Proving Ground
- Episode aired Jan 21, 2004
- TV-PG
- 43m
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8.4/10
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Enterprise has found the location of the testing site of the Xindi weapon and gets some rather unexpected help.Enterprise has found the location of the testing site of the Xindi weapon and gets some rather unexpected help.Enterprise has found the location of the testing site of the Xindi weapon and gets some rather unexpected help.
John Billingsley
- Dr. Phlox
- (credit only)
Mark Correy
- Engineer Alex
- (uncredited)
Evan English
- Ensign Tanner
- (uncredited)
Glen Hambly
- Andorian Bridge Officer
- (uncredited)
- …
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Did you know
- TriviaThis episode featured not only the first good look at the interior of an Andorian ship but also provided the first glimpse of Andoria, albeit briefly on a monitor.
- GoofsThe discovery of a proving ground for the Xindi weapon belies the notion that they would have sent a test weapon to Earth. The idea that the Xindi would deposit evidence of their intentions on Earth before their attack plans were ready is unlikely, if they could have merely tested it at the Proving Ground.
- Quotes
Lieutenant Talas: You don't trust me.
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: No offense, but when it comes to our weapons frequencies, I wouldn't trust my own mother.
Lieutenant Talas: Is your mother considered a security risk?
Lieutenant Malcolm Reed: It's... just an expression.
Lieutenant Talas: An odd one. My mother's security clearance is higher than mine.
- SoundtracksWhere My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson
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Yet ANOTHER good Enterprise episode, enjoyed this one as well.
It is always good to see old blue skin, we always get a decent performance from the actor who plays the Andorian Commander Shran.
The level of acting in Enterprise being of high quality, just that some actors do stand out.
In a very recent entire viewing of DS9 I would say Odo, Garak &Quark stood out to me in that merry little tale, this far in to Enterprises 4 seasons I have not finalised 3 top picks but Commander Shran will be in the top 3.
As for this episode, it had everything I would look for in an episode of a sci-fi series. Almost as good as the recent S03E08 'Twilight' episode, but it does show at times a consistency in producing good episodes. Like in a game of World class tennis, every serve, every return of the ball counts, and so does every episode in a season such as Enterprise.
Too many duff ones and the FANS drift off bit by bit. Had Enterprise been of this quality and even an average of no lower, the entire series would have lasted a full 7 seasons if that was the aim.
Another good episode though, worth a decent 8 Stars, I enjoyed this one, just shows what they could do. Well done to all concerned. Good Sci-fi.
The level of acting in Enterprise being of high quality, just that some actors do stand out.
In a very recent entire viewing of DS9 I would say Odo, Garak &Quark stood out to me in that merry little tale, this far in to Enterprises 4 seasons I have not finalised 3 top picks but Commander Shran will be in the top 3.
As for this episode, it had everything I would look for in an episode of a sci-fi series. Almost as good as the recent S03E08 'Twilight' episode, but it does show at times a consistency in producing good episodes. Like in a game of World class tennis, every serve, every return of the ball counts, and so does every episode in a season such as Enterprise.
Too many duff ones and the FANS drift off bit by bit. Had Enterprise been of this quality and even an average of no lower, the entire series would have lasted a full 7 seasons if that was the aim.
Another good episode though, worth a decent 8 Stars, I enjoyed this one, just shows what they could do. Well done to all concerned. Good Sci-fi.
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