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"The Aenar" is the fourteenth episode of the fourth season of the American science fiction television series ''Star Trek: Enterprise'', and originally aired on February 11, 2005. It was written by André Bormanis from a story by Manny Coto, and was directed by Mike Vejar. "The Aenar" was the third instalment of a three-part story which concluded the events of episodes "Babel One" and "United". Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship ''Enterprise'', registration NX-01. In this episode, Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) and Commander Shran (Jeffrey Combs) collaborate to stop the unknown drones from causing further havoc. They return to Andoria seeking the help of the Aenar, an offshoot race of the Andorians, one of whom has been taken to pilot the drone Romulan ship. The episode showed the home world of the Andorians for the first time, with the sets for the planet's ice tunnels being created on a sound stage. Joining the guest cast from the previous instalments in the story arc were Alexandra Lydon and Alicia Adams, neither of whom had appeared in a ''Star Trek'' series before. Reviews of the episode were mostly negative, with critics citing issues with plot holes and unanswered questions from the story arc. On its first showing, 3.17 million watched the episode, an increase from the 2.81 million who watched the previous episode, "United". ==Plot== Senator Vrax (Geno Silva), fresh from the Romulan Senate, is disappointed that Admiral Valadore (Brian Thompson) and scientist Nijil's (J. Michael Flynn) drone program has failed to provoke a rift between Human, Andorian and Tellarite races as they had hoped. In fact, the opposite has happened – political discord throughout the Alpha and Beta Quadrants has declined. Now that a second drone is ready, Valadore suggests a mission against the ''Enterprise'' in order to impress the Senate. Nijil argues that the pilot requires time to recover from his previous exertions, but Valadore insists and prioritizes the mission. On ''Enterprise'', analysis of the data gathered from inside the drone reveals that the ship is being piloted telepathically by an Andorian. Commander Shran (Jeffrey Combs) explains that the data indicates the pilot is probably a member of the Aenar, a white-skinned and blind Andorian sub-race, but this seems unlikely since the Aenar are few in number, reclusive pacifists, and inhabitants of the isolated extreme northern polar region of their moon. Shran and Captain Jonathan Archer (Scott Bakula) then beam down to contact the Aenar. The Aenar's spokesperson, Lissan (Alicia Adams), initially declines to assist as the Aenar do not want to get involved in a war. However, a young Aenar named Jhamel (Alexandra Lydon) decides to help, since doing so may help locate Gareb (Scott Allen Rinker), her missing brother. Meanwhile, Doctor Phlox (John Billingsley), Commander T'Pol (Jolene Blalock), and Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III (Connor Trinneer) work in Sickbay on their own "telepresence" unit to help counter the drone ship. T'Pol volunteers to test it, and a concerned Tucker finds it increasingly difficult to balance his duties and emotions. Jhamel then tests the unit, with better results. Later, when the drone ships reappear and attack, she is able to contact the drone pilot, and it is indeed her long-lost brother, who was tricked into working with the Romulans. Learning the deception of his "helpers", he turns the drones on each other and both are soon destroyed, and Valadore angrily kills him as retribution for his failure. With the threat resolved, the Andorians depart ''Enterprise'', but Tucker requests to leave the ship as well. 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「The Aenar」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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