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He was one of four male puppies in his litter. He and his brothers Athos , Aramis , and D'Artagnan were named after the four central characters of the Alexandre Dumas novel " The Three Musketeers ". Rebecca 's mother had raised the pups and gave Archer Porthos. ( ENT episode : " A Night in Sickbay ", ENT novelization : The Expanse )

Porthos was extremely fond of cheese and Archer often obliged him. However, ingesting cheese occasionally caused him gastrointestinal distress. ( ENT episodes : " Fight or Flight ", " Dear Doctor ")

In 2151 , he became the first inhabitant of Earth to set foot on a planet later named after his master: Archer IV . He immediately ran into the forest and proceeded to urinate. Commander Charles Tucker III quipped that he was really was going "where no dog has gone before". ( ENT episode : " Strange New World ")

Later that year , Doctor Phlox provided Subcommander T'Pol with a numbing agent to protect her from the worst of Porthos' smell. However, she still found his smell offensive, particularly after Captain Archer had fed him cheese as it caused him to flatulate. ( ENT episode : " The Andorian Incident ", ENT - The Romulan War novel : To Brave the Storm )

While the crew of Enterprise were incapacitated by the Ferengi marauders Ulis , Krem , Muk , and Grish , Porthos remained conscious, presumably due to his non-humanoid physiology. Grish attempted to use his universal translator to communicate with Porthos but Muk soon chastised him for not realizing that he was a "lower lifeform." Muk commented that he would likely fetch several bars of latinum at the Malurzian Zoo and placed him in a cargo container . After regaining control of Enterprise , Archer retrieved his pet, who appeared very happy to be reunited with his master. ( ENT episode : " Acquisition ")

Porthos was briefly sent back in time to the year 2120 by Timot Danlen in order to thwart the Suliban Cabal 's attempt to kill Archer as a child. Initially mistaken by the younger Archer for his parents' dog, Maska , Porthos rescued Archer from the Nacaijin Gorge where he had been left to drown by a Suliban agent. In turn, Porthos was saved from falling through the ice by the younger Archer before being promptly returned to his own time when his task was achieved. The elder Archer was informed by Danlen that an Enterprise crew member had "volunteered" to travel back in time to save him, but only realized their identity when he next saw Porthos and remembered the incident. ( ENT - Waypoint comic : " The Fragile Beauty of Loyalty ")

In 2152 , Porthos was infected with a deadly pathogen while accompanying Archer, T'Pol and Ensign Hoshi Sato on an away mission to the Kreetassan homeworld. Phlox was forced to operate, replacing his pituitary gland with that of a Calrissian chameleon which he had in storage. He made a full recovery. Archer was later forced to carry out an elaborate ceremony of apology as, during the mission, Porthos had also urinated on a sacred tree. ( ENT episode : " A Night in Sickbay ")

Porthos was aboard Enterprise for a full decade, remaining at his master's side throughout the Xindi Crisis , the Earth-Romulan War and until the ship was decommissioned in 2161 . ( ENT episodes : " The Xindi ", " Zero Hour ", ENT - The Romulan War novels : Beneath the Raptor's Wing , To Brave the Storm , ENT episode : " These Are the Voyages... ")

When Archer was promoted to admiral later that year, Porthos accompanied him to Starfleet Headquarters . He and Archer often visited Enterprise , which had become a museum piece in the Smithsonian Institution 's orbital annex. By May 2163 , Archer had begun to notice that Porthos had slowed down considerably due to his advanced age for a beagle. ( ENT - Rise of the Federation novel : A Choice of Futures )

In early 2166 , Porthos was in poor health. By then, he did not have the energy to get up and greet Archer when he returned to the home Archer shared with Danica Erickson . By March of that year, it was becoming obvious that Porthos was dying. On March 18, the vet finally told Dani that it was time for Porthos to move on. Dani relayed that to Archer, who was preparing for a Federation Council debate with Thy'lek Shran over the proposed non-interference directive. Learning that Porthos was dying, Shran told Archer to forget the debate and to go be with Porthos. Porthos passed away a short time later with Archer by his side. ( ENT - Rise of the Federation novel : Patterns of Interference )

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In the film Star Trek Montgomery Scott refers to having lost "Admiral Archer's beagle" in a transporter accident - a reference to Jonathan Archer and Porthos, though it is not clear if either are the original characters (still alive a century after their appearances in Enterprise ) or their descendants. When the film's writer, Roberto Orci , was asked "is the beagle mentioned Porthos? Has veterinary science advanced so much? (Please say yes!)" he responded with an enthusiastic (and likely jovial) "YES!". [1]

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Porthos was a male beagle, the pet dog of Jonathan Archer . Archer took Porthos with him when he took command of the United Earth Starfleet starship Enterprise (NX-01) in 2151. Porthos remained with Archer throughout Archer's entire tenure as Captain of the Enterprise , often going where no dog had gone before. ( Star Trek: Enterprise )

History [ ]

He was one of four male puppies in his litter. He and his brothers Athos , Aramis , and D'Artagnan were named after the four central characters of the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers . Rebecca's mother had raised the pups and gave Archer Porthos. ( ENT episode : " A Night in Sickbay ", ENT novelization: The Expanse )

Porthos was extremely fond of cheese and Archer often obliged him. However, ingesting cheese occasionally caused gastrointestinal distress. ( ENT episodes : " Fight or Flight ", " Dear Doctor ")

In 2151, he became the first inhabitant of Earth to set foot on a planet later named after his master: Archer IV. He immediately ran into the forest and proceeded to urinate. Commander Charles Tucker III quipped that he was really was going "where no dog has gone before." ( ENT episode : " Strange New World ")

Later that year, Doctor Phlox provided Subcommander T'Pol with a numbing agent to protect her from the worst of Porthos' smell. However, she still found his smell offensive, particularly after Captain Archer had fed him cheese as it caused him to flatulate. ( ENT episode : " The Andorian Incident ", ENT - The Romulan War novel: To Brave the Storm )

While the crew of Enterprise were incapacitated by the Ferengi marauders Ulis, Krem, Muk, and Grish, Porthos remained conscious, presumably due to his non-humanoid physiology. Grish attempted to use his universal translator to communicate with Porthos but Muk soon chastised him for not realizing that he was a "lower lifeform." Muk commented that he would likely fetch several bars of latinum at the Malurzian Zoo and placed him in a cargo container. After regaining control of Enterprise , Archer retrieved his pet, who appeared very happy to be reunited with his master. ( ENT episode : " Acquisition ")

Porthos was briefly sent back in time to the year 2120 by Timot Danlen in order to thwart the Suliban Cabal's attempt to kill Archer as a child. Initially mistaken by the younger Archer for his parent's dog, Maska, Porthos rescued Archer from the Nacaijin Gorge where he had been left to drown by a Suliban agent. In turn, Porthos was saved from falling through the ice by the younger Archer before being promptly returned to his own time when his task was achieved. The elder Archer was informed by Danlen that an Enterprise crew member had "volunteered" to travel back in time to save him, but only realized their identity when he next saw Porthos and remembered the incident. ( ENT - Waypoint comic: "The Fragile Beauty of Loyalty")

In 2152, Porthos was infected with a deadly pathogen while accompanying Archer, T'Pol and Ensign Hoshi Sato on an away mission to the Kreetassan homeworld. Phlox was forced to operate, replacing his pituitary gland with that of a Calrissian chameleon which he had in storage. He made a full recovery. Archer was later forced to carry out an elaborate ceremony of apology as, during the mission, Porthos had also urinated on a sacred tree. ( ENT episode : " A Night in Sickbay ")

Porthos was aboard Enterprise for a full decade, remaining at his master's side throughout the Xindi Crisis , the Earth-Romulan War and until the ship was decommissioned in 2161. ( ENT episodes : " The Xindi ", " Zero Hour ", ENT - The Romulan War novels: Beneath the Raptor's Wing , To Brave the Storm , ENT episode : " These Are the Voyages... ")

When Archer was promoted to admiral later that year, Porthos accompanied him to Starfleet Headquarters. He and Archer often visited Enterprise , which had become a museum piece in the Smithsonian Institution's orbital annex. By May 2163, Archer had begun to notice that Porthos had slowed down considerably due to his advanced age for a beagle. ( ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: A Choice of Futures )

In early 2166, Porthos was in poor health. By then, he did not have the energy to get up and greet Archer when he returned to the home Archer shared with Danica Erickson. By March of that year, it was becoming obvious that Porthos was dying. On March 18, the vet finally told Dani that it was time for Porthos to move on. Dani relayed that to Archer, who was preparing for a Federation Council debate with Thy'lek Shran over the proposed non-interference directive. Learning that Porthos was dying, Shran told Archer to forget the debate and to go be with Porthos. Porthos passed away a short time later with Archer by his side. ( ENT - Rise of the Federation novel: Patterns of Interference )

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Porthos was Captain Jonathan Archer's pet beagle. One of four puppies in a litter, Porthos and his brothers were named after the main four musketeers from the Alexandre Dumas novel The Three Musketeers.

Porthos lived with Archer on Earth in mid-2150. In the same year, Archer was selected to command the NX-class starship Enterprise.

When Archer moved aboard Enterprise in April of 2151, he took Porthos with him.

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Star Trek: Enterprise - What Happened To Jonathan Archer?

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• Captain Jonathan Archer was instrumental in the formation of the Federation and had a lasting impact on Star Trek lore.
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• Archer was considered the greatest human explorer of the 22nd century, and references in subsequent future iterations of Star Trek demonstrate his enduring influence.

Star Trek fans didn’t meet Captain Jonathan Archer until Star Trek: Enterprise was first broadcast in 2001. The show proved controversial with fans as it set the background for the classic series they loved and suffered the franchise’s customary slow start. But by the end of the show’s four seasons, there was no doubt they’d been watching one of the most important figures in Star Trek history.

The commander of the first NX ship launched by the United Earth Starfleet, Archer could travel further than any human captain thanks to its warp-five engine. He helped create a revolution in the Alpha and Beta Quadrants, making first contact with many alien species and helping to found the United Federation of Planets. Not only that, he was also the first captain to bring his pet beagle, Porthos, on away missions. But what happened to him after his time aboard the first ship dubbed the USS Enterprise was over?

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Enterprise ’s ending after four short years was controversial as it relied on an intervention from The Next Generation for its big send-off. As the first live-action Star Trek series not to earn seven seasons since the Original Series , the show occupies a lower place in the franchise rankings than it should. But over those four years, the show packed in an incredible legacy for Captain Archer and his crew, creating franchise history up to the formation of the Federation.

In Enterprise ’s first season, Archer made a not overly successful first contact with the Klingon Empire, as he was drawn into a confusing temporal war that would last for three years of his command. During his second year, that temporal cold war developed as the Enterprise was unlucky enough to come into contact with species fans knew far better than the crew, like the Romulans and Borg.

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Archer’s second year in command ended with disaster, but a renewed direction, as Earth suffered a devastating attack from an alien probe. A season-long arc through the show’s third year saw Archer and crew travel to the Xindi homeworld to destroy a super weapon that could eradicate Earth. Having convinced the Xindi that humanity wouldn’t pose an existential threat to the Xindi homeworld 400 years in the future, the Temporal War was soon, apparently, resolved. That left the fourth year to examine the crew’s influence on Star Trek as the show took a more confident approach to craft and confirm Star Trek lore rather than trying to work around it.

In year four, the Enterprise tackled augmented humans and helped the Klingons overcome the resulting augment virus that radically changed the warrior race’s appearance to the one seen in the Original Series . There was time to subvert the Orion Slave Girl stereotype that had long been a joke at the franchise’s expense, and even introduced fans to how the captain and his crew fared in the Mirror universe with a story that was both a prequel and sequel to Kirk’s adventures.

Perhaps Archer’s most significant on-screen achievement was foiling the machinations of the Romulans to create an alliance with the Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites. That would be cemented when he played a major role in signing the United Federation of Planets Charter.

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The last time fans saw Captain Archer was just before making a speech at the signing of the Federation Charter, or an immediate precursor to it, in 2161. Strangely, what happened to the captain is mainly recorded not in expanded or continuing fiction or subsequent series but in Enterprise ’s final two-parter, ‘In A Mirror Darkly.’ The fan-pleasing trip to the Mirror universe was a prequel to ‘Mirror, Mirror,’ and a sequel to ‘The Tholian Web,’ but mostly a great bit of publicity for the Prime universe Archer.

In ‘In A Mirror Darkly,’ fans discovered what happened to the USS Defiant when it phased from the Prime universe during ‘The Tholian Web’ — it arrived in the Mirror universe, almost 100 years in the future. Naturally, when Mirror Archer’s renegade crew hijacks the Defiant to seize control of the Terran Empire, they can’t help but look at the ship’s records.

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A handy screenshot from the ship’s database revealed that Prime Archer commanded the Enterprise for 10 years between 2040 and 2050. We know that after the Federation Charter was signed, he became ambassador to Andoria in 2069 for six years (five years after becoming an honorary member of the Andorian Imperial Guard). Archer then took up a position on the Federation Council until 2183, and between 2184 and 2192, he was the President of the United Federation of Planets.

At retirement, Archer was listed as Chief of Staff at Starfleet Command with the rank of Admiral. ‘In A Mirror Darkly’ teleplay writer Michael Sussman has confirmed further details to the biography seen in the episode. The screen also recorded that Archer lived to about 133 years and died near where he was born in Upstate New York in 2245. Sussman’s neat intention was to confirm that Archer died one day after the christening of the USS Enterprise NCC-1701.

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As Mirror Sato explains in ‘A Mirror Darkly,’ Jonathan Archer’s name is “among the most recognized in the Federation.” The Mirror version of Archer is enraged by his counterpart's success, arguing that, “Great men are not peacemakers; great men are conquerors.” The successful, lauded, and praised counterpart with two planets named after him in the Prime universe haunts and taunts the Mirror incarnation as his paranoia grows and he heads to a typically unsavory end.

According to his profile, historians called Prime Archer the "greatest explorer of the 22nd century,” and subsequent iterations of Star Trek have enjoyed name-checking him. Perhaps the strangest reference comes from the Kelvin Timeline . During 2009’s Star Trek , Kirk encounters Montgomery Scott on the cold and remote research outpost of Delta Vega in 2258. The engineer blames his predicament on demonstrating his transwarp theories by beaming a longer-lived Admiral Archer's prized beagle to who knows where.

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In the Prime universe, Discovery ’s first season listed Archer as one of Starfleet's most decorated captains as of 2256, alongside Matt Decker, Philippa Georgiou, and two other captains of the Enterprise, Robert April and Christopher Pike. In Strange New Worlds , Captain Pike references Archer when encountering star fleet personnel from the future in ‘Those Old Scientists.’

Time may have become a far more serious factor had Enterprise received a fifth season. In 2012, co-creator Brannon Braga confirmed that the mysterious ‘Future Guy’ who had helped and hindered the Enterprise during the series would have been confirmed as Captain Archer himself , attempting to correct history from the future.

While from a fan’s perspective, Archer sits in the lineage of iconic Starfleet captains like Janeway, Sisko, Picard, and Kirk, his placement in the timeline means he has to embody Star Trek at the dawn of Starfleet. Thanks to his time and technology limits, Archer was probably the most morally challenged captain fans have seen. He was prompted to make judgment calls that Star Trek had never imposed on other captains, which is saying something considering the extreme circumstances of captains Janeway and Sisko.

As a linking figure between the viewers and the more enlightened crews of the 23rd and 24th centuries, there’s no doubt he was a success despite the tricky assignment. Despite seeing too few of his years aboard the USS Enterprise, the franchise committed to giving him an impressive legacy, and it's likely fans will hear his name again.

Star Trek: Enterprise

Release Date September 26, 2001

Genres Sci-Fi

Creator Rick Berman, Brannon Braga

Number of Episodes 98

Network UPN

A Night in Sickbay (episode)

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Archer spends a night in sickbay after Porthos falls ill with a deadly virus following a visit to an alien planet.

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Summary [ ]

Captain Jonathan Archer , Ensign Hoshi Sato , T'Pol , and Porthos are in the decontamination chamber after a not-so-successful visit to the Kreetassans ' home planet . Captain Archer is very frustrated because for the past five days Enterprise spent in orbit , they have been doing nothing but apologizing to and humiliating themselves in front of the aliens because months ago they ate lunch in front of them on their own ship. T'Pol points out that the Kreetassans manufacture plasma injectors and that Enterprise needs one. But Archer has a hard time containing his frustration because once again, after all the waiting and " groveling " as he calls it, they have been asked to leave, empty-handed, because they somehow offended the Kreetassans again. How, they do not know, again. Archer does not want to hear it anymore, saying that he is exhausted and pretty much had it with these people.

After their decontamination cycle is over Doctor Phlox lets them know that they can leave except for Porthos: apparently he picked up a pathogen on the surface and the decon-agent has not been effective. With a heavy heart, Captain Archer leaves Porthos behind in the decon chamber.

Act One [ ]

In main engineering , Commander Trip Tucker explains to the captain the importance of getting those plasma injectors, no matter how uncomfortable the situation is. Archer complains that these people are impossible, but Tucker insists on getting the injectors from them because their components are metallurgically sound and dependable. He tells Archer to take the "high road" as the trained diplomat that he is. Reluctantly, Archer agrees, saying that he will have T'Pol find out what they did wrong this time so they can apologize for it again accordingly.

Meanwhile, Porthos has been relocated to sickbay because the pathogen is affecting him in unexpected ways. Dr. Phlox explains that his immune system is collapsing and that even though he was successful in isolating the pathogen and breaking down its protein sequence, he still cannot explain it, as it should not be affecting Porthos like this. Dr. Phlox is, therefore, running more tests to see what is happening. Archer is worried that this might be a life-threatening situation, but Dr. Phlox says that it is still too early to tell. Archer wonders why the Kreetassans did not notice that there is a pathogen in their atmosphere that Porthos' immune system cannot handle, given that Enterprise had submitted the genomes of the away team to them to check against the environment of their planet. Dr. Phlox says that they should have noticed any incompatibilities, assuming they actually took the time to check. This angers Archer who points out that if the carelessness of the Kreetassans has hurt Porthos or ends up killing him, they will find out what being offended is all about.

After he leaves sickbay, he speaks with T'Pol and learns that the Kreetassans are offended because Porthos urinated on one of their sacred trees , which they consider cultural treasures. But Archer has no sympathy for them, exclaiming that maybe if they had bothered to read the genetic profile that was sent to them, they would have told them that the dog should have stayed on the ship, in which case he would not have had an opportunity to pee on one of their precious trees. T'Pol explains that she apologized on behalf of Archer, but Archer doesn't like that at all, saying that they are the ones who should be sorry and apologizing, not him. He says that if anything happens to Porthos, he will be the one watering their Alvera trees .

Later, Archer – unable to sleep and worried about Porthos – asks Phlox whether he could spend the night in sickbay in order to cheer up Porthos. Dr. Phlox says that Porthos is in no condition to know the difference either way, but Archer insists on being there nonetheless. He begins chatting with the doctor and asks him whether there are any dogs on his homeworld of Denobula . Phlox explains that the Denobulan lemur , which is highly sought after, is similar to a dog, with a tail, fur, and mostly one head . He also reassures the captain that he need not worry because he is qualified enough, holding six degrees in interspecies veterinary medicine, in addition to half a dozen other degrees in various other fields such as hematology and botanical pharmacology . Moreover, he has been able to eliminate the pathogen and now wants to see whether the treatment that he has devised will stabilize Porthos' autoimmune system. He tells him to go get some rest, but Archer is still concerned and unsure how to feel. What's more, continuously throughout the night he is disturbed by the doctor's various odd activities in sickbay, such as feeding the animals , chasing them when they escape their cage, clipping his toenails, and engaging in other strange grooming behavior. Realizing that he won't get much sleep like that, Archer decides to go and work out.

Act Two [ ]

In the gym, he runs into T'Pol who tells him that he should not have brought his dog on a diplomatic mission, especially after they had offended the Kreetassans previously. She goes on to say that once again he was ignoring the consequences of his actions, because apparently he places more importance on the quality of the air his pet breathes than on the quality of the plasma running his ship. She is questioning his priorities. Archer takes issue with this and while they are arguing, Hoshi Sato tells them that the Kreetassans have finally submitted their reconciliation demands and that the captain is not going to believe it. Archer glances somewhat dismissively at their undoubtedly ridiculous demands, and returns back to sickbay to get some sleep before the doctor's results are back.

At around 01:32 am, he is awoken by the alarm in sickbay. Porthos has gone into anaphylactic shock because his body is rejecting the treatment. Dr. Phlox is able to temporarily stabilize him until he devises a different one. Archer is frustrated once again, complaining to Phlox that the Kreetassans won't give them the plasma injectors until he makes a fool out of himself by going through a series of ritual apologies. He also expresses his frustration with T'Pol who accused him of caring more about the dog than his ship. Doctor Phlox wonders why T'Pol's opinion concerns him so much and not Commander Tucker's, for instance, who is a friend he has known for years. But Archer sort of ignores his question and goes on and on about the Kreetassans and their unreasonable demands and audacity to expect an apology in the first place. However, Phlox does not give in, asking if Archer ever considered that his anger might encompass more than just Porthos and the Kreetassans. He even goes so far as to ask him how long it has been since he was intimate with a woman. This really catches Archer's attention, as he is becoming increasingly frustrated with Phlox and his prying. He ends the conversation and tries to get more sleep.

Meanwhile, Sato answers another hail by the Kreetassans, requesting a response but despite the mid-night time on the ship. The Kreetassan also suggests that synchronizing the ship's time to the planet would have been common courtesy. Sato politely says she'll inform the captain.

Soon, he is awoken again to Phlox trying to catch his escaped bat . It's a much busier sickbay than he thought.

Act Three [ ]

Archer's dream that helps him understand he's sexually attracted to T'Pol

Archer helps Phlox catch his bat for a bit and, during, Phlox continues the conversation, asking him if he thought anymore about why T'Pol's opinion is so important to him. He points out sexual tension, stating that for the past few months he has noted increasing friction between him and T'Pol. He goes on to say that if a person believes that their own sexual attraction toward another is inappropriate, they will often exhibit unexpected behavior, such as inordinate anger towards comparisons made between their ship and their Beagle . But Archer insists that there exists no sexual attraction between them, and that he and T'Pol have been getting along just fine. Just then, Sato walks in to inform the captain of the Kreetassans' wait and suggestion, after having easily grabbing the bat out of the air.

At 02:49 am Archer wakes up again after having had strange dreams involving Porthos dying as well as kissing T'Pol in decon chamber. Phlox informs him that the second treatment for Porthos isn't doing well either. Archer looks at Porthos, who is lying unconscious, and tells Phlox about how he got him from among a litter of four male puppies – "The Four Musketeers" – and has had him since he was six weeks old. He asks if Phlox had any pets when he was a kid, but Phlox says that his people don't keep any pets. The Denobulan lemur he was talking about earlier is highly sought after because its kidneys are considered a delicacy. Somewhat appalled and shocked, Archer doesn't know what to say. When T'Pol later arrives with food, he keeps stumbling over his words (accidentally saying "breast" and "lips" while conversing with T'Pol) and is nervous.

Doctor Phlox's finds his treatment is effective but only partially: Porthos' immune system is stabilizing, but his pituitary gland was severely damaged and is almost completely disintegrated. Dr. Phlox wants to transplant the pituitary gland of a Calrissian chameleon into Porthos. In order to do that, however, he needs to submerge him to minimize the shock to his pulmonary system . Once the surgery is complete Dr. Phlox will not have any problem resuscitating him. Phlox also tells Archer that after receiving the transplanted chameleon gland, Porthos may be harder to find, blending into the background when frightened, but this turns out to be an attempt at humor. Archer is apprehensive about letting the doctor perform a procedure he has never done before, especially given his peoples' attitude and insensitivity towards pets. But Phlox states that this is the only alternative available to them. Phlox pauses, understands his point of view and leaves the decision to him.

Act Four [ ]

Seeing that there is no choice, Archer agrees to go on with the procedure suggested by Phlox. While operating on Porthos at nearly four am, Archer finally opens up regarding his anger towards T'Pol, which, as he admits, could have a component of sexual tension to it. He wonders what he should do about it. Dr. Phlox suggests to do nothing but simply be aware of it. Archer asks him whether his expertise on sexual tension comes solely from professional training or first hand experience. Phlox explains that he has three wives, who each have two other husbands besides himself – a total of 720 relationships, 42 of which have romantic possibilities. He says that there are 31 people in his extended family and that he has five children: two daughters and three sons. Archer apologizes to him for having accused him of being insensitive before and Dr. Phlox accepts.

Kreetassan capital

The night is over and Archer eventually decides to swallow his pride and proceed with the apology, which is long and ritualistic as expected. In the end, everything turns out all right; the Kreetassans are visibly pleased, his apology is accepted, and they finally give them their injector, as well as two spares.

Archer apologizes to T'Pol about his recent behavior, saying he wants to minimize the friction between them. They discuss their mutual sexual attraction in the vaguest ways, T'Pol saying it's hypothetical . Archer knows a relationship would be inappropriate.

He then goes to pick up Porthos, who is recovering nicely from his operation and can finally go home.

Memorable quotes [ ]

" T'Pol thinks we insulted them again ." " How? You didn't eat cabbage before you left… " " I was a perfect gentleman! "

" Well, you're a trained diplomat. Take the high road. There's gotta be some way you can kiss and make up. "

" I'm told I've offended these people twice. Once for eating in front of them. The second time, I don't even know what for. But if their carelessness has hurt Porthos or God forbid ends up killing him, they're going to find out what being offended is all about! "

" You hear that, boy? Hmm? We're all pulling for you. "

" There are some things more important than plasma injectors. " " Are you referring to your pride? "

" I'll tell you one thing, sub-commander: if anything happens to Porthos, I'll be the one watering their Alvera trees! "

" Captain, please. You needn't be concerned. I hold six degrees in interspecies veterinary medicine. " " I thought you were just, you know, a people doctor? " " As a matter of fact, I've also earned degrees in dentistry, hematology, botanical pharmacology,… " " I'm impressed. "

" This isn't so bad. I was sure there would be something in here about standing on one foot with my eyes shut reciting 'The Night Before Christmas'. "

" Do we have a chainsaw on board? "

" I really thought you were beginning to understand Human emotions. " " Not when they apply to primitive quadrupeds who haven't evolved the ability to speak, or to use a toilet. "

" Sorry, I'm a little on edge. I haven't slept very much, but I'm doing the breast I… the best , I can. " " Hmmm… "

" Send me your lips… lisp … LIST ! "

" Why haven't you adjusted your time to our capital city? " " I'm sorry, we didn't know it was a requirement. " " It isn't a requirement, it is simply a courtesy. Something your species has yet to understand! "

" What's the tank for? " " I'll need to super-hydrate the canine in order to minimize the shock to his pulmonary system. " " You're going to drown my dog? "

" If Porthos pulls through, will he need special diets or treatments, having a chameleon's pituitary gland? " " You may have trouble finding him. He'll have the ability to blend into his background when frightened. " " You're kidding? " " Yes I am. Ha ha. "

" Whatever friction there's been between us, I'd like to try to minimize it. " " Friction is to be expected when people work in close quarters for extended periods of time. " " I guess that's always been true... especially when these people are of the opposite sex. " " Then it's good you're my superior officer. That we're not in a position to allow ourselves to be attracted to one another. Hypothetically. If we were, the friction that you speak of could be much more problematic. "

" Does your knowledge on sexual tension come from from professional training or first hand experience? " " Well, I do have three wives. " " And they each have... " " Two husbands, besides myself. " " Sounds very complicated. " " Very, why else be polygamous? " " So, these three wives... " " ... each have three husbands, a total of 720 relationships, 42 of which have romantic possibilities. "

Deleted scenes [ ]

Scenes 24 – 25 [ ].

Archer wakes up in sickbay and calls Commander Tucker – sleeping in his quarters – to come see him. Tucker crawls out of bed and, upon entering sickbay, remarks that the captain looks terrible, asking what happened. Archer says he's fine and that it's Porthos who's not doing so well. Tucker says he's sorry to hear it, asking if there is something that he can do. Archer asks Tucker how long it has been since he's been intimate with a woman. Tucker is baffled by the question. Dr. Phlox makes a noise to remind them that he is there.

Archer apologizes for waking Tucker, and asks about the faulty injector: What kind of stress will put on the other four if they take it off-line and try to repair it? Tucker says that it is a matter of time; the longer that they have to rely on four injectors, the greater the stress, the problem being that he has no idea how long the repair would take. If the stress gets too high, they'll end up with only three injectors, at which point Enterprise would be lucky to reach warp speed . Archer tells Tucker to get some sleep.

Before leaving, Tucker tells Archer a childhood anecdote: " I had a grade school teacher who was certain I stole a pencil off her desk. I think it was a pencil. She wasn't going to let me go on the field trip to Pensacola unless I apologized. My mother told me I should tell her I was sorry, but I said 'I didn't steal the damn pencil.' You know what she told me? 'It's okay to apologize when you shouldn't have to, just as long as you don't mean it.' "

Scenes 39 – 49 [ ]

Archer enters the bridge at 4:26 am, remarking to T'Pol that he thought her shift didn't begin until 9:00 am. She replies that she took the liberty of temporarily synchronizing their clocks to the Kreetassans' capital city . Archer asks Ensign Sato to join him in his ready room.

Inside the ready room, Archer ask Sato to sit down, and asks if she's read "the list", referring to the Kreetassans' reconciliation demands. Sato says yes, that she and T'Pol "broke it down". Archer interrupts Sato, stating that he requires her assistance on pronouncing a phrase near the end of the document.

Background information [ ]

Cast and characters [ ].

• Actor Vaughn Armstrong having previously played a Kreetassan captain in " Vox Sola ", this episode features him making a return appearance as a member of the species. Vaughn later played Maximilian Forrest , his twelfth and final character, in the fourth season episode " In a Mirror, Darkly ".

Director David Straiton supervising production on this episode

Sets and props [ ]

• A couple of shots in this episode each used a prosthetic Porthos figure; one is shown suspended in the super-hydration tank and another is depicted resting inside the quarantine chamber. These prosthetic dogs were designed and constructed by Joel Harlow . [1]
• The origami Pyrithian moon hawk used by Phlox was created by Production Accountant Suzi Shimizu . ( ENT Season 2 DVD , Ronald B. Moore )

Visual effects [ ]

• In the first scene after the opening credits, a view of Kreetassa from space shows an exact reverse of the Great Lakes of North America.

Costumes [ ]

• During the apology ceremony, Archer wears what appears to be the bottom half only of a standard uniform jumpsuit. This indicates that either the jumpsuits are in fact two-piece garments with hidden closures or a previously (and subsequently) unseen uniform variant, or that a uniform was properly modified in order to conform to the Kreetassans' demands.

Continuity [ ]

• In Captain Archer's dream, the "Dog Cemetery" contains two headstones for dogs, one for " Duffy " ( 2132 – 2145 ) and another for " Goldie ". Since Archer says he "grew up with dogs", it is probable these were his previous pet dogs.

Reception [ ]

• In a 2004 interview, John Billingsley nominated this episode as one of his favorites. " I loved working with Scott [Bakula]. That was the most time we'd had to work together, and that was fun […] I know people were a little in two minds of that episode. I rather liked that episode. " [2]
• This episode was discussed in the ENT Season 2 DVD special "Inside A Night in Sickbay", with interviews by Scott Bakula , John Billingsley , Rick Berman , and Ronald B. Moore . Bakula described the work in the new surgical scrubs as a challenge.
• This episode was nominated for a Hugo Award for "Best Dramatic Presentation, Short Form".
• The scene with Hoshi Sato , Jonathan Archer , T'Pol , and Porthos was used in a Virgin 1 advertisement to show how more sexualized the show had become by first showing T'Pol and Archer clothed then cutting to them practically naked. The advert then said the show had become a bit more risqué, showing T'Pol putting lotion on Sato while she rubbed it on Archer, who in turn was shown to rub it on Porthos.

Video and DVD releases [ ]

• As part of the ENT Season 2 DVD collection
• As part of the ENT Season 2 Blu-ray collection

Links and references [ ]

Starring [ ].

• Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
• John Billingsley as Phlox
• Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
• Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
• Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
• Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
• Connor Trinneer as Charles "Trip" Tucker III

Guest star [ ]

• Vaughn Armstrong as Kreetassan Captain

Uncredited co-stars [ ]

• Adam Anello as Enterprise ops crewman
• Breezy as Porthos
• Evan English as Tanner
• Aldric Horton as Enterprise ops crewman
• Marlene Mogavero as Enterprise ops crewman
• Mark Watson as Enterprise ops crewman

Stunt double [ ]

• Vince Deadrick, Jr. as stunt double for John Billingsley

References [ ]

ability ; act of contrition ; accusation ; air duct ; alvera tree ; anaphylactic shock ; Aramis ; Archer's ex-girlfriend ; Archer's ex-girlfriend's mother ; artist ; Athos ; autosuture ; beagle ; biochemist ; blue ; botanical pharmacology ; buzz-saw ; cabbage ; Calrissian chameleon ; cc ; chainsaw ; chordata ; comparison ; couplet ; D'Artagnan ; decompression chamber ; decon agent ; Denobulan ; Denobulan language ; Denobulan lemur ; dentistry ; diet ; DNA ; dog ; Duffy ; expression ; extended family ; filter bracket ; funeral ; girlfriend ; glass ; Goldie ; grade school ; groveling ; guinea pig ; heart ; heaven ; hematology ; Interspecies Veterinary Medicine ; kidney ; Kreetassa ; Kreetassan ; Kreetassan capital city ; Kreetassan capital city visiting ship ; Kreetassan Chancellery ; Kreetassan ship ; litter ; lizard ; logic ; mammalian ; metallurgy ; nest ; Night Before Christmas, The ; onion ; opinion ; opposite sex ; part ; paw ; pencil ; people doctor ; petting ; Phlox's children ; Phlox's spouses ; Pillarian slip ; pituitary gland ; plasma injector ; Porthos ; Porthos' mother ; potter ; pronunciation guide ; prophecy ; pulmonary system ; Pyrithian bat ; Pyrithian moon hawk ; quadruped ; quarantine chamber ; rejection ; ritual sectioning ; sex (aka " opposite sex "); stomach ; sub-mammalian database ; subservient ; surgeon ; synaptic inductor ; tank ; teacher ; temperature ; tetrasol ; theft ; toilet ; treadmill ; trunk ; Tucker's mother ; urination ; yellow

External links [ ]

• "A Night in Sickbay" at StarTrek.com
• " A Night in Sickbay " at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
• " A Night in Sickbay " at Wikipedia
• " A Night in Sickbay " at the Internet Movie Database

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Star trek: voyager’s first borg episode set up species 8472, i’m glad star trek: first contact didn’t ruin the borg on voyager.

• Tom Paris underwent significant character growth from a playboy to a loving partner over Star Trek: Voyager's seven seasons.
• The episode "Blood Fever" highlighted Tom's development and laid the foundation for his romance with B'Elanna Torres.
• Tom and B'Elanna's relationship brought out the best in each other and provided engaging ongoing storylines for both characters.

Star Trek: Voyager season 3 perfectly demonstrated how much Tom Paris (Robert Duncan McNeill) had changed since season 1. Tom was the ship's pilot and occasional medic, part of Voyager 's main cast of characters , and one of the characters with the biggest shift in personality throughout the show's seven seasons . Although he ended the series as a valued member of the crew and a loving husband and father, Tom's journey on Voyager started in a much different place.

When audiences first met Tom in Voyager 's pilot episode, he was an angry, jaded convicted felon who had pushed everyone in his life away , including his family. Not only that, but Tom was a notorious ladies' man and pursued women with a determination that often came off as unsettling or unpleasant. It's hard to believe that a character like Tom could change so much over Voyager 's seven seasons given where he started, but the progression of his transformation was demonstrated as early as season 3.

Star Trek: Voyager's beloved characters have returned in Star Trek: Picard, Star Trek: Lower Decks, and especially Star Trek: Prodigy.

Star Trek: Voyager’s “Blood Fever” Showed How Much Tom Paris Had Changed Since Season 1

"blood fever" demonstrated that paris was a wholly different character.

Although his character change may have seemed gradual, Voyager season 3, episode 16, "Blood Fever" demonstrated what a different man Tom was from when he was first introduced . "Blood Fever" was the first episode to depict the start of the future relationship between Tom and B'Elanna Torres (Roxann Dawson), Voyager 's most stable romance and one of the show's more interesting romantic subplots. During the episode, Tom and B'Elanna were forced to acknowledge their romantic feelings for each other while B'Elanna underwent a version of Pon Farr passed to her by Vulcan Ensign Vorik (Alexander Enberg) .

Tom's insistence on treating the situation carefully laid the groundwork for how strong and healthy his and B'Elanna's romance would become in later seasons.

Tom's refusal to " take advantage " of B'Elanna's altered mental state and give in to her advances made it clear how much he had changed. In season 1, Tom would likely not have hesitated to agree to B'Elanna's request, but "Blood Fever" showed that he had grown to respect B'Elanna and women in general on a different level . Rather than simply acquiescing to the situation, which could have caused problems in his relationship with B'Elanna going forward, Tom's insistence on treating the situation carefully laid the groundwork for how strong and healthy his and B'Elanna's romance would become in later seasons.

Why The Paris/Torres Relationship Was A Great Decision For Both Characters

Tom and b'elanna brought out the best in each other.

Thanks to its well-handled set-up in "Blood Fever," Voyager 's Paris/Torres relationship was a great decision for both characters. Putting Tom in a long-term romance with another member of the main cast helped cement his continued move away from the playboy archetype that wasn’t working for him in seasons 1 and 2 . Thanks to B'Elanna, Tom became a more well-rounded character and gained an ongoing storyline with endless possibilities that Voyager made work to the show's advantage.

Likewise, the romance allowed B’Elanna to show her softer side more often, especially when her struggles with her half-Klingon heritage became difficult. B'Elanna's relationship with Tom was also a good vehicle for exploring her past trauma, especially in later seasons when she dealt with things like finding out she was pregnant and grappling with the heritage of her and Tom's daughter in light of her childhood. Tom and B'Elanna truly brought out the best qualities in each other , and Star Trek: Voyager was smart to pair them together.

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The fifth entry in the Star Trek franchise, Star Trek: Voyager, is a sci-fi series that sees the crew of the USS Voyager on a long journey back to their home after finding themselves stranded at the far ends of the Milky Way Galaxy. Led by Captain Kathryn Janeway, the series follows the crew as they embark through truly uncharted areas of space, with new species, friends, foes, and mysteries to solve as they wrestle with the politics of a crew in a situation they've never faced before.