About this episode

The hosts reflect on the 20th anniversary of the Star Trek: Enterprise episode 'Exile', discussing its themes and character dynamics.

"Exile" 20th-anniversary reflections Contacted telepathically by an alien who says he might be able to help find the Xindi, Hoshi decides to take advantage of the opportunity by packing her nicest dresses and high heels for a stay at his mysterious castle. At first she's happy to be his guest and even enjoys a lavish dinner of her Earth favorites—despite being creeped out by his mind-reading. But the mood is soured when she discovers the graves of past guests just outside, leaving little more to do until the Enterprise returns but translate a book written in an undecipherable alien language while staying comfortable in leisure wear. In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 3 with "Exile" as we discuss Star Trek's attempt to do Beauty and the Beast in space. Chapters Intro (00:00:00) Be Our Guest! (00:02:25) Mixed Signals (00:07:43) An Unnecessary Pit Stop? (00:16:01) An Uneasy Feeling … or Sphering (00:20:58) Visual Effects (00:24:06) Mind Games and Plot Holes (00:28:19) Final Thoughts and…

People in this episode

Hosts: C Bryan Jones, Matthew Rushing

Topics covered

• Star Trek
• 20th anniversary
• retrospective
• telepathy
• alien encounters
• character analysis

Keywords

• Star Trek
• Enterprise
• Exile
• Hoshi
• Xindi
• telepathy
• Beauty and the Beast
• retrospective

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Exile, Star Trek: Enterprise

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