft was damaged. They commended the episode for what they thought was a decent science fiction concept, a sinister repair station. [5]

In 2017 this episode was noted as featuring scary or eerie Star Trek content.[6] In 2018, TheGamer ranked this one of the top 25 creepiest episodes of all Star Trek series.[7]

In 2017, Den of Geek included "Dead Stop" on their list of Star Trek's 50 Best Episodes, and wrote: "the automated station manages to be more sinister and alien than any guest star, with its clean and bright interiors."[8] In 2020, Den of Geek ranked this episode as the 26th most scary episode of all Star Trek franchise television episodes.[9]

Awards

  • Dead Stop was nominated for an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects For A Series".[10][11][12]
  • The episode won an award from the Visual Effects Society in the category "Best Models and Miniatures in a Televised Program, Music Video, or Commercial".[13]

Home media release

"Dead stop" was first released for home media use on DVD as part of the second series box set of Star Trek: Enterprise.[14] Season Two was released on Blu-ray Disc August 20, 2013.[15]

References

  1. ^ "Dead Stop". Star Trek: Enterprise. Season 2. Episode 4. October 9, 2002. UPN.
  2. ^ STARTREK.COM STAFF (November 14, 2019). "Doug Jones and Roxann Dawson Beam to Destination Star Trek Germany". StarTrek.com. Roxann also made a fun vocal cameo as the repair station computer in the Enterprise episode 'Dead Stop'.
  3. ^ "Roxann Dawson ("Torres" - VOY)". StarTrek.com. September 10, 2002. Archived from the original on October 4, 2003. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
  4. ^ Christopher L. Bennett (26 March 2015). Rise of the Federation: Uncertain Logic (Star Trek: Enterprise) Mass Market Paperback. ISBN 978-1476779119. Captain Rethne leaned forward. "Danger? The Ware stations are eminently useful! Repairs, supplies, services, a haven for weary travelers, all these things they provide." "But at a steep price," Mayweather put in.
  5. ^ James Gray (2005-08-04). "Star Trek: Enterprise Season Two Review | DVD Video Review". The Digital Fix. Retrieved 2021-05-06.
  6. ^ "18 eerie, disturbing and downright scary Star Trek episodes". H&I. Retrieved 2019-06-05.
  7. ^ Guy Desmarais (2018-04-16). "25 Creepy Star Trek Scenes That Set Phasers To Stun". TheGamer. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  8. ^ John Andrews (September 4, 2017). "Star Trek: 50 Best Episodes". Den of Geek.
  9. ^ Juliette Harrisson (2020-10-12). "The Scariest Star Trek Episodes". Den of Geek. Retrieved 2021-02-20.
  10. ^ "Complete List of Emmy Nominations - Boston.com". Boston.com.
  11. ^ "Breaking News - 55th Annual Primetime Emmy Award Nominations (Creative Arts)". TheFutonCritic.com. 2003-07-17.
  12. ^ "Emmy Award Nominations for Visual Effects". fxguide. 17 July 2003.
  13. ^ "1st Annual VES Awards". Visual Effects Society.
  14. ^ Schultz, Paul (July 29, 2005). "DVD Review: Star Trek Enterprise - The Complete Second Season". The Trades. Archived from the original on November 10, 2006.
  15. ^ "Enterprise Season: Two Blu-ray Available August 20". StarTrek.com. May 23, 2013. Archived from the original on February 18, 2014.

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