Shuttlepod One

Season 1, Episode 16, Aired
EDIT

Episode Summary

Tucker and Reed set out on a mission in a shuttlepod, as Enterprise is busy investigating an asteroid field. Disaster strikes while the pair are away, leaving the shuttlepod damaged and the warp drive inoperable. They manage to make it back to the rendezvous coordinates only to discover that Enterprise has apparently been destroyed. With the ship seemingly no more, the pair are left abandoned in the middle of nowhere with only a few days of air remaining.

moreless
8.2
out of 10
EPISODE RATING: Great
168 votes
  • Your Rating: 10
    "Perfect"
  • Your Rating: 9.5
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 9
    "Superb"
  • Your Rating: 8.5
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 8
    "Great"
  • Your Rating: 7.5
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 7
    "Good"
  • Your Rating: 6.5
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 6
    "Fair"
  • Your Rating: 5.5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 5
    "Mediocre"
  • Your Rating: 4.5
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 4
    "Poor"
  • Your Rating: 3.5
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 3
    "Bad"
  • Your Rating: 2.5
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 2
    "Terrible"
  • Your Rating: 1.5
    "Abysmal"
  • Your Rating: 1
    "Abysmal"
Rate It

Watch Online

TV.com
Free
CBS
Free
Netflix
Subscription
Amazon
Buy
iTunes
Buy
Amazon Prime
Free Trial/Subsc...

Cast & Crew

See All EDIT

Fan Episode Reviews (6)

See All

  • Let the oxygen flow!!!

    8.0
    "Great"
    By culvey, Jun 30, 2010 Report Abuse
    What in the smurf just happened? I tried to register so that I could post my first review, and it turns out that I'm already registered. What in the Sam Hill is going on in this website? Anyway, this episode... Great canon entertainment, lol. I agree with the above viewer, that the 45-minute claustrophobic set was genius, and I couldn't imagine stuffing those cramped quarters with two better actors. Watching them argue about ladies from San Francisco and Kentucky bourbon was a laugh every line. The T'Pol tension release was awkward and trippy, but other than that this episode does rank in the top twenty of the whole star trek franchise.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    0 0

  • My thoughts on Shuttlepod One

    9.7
    "Superb"
    By sfloreen, Apr 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    I just loved this episode. It is probably one of my favorites. I love the interaction between Trip and Malcolm, and how much it reveals about these characters. I feel that Trip was fairly easy to know, but Malcolm was made such a mystery for so much of the season. Not even his family knew what his favorite food was. This let you really see into the man's character and get to know him a bit better. I loved the humor of the episode. That was just great. I swear I spent almost as much time laughting as I did enjoying the story line. It was just such a wonderful episode.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    2 1

  • Love or hate Enterprise, this episode is an instant "Must See" for any fan of Star Trek.

    10
    "Perfect"
    By hazzy113, Apr 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    I'll admit, I'm not a huge fan of Enterprise, but this episode is among my top 5 of all time favorite Star Trek episodes.

    I won't go over the plot, or the emotional aspects of this show as a few other reviewers have already laid it out nicely already.

    What makes this episode so memorable for me is that just about the entire episode takes place inside one of those cramped shuttle-pods as Trip and Reed try to come to terms with what's happened to them. Any show that can spend 45 minutes in one set (a very small set at that) with nothing but dialog back and forth between the two characters and still leave the viewer on the edge of their seat the entire time has gotta be special.

    And trust me... it is. If for some freak reason you've never seen this episode, do yourself a favor and watch it. WATCH IT NOW!moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    2 0

  • Trip and reed share a near death experience

    6.2
    "Fair"
    By dregj, Apr 22, 2010 Report Abuse
    While in a shuttle pod Reed and trip find the remains of the enterprise scattered on a asteroid.
    Reed quickly comes to the conclusion that they are doomed.
    The shuttle pod travels at impulse power and would take too long to reach the nearest comms relay and call for warp powered help.
    Tucker on the other hand is more optimistic and belives they will make it or encounter one of the many races they have met scince the mission began.

    Reed countinues to be a fatalist,writing letters of goodbye to loved ones and musing about his life.
    With the air running out
    the duo decide to get drunk.
    This is when the enterprise hails them
    but will it arrive in time?

    A good two hander
    They both assume polar opposite positions about thier situation.
    Trip is kind of in denial and reed might aswell already be dead .
    The best part was thier switch around at the end.
    Trip trying to kill himself to save air
    and reed refusing to let him with phaser drawn.
    Perhaps he has hope after all.

    The tpol dream was stupid and not really funny
    But i do agree that tpol does have a nice bummoreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 1

  • great episode

    10
    "Perfect"
    By sfviewer, Aug 09, 2007 Report Abuse
    This episode revolves around Trip and Malcolm. It's a really great episode. It's a story about survival. Trip and Malcolm are inside a shuttlepod trying to get back to the enterprise while investigating an asteroid field. As as soon as they get back to where they thought enterprise would be waiting for them, they see the wreckage of the enterprise. They struggle to survive with the very limited amount of oxygen they have left inside the shuttle pod. It's a really good episode, they space effects is just awesome. I really enjoyed watching this episode, I had a good time, it's a really well made episode.moreless

    DO YOU AGREE?

    1 0
 

Trivia, Notes, Quotes and Allusions

See All

  • Trivia

    ADD TRIVIA
    • Nitpick: When Malcolm begins to shave his face, Trip tells him that there is no point in doing it because hair continues to grow after death. This is in fact an urban myth. Hair, like fingernails, does not continue to grow after death; it is just the flesh shrinking to reveal more of what's underneath. Edit

    • Nitpick: Malcolm's choice of emergency ration is sea bass. It is stated in "Silent Enemy" that Malcolm dislikes fish.

      Edit
    • Trivia: This is the first of two episodes in which no scene take place on the bridge. The other being "Carpenter Street". Edit

  • Notes

    ADD NOTES
    • International Airdates United Kingdom: 15 April 2002 on Sky One Edit
    • The scene where Malcolm refuses to let Trip go out the airlock is listed in TV Guide's list of the top 35 moments in Star Trek history. Edit

  • Quotes

    ADD QUOTES
    • (Trip and Malcolm are sat on the floor, drinking, together) Malcolm: Hey, what do you think of T'Pol? Huh? Do you think she's pretty? Trip: T'Pol? Are you serious? Malcolm: Well, she is a woman you know… I think she's pretty. Trip: You've had too much to drink. Malcolm: Pheew… don't tell me you've never looked at her… you know, in that way. Trip: Nah, she's a Vulcan. Malcolm: Well… I think she's pretty. Trip: Oh god! Malcolm: You ever noticed her bum? Trip: What?! Malcolm: Her bum! (laughs) She's got an awfully nice bum! (They both laugh at each other, then Trip raises the bottle) Trip: To Sub-commander T'Pol! (They both continue laughing as they drink the alcohol.) Malcolm: (in a posh British accent) Awfully nice! Edit
    • Malcolm: Personal log, Lieutenant Malcolm Reed, November 9, 2151. By the time anyone hears this – by anyone, I suppose I mean anyone human – Commander Tucker and I will be long dead. It's my intention to recount the events that led to the destruction of the starship Enterprise, and to express my deepest feelings regarding my short but memorable service with Starfleet. In order to test the targeting scanners on Shuttlepod 1, Commander Tucker and I had to get at least 20,000 kilometres from Enterprise. During our third trial, we experienced a brief but sizeable jolt. And shortly thereafter, realized that our sensor array had gone off-line. We had no choice but to head back to the asteroid field where Enterprise was involved in a mapping project. We found the ship... destroyed... its debris strewn across a square kilometre of one of the larger asteroids. Had our sensors been working, we certainly would have done everything possible to determine the cause of the disaster. But as it was, with only a short-range distress beacon and limited air, we had no alternative but to set a course for Echo Three where, someday, this vessel – eventually, this log – will be found. May God have mercy on our souls. Edit
    • Malcolm: Well, tinker all you like. I've got a copy of Ulysses here. I doubt I'll even be halfway through it by the time the ship gets back. Trip: I'd rather realign every microcircuit on this shuttle than try to wade through that baby. Malcolm: British schools have a core curriculum. It serves to provide a well-rounded education. Sometimes I think you North Americans read nothing but comic books and those ridiculous science fiction novels. Trip: I'll have you know that Superman was laced with metaphor. Subtext layered on subtext. Malcolm: If only Dr. Cochrane had been a European; the Vulcans would have been far less reticent to help us. But, no, he had to be from Montana. Probably spent his nights reading about cowboys and Indians. Trip: I don't recall any Europeans figuring out how to build a warp engine. Edit

  • Allusions

    ADD ALLUSIONS
    • Trip: I'll have you know that Superman was laced with metaphor. Subtext layered on subtext. Referencing the comic book superhero created by Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, Superman. Edit

Show Forums

See All
Last Activity
Replies

Watch Star Trek: Enterprise Full Episodes

See All

Related Shows

Season 1 Episodes

See All
Ep 26
Shockwave (1)
Ep 25
Two Days and Two Nights
Ep 24
Desert Crossing
Ep 23
Fallen Hero
Ep 22
Vox Sola
Ep 21
Detained
Ep 20
Oasis
Ep 19
Acquisition
Ep 18
Rogue Planet
Ep 17
Fusion
Ep 16
Shuttlepod One
Ep 15
Shadows of P'Jem
Ep 14
Sleeping Dogs
Ep 13
Dear Doctor
Ep 12
Silent Enemy
Ep 11
Cold Front
Ep 10
Fortunate Son
Ep 9
Civilization
Ep 8
Breaking the Ice
Ep 7
The Andorian Incident
Ep 6
Terra Nova
Ep 5
Unexpected
Ep 4
Strange New World
Ep 3
Fight or Flight
Ep 2
Broken Bow (2)
Ep 1
Broken Bow (1)

Contributors

Become a contributor
More
Less

TV Listings

Full Listings
BROWSE | Shows | Videos | News | Listings | Forums | People | Photos | TV.com Blog

CBS Entertainment | About TV.com | About CBS Interactive | Jobs | Advertise

© 2012 CBS Interactive Inc. All rights reserved. | Privacy Policy | Ad Choice | Terms of Use