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* EvilDetectingDog: Inverted- Porthos never reacts to anything Phlox sees or hears.
Considering that dogs would likely hear better than any non-Ferengi humanoids, this is the first clue that everything is in Phlox's imagination.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Inverted- Inverted. Porthos never reacts to anything Phlox sees or hears.
hears. Considering that dogs would likely hear better than any non-Ferengi humanoids, this is the first clue that everything is in Phlox's imagination.
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* EvilDetectingDog: Inverted- Porthos never reacts to anything Phlox sees or hears.
Considering that dogs would likely hear better than any non-Ferengi humanoids, this is the first clue that everything is in Phlox's imagination.
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* FriendOrFoe: Dr. Phlox mistakes Porthos for an intruder because he failed to set his handheld scanner to differentiate between canines and Xindi. Dr. Phlox shoots at and barely misses the poor bewildered dog.
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* YouAreInCommandNow: Due to necessity, Phlox is given tutorials in everything from helm control to engineering since he's the only person who can survive the anomaly awake.

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* YouAreInCommandNow: Due to necessity, Phlox is given tutorials in everything from helm control to engineering since he's the only person who can survive the anomaly awake.awake.
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%%* {{Foreshadowing}}: More talk of a transdimensional region rewriting areas of space.

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%%* * {{Foreshadowing}}: More talk of a transdimensional region rewriting areas of space.



'''Phlox:''' I imagine it would.

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'''Phlox:''' [[{{Understatement}} I imagine it would. would.]]



%%* HardWorkMontage: Phlox learning how to operate ''Enterprise'' by himself.

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%%* * HardWorkMontage: Phlox learning how to operate ''Enterprise'' by himself.



%%* ShootTheDog: Phlox almost literally does this to Porthos when he thinks a Xindi is coming from around a corner.

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%%* * ShootTheDog: Phlox almost literally does this to Porthos when he thinks a Xindi is coming from around a corner.



* {{Understatement}}: Trip warns Phlox that an engine overload "would be very bad".
--> '''Phlox:''' I imagine it would.
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** When trying to stop Porthos from running, Phlox shouts "Return!" as if he were a Franchise/{{Pokemon}} trainer.

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''Enterprise'' goes through an anomaly that would take too long to avoid, leaving Phlox the only one running the ship.

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The ''Enterprise'' is moving slowly through a cloud-like formation, and there is no one in any of the areas, except for Phlox and Porthos, the former of whom is chasing the latter. Porthos arrives at Archer's quarters, where Phlox lets him look at Archer... who is unconscious in bed. While Phlox, after mulling over why Porthos keeps trying to go home, walks Porthos, he begins writing a letter to Jeremy Lucas.

Two days ago, the ''Enterprise'' discovered the formation, which is a "trans-dimensional disturbance". It's right in the way of where they want to go, so to avoid a detour, Phlox had to render everyone else unconscious and fly through at impulse speed lest using warp speed in the disturbance backfire.

Back in the present, Phlox, who is checking up on Travis, continues his letter, revealing that he's taking care of everyone else since his alien physiology made him immune to the disturbance. He also had basic training in helm and engineering, meaning that he can sub for Travis and the engineers. In engineering, he hears a strange noise, but doesn't find anything.

Phlox then takes a jog in the corridor while singing, then feeds his pets in the nude. That night, he watches a movie in the mess hall, then hears another sound. He and Porthos wander into the corridor to investigate the sound, which Phlox tracks to the launch bay. He sees a gas leak rattling a chain, causing him to quip to T'Pol who just appeared about living in a haunted house. He asks her to dinner, and she accepts. Later, Phlox does a maintenance check in engineering when he sees a shadowy figure running. He thinks it's T'Pol and angrily tells her off on the intercom, but she claims to be on the bridge.

At dinner, Phlox tells T'Pol, who doesn't have an appetite, that his species enjoy crowds and he hates being alone. He goes back to sickbay and continues his letter, then checks on Archer, only to see another shadowy figure outside the window.

He calls T'Pol, who tells him in the situation that there are no lifeforms nearby, but Phlox is unconvinced. He finds a Xindi-Insectoid inside Hoshi's quarters, who (along with a second Xindi-Insectoid) chases him around and into the airlock. From there, he tells T'Pol that there are Xindi onboard. He tells her about the incident in the armory, but she's very doubtful and doesn't accept a phase pistol that Phlox offers her. Phlox takes his own phase pistol and decides to search the ship.

T'Pol reluctantly agrees to help him search, and as they search, Phlox nearly shoots Porthos by accident. This causes an argument, with T'Pol getting uncharacteristically angry, and they separate. Phlox hears Hoshi calling and when he arrives at her quarters, he sees her emerge from the shower with a disfigured face. She blames him for "letting" her get the severe injuries, but when Phlox exits the bathroom, he sees Hoshi unconscious on her bed and the shower off.

Realising that he's probably seeing things, Phlox decides to go to sickbay, and on the way there, he sees Archer in the turbolift. However, this turns out to be another hallucination when "Archer" is nonchalant about the idea of Xindi outside the ship. Phlox scans his brain and notifies T'Pol that he ''has'' been hallucinating, and offers her to take over. She refuses, claiming that the disturbance is giving her mood swings. On the bridge, they discover that it's going to take them longer than they thought to get out of the disturbance-- ten weeks in fact.

They discuss the situation and T'Pol suggests that they regain warp drive, but in engineering, she's too distracted to help. Phlox hallucinates Trip reminding him not to go into warp, and when they continue to have trouble, T'Pol suggests waking up the ''real'' Trip, despite the fact that he'd die if exposed to the disturbance. Finally, Phlox manages to get the ship to fly at warp two.

The ship gets out of the disturbance and Phlox awakens Archer and a hungry Trip. He then enters T'Pol's quarters and finds out that she was also unconscious the whole time and all the interactions he had with her were hallucinations. He decides to send Dr. Lucas the delusional letter anyway because he might be entertained by it. As life on
''Enterprise'' goes through an anomaly that would take too long back to avoid, leaving normal, Phlox the only one running the ship.
dines with T'Pol, for real this time.



* ADayInTheLimelight: For Phlox.



* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Phlox points the phase pistol '''[[IdiotBall at his own head.]]'''
** Understandable, though, [[GoMadFromTheIsolation given what he's going through at that moment.]]

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* ArtisticLicenseGunSafety: Phlox points the phase pistol '''[[IdiotBall at his own head.]]'''
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]]''' Understandable, though, [[GoMadFromTheIsolation given what he's going through at that moment.]]



* CallBack: In [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E06Exile "Exile,"]] Phlox told Hoshi that Denobulans consider it healthy to hallucinate when under stress and that he envied those who could do so. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Still think that way, Phlox?]]
** It also serves as a hint that T'Pol is not real, as there is absolutely no reason she should be aware of this conversation.

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* CallBack: In [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS03E06Exile "Exile,"]] Phlox told Hoshi that Denobulans consider it healthy to hallucinate when under stress and that he envied those who could do so. [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor Still think that way, Phlox?]]
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Phlox?]] It also serves as a hint that T'Pol is not real, as there is absolutely no reason she should be aware of this conversation.



* ADayInTheLimelight: Phlox is the main character in this episode.



* {{Foreshadowing}}: More talk of a transdimensional region rewriting areas of space.

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* %%* {{Foreshadowing}}: More talk of a transdimensional region rewriting areas of space.



* GoMadFromTheIsolation: The episode, showing what happens when Denobulans are deprived of interpersonal interactions for more than a couple days.
* HardWorkMontage: Phlox learning how to operate ''Enterprise'' by himself.

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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: The episode, showing what happens when Denobulans are deprived of interpersonal interactions for more than a couple days.
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days -- they hallucinate.
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HardWorkMontage: Phlox learning how to operate ''Enterprise'' by himself.



* NakedPeopleAreFunny: One gag involves Phlox, naked, feeding his pets in sickbay.



* NotSoStoic: Despite being a Vulcan, T'Pol (perhaps because she's just a hallucination) argues with Phlox when he nearly (accidentally) shoots Porthos.



* ShoutOut: The movie that Phlox watches is ''The Court Jester''.

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* ShoutOut: ShoutOut:
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The movie that Phlox watches is ''The Court Jester''.



* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Isolation]]: Denobulans love crowds and socialization, so being the only conscious crewmember on the ship would be a miserable experience for Phlox in the best of circumstances.

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* [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes Why Did It Have To Be Isolation]]: WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: Denobulans love crowds and socialization, so being the only conscious crewmember on the ship would be a miserable experience for Phlox in the best of circumstances.

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