History Recap / StarTrekEnterpriseS03E11CarpenterStreet

* TheOughties: The year that Archer and T'Pol go back to is 2004.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Loomis telling the cops arresting him that there are LizardFolk with {{Ray Gun}}s. The fact that he's still groggy from being phase pistol-stunned make him sound even more like an insane hobo.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Even with their virus being modified for six blood types, the Reptilians wouldn't infect just 3/4ths of Earth's population as T'Pol says. This assumes that all eight blood types are evenly divided. B- and AB+, the last two blood types that the Reptilians hadn't modified for yet, amount for 5% of Earth's population. In fact, the reason that those were last is probably how rare they are.

* FridgeLogic: InUniverse--T'Pol asks Loomis why a doctor making vaccines would work in an abandoned warehouse and rely on kidnapped patients.

* MistakenForInsane: Implied; the police seem to think Loomis is crazy when he starts ranting about ray guns and [[TheReptilians lizard people]], though they may also think he's high instead.

* MistakenForInsane: Implied; the police seem to think Loomis is crazy when he starts ranting about ray guns, etc, though they may also think he's high instead.

* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: T'Pol has one re Loomis.

-->'''Loomis:''' Those creature, the lizard people, they're around here somewhere. You've got to find them.\\

Archer and T'Pol bring the three Xindi and their stuff back to the ''Enterprise'', tell Malcolm Reed to put the equipment in a cargo bay, and give the virus sample to Phlox to analyse. Meanwhile, back in 2004, Loomis is arrested.

* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Even with their virus being modified for six blood types, the Reptilians wouldn't infect just 3/4ths of Earth's population as T'Pol says. This assumes that all eight blood types are evenly divided. B- and AB+, the last two blood types that the Reptilians hadn't modified for yet, amount for 5% of Earth's population.

* CallBack: [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E04Rajiin Rajiin]] was right--the Reptilians ''are'' making a bio-weapon.

* AbsenteeActor: Archer, T'Pol, and Trip are the only cast members to appear. Malcolm can be heard over the communicator at the end.

With some help from Daniels, Archer and T'Pol go to 2004 Detroit to stop a group of Xindi-Reptilians.

* BurgerFool: The imaginatively named "Burger Land," where the drive-thru keeps offering to make meals doubles and combos. T'Pol is disgusted when they offer bacon on a salad.

%%* Business Of Generic Importance: "Burger Land", which doesn't have much of a visual gimmick going for it, and is as generic as fast food locations may come on television.

'''Loomis:''' Those creature, the lizard people, they're around here somewhere. You've got to find them.\\

* SkepticNNoLonger: Archer promises T'Pol that her doubts regarding time travel will be put to rest. It takes a little bit, but she accepts it when they suddenly end up in 2004 Detroit.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Loomis says that the cops have gotten reports of missing people and that [[ThisAintRocketSurgery it "won't take a rocket scientist" to convict him]] once they realize that the victims have all been to the blood bank.

* BurgerFool & BusinessOfGenericImportance: The imaginatively named "Burger Land," which doesn't have much of a visual gimmick going for it, and is as generic as fast food locations may come on television, and where the drive-thru keeps offering to make meals doubles and combos. T'Pol is disgusted when they offer bacon on a salad.

* BurgerFool: The imaginatively named "Burger Land," where the drive-thru keeps offering to make meals doubles and combos. T'Pol is disgusted when they offer bacon on a salad.

* TheMountainsOfIllinois: Website/SFDebris lovingly namedropped this trope as the episode ends "with the sun rising over Detroit's beautiful mountain range."

* ShoutOut: There are many references to ''Film/Halloween1978''. The title, and street name, is a reference to director Creator/JohnCarpenter. The name Loomis is a reference to [[Creator/DonaldPleasence Dr. Sam Loomis]], Lawrence Strode is a reference to [[Creator/JamieLeeCurtis Laurie Strode]], Loomis talks about a "Mr. Myers," a reference to Michael Myers, and Loomis drives an old station wagon much like one Myers drives in the 1978 film.

* FishOutOfTemporalWater: Downplayed. Archer and T'Pol adjust pretty well for the early 21st Century. It definitely helps that they had some prep time, including getting period-appropriate clothes and a map of downtown Detroit.

* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Loomis telling the cops arresting him that there are LizardFolk with {{Ray Gun}}s. The fact that he's still groggy from being phaser-stunned make him sound even more like an insane hobo.

* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: How the Reptilians pay Loomis. Played with as the briefcase only has four wads in it.

* BriefcaseFullOfMoney: How the Reptilians pay Loomis.

* PoliceAreUseless: Averted. Loomis says that the cops have gotten reports of missing people and that it's a matter of time until they convict him once they realize that they've all been to the blood bank.