Doctor's Orders
- Episode aired Feb 18, 2004
- TV-PG
- 43m
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7.4/10
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While in command of Enterprise because the entire crew is in a coma, Dr. Phlox starts hearing some strange sounds.While in command of Enterprise because the entire crew is in a coma, Dr. Phlox starts hearing some strange sounds.While in command of Enterprise because the entire crew is in a coma, Dr. Phlox starts hearing some strange sounds.
Mark Correy
- Engineer Alex
- (uncredited)
Daphney Damaraux
- Crewman
- (uncredited)
Glynis Johns
- Maid Jean
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
John Jurgens
- Starfleet Crewman
- (uncredited)
Danny Kaye
- Hubert Hawkins
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Mildred Natwick
- Griselda
- (archive footage)
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe movie Dr. Phlox is watching when his hallucinations first begin is The Court Jester (1955) starring Danny Kaye.
- GoofsThe dialogue makes it clear that it will take 4 days to cross the anomalous zone, and though the crew will be in induced comas to avoid brain damage, there is no mention of keeping them hydrated, nor is there any sign of related equipment, i.e. an IV system. The average human can only live for 3 days without water, thus the crew would die before they traversed the zone.
- ConnectionsFeatures The Court Jester (1955)
- SoundtracksWhere My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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Phlox home alone
This episode is basically a copy of the VOY episode "One", in which Seven also has to steer the ship through a dangerous nebula while the crew is in stasis for a long time. On Voyager, however, the crew lies in stasis chambers. On board the Enterprise the crew spends several days dressed in their uniforms in their beds without being connected to any medical equipment. I wonder what happens if after a while the bowel or bladder wants to get rid of breakfast, lunch and dinner... In addition, there is no IV fluid supply whatsoever.
However, the tension in this episode is rather low. At the beginning, Phlox is familiarized by the crew with the controls of the ship as well as with the basic functions of the impulse engine. Archer also expresses his gratitude to Phlox and his trust that the ship will now be under his sole control for several days. It is already clear here that he is the only one on board who was not put into a coma. When T'Pol suddenly appeared, I asked myself, "Wait a minute, if she's awake too - why isn't she operating the ship, after all, she's number one and knows everything about it?". So it was pretty obvious that Phlox was just imagining that T'Pol was awake too. I was just waiting for this situation to be resolved at the end.
Otherwise, Phlox does what Phlox does: he feeds his little zoo, he runs around naked in sickbay, he walks Porthos and he hallucinates. And in the end he saves the day when he also turns on the warp drive to get the ship back on course. It seems as if you don't have to study four years of warp field theory and practice at Starfleet Academy to configure and fine-tune the intermix chambers, the EPS, the plasma injectors and the warp coils to create a stable and safe warp field. It's obviously enough to read the two-page, colorfully illustrated quickstart flyer "Congratulations on purchasing your new, easy-to-use warp drive with plug and play technology."
However, the tension in this episode is rather low. At the beginning, Phlox is familiarized by the crew with the controls of the ship as well as with the basic functions of the impulse engine. Archer also expresses his gratitude to Phlox and his trust that the ship will now be under his sole control for several days. It is already clear here that he is the only one on board who was not put into a coma. When T'Pol suddenly appeared, I asked myself, "Wait a minute, if she's awake too - why isn't she operating the ship, after all, she's number one and knows everything about it?". So it was pretty obvious that Phlox was just imagining that T'Pol was awake too. I was just waiting for this situation to be resolved at the end.
Otherwise, Phlox does what Phlox does: he feeds his little zoo, he runs around naked in sickbay, he walks Porthos and he hallucinates. And in the end he saves the day when he also turns on the warp drive to get the ship back on course. It seems as if you don't have to study four years of warp field theory and practice at Starfleet Academy to configure and fine-tune the intermix chambers, the EPS, the plasma injectors and the warp coils to create a stable and safe warp field. It's obviously enough to read the two-page, colorfully illustrated quickstart flyer "Congratulations on purchasing your new, easy-to-use warp drive with plug and play technology."
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