Carpenter Street
- Episode aired Nov 26, 2003
- TV-14
- 43m
IMDb RATING
7.4/10
1.8K
YOUR RATING
Archer and T'Pol travel back in time to Detroit in 2004 to stop three Xindi-Reptilians from constructing a bioweapon.Archer and T'Pol travel back in time to Detroit in 2004 to stop three Xindi-Reptilians from constructing a bioweapon.Archer and T'Pol travel back in time to Detroit in 2004 to stop three Xindi-Reptilians from constructing a bioweapon.
John Billingsley
- Dr. Phlox
- (credit only)
Anthony Montgomery
- Ensign Travis Mayweather
- (credit only)
Linda Park
- Ensign Hoshi Sato
- (credit only)
Tom Morga
- Xindi-Reptilian
- (uncredited)
Jim Templar
- Xindi-Reptilian
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaJeffrey Dean Morgan (Damron, Xindi reptilian) said in an interview that the character makeup process required for the role nearly convinced him to quit acting altogether.
- GoofsThe final shot shows mountains in the background. There are no mountains in or near Detroit, but there are mountains in California where the episode was filmed.
- Quotes
Sub-Commander T'Pol: [referring to Loomis] In one individual we've managed to find the worst qualities of this era: greed, violence, moral corruption.
- ConnectionsReferences Psycho (1960)
- SoundtracksWhere My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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Well acted, but not a particularly compelling story
Archer and T'Pol time travel back to Detroit in 2004 to intercept some time-travelling Xindi terrorists.
The story was well paced, but didn't grip me enough to think anything bad was ever in danger of happening. It has some decent moments, which come mainly from good acting by the cast and also T'Pol's interaction with a drive through fast food restaurant, but it doesn't work for me as a concept or in the way the story unfolds.
The idea of the Xindi collecting human blood is good, but the time travel element feels to me feels half-baked. If they have the means to time travel why choose this time and if things go wrong why not just time travel again? In fact why not just time travel back to the dawn of man and kill all humans before they even develop the wheel? Also, the Xindi looked menacing when they boarded the Enterprise and did so much damage in a previous episode, but in a warehouse and on a rooftop in Detroit they look as convincing as a man in a rubber suit from 50s or 60s sci-fi.
Archer goes full Jack Bauer in this one, even looking like him during his mild torture session with Leland Orser's character. I found this to be a bit of a distraction.
It does advance the overarching season plot, so it is worth watching for continuity and I did like the John Carpenter references.
The story was well paced, but didn't grip me enough to think anything bad was ever in danger of happening. It has some decent moments, which come mainly from good acting by the cast and also T'Pol's interaction with a drive through fast food restaurant, but it doesn't work for me as a concept or in the way the story unfolds.
The idea of the Xindi collecting human blood is good, but the time travel element feels to me feels half-baked. If they have the means to time travel why choose this time and if things go wrong why not just time travel again? In fact why not just time travel back to the dawn of man and kill all humans before they even develop the wheel? Also, the Xindi looked menacing when they boarded the Enterprise and did so much damage in a previous episode, but in a warehouse and on a rooftop in Detroit they look as convincing as a man in a rubber suit from 50s or 60s sci-fi.
Archer goes full Jack Bauer in this one, even looking like him during his mild torture session with Leland Orser's character. I found this to be a bit of a distraction.
It does advance the overarching season plot, so it is worth watching for continuity and I did like the John Carpenter references.
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- snoozejonc
- Oct 19, 2020
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- Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA(American Wrecking Company)
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- Runtime43 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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