tlhIngan-Hol Archive: Sun Nov 14 11:51:48 2004
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Re: "Enterprise" lines
- From: "Lady K'Lyssia" <[email protected]>
- Subject: Re: "Enterprise" lines
- Date: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:47:40 -0700
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- Seal-send-time: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 12:47:40 -0700
> Does anyone follow "Star Trek: Enterprise"? Brent Spiner has been on a
> 3-episode story arc. This week's episode included some Klingon.
> Archer and the Enterprise are trying to sneak through Klingon space to
> defeat some mutants, when they are accosted by a Klingon battle cruiser.
> Archer tries to talk his way out of it, and isn't having much success, so
> Spiner says to let him try, and he says
>
> {quv lughaj *archer qu'(?) beqDaj je.} "Captain Archer and his crew are
> honorable people."
>
> {lengtaH 'e' yIchaw'.} "Let them continue on their way."
>
> This is a very odd scene. For one thing, it doesn't impress the Klingon
> commander at all (who doesn't even deign to respond in Klingon to Spiner's
> words). It accomplishes absolutely nothing in terms of the story. So I
> think this was a nod to the Klingon community from someone, probably
> Spiner.
Something to remember about that scene - was the universal translator was
being used. And, that was the thing that really made the scene make even
less sense to me. The Klingon Captain was hearing Archer's words in
Klingon - so why would Doctor Soogn's (sp) use of Klingon make a difference
there. And of course we heard the reply in Federation Standard - again the
translator.
But I do think the scene was done for the fans just as you suggested.
Carol (Lady K'Lyssia) Hightshoe
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