"In a Mirror, Darkly" Line-by-Line

ARCHER: Archer to Sickbay: we beamed a Tholian into Decon.

[Sickbay]

ARCHER [OC]: Modify the atmosphere in there.

 

PHLOX: (leaving his latest primate subject) It may take a moment. Tholians have rather extreme life support requirements. Increasing temperature to four hundred and eighty Kelvin. (noises come over the Decon intercom) If you're angry now, just wait.

 

[Outside Decon]

ARCHER: How is he?

 

PHLOX: How is it would be more accurate. Tholians possess both male and female characteristics. Its biosigns, such as they are, appear to be stable.

 

Archer: Will it understand me? (Hoshi nods, and Archer peers into the Decon Chamber. He sees nothing, then suddenly a very red hot alien jumps up into view, startling everyone) I'm Captain Archer. You're on board the Terran flagship Enterprise. Answer my questions, or you will be harmed.

 

ARCHER: I'm Captain Archer. You're on board the Terran flagship, Enterprise. Answer my questions, or you will be harmed.

 

HOSHI: It's demanding to be released.

 

ARCHER: I want to know where you're holding the Terran vessel you captured.

 

HOSHI: "My people will find your ship and destroy it."

 

PHLOX: A minor adjustment to life support should make it more co-operative. Decreasing temperature fifty degrees.

 

ARCHER: Tell me what I want to know.

 

HOSHI: Something about your maternal ancestor.

 

^ Making "yo mama jokes" officially a universal phenomenon.

ARCHER: Take it down another fifty.

 

PHLOX: Its exoskeleton is beginning to fracture.

 

HOSHI: "I agree. I agree."

 

ARCHER: (gesturing for the temperature to go up again) Go on.

 

HOSHI: "The ship is in the Vintaak system at a facility orbiting the gas giant."

(A strange noise starts up)

 

Archer: What the hell is that?

 

T'POL: A short-range transmission.

 

Reed: A distress signal. You think it has a commmunication device in there?