1. Plot

2. Reception

3. References

4. See also

5. External links

"Shuttlepod One" is the sixteenth episode (production #116) of the television series Enterprise.

During a shuttlepod mission, Commander Tucker and Lieutenant Reed become convinced Enterprise has been destroyed and that their prospects of survival are slim.

Plot

On board Pod 1, Commander Tucker and Lieutenant Reed are attempting to locate Enterprise in an asteroid field that Captain Archer had intended to map. Just then, Reed spots an impact crater surrounded by debris, and they conclude that the ship has somehow been destroyed. They are now alone, with ten days' worth of air left. Tucker orders Reed to head to Echo Three, a subspace amplifier, using the stars for reference as navigation is down. To pass the time, Reed records messages to his family and friends, but Tucker becomes exasperated as Reed's recordings slowly become more pessimistic.

On board Enterprise, it is revealed that the debris that Reed and Tucker saw was from an explosion while a Tesnian ship was trying to dock with the Enterprise. Archer asks about the Tesnians and Ensign Sato says that Doctor Phlox is rotating the 34 survivors in order to give them all six hours of boron a day. Ensign Mayweather reports that their ETA at Tesnia is 20 hours, allowing enough time to return to meet the shuttlepod. Archer and Sub-Commander T'Pol use a mini-shuttle to inspect the damage to the ship, and Archer orders work on a new door for Launch Bay 2. Later, T'Pol presents her analysis to Archer - both ships were hit by a theoretical "micro-singularity", but he remains sceptical.

The shuttlepod's hull is also breached by a micro-singularity, which they quickly seal. Reed reports that one of the oxygen cylinders was damaged, leaving them with less than two days' worth of air. Tucker tells Reed that they can survive for an extra half-day if they lower the temperature to conserve power for the air recyclers. Later, the radio picks up a signal - it is Sato transmitting new rendezvous coordinates and gives an ETA of two days. Unfortunately, they only have one day's worth of air left and no way to communicate with the ship. They jettison and detonate the engine, hoping to attract Enterprise{{'}}s attention. It works. Finally, Reed wakes up in Sickbay, relieved to see Tucker's sleeping form there as well.

Reception

In 2016, Hollywood Reporter ranked "Shuttlepod One" as the 98th best episode of all Star Trek.^[1] In 2011, Tor.com noted "Shuttlepod One" was one of the Enterprise episodes that held up as a "good Star Trek episode", despite the overall lukewarm reception of the series during its first run.^[2] They note this episode as one that takes on the some of the hard science challenges of surviving in space.^[3] One reason the show was not as well received as previous iterations, despite episodes like "Shuttlepod One", was the majority of the existing fans found the intro theme song "annoying".^[4]

References

See also

• The Galileo Seven (First Star Trek episdoe with a shuttlecraft, broadcast January 5, 1967)

External links

• {{IMDb title|id=0763253}}
• {{tv.com episode|star-trek-enterprise/shuttlepod-one-105697}}

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