Dead Stop

This episode is a follow-up to the previous one. After the Enterprise is damaged by a Romulan mine, Trip is worried that they cannot repair the ship themselves and have to travel back to Earth space to fix the ship...a very long voyage considering that their warp speed is compromised. However, when they send out a distress call, the Tellerites respond--with an automated repair station. The repairs it can make are incredible and the cost seems extremely reasonable...but Archer is worried that it's all too good to be true. And, in the end, it turns out he's true...the computer system that runs the place is truly nasty and has a very hidden agenda.

This is a very good episode. It's not a great one but it is original and the hidden agenda is pretty creepy. Worth seeing.

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The Enterprise is reeling from the Romulan mine field damage. They are in the middle of nowhere with little prospect of repair. So they send out a distress signal and are coaxed to a sort of space repair station. The cost of doing these significant repairs is very small, relatively speaking, and soon the repairs are under way. The crew is also treated to some fine food and entertainment. The device heals Malcolm's leg, but it takes Trip about two minutes to get him into some really bad behavior. They start to head toward the main computer on the station but Malcolm is transported back to Enterprise. Everything seems too good to be true and Archer wonders why they are so blessed. We get that answer shortly when Mayweather answers a call. Nicely done episode.

Interesting, unpredictable, and in keeping with the Star Trek theme of loyalty to crew. I'm glad the riders are starting to get it together to create interesting stories.

I have watched this episode several times, and I cannot understand how anyone could call this a "great" or "strong" ST storyline.

1 - Archer had no idea what he was dealing with. Looking for help, he acts like someone or something is out to get him. He's the one who reached out for help, and then he's going to bite at the hand that offered assistance? Horrible move.

2 - For those who think that Mayweather was "kidnapped",...really?! If not for Tucker and Reed (IMO, two of the absolute WORST characters ever written for a ST series, and that includes Neelix and Kim) going where they had no business being, messing around with another culture's effort to provide assistance to travelers in need, that is why the station took Mayweather!

3 - And lastly, if Archer was so suspicious, why even go through the process of accepting the assistance? He could have just left, limped back to Jupiter Station 10 years older, and not have left such a bad reputation behind them with whomever had built and ran the station.

This episode is only one of the many that really showed how ridiculous the series writers were in trying to conceive of the early years of Starfleet and the Federation.