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"Affliction" Aims to Remedy One of TREK's Longest Mysteries, Plus First Look at Rigelians (SPOILERS)

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By Steve Krutzler / 10:33, 24 November 2004 / Enterprise

There is no end in sight for the wave of TOS-inspired storylines on STAR TREK: ENTERPRISE this season. On the heels of a three-part Romulan arc helping explain why the Romulans were never seen before the time of TOS, TrekWeb has received information about a new episode titled "Affliction," which will tackle perhaps an even more famous bit of TREK lore.

The episode kicks off in an underground Klingon laboratory where a Klingon scientist and General oversee a strange project. Soldiers bring in a captive Klingon warrior and subject him to injection of a green fluid. After a few moments, it seems that the prisoner's forehead ridges bear the brunt of the fluid's effects. We are very likely looking at a canonical explanation for the famous change in makeup between the Klingons of TOS and the Klingons of STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE?

Meanwhile, Phlox has been offered a prestigious position with the Interspecies Medical Exchange but is kidnapped by a band of hooded aliens. The kidnappers turn out to be Rigelians, our first look at this oft-mentioned STAR TREK race. The Rigel system and its inhabitants have been mentioned in many TREK episodes such as "Mudd's Women," "Wolf in the Fold" and DS9's "The Passenger" among others. ENT's series premiere "Broken Bow" visited Rigel X, but encountered no Rigelians on screen.

As "Affliction" progresses, Klingons attack and board Enterprise for some clandestine purpose. Engaging the MACOs in a firefight, the Klingons implant a computer program into the ship before escaping. One Klingon, however, is shot by the MACOs and captured. His name is 'Marab' and he is thrown in the brig. Marab reveals that he is infected with a plague that is sweeping the Klingon Empire, and we learn that at least one symptom of the fatal disease is increased physical strength.

Also in this episode, 'Erika Hernandez' and the Columbia NX-02 will make an appearance. Hernandez and the Columbia were last seen in "Home."

This information is preliminary and subject to change. You should also treat it lightly until confirmed through official channels.



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By: Jadzia-Dax (Odo's file, contact) @ 07:50:57 on Nov 25, 2004

Wow. Sortof way off there.

Jadzia's previous host, Curzon, had sworn a Blood Oath, along with Kor, Kang, and Koloth back some 80 years before the ep DS9 "Blood Oath", against a ruthless antagonist called "The Albino", and during the ep, the guy's whereabouts were discovered and they were going to carry that assassination out.

The fact that DS9 chose to allow Worf to even travel back into time and interact in that period in DS9 "Trials and Tribble-ations", while having Bashir and O'Brien suddenly see ridgeless Klingons and remark about them, and of course see the Human-looking Arne Darvin... and then the ep starts fleshing out Triblbles who suddenly have a "homeworld", was the fault of DS9, the show that always seems to be immune from critique. ;-)

If what they do is entertaining, what difference does it make? It seems that ENT has spent too many hours producing T & A and soap opera instead of fleshing out the era pre-Federation, so let it come.

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