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* HeelFaceTurn: The Insectoids quickly rejoin the Council after realizing that Dolim betrayed their councilor. Mallora is also confident that the Reptilians will eventually rejoin as well once they understand that the promises of the "Guardians" were empty.
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* HeelFaceTurn: The Insectoids quickly rejoin the Council after realizing that Dolim betrayed their councilor. Mallora is also confident that the Reptilians will eventually rejoin as well once they understand that the promises of the "Guardians" were empty.had nothing but empty promises.
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* HeelFaceTurn: The Insectoids quickly rejoin the Council after realizing that Dolim betrayed their councilor. Mallora is also confident that the Reptilians will eventually rejoin as well once they understand that the promises of the "Guardians" were empty.
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* KeystoneArmy: The destruction of Sphere 41 triggers a pulse which destroys the next sphere, and this continues until the entire network is annihilated.
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The ''Kumari'' escorts Degra's ship, while fighting off the Xindi ships. Archer and his boarding party beam to the weapon and kill the Reptillians, then Archer begins the overloading process. Dolim discovers that the boarding party are onboard the weapon, then more Reptillians appear and start fighting the boarding party. Phlox tells the others that their time has ended and T'Pol orders an evacuation. Then, the spheres start collapsing and the Sphere-Builders on ''Enterprise'' go home. Eventually, all the spheres are destroyed.
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The ''Kumari'' escorts Degra's ship, while fighting off the Xindi ships. Archer and his boarding party beam to the weapon and kill the Reptillians, then Archer begins the overloading process. Dolim discovers that the boarding party are onboard the weapon, then more Reptillians appear and start fighting the boarding party. Phlox tells the others that their time has ended and T'Pol orders an evacuation. Then, the spheres start collapsing and the Sphere-Builders on ''Enterprise'' go home.disappear. Eventually, all the spheres are destroyed.
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* UncertainDoom: It's not clear if the Sphere-Builders who start choking and vanish when the anomaly network is destroyed have retreated back to their realm or disintegrated because they can't survive our universe's environment.
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* LastStand: The Sphere Builders come aboard ''Enterprise'' and try to sabotage the ship in order to preserve their future.
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* LastStand: The Sphere Builders Sphere-Builders come aboard ''Enterprise'' and try to sabotage the ship in order to preserve their future.
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* RedShirt: The Sphere Builders take out some guy in Engineering and several [=MACOs=] in the corridors, though it's not said if they're killed or just [=KO'd=]. On the other hand, a MACO is most definitely killed on the weapon.
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* RedShirt: The Sphere Builders Sphere-Builders take out some guy in Engineering and several [=MACOs=] in the corridors, though it's not said if they're killed or just [=KO'd=]. On the other hand, a MACO is most definitely killed on the weapon.
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* ThisCannotBe: The Sphere Builder woman is perplexed as to why the favorable timelines continue to fade, even as the weapon closes in on Earth.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: A Reptilian reports that there are ''seven'' humans aboard Degra's ship, even though there are only ''six'' (Archer, Malcolm, Hoshi, and the three [=MACOs=] [[spoiler:Unless Daniels is aboard...]]).
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* WritersCannotDoMath: A Reptilian reports that there are ''seven'' humans aboard Degra's ship, even though there are only ''six'' (Archer, Malcolm, Hoshi, and the three [=MACOs=] [=MACOs=]. [[spoiler:Unless Daniels is aboard...]]).
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-->"And tell Archer we're not even anymore. ''He'' owes ''ME''!!
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: After fourteen years of season-ending cliffhangers, ENT has perhaps the most bizarre one to date for the franchise. The NX-01 returns to Earth, and is met with nothing but silence. Trip and Travis take a shuttle to San Francisco, only to be fired on by P-51 Mustangs. Elsewhere, Archer is badly wounded, but alive in a German field hospital, where he is observed by a group of Nazi officers...one of whom is an alien...[[note]]Despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on. There were rumors at the time of an alternate ending being prepared, but nothing has surfaced. Connor Trinneer personally believes the writers deliberately included this cliffhanger to ensure the network would've gotten a heckuva backlash if they did cancel the series.[[/note]]
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: After fourteen years of season-ending cliffhangers, ENT has perhaps the most bizarre one to date for the franchise. The NX-01 returns to Earth, and is met with nothing but radio silence. Trip and Travis take a shuttle to San Francisco, only to be fired on by P-51 Mustangs. Elsewhere, Archer is badly wounded, but alive in a German field hospital, where he is observed by a group of Nazi officers...one of whom is an alien...[[note]]Despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on. There were rumors at the time of an alternate ending being prepared, but nothing has surfaced. Connor Trinneer personally believes the writers deliberately included this cliffhanger to ensure the network would've gotten a heckuva backlash if they did cancel the series.[[/note]]
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* GallowsHumor: Before undertaking the mission to destroy the sphere, which could prove fatal, Phlox cheerfully bequeaths his belongings to his extended family.
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* GallowsHumor: Before undertaking the mission to destroy the sphere, which could prove fatal, Phlox cheerfully bequeaths his belongings to his extended family.family, stating it's another one of the things that brings Denobulans joy.
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On Degra's ship, the Xindi-Primate councilor tells Archer that the weapon is almost three hours away and they are closing the gap. Malcolm, noting that the ''Enterprise'' is faster but less armed, asks how many ships are escorting it, but they don't know. Archer notes that the only way to destroy the weapon is from the outside, but since the schematics are coded, it's currently impossible. He decides to get Hoshi's assistance, even though she's still physically weak from the events of the previous episode.
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On Degra's ship, the Xindi-Primate councilor tells Archer that the weapon is almost three hours away and they are closing the gap. Malcolm, noting that the ''Enterprise'' shuttle is faster but less armed, asks how many ships are escorting it, but they don't know. Archer notes that the only way to destroy the weapon is from the outside, but since the schematics are coded, it's currently impossible. He decides to get Hoshi's assistance, even though she's still physically weak from the events of the previous episode.
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As the Xindi weapon approaches Earth, Archer leads a team to destroy it while T'Pol must save the future by disabling the spheres.
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On Degra's ship, the Xindi-Primate councilor tells Archer that the weapon is almost three hours away and they are closing the gap. Malcolm, noting that the ''Enterprise'' is faster but less armed, asks how many ships are escorting it, but they don't know. Archer notes that the only way to destroy the weapon is from the outside, but since the schematics are coded, it's currently impossible. He decides to get Hoshi's assistance, even though she's still physically weak from the events of the previous episode.
While the Guardians decide to crank up the amount of anomalies in the Delphic Expanse to try to stop the ''Enterprise'', Trip reports to T'Pol that he realigned the power grid to increase the deflector pulse, but it will "fry" most of the ship's systems and probably destroy it. T'Pol, despite this, insists he activate it, but Trip refuses, saying he was asked to destroy the spheres, not the ship. She points out that if Earth is destroyed, the Delphic Expanse will expand, putting other planets at risk.
On the bridge, Travis detects spatial anomalies around the sphere, indicating that its cloaking barrier (which usually prevents it from showing up on the sensors) is faulty. In sickbay, Phlox tells T'Pol that the space around the sphere is changing. She wants to get within a kilometer of the surface of Sphere 41, but he tells her that the radiation would kill them all unless they manage to destroy the Sphere within minutes.
On Degra's ship, Archer asks Hoshi how she's doing with the decryption, but she's still sickly and wants to see Phlox. When Archer tells her Phlox is unavailable, she becomes sad and claims to be at fault for giving the Reptillians the codes. Archer tells her she had that choice, but she thinks she ought to have fought harder. He simply tells her to get back to her job, which she does. Meanwhile, Dolim and the others prepare to launch the weapon.
Trip then shares a new plan with Travis: he knows how to destroy the sphere without destroying the ''Enterprise'', but it requires taking power from the impulse engines. Malcolm tells Archer that he will not be able to transport directly onto the weapon's control panels because of the deflector shielding. Archer and Hoshi (who Archer brings because she's been on the Xindi weapon
''Enterprise'' arrives at Sphere 41 and the anomaly is growing. Phlox gives everyone a compound to keep them healthy and tells them to stay in the disturbance for fifteen minutes tops. Back on Degra's ship, Archer tells Hoshi that they need to disable the reactor at a specific point inversion sequence, but he doesn't know the sequence, and if they get it wrong, the safeguards will kick in, rendering it impossible to destroy. Hoshi has the sequence, but hasn't decrypted it. A Xindi tells Archer that they're near enough to isolate the weapon's signature, and the weapon is being escorted only by Dolim's ship.
On his ship, Dolim is informed that Degra's ship is less than twenty minutes behind him. Dolim tells his crew to start the firing sequence once they exit the vortex. The Xindi then notice that there are no Earth ships around, but only one unarmed orbital station. ''Enterprise'' has entered the disturbance and are prepared to fire up the thrusters, but Trip is starting to develop a rash due to the anomaly.
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Dolim quotes the Guardians' orders to destroy
Dolim prepares to intercept Degra's ship, while the Arboreal tells Archer that the intercepting ship is firing up its weapons, and there's another ship asking for Archer. It turns out to be Shran, who offers assistance. Meanwhile, the deflector pulse is diminishing and the MACO weapons pass through the Sphere-Builders. Corporal Kelly orders everyone to reset their weapons to a modulating frequency, which they do, forcing the Sphere-Builders to retreat, but they continue disrupting power systems at another console.
The ''Kumari'' escorts Degra's ship, while fighting off the Xindi ships. Archer and his boarding party beam to the weapon and kill the Reptillians, then Archer begins the overloading process. Dolim discovers that the boarding party are onboard the weapon, then more Reptillians appear and start fighting the boarding party. Phlox tells the others that their time has ended and T'Pol orders an evacuation. Then, the spheres start collapsing and the Sphere-Builders on ''Enterprise'' go home. Eventually, all the spheres are destroyed.
Shran discovers that Dolim has beamed to the weapon and orders all weapons targeted on Dolim's ship's starboard engines, thus destroying it. Archer asks Malcolm for the charges, and Malcolm is unsure, but Archer insists. He puts the charges on the reactor and detonates them, then climbs down the shaft to flip the final switch, but runs into Dolim. They fight, then Archer puts another charge on Dolim's back, killing him. Then, the weapon blows up.
Back on ''Enterprise'', T'Pol notes that the long-range sensors are detecting no spheres or anomalies, and the cloud-like formations they detected earlier are going away. The crew then tries to communicate with Archer, while T'Pol
T'Pol and Phlox talk in sickbay, but there's a dreary mood, since the crew thinks Archer is dead, Phlox's pets dislike the new environment, and Porthos is unhappy too. The ''Enterprise'' heads back to Earth, leaving the Xindi vessel behind, and Hoshi is almost totally better and returns to work. They arrive at Earth and admire it, but Hoshi is unable to reach Starfleet Command. Scans show that the orbital platforms are gone, and and the Lunar One Colony also isn't responding. T'Pol sends Trip and Travis in a shuttlepod to San Francisco and at first things seem okay, but then it turns out they've apparently gone back in time to WWII. Archer is then seen being treated at a Nazi hospital, by an alien in Nazi clothes.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: After fourteen years of season-ending cliffhangers, ENT has perhaps the most bizarre one to date for the franchise. The NX-01 returns to Earth, and is met with nothing but silence. Trip and Travis take a shuttle to San Francisco, only to be fired on by P-51 Mustangs. Elsewhere, Archer is badly wounded, but alive in a German field hospital, where he is observed by a group of Nazi officers...one of whom is an alien...
** Remember: despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on. There were rumors at the time of an alternate ending being prepared, but nothing has surfaced. Connor Trinneer personally believes the writers deliberately included this cliffhanger to ensure the network would've gotten a heckuva backlash if they did cancel the series.
** Remember: despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on. There were rumors at the time of an alternate ending being prepared, but nothing has surfaced. Connor Trinneer personally believes the writers deliberately included this cliffhanger to ensure the network would've gotten a heckuva backlash if they did cancel the series.
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* {{Cliffhanger}}: After fourteen years of season-ending cliffhangers, ENT has perhaps the most bizarre one to date for the franchise. The NX-01 returns to Earth, and is met with nothing but silence. Trip and Travis take a shuttle to San Francisco, only to be fired on by P-51 Mustangs. Elsewhere, Archer is badly wounded, but alive in a German field hospital, where he is observed by a group of Nazi officers...one of whom is an alien...
** Remember: despitealien...[[note]]Despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on. There were rumors at the time of an alternate ending being prepared, but nothing has surfaced. Connor Trinneer personally believes the writers deliberately included this cliffhanger to ensure the network would've gotten a heckuva backlash if they did cancel the series.[[/note]]
** Remember: despite
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* YouOweMe: After drawing the Reptilians away and allowing Archer to begin his assault, Shran tells the Xindi to inform Archer that they are no longer even and that he owes him.
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-->"And tell Archer
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* FragileSpeedster: Degra's ship is fast enough to catch up to the Reptilians and the Weapon, but it's no match for them.
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* WritersCannotDoMath: A Reptilian reports that there are ''seven'' humans aboard Degra's ship, even though there are only ''six'' (Archer, Malcolm, Hoshi, and the three [=MACOs=]).
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* WritersCannotDoMath: A Reptilian reports that there are ''seven'' humans aboard Degra's ship, even though there are only ''six'' (Archer, Malcolm, Hoshi, and the three [=MACOs=]).[=MACOs=] [[spoiler:Unless Daniels is aboard...]]).
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* YouHaveToBelieveMe: Once again, Daniels tells Archer that he's too important to history to sacrifice himself -- and, once again, Archer tells him to bugger off.
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* YouOweMe: After drawing the Reptilians away and allowing Archer to begin his assault, Shran tells the Xindi to inform Archer that they are no longer even and that he owes him.
* YouOweMe: After drawing the Reptilians away and allowing Archer to begin his assault, Shran tells the Xindi to inform Archer that they are no longer even and that he owes him.
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** Remember: despite the reduced decline in viewers, thanks to the Xindi arc, ENT was under serious risk of cancellation. This was quite nearly what we ended on.
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* TheNeedsOfTheMany: Trip tells T'Pol that his modifications are likely to destroy ''Enterprise'' in the process of destroying the control sphere. She reminds him that, should they fail in their mission, and Archer fails to destroy the weapon, the Expanse will continue to grow and encompass hundreds of worlds, including her own.
-->"Your world is no longer the only one in jeopardy."
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* HorrorDoesntSettleForSimpleTuesday: T'Pol's log entry gives the date in which Earth was nearly destroyed as February 14 (Valentine's Day).
