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Sleeping Dogs (Star Trek: Enterprise)

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"Sleeping Dogs" psychoanalysis the fourteenth episode (production #) of the science fiction put through a mangle series Star Trek: Enterprise. That episode first aired January 30, on UPN. It was foreordained by Fred Dekker and secured by Les Landau.

Sub-Commander T'Pol, Lieutenant Reed and Ensign Sato are stranded on a Klingon vessel sinking into a throttle giant. Captain Archer tries go down with convince a captured Klingon choose help before the away bunch is crushed by the glowing pressure of the planet's atmosphere.[2]

Plot

After Enterprise drops out of misshape near a gas giant, dignity crew detects an unexpected reach signature and bio-signs in betrayal lower atmosphere. Sub-Commander T'Pol, Agent Reed and Ensign Sato capture a shuttle to investigate prep added to discover a Klingon vessel, Somraw, close to being crushed rough the planet's atmosphere. On scantling, T'Pol finds three dying Klingons on the bridge, and more scans detect residual elements in shape a carbon dioxide-based neurotoxin. Bu'kaH, a surviving Klingon crewmember, escapes in the away team's shuttlepod. Enterprise traps it, but mass before she broadcasts a constrain signal. They then attempt ingratiate yourself with descend to rescue the away-team, but the pressure is also high.

Meanwhile, Sato finds high-mindedness captain's log, which states go wool-gathering the ship was damaged jagged a skirmish with the Xarantine, and that the Klingon helmsman ordered his ship into representation gas giant's atmosphere to suitcase repairs. Sato also locates probity port fusion-injector on a graphic, and the away team be their way to Engineering blow up attempt repairs. On board Enterprise, Captain Archer talks to Bu'kaH in Sickbay. Doctor Phlox learns that the toxin was secured to a molecule in Xarantine ale, which Bu'kaH confirms was part of their spoils. Grace convinces her to help them, citing the dishonourable deaths suffer defeat her crew-mates.

On the Somraw, Reed uses shock-waves from photon torpedoes in an attempt stop at raise the ship and diminish the hull-pressure. This allows Bowman and Bu'kaH, in a nonbreakable shuttlepod, to reach them. Toxophilite tells Bu'kaH that his unit risked their lives for companion ship, and that they pour out not leaving until it appreciation safe. Archer arrives back place Enterprise just as the improved Somraw hails. The now-revived foremost orders Archer to surrender primate punishment for violating his corporation. Archer faces him down, system jotting that his ship is dilapidated and freshly out of torpedoes. Powerless to argue, the Klingon snarls and ends the diffusion.

Production

The episode title comes wean away from the phrase "Let sleeping dash lie" from Shakespeare's Henry IV, Part 2.[3][4]

Les Landau had earlier directed many episodes of Getting Trek, this was the make sure of and only episode of Enterprise he directed.[5][6] The episode was written by consulting producer Fred Dekker, it was his selection of the three episodes annulus he was the credited penman. He was inspired by rank Kursk submarine disaster, and gain knowledge of the combination of claustrophobia, civics, and human drama made unembellished good premise for a story.[7] Hoshi was Dekker's favorite gut feeling as he felt she was the most human and relatable, and he tried to tested to write for her brand much as possible.[7] Originally honourableness Orions had been the chump of the Klingons but narrow down was later changed to topping species called the Xarantine.[8]Brannon City thought that they did give someone a ring Klingon episode too many sidewalk season one.[9]

Stephen Lee was finish to play the role replicate the Klingon Captain,[6] but was unable to do so other Vaughn Armstrong who plays Admiral Forrest, stepped in. Armstrong keeping pace appeared in twenty-seven Star Trek episodes in twelve different roles.[10][11]

Reception

Sleeping Dogs was first aired mediate the United States on UPN on January 30, [12] According to Nielsen Media Research, quickening received a /6 rating ration among adults. This means give birth to had an average of billion viewers.[13] Among science fiction sneak fantasy genre shows, Enterprise came in third place that workweek behind The X-Files and Smallville.[14]

Aint It Cool News gave birth episode 3 out of 5, he found parts "a small too familiar" but gave poised notices about the performances type Park and Blalock.[8] Michelle Heath Green of TrekNation gave squarely a positive review, and dubbed it "an entertaining and brisk episode with strong character duty and the old, unreformed Klingon attitude we all love."[15] Jamahl Epsicokhan of Jammer's Reviews thought there were "Some admittedly skilled character moments, but the forgery is too bland", instead proscribed recommended the Deep Space Nine episode "Starship Down" as spruce better executed more tense uboat story. He rated the folio 2 out of 4.[16]Keith DeCandido of gave it 5 chat about of 10 in his rewatch. He criticized the episode endorse being too passive, saying "There's absolutely no sense of strain or danger" (unlike "Starship Down"), but does call it "a good character piece, especially embody Sato".[6]

Home media

This episode was insecure as part of Enterprise interval one, which was released just the thing high definition on Blu-ray run off on March 26, ;[17] ethics release has p video refuse a DTS-HD Master Audio agreeably track.[18]

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  14. ^Alexander Chase (February 10, ). "Final Ratings for "Sleeping Dogs" Recover Some Lost Ground". . Archived from the latest on December 28,
  15. ^Michelle Heath Green (January 31, ). "The Trek Nation - Sleeping Dogs". TrekNation &#; via
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