Space really wants us dead.
“Unfinished Business” · Season 1, Episode 15
In this episode: Dean Winchester (940), Damon Salvatore (715), Sam Winchester (665), Olivia Benson (637), Stephen Fry (608), Narrator (554), Clark Kent (523), Nate (486)
Humans waste so much life worrying about death. The Aenar believe the end only comes once you have fulfilled your purpose. It provides meaning.
CUCadet Uhura
I like that. So, what was your purpose?
To fix what is broken.
[to Una and La'an] What do you two have planned for shore leave?
Are you kidding? They don't shore leave. They shore stay.
[laughing] Oh, right. The nickname.
[Nurse Chapel discreetly clears her throat and shakes her head.]
[now backpedaling] I don't know what I'm saying. I should probably go. Chief Kyle?
What nickname?
I can't remember. It's, uh...
"Where fun goes to die." It's stupid. The yeomen don't know what they're talking about. If they did, they wouldn't be yeomen.
Thank you for your advice. If I can ever return the favor, please do not hesitate to ask.
What are friends for?
[whispers] "What are friends for..."
That was a rhetorical, Spock.
[a beat] Oh, I know. Humans are almost as easy to tease as Vulcans.
[in T'Pring's body] You must answer (the door). These are my quarters. Anyone who comes here will expect me to answer the door.
TPT'Pring
[in Spock's body] I know how a door works. [door chimes] If they go away, that may give us enough time to fix this situation.
[in T'Pring's body] Logic suggests the easiest way to get them to go away is for you to answer while pretending to be me.
TPT'Pring
[in Spock's body] Spock, I do not like hijinks.
[in T'Pring's body] In that, we are in agreement. But it appears that hijinks are the most logical course of action.
RARongovian Ambassador
So, Captain. Tell us... why should we ally ourselves with your Federation?
Easy: you shouldn't.... Why would you turn our enemies into your enemies? We're just a few years clear of the Klingon war. The Romulans are out there biding their time. And who knows what species we'll piss off next. It's not like we're coming to you with any great respect for your culture. We barely know anything about it. And what would you get in return? The hypothetical benefits of new trade markets? Scientific advancement? Our promise of support in the event of a crisis, which will probably only come about because you've thrown in your lot with us? No. The Federation has lots to offer, sure, but it always exacts a price. You have good reason to suspect that price is too high for you to pay.
ARAdmiral Robert April
Chris, what the hell was that?
Playing a hunch.
ARAdmiral Robert April
You're risking an alliance that could be the key to the Federation's security on a hunch?!
[shrugs] It's a good hunch.
So one day, out of nothing, an all-powerful being just appears? And this consciousness has somehow trapped our ship in the nebula? And turned the crew into characters from a book I've read?
At least it made you the hero.
[to Queen Neve (Cadet Uhura)] Turn away now, or I'll unleash the full power of my powerful wizard... powers. I'll... I'll... I'll... send you to the Event Horizon. A dark realm full of chaos and monsters and... [struggles for words]
SPSpock/Pollux the Wizard
[aside to Queen Neve] There is no such place, my Queen. He's bluffing.
[Hemmer starts breathing heavily and gesturing, as if he were trying to conjure a spell. Suddenly, he brandishes a communicator in his hand.]
ABRA... KADABRA!! [presses a communicator button; Queen Neve and her minions are transported away]
Nice wizard powers.
I found this in Sickbay. I set it to trigger the transporter. They're in Cargo Bay 12. [speaking dramatically] Once again, the magic of SCIENCE prevails!! [normally, to M'benga] Too much? I know.
Joseph? Rukiya?
She's fine. She's alive. She's safe. But Una, I have been through something extraordinary. And no one on the ship remembers.
You know what happened in the missing five hours. Sounds like a hell of a story.
It is. It begins, like all good stories, "once upon a time..."
Still haven't decided to stay? I know better than to beat a dead horse, but you've made an impact here. There will always be a place on Enterprise for Nyota Uhura.
LDLt. Duke
The anomalies, is that what's killing our comms?
Negative, Ensign. It is the ionic interference that prevents long-range communications.
[pleased] Drink. You owe him a drink, Spock.
Duke's a lieutenant now. Call him an ensign, you gotta buy him a drink. Starfleet tradition.
Another human drinking game. Does their number have no limit?
Nope.
[Spock remembers Lt. Duke's death as he prepares to attack a Gorn youngling.]
The rage that is in my thoughts, I let into my heart. [lets out a primal scream, then charges]
Uhura. I want to leave you with one last piece of advice. Open yourself. Make a home for yourself amongst others, and you will find joy more often than sadness.
[eulogizing Hemmer] I never told Hemmer, but he reminded me a lot of my dad. Always pushing me to see things from a new perspective. Do better, be better. Losing Hemmer hurts. The people you love the most can cause you the most pain. But it's the people you love that can mend your heart when you feel broken. That's what Hemmer's purpose was. To fix what is broken. And he did.
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