All language subtitles for Star Trek Enterprise S01E08 Breaking the Ice

Looks like we're going
about warp 4.5.

Human children have such
fertile imaginations.

Sub-commander.

These were sent by my nephew's
fourth-grade class.

The crew may like to see how excited
folks at home are about our mission.

I'm going to put this one up in Sickbay.
Would you like one for your quarters?

This rendering is crude,
yet surprisingly accurate.

Some of these kids
are pretty talented.

Which one do you want?

This one's nice.

Or maybe you want First Contact.

Or...

...how about this one?

We're dropping out of warp.

For those of you who aren't near a
window, you might wanna find one.

There's something pretty amazing
of starboard.

Senior staff, please report
to the bridge.

I've checked the Vulcan database, sir.
No previous sightings.

- That means we discovered it.
- "Archer's Comet."

- Take us closer, ensign.
- Aye, sir.

Ever seen anything like that
in your astronomy books?

Wow. That's one big snowball.

The diameter is 82.6 kilometres.

I always wanted to chase a comet.

Maybe we should spend
a few days following this one.

Vulcan and human scientists have
researched hundreds of comets.

They've proven to be
little more than rock and ice.

Except, this one's bigger than any
comet humans have ever seen.

That's gotta be worth a look.

- Stay with it, Travis.
- Aye, sir.

Milk, cold.

- Catching up on your reading?
- I came for tea.

Stay away from the
Zariphean blend,

unless you wanna stay up
for the next three days.

Caffeine has little effect
on Vulcan physiology.

Green tea, hot.

You want to join me?
I could use the company.

- I'm very tired.
- Tell me about it.

Put out about 100 fires in Engineering
this afternoon and missed dinner.

Then somebody told me
chef made a pecan pie,

and suddenly my life brightened.

It's been my favourite
since I was a kid.

- Care for a bite?
- No, thank you.

- It's delicious.
- It's mostly sugar.

What, Vulcans don't have
a sweet tooth?

It may not be good for the body,
but it sure is good for the soul.

I feel better already.

Must be a real page-turner.

You all right?

I'm fine, commander.

Good night.

Sweet dreams.

- Eisilium?
- It's an extremely rare mineral.

This comet appears to contain large
quantities of it.

I've never heard of eisilium.

Vulcan chemists have only obtained
small amounts.

They've never been able to study it
in detail.

This could be your chance.

Can we collect a sample
with the transporter?

Most of the eisilium deposits are at
least 20 metres beneath the crust.

- That's too deep to get a lock.
- We've got the portable drilling rig, sir.

The comet's certainly big enough
to land on. We could take a shuttlepod.

I'd advise setting down near
one of the two poles.

If you're out of direct sunlight,
the surface ice will be more stable.

- How long would you need?
- Shouldn't take more than four hours.

You up for a little comet-walk?

- By all means.
- Get started.

Captain, I'm detecting a vessel
closing on our position.

It's Vulcan.

The starship Ti'Mur.

Hail them.

This is Captain Jonathan Archer
of the starship Enterprise.

- I'm Captain Vanik.
- Pleased to meet you.

You're a long way from Earth, captain.
Are you lost?

Not at all. Just taking a look
at this comet.

Our sensors detected it two days ago.
We also decided to investigate.

Really?

My science officer tells me
that Vulcans

aren't very interested in comets.

Actually, it's your interest in the
comet we're investigating.

We plan to send a drilling team to
the surface to collect core samples.

You're welcome to participate.

If you have no objection,
we'd like to remain here and observe.

Stay as long as you want.

T'Pol.

I'd love to know what they're really
doing here.

You don't find anything strange
about them suddenly showing up?

- Perhaps they're simply curious.
- Curious?

That doesn't sound very
Vulcan to me.

This isn't the first time we've caught
them lurking around.

Remember three weeks ago,
the planetary nebula?

That was nothing more
than a survey ship.

So why didn't they respond
to our hails?

Why'd they go to warp when we
headed toward them?

I'm starting to get the feeling they're
looking over our shoulder

- a little too often.
- That seems unlikely.

We'll see.

Fine.

If Vanik is the kind of guy
who likes to watch...

...let him.

I've never stood on a comet before.

- Has anyone?
- Good question.

I've only seen snow twice in my life.

Then it's only fitting that we
commemorate the occasion.

- You mean plant a flag?
- No, too predictable.

Snowball fight?

EV suits would take all the fun
out of that.

We'll just have to see how the spirit
moves us when we get there.

- Commander, you wanted to see me?
- Take a look at something, will you?

I've been running diagnostics

and I found some kind of power surge
in the transceiver array.

Looks like an encrypted transmission.

It came from the Vulcan ship.

Who was it sent to?

You're sure this was sent
to her quarters?

I wish I wasn't.

Did she say anything to you
about it?

Not a word.

We had an agreement.

She promised not to speak to the
Vulcans without telling me.

Looks like she's having some trouble
keeping her promises.

Should I have Hoshi decrypt it?

Tell her it's top priority.

Whenever you're ready, captain.

You sure you want me here for this?
I've got a lot of work to do.

Stay put, commander.
This is important.

Start the recording.

To the students of Ms Malvin's
fourth-grade class

at the Worley Elementary School

in Kenmare, County Kerry, Ireland.

This is Captain Archer aboard
the starship Enterprise.

On behalf of the entire crew, I'd like
to thank you for your transmission.

We all got a real kick out of your
drawings and letters.

You asked a lot of interesting
questions.

I wish we had time to answer all
of them, but if we did that,

we wouldn't get much
exploring done.

So I've selected a few, and hopefully
our answers will give you

a better idea of what life
is like out here.

Liam Brennan asks,
"What do you eat?"

For the most part,
the same things you eat at home.

Our chef can make anything from
a peanut butter and jelly sandwich,

to turkey with all the trimmings.

We have a
hydroponic greenhouse onboard

where we grow fruits
and vegetables,

and we can also replicate certain foods
with our protein resequencer.

Here's one from Geoff Miles.

"Is dating allowed on Enterprise?"

Well, it's not discouraged,

but there isn't a lot
of privacy on a starship.

Most of our crew share quarters
with at least one other person,

so it wouldn't... exactly be practical.

But if two crewmembers decide
that they really like each other,

there are a lot of places they can go
to look at the stars.

Chloe O'Shannon wants to know,
"How do we talk to aliens?"

I think I'll give that one to my
communications officer,

Ensign Hoshi Sato.

Well, Chloe, that's a very
good question.

We use a device called
the universal translator.

It's like an alien dictionary
with hundreds of languages

programmed into it, and it can learn
new languages very quickly...

...but it doesn't always work,
and when that happens,

it's up to me to try to translate.

I'm sure I don't have to tell you it can
be really hard sometimes.

One wrong word can mean
the difference between saying:

"Take my hand" or "Take my life."

So far, I have managed
to do pretty well.

Thanks, Hoshi.

Here's one from Molly McCook.

"When you flush the toilet,
where does it go?"

That sounds like an engineering
question.

So we'll ask Commander Charles
Tucker, our chief engineer.

Trip.

Pause it, will you?

A poop question, sir?

Can't I talk about the warp reactor
or the transporter?

It's a perfectly valid question.

The first thing you've
gotta understand is

we recycle pretty much everything
on a starship.

That includes... waste.

And the first thing that happens
to the waste

is it gets processed through a machine
called a bio-matter resequencer.

Then it gets broken down into...

Hold on.

They're gonna think
I'm the sanitation engineer.

You're doing fine.

So the waste is broken down
into little molecules.

They get transformed into any number
of things we can use on the ship.

Cargo containers, insulation, boots.

You name it.

Very enlightening, commander.

Gabrielle Witty wants to know if germs
can live in space.

I believe I can answer that, captain.

Hello, children. I'm Dr Phlox,
the ship's physician.

I'm from a system called
Denobula Triaxa,

and I feel very honoured to be
part of this important mission.

Germs.

They may be tiny, but they are among
the most resilient organisms

known to medical science.
They can survive almost anywhere,

on your kitchen counter,
under your fingernail,

in the vacuum of space.

Over 200 million space-dwelling
microbes have been catalogued.

One of the most virulent species lives
inside grains of interstellar dust.

Polycocyx astris.

They can drift in a dormant state
for millions of years

and still cause a nasty cold.

I once discovered a peculiar colony
of spores on a hull of...

Thank you, doctor. Fascinating.

I think we've taken up enough
of Ms Malvin's classroom time.

By the way, we've included some
pictures of a comet we're studying.

We think it might be the biggest one

ever discovered by humans
or Vulcans.

That's what so exciting about being
on Enterprise.

You never know what you're
gonna find next.

We miss Earth.

But hearing from you makes us all feel
a little closer to home.

Captain Archer, out.

How'd it go?

The beauty of ice is that it records
everything like a blank page.

The farther down you drill,
the farther back in time you go.

- Lieutenant.
- Yes?

What do you think?

Hand me the plasma torch.

- Archer to Lieutenant Reed.
- Go ahead, sir.

- How are you doing, Malcolm?
- We're just about to set the charges.

I'm sure I don't need
to remind you

- we're being observed.
- No, sir.

We want this to go as smoothly
as possible.

- Make a good impression.
- Right.

So tell me, who's the sculptor?

It won't be there for long, sir.

Archer out.

- Any luck?
- Sorry it took so long.

The code was pretty complex.

- What's it say?
- It's in Vulcan.

You'll have to run it through
the translation matrix.

- You didn't read it?
- I didn't feel it'd be right.

Thanks.

Come in.

Well, we decrypted the message.

And?

It's not exactly what we expected.
It's a letter.

- What did it say?
- It's personal.

- What do you mean?
- Very personal.

You could order me to tell you, sir,
but you wouldn't be happy if I did.

- Why the hell was it encrypted?
- That's what I wanna know.

Maybe Vulcans encrypt all their
personal letters.

All they had to do was send it through
regular channels, mark it personal,

and we'd have left it alone.
But no, they had to encrypt it,

force me to start snooping.

I feel like I got caught
with my hand in the cookie jar.

Let it go, Trip.

- Come on, it was an honest mistake.
- I can't let it go.

I gotta tell her.

- How's that gonna help?
- It's the right thing to do.

At least I'll be able to look her
in the eye without feeling guilty.

You're a good man.

You might wanna take
a phase pistol with you.

I might need one.

Got a minute?

In private?

Excuse us, crewman.

Did you ever...?

Did you ever do anything
totally by mistake that...

you weren't very proud of?

No.

Did you ever come across something
that you thought was one thing,

so you reacted in a certain way,
but then it turned out

- to be something completely different?
- Your point, commander?

I found out about your message
from the Vulcan ship.

It was a personal matter.

Why wasn't it sent through normal
Starfleet channels?

That takes time.
The letter was important.

So they sent it in code?

Do you have any idea
how suspicious that looked?

You read my letter?

Believe me, I don't feel very good
about it.

I have more letters in my quarters.
Would you like to read those as well?

I'm trying to apologise here.

- Archer to T'Pol.
- Yes, captain.

Please report to my Ready Room.

- Has anyone else read the letter?
- No.

I'd appreciate it
if you wouldn't mention it.

I won't. I promise.

I thought I'd invite Captain Vanik
for a visit.

If he's so interested
in how we do things,

he might as well come see
for himself.

Once he realises we're not gonna
blow up the galaxy,

maybe he'll leave us alone.

I'm sure he'll appreciate the gesture.

Dinner's a good way
to break the ice.

I was hoping you might give chef
some menu suggestions.

- Certainly.
- A little food, a little wine...

- Vulcans don't drink wine.
- You know what I mean.

Just help me make him go away.

- When did these symptoms begin?
- Two days ago.

Perhaps you slept
in an awkward position.

I haven't slept.

For two days?

Something on your mind?

It appears to be a tension headache.

You know, anything said between us
is strictly confidential.

Would you like to talk about
what's troubling you?

No.

I don't know if there's anyone on this
ship you'd feel comfortable talking with,

but if there is,
it might feel good

to get whatever's bothering
you out in the open.

This is a simple analgesic.

I can give you something later to help
you sleep this evening, if you'd like.

Thank you, doctor.

The ears are a nice touch.

I thought so.

We should get out more often.

Don't get too comfortable.

This landscape is about to change.

- Reed to Enterprise.
- Go ahead.

- Charges are set.
- Stand by.

Inform the Vulcans we're about
to make a very loud noise.

Aye, sir.

- Archer to Reed.
- Yes, captain.

- Blast away.
- Understood.

Impressive.

I was hoping for a little
more symmetry.

I'll get the drill.

If I'm not mistaken,
you're flying a Surak-class ship.

You're not mistaken.

You can get her up to what,
6, 6.5?

Six-point-five.

I'd love to get a look inside
those nacelles.

Our warp systems are classified.

A few years back, I was a guest
aboard a Maymora-class ship.

The Yarahla. Captain Tok.
Do you know him?

- Not personally.
- Oh.

We made a run
to a dark-matter nebula.

I helped set up
the graviton telescope.

Most fun I've ever had
on a space walk.

Those Vulcan EV suits
are something else,

like you're flying around inside
your own little starship.

You're easily impressed.

Something wrong
with your Pok Tar?

No.

If it's not to your liking, I'm sure our
chef can prepare you something else.

I've already eaten.

Hope you saved room for dessert.

After dinner... I thought you might
like to take a look around.

Enterprise may not be Surak-class,
but she's quite a ship.

Perhaps another time.

- Tea?
- I only drink water.

You know...

...for people who claim to not be
explorers, you sure do get around.

I hope our presence here
is not proving inconvenient.

On the contrary. It's nice to know
no matter how big the universe is,

there's always a Vulcan ship nearby.

- So, captain, tell us about yourself.
- Excuse me?

On Earth, it's customary to exchange
personal information

with someone you've just met.

We have this peculiar habit
of actually talking during meals.

I've noticed.

What would you like to know?

I don't know. Where were you born?

How long have you been captain?
Any hobbies?

I've served in the Vulcan space
program for 76 years,

fifteen of those commanding
the Ti'Mur.

I believe this is Captain Vanik's first
visit aboard an Earth vessel.

We'd be happy to answer any
questions you might have.

I have none. Humans have never held
much interest for me.

Well...

...where did the time go?
Seems like you just got here.

I'm sure you're eager to get back
to your ship,

so I'll trouble you with just
one last question.

How long do you plan
on spying on us?

If we were spying, captain,

you would have never
detected our presence.

Your inexperience and your arrogance
are your enemies, not us.

Please show Captain Vanik
to the launch bay.

What'd he say?

Captain, you should take
a look at this.

Archer to Lieutenant Reed.

- Go ahead, sir.
- How's it going?

We hit a layer of magnesite and
cracked a drill bit, but we've replaced it.

- You may wanna pick up
the pace a little. - Sir?

The comet's rotational axis shifted
when you set of those charges.

In about two hours, the shuttlepod
will be facing the star.

The temperature gonna shoot up
by a couple hundred degrees.

I want you out of there before then.

- We'll be done with time to spare, sir.
- Be sure you are.

Archer out.

Come in.

You decide to tell me
what Vanik said?

Please, sit down.

I've never seen your quarters before.

Cosy.

You know you're not supposed to
have an open flame on the ship.

I was given permission
from the captain.

They're for meditation.

So, what can I do for you?

Dr Phlox believes that it might help
if I was to discuss my problem

with someone I felt comfortable
confiding in.

You wanna talk to me?

Well, I'm not sure I'm gonna
be much help.

I mean, I've only been in three
relationships,

and they all went bust.

Are you sure you wouldn't rather
talk to Hoshi or Ensign Kimball?

- She's married.
- You were far from my first choice.

But speaking with someone else

would mean more people knowing
about my situation.

I'll do anything I can.
What's your problem?

- You read the letter.
- Yes.

Then you know that unless I leave
Enterprise immediately,

my wedding plans will be cancelled.

- Have you talked to...?
- Koss.

Have you talked to Koss
about all this?

We haven't spoken in many years.

Marriages on Vulcan are arranged
during childhood.

I've only met Koss four times.

How can you be in love with a guy
you've only met four times?

It's assumed that we'd eventually
develop an affection for one another.

So his parents send you
an ultimatum?

- He doesn't have a say?
- His parents planned the union.

It's their decision.

Boy.

Where I come from, arranged
marriages went out with slavery.

Are you going to give me advice
or criticise my people's tradition?

I'm still fuzzy on why they threatened
to call it off in the first place.

The ceremony was supposed
to take place next week.

When I decided to remain
on Enterprise,

I requested a postponement.

Koss' parents were insulted
that I would put off our plans

to serve on a human vessel.

Well, Vanik can take you home.

Why don't you go marry Koss,
then come back?

It's customary for a husband and wife
to reside together

for at least one Vulcan year.

- Maybe he can come to Enterprise.
- He's an architect.

It would be illogical for him to live
aboard a starship.

This whole thing sounds illogical.

Your advice, commander.

- What do you wanna do?
- That is irrelevant.

No, it's not. It's very relevant.

Do you wanna go back
and marry this guy,

spend a year with him,
ten years, 100 years?

Or do you wanna
stay on Enterprise?

- I have an obligation.
- You've got an obligation to yourself.

You've spent the last year
around humans.

One thing you should've learned is that
we're free to make our own decisions.

There's a lot to be said
for personal choice.

If you'd spent the last year on Vulcan,
you would've learned

that our commitment to tradition
outweighs personal choice.

I respect your customs.

But this marriage was arranged
when you were a kid.

A lot's happened since then.
People change.

- Vulcans don't.
- Really?

My obligation is to my culture,
my heritage.

It has to take precedence.

Sounds to me like you already
made up your mind.

Why the hell did you ask me here?

It was a mistake.

I apologise.

Did it ever occur to you that you
might've postponed the wedding

because subconsciously
you wanted to get out of it?

That would imply that my
subconscious mind

controls my decisions.
It doesn't.

Well, it happens to humans
all the time.

Maybe you're picking up some
of our bad habits.

Travis!

I'm okay.

- What?
- My knee.

You rest here.

- I'm all right.
- Okay.

Well, let's get you to the pod.

I'll come back for the gear
if there's time.

At least take the core sample.

We shouldn't go back to the ship
empty-handed.

Almost there.

- It might be faster without the suits.
- Yes, and a lot colder.

What's that?

I hope I never see snow again.

You all right?

We should have never ignited
the thrusters.

Well, it's not like we had a choice.

- Reed here.
- You two okay?

More or less.
How far did we drop?

About 18 metres. We'll get you out
of there. Just give us a few minutes.

We're not going anywhere.

Bring the grappler online.

The mouth of that chasm's
a little narrow.

I'll get you in close enough.

- Do you see them?
- Bring us in another 50 metres.

Two metres starboard.

A little more.

- The Vulcan ship's hailing us.
- Take a message. I'm busy.

Captain Vanik wants to know if we
require assistance.

Tell him we've got everything
under control.

There. Right there.
Synchronise to the rotation.

Almost got it.

One hit, one miss.

One will be fine. Reel them in.

The pod's hit an outcropping.
It's wedged in.

Take us a few metres to port.

We might be able
to pull them around it.

Those eisilium deposits are disrupting
the maglock. I'm losing them.

Ease them back down.

- They've fallen another nine metres.
- Let's try it again.

Captain, they're moving out of
the sunlight. The surface ice is
recrystallising.

In less than an hour, that chasm
will be sealed up again.

Then we'd better hurry.

There is another option.

- Captain Vanik.
- I'd rather leave him out of this.

His ship has a tractor beam that won't
be affected by the eisilium.

Reset the grappler.

Vanik offered to assist us.
There's no shame in accepting.

We can do this on our own.

I don't like him any more
than you do, captain.

But a tractor beam sounds like
a pretty good idea right now.

Vanik expects you to refuse his offer.
He sees humans as arrogant, prideful.

Why not prove him wrong?

You can save them, or you can
let your pride stand in the way.

You're human.

You're free to choose.

They've got us.

Go ahead, Enterprise.

This is Captain Vanik
of the Vulcan ship Ti'Mur.

Stand by to ignite your engines
and return to your ship.

I thought you might wanna take a look
at the data we collected.

You helped us bring it back.
It's the least we can do.

As your science officer told you,
we have little interest in comets.

That tractor beam of yours
is quite something.

Any chance we could take a look
at the specifications?

That information is classified.

I thought it might be.

We'll be leaving within the hour.

Is there anything else
we can help you with?

You've done more than enough.

See you around.

You don't have much time.

I assume you're all packed.

Captain, with your permission,
I'd like to transmit a message

to the Ti'Mur, to send to Vulcan.

Go right ahead.

Thank you.

What was that all about?

It's personal.