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"Exile" is the fifty-eighth episode of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', the sixth episode of season three. It first aired on October 15, 2003 on the UPN network in the United States. The episode was written by Phyllis Strong and directed by former ''Star Trek: Voyager'' actress Roxann Dawson. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship ''Enterprise'', registration NX-01. In this episode, Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) is contacted telepathically by an alien named Tarquin (Maury Sterling), who offers assistance with the Xindi. Whilst she visits Tarquin at his home, the rest of the crew investigate another mysterious sphere within the expanse. The episode was seen as a take on "Beauty and the Beast", with Sterling required to wear a full head prosthetic when Tarquin was in his non-human form. Several sets were created in a gothic style to represent Tarquin's home, while the anomalies created by the Delphic Expanse sphere were added in post production. The episode was the lowest rated so far of season three, having aired at the same time as Major League Baseball playoffs. It received a rating of 2.3, which was 0.3 lower than a re-run of "The Xindi" a week later at the same time as the World Series. The critical response was positive, although critics pointed out influences in this episode such as Disney Castles, ''The Lord of the Rings'' and ''The Three Stooges''. ==Plot== Sub-Commander T'Pol, examining gravitational anomaly patterns, calculates the location of a second sphere within the Delphic Expanse (similar to the one previously seen in "Anomaly"), and ''Enterprise'' diverts course to investigate. Meanwhile Ensign Sato reports to sickbay, explaining to Doctor Phlox that she has been hearing voices and feels like she is being watched. She is later contacted telepathically by Tarquin, an alien that appears in human form. He explains that he can telepathically read objects, and suggests that ''Enterprise'' bring him part of the weapon used to attack Earth (in "The Expanse"). ''Enterprise'' soon arrives at Tarquin's planet. He welcomes Archer and Hoshi and soon agrees to work on reading the weapon fragment, but only if Sato agrees to remain with him. They agree, and ''Enterprise'' departs to investigate the second sphere. Tarquin and Sato discuss many subjects and initially the alien seems trustworthy. However she also discovers that he had been watching her telepathically for some time and that she is not the first person to be brought here to provide companionship for him. Meanwhile, ''Enterprise'' approaches the sphere, but has to halt its approach due to damage from the spatial anomalies generated by it. The ship sends down a shuttlepod coated with Trellium-D (retrieved in "Impulse"), and is able to approach close enough to take readings. Archer and Trip return to ''Enterprise'' and set course to retrieve Sato. Meanwhile, Tarquin attempts to trick her into staying with him permanently, but she refuses and threatens to destroy a device which enhances his telepathic abilities. He reluctantly agrees to let her go, and later provides ''Enterprise'' with the co-ordinates for the Xindi colony that is building a part of the weapon. The episode ends as T'Pol calculates that there are approximately 50 spheres in the expanse region. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Exile (Star Trek: Enterprise)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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