258: Tap Two Times on the Bulkhead

“Impulse” 20th-anniversary reflections

A distress call leads the Enterprise to a derelict Vulcan cruiser trapped in an asteroid field. When the crew boards the ship to mount a rescue, they find not the calm and cold Vulcans they’re used to but rather scary and cold zombies. As they attempt to get off the ship, whatever has transformed the Vulcan crew begins to affect T’Pol. And as her behavior becomes more and more irrational, a new threat to survival comes from within the landing party itself.

In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 3 with “Impulse” as we discuss how the story flips the Human–Vulcan narrative and accelerates T'Pol's character development.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Flipping the Vulcan-Human Narrative (00:02:10)
Suspicious Minds (00:12:34)
One Long Chase Sequence (00:17:19)
Jolene's Brilliant Performance (00:21:56)
Remembering Who We Are (00:28:13)
VFX Advancements (00:34:01)
Shortest Cold Open (00:37:24)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:39:34)
Closing (00:45:27)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)