At Least There's a Dog

Thank you to all our listeners for coming along with us on our voyage! In this final episode we discuss Enterprise season 4, our superlatives, and all the usual retrospective things. Finally, we look back on the show as a whole, and our journey podcasting about it. Take care everyone, and remember to go wherever your heart will take you. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

This Journey's End tried to be an emotional Crusher, but it just ended up being a Disaster. They really needed to Troi (Pic)harder. The Emergence of this episode, devoid of Inner Light, will get no Redemption. A very Dark Page in Enterprise history. There will be no Justice for this Too Short a Season, though it should be A Matter of Honor. This is The Price we pay when Yesterday's Enterprise isn't given its Devil's Due. This Final Mission is corrupted by a Future Imperfect, leaving an Identity Crisis and a tarnished Legacy, from which Terry Matalas will learn all the wrong Lessons. The crew of the NX-01, at least The Survivors, In Theory, should be the subject of Hero Worship, not just Relics, A Matter of Time until they become The Outcast. Time for The Big Goodbye. Also The Outrageous Okona, I guess. Oh, this is supposed to be an Enterprise Podcast. What a Conundrum. Oops. Here's episode 100. Yar gonna have a good time. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Our Attached intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  Be our Pen Pals at atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Come laugh, cry, and distribute air discomfort bags with us on this penultimate episode of Enterprise! Honestly, feels like a pretty great series finale. Sure hope the next episode lives up to this one... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Re(e)d alert, this is not a drill. Anthony Montgomery got to do things. Perhaps, even acting. Also, Trip and T'Pol go "undercover", but the low-effort kind of undercover. Like the teenager who doesn't want to dress up as anything, but wants candy, and so goes trick-or-treating as themselves but without washing their hair. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Aren't you glad we didn't make you wait all summer for this cliffhanger? Seems there's no universe in which Anthony Montgomery gets actual lines to do. At least Linda Park gets to do something. I guess? She does quite a lot of... something. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Why did we need to go to the Mirror Universe again? Why is there a comma in the actual episode title? Why not listen to our podcast in which we will answer none of these questions, but we will still have a good time? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Old school fun Trek! Questionable obscure marine biology references! Green people! Anthony Montgomery's biceps! Come join us for this delightful episode. You're *bound* to enjoy it! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

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Our biggest episode yet! Based on number of guests. We're recording without our usual equipment setup, but at least things didn't get too bumpy. And in the episode, some things were getting decidedly unbumpy... -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

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Shran gets mad, Trip teases Malcolm, Archer gets to be the hero via physical combat, and Travis is under-utilized. I think that narrows it down, right? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Shran to the left of me, Gral to the right, here I am, stuck in the middle with Trudie. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Dear listeners, please come and be observers for our show! Not the kind that possess our bodies, though. Well, maybe Trudie's? Would Trudie enjoy having her body possessed? Hmm. Anyway, we really enjoyed this one, as season 4 gets back on track. And EVERYONE in the cast gets to do something. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Come listen to us wax poetic about this episode about the inventor of the transporter! The show tries to give us a lot of feelings, but flies too close to the sun and doesn't quite manage it. But their main guest star really soars. And Mandy wants it on record that she is responsible for none of these puns. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Finishing up the Vulcan trilogy with some Andorians. Specifically one Andorian. Shran. Shran is back. And we get to see some good old fashioned Vulcan combat on the sound stage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think!  atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

This one is kinda like Search for Spock, but without Christopher Lloyd, or emotional resonance. But Trudie enjoyed recording the episode with us, so at least we had fun. Hopefully the next episode will make up for this one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

So, it was a little while between recording and writing this summary, so we kinda forgot what happened in the episode. You can assume that Porthos was the star, and that either Travis or Hoshi got sidelined for the episode. I'm pretty sure we actually liked this one, too. There were definitely Vulcans in it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Hey, we finally made it to the end of the augment arc! Let's move on and think about happier things. For example, what would a Klingon Bird of Play be like? This and more, on tonight's episode of At Least There's a Dog! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Are the wardrobe choices of Jake Sisko not baffling enough for you? Then we have exactly what you need. While Enterprise is joined by special guest Brent, we're joined by special guest Chris, and we have a good time. Certainly a better time than the crew of Cold Station 12. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Check out Chris's board game review blog at https://www.toplayornottoplay.net/! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

And you can tell everybody this is your Soong It may be just Brent no makeup but Now it's overdoone, I hope you don't mind Though we kinda did mind So we recorded some words How wonderful life was With just Noonien in the world. Apologies to Elton John for that one. Please enjoy the podcast! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Come join us as we consider what 22nd-century Earth hotel pet policies might be like with regards to Regulan bloodworms and dogs. More importantly, T'Pol has a cool mom. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Due to manipulation of the time streams, much of our commentary about Storm Front Part I has traveled forward in time, and become commentary about Storm Front Part II. We blame Daniels. Part II was a step up, though. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We left the Delphic Expanse for this? Join us as we travel through time (at the usual speed) and discuss this curious choice to follow up the Xindi saga. Also, this podcast has now officially been acknowledged by Brannon Braga! I think that means we're canon now? After listening to our podcast, you can watch Mandy interview Braga, and a whole bunch of other people who work on The Orville: New Horizons, on the Alternate Ending YouTube channel. https://youtu.be/Iq_B6qeBnjY -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We finally made it! Let's see how much we remember of season 3. At this rate, we'll have our season 4 retrospective pretty close to Human/Vulcan first contact. Regardless, we really appreciate you joining us on our voyage. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Welcome to the season finale, things are going to get weird. We're wrapping up season 3, and now's a great time for you (dear listener) to send in your superlatives for the season! You know the email address. And as an aside we forgot to mention on the show, why do you need to rotate glowing cylinders in the right order to overload the superweapon? It doesn't really make any sense. And, besides that, Archer is very bad at following directions for this sort of thing. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We waited almost three weeks to edit and post this, after recording. So, probably too late to wish Mandy a happy birthday. Fortunately, the crew of the NX-01 is much more punctual. They have no time to lose, as they race against the clock to save Earth from the Xindi superweapon. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Enterprise returns with some top-notch television, and we return with some rather amusing miscommunications. Good times should be had by all. Apologies again to our listeners in Cleveland, we hope that the spatial distortions ease up soon, and... better luck next year with the Browns. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We are Star Trek podcasters. That is why the word "bum" keeps ending up in our episode titles. Really, this... wasn't supposed to be like this. At least our episode titles don't feature any superscripts (aside from the repetition of TV show's episode title, as best we can). This episode was a step down from the last few, but it sure generated a lot of discussion. Please enjoy! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Everything is still terrible for the crew of the NX-01, which means it is great for the quality of the show. This time, it is Trip's turn to break our hearts. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We wanted a title for this episode with as many layers of meaning as the episode's title has. I think we did ok. As far as the show goes, quality lightning has struck two episodes in a row. Things get pretty dark for the crew of the NX-01, but not all hope is lost. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Did we realize that this would be one of the best episodes of the show, and that it would take us well over a month to get around to watching it? Nope. But there's no time like the present, so buckle up, put on your compound eyes, and listen to us talk about Star Trek. We'll try not to leave you (or us) hanging so long for the next one. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Captain Archer basically turns into a mommy, and the crew has a full-on mutiny. These two things are more related than one might expect. We also discuss the question of who feeds Porthos when the captain is... distracted. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Dr. Phlox is in charge of the ship while it travels through a Big Scary Space Thing, with only T'Pol and Porthos for company. T'Pol is definitely real, just like the chef, and this plot is definitely unique in Star Trek history. At least there's lots of dog! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

This episode's biggest feature was a lot of hand-to-hand combat stuntwork. We don't mention that on the podcast, because we didn't care. The rest of the episode, we do talk about. If the episode were a sentient entity that could wish things, it would probably wish we hadn't. Also, a digression on forks. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Phlox expands his services to include hair extensions, tattoos, and thoroughly unnerving worms. The rest of the crew expands their services to include escape room design. This was an enjoyable episode, so let's hope they continue along their new career paths. Bonus: our youngest co-host expresses some strong opinions on Star Trek: Nemesis, and we talk about Star Trek: Nemesis for reasons other than pointing out that it was terrible. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Offered for a limited time by the Andorian Mining Consortium! Did you know that we like Jeffrey Combs? Oh, you did? Ok. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

I knew him, D'Jamat, although Josh didn't remember anyone's name. Even after being reminded, during the recording. Anyway, please enjoy our reflections on the time the NX-01 gets taken over by religious extremists. Also, if you're wondering why Josh hums half a bar of music from Orpheus in the Underworld, check out this video, counting torpedoes on Star Trek: Voyager. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

This time travel episode was puzzling for all the wrong reasons. At least, we assume there were reasons. We can't figure out what they might have been. Also, you can tell it is set in Detroit because of the mountains. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

The NX-01 has a lot of secret formula. Baby formula. Why do they have so much baby formula on a starship with no children? And where do they keep it? We have no answers to these questions, but the episode was actually quite good and powerful. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Is this the least inspired episode of Star Trek we've ever seen? No, but only because TNG did an actual clip show one time. The NX-01 crew hang out on a Wild West set full of stereotypes and confused metaphors. Our baby, who is a more creative writer than the ones for this episode, chimes in with his opinion. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Welcome to At Least There's a Dog, the podcast where we recognize when characters on Enterprise get killed off, even though no one on the show does. We actually rather liked this episode. Sure, Star Trek has done the scary future thing before, but they did it rather well here. Also, can T'Pol keep wearing a real uniform from now on? -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We decided to try the Friends episode title convention. It was hard to decide which of the many titles which uniquely describe this episode to use. The One Where Scott Bakula Over-Acts. The One Where the Guest Star Steals the Show. The One Where Travis Mayweather May or May Not Even Be There. So hard to choose. Anyway, something something kemocite, infiltration, Xindi, light treason, et cetera. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

An alien telepath is convinced that Hoshi Sato can learn to love a beast. It's a very pretty episode, but alas, there is nothing there that wasn't there before. (Also, Archer can't shoot.) Even more also, our first fan art! Thanks to the very talented Ennis Jackson! https://twitter.com/drowsydraws/status/1372687015301554176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Zombies. Vulcan zombies. That about sums it up. That, plus the eternal question of "why, when you need an Ace Pilot for a Very Difficult Flight, did you put Travis on...the transporter?" -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Welcome to another episode of Jonathan Archer Makes Bad Decisions in the Delphic Expanse. Unfortunately, this time, his actions have consequences, and Ensign Hoshi Sato pays the ultimate price. Archer lets a dangerous infiltrator on board, and no one can resist her wiles, except for Malcom Reed. He cannot be seduced by anyone, though he'd sleep with a photon torpedo in a heartbeat. We also learn fun things about Mandy's thesis committee. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ Portions of Requiem in D Minor by W. A. Mozart Recorded by the Orchestre National de France -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Did you watch any of the other (many) Star Trek episodes that dealt with DNA mutation and say "Gee golly, I wish I could have more episodes like that"? If so, please leave your position as a writer for Star Trek. Yup, this one was pretty darned terrible. And not even in the fun kind of way! At least we get to rag on Archer some more. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Enterprise continues down its darker path, and disagreement breaks out among the show's hosts. A lot of things happened this episode, but, most importantly, Porthos is back! Our sincerest apologies to our one Bulgarian listener. You'll see what we mean. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Finally, on to season three! Welcome to the Delphic Expanse, where you can't count on anything. Except that Archer will do dumb things, Mayweather will be underutilized, and T'Pol will be over-sexualized. Theme music changed a little, though. Don't worry, it was actually a pretty good episode. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

Season two sure was a season. Our theories about the Chef have evolved, Hoshi joins Travis for some meteorological fun, and we go over our top and bottom episodes. Come celebrate the second season with our second longest episode so far. See you in season 3! Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

We watch the season 2 finale, and, ummmm.... one might say it was safe, and conventional, and not a departure from the show's established patterns. But then one would be wrong. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com

And Malcolm Reed's face, when he gets to destroy a decoy buoy, is the picker-upper. But that's pretty much the highlight. Otherwise, it is your tired old "T'Pol wears less things, Archer gets kidnapped" story. Dumb episode to start 2021 with, but we have fun roasting it. -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intro and outro music by Iván D. Beltrán https://www.ivandbeltran.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Let us know what you think! atleasttheresadog@gmail.com