Archer invites a Vulcan captain to dinner 

That face Archer gives when Varik says hes already eaten like: Mate I asked you over to eat why the hell did you eat before you came here?

For those curious: there are two close established translations to what Varik says to T'pol in this scene: A. "Shan sha'tuhllar ak ko-mos." Translation- ("Transfer yourself soon, weak woman.") B. "Shan sha'tuhllar ak ko-mesh." Translation- ("Transfer yourself or you'll soon be a shamed-woman." )

I hate how people say Vulcans don't have emotions, this scene proves that they do. Vulcans have emotions, very strong emotions as well, they just repress them, or try not to show them, but it's never possible to completey hide or repress your emotions, and this captain is a clear example of that. He's rude, arrogant, and offensive. Vulcans can be humble, polite, and friendly, he just chose not to be

I don't know why but Archer repeatedly ducking under the beam as he paces back and forth talking to T'Pol tickles me. I wonder how many times he hit his head on that thing before it became second nature.

I always liked it when Star Trek dared to depict Vulcans as less than saints. It made them more interesting and more believable. They weren't all zen like Spock; he was an exception. This series did it extremely well.

Seeing Archer and Vanik interaction is like when your mother-in-law come to stay for a few days.

"Ah, Captain Vanik! Welcome! I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon!"

If vulcans lived on earth, they would drive BMW’s and take up two parking spaces at the grocery store

It sorta explains why Dr. McCoy was always ticked off by Vulcans in general. They're like that smart-ass, snobby brainy kid in high school, the teacher's pet who'd always rub your nose in the fact that they always get straight "A"s!

"Seeing the attitude of some Vulcans, you might even consider liking it some Romulans"

Imagine if Andorians had made first contact istead of Vulcans. Earth and Andoria would be sister planets and we'd already have mixed families.

The restraint and control of emotions the Vulcan culture strives for seems to not include pride and insult.

You have to admire Archer for throwing a dinner party so awkward it made a VULCAN lose his cool and storm off! No way he didn't do that on purpose...

A very underrated show. Jolene Blalock was just great to watch. She really WAS T'Pol.

"Vulcans don't drink wine." Neither do vampires.

Vulcans have a lot of nerve calling humans arrogant. Vulcans have alot more in common with Romulans than being simple blood relatives.

He's acting rather haughty for someone cautioning against arrogance.

"Vulcans don't drink wine" - Well T'Pol certainly did so as the series progressed.

Enterprise....in my opinion a quality show! There were some great scenes and I like Archer's energy and approach to being captain.

"Humans have never held much interest for me." Somewhat serious scene, but the Vulcan dryness is quite humorous.

I always prefered the Andorians in this era. Heck I even rooted for them went they basically went to war with the vulcans

My favourite was when Vanik told Archer: "You're easily impressed." The look on Archer's face was classic. William Utay was perfectly cast, as Vanik.

Trip: "What did he say?" T'pol: "He said I'm hot as shit, and should be on a Vulcan ship."

"Well, where did the time go?" 😂

He's not interested in humans but he went _two days_ out of his way to watch humans study a comet?

Not all Vulcans are uptight as Vanik. Vanik is just really fun at social gatherings. He hardly made a stir at dinner. A Vulcan like Ambassador Soval would be much more interesting company. Remember that Soval got along fabulously with Archer and Admiral Forrest. Soval even sort of got along with Andorian Commander Shran.

SPOILERS FOR ENTERPRISE S01. STOP READING IF YOU HAVEN'T WATCHED IT: There's actually a "valid" (depending on your POV) reason for the rudeness this Vulcan is showing Archer. In the episode immediately before this one, Archer and his crew were indirectly responsible for the destruction of a sacred, thousands year-old Vulcan sanctuary. Granted, it was the fault of the Vulcans because they had hidden an espionage facility beneath the sanctuary, but Archer and his team not only uncovered the facility but let the Andorians (the Vulcans' sworn enemies) report the existence of the facility to their superiors. The Andorians then destroyed the spy facility and the sanctuary because its existence was in violation of a treaty they had with the Vulcans. So it was 95% the fault of the Vulcans, but since they couldn't go to war with Andoria, they decided to take out their "anger" on Archer and his crew. Hence, this scene. Bearing all that in mind, this is actually a pretty well-written show.

Translation of Vulcan phrase: "Your damned pasta was underdone."

Say what you want about Klingons and their "table manners", they are a lively conversation at the dinner table.

I can't get past the way Archer has to duck each time he moves past that beam. Who designed this ship?

Just imagine how it would have gone had Shrann also been invited to the same table! :)

They should do a limited “Star Trek: Archer” series. Feature an upgraded Enterprise, the Earth-Romulan War and more discoveries made by Jonathan Archer. And yes… Make the last episode go away, as a bad dream William Riker had, and make certain Tripp is still alive and well.

Bakula and Blalock really played off each other beautifully in these scenes, especially as the show went on. Great stuff.

When the Vulcan's turned in their emotions they got a double portion of both Arrogance and Rudeness.

You can't really blame archer for reacting to Vanik the way he did. Vulcans had treated humans like scum for 100 years prior to their first warp 5 vessel and he had witnessed it first hand with his father and his dad's interactions with Solak. The Vulcans had a long history of that behavior with other species as well, part of the reason they went to war with the Andorians on several different occassions. The Vulcans were never able to lead the coalition that became the federation and had to rely on Humans whom they deemed inferior because of their inability to emotionally relate to other species. It was the giant paradox of logic. Logic without compassion is tyranny according to Surak and by this time in Star Trek lore they had strayed far from the teachings of Surak even becoming militaristic partly due to the covert infiltration of the Rhiansuu “those that march beneath the raptors wings” aka the Romulans into the Vulcan hierarchy of the High Command something ENT was going to get into had a Season 5 gone forward, that and T'Pol's half Romulan heritage. It’s a shame too they didn’t get to seasons 5,6,&7. Fans were BEGGING Berman and Braga to dive into the Vulcan Romulan connection even in season 2 as well as the Earth Romulan war that preceded the original series encounter in “balance of terror.” Unfortunately Braga had terrible writers working for him in seasons 1&2 and he was out of ideas as well when the series started. It was only when manny Coto took over midway through the Xindi arc that the series took a major turn in the right direction. If they had stuck with the concept of the series being a prequel to the first Star Trek series and focused more on some of the topics hinted at during the early days of the Federation like the disastrous first contact and war with the Klingon empire and Romulan Star empire instead of regurgitated rehashed Voyager episodes they might have been able to convince Paramount and CBS executives to override Les Moonves (who hated everything Star Trek) and stop the cancellation.

I can just see the Earth Captain's log concerning dinner this evening..."...Dinner was awkward to say the least!"

"It's called trolling. We do a little trolling." -Vulcans

Please show Captain Vanik to the launch bay. Not the one with his shuttle in it, the empty launch bay, with the defective door.

Man...I miss this show, especially in light of what has come since....Jonathan Archer greatest explorer in human history

5:44 that sounded rather emotional for a Vulcan...

I used to enjoy this show. Scott Bakula took a bit of getting used to as captain but the Andorans, Augments, T'Pol and Phlox among many unique characters and engaging story lines more than made up for it.

Ah, Captain Vanek! I hope you're prepared for an unforgettable luncheon!

The Vulcan Captain is me when my aunts come over and I'm forced converse with them.

Vulcans are so jealous, I love it

I'd forgotten how great this show was.

William Utay is a very versatile actor. This is his only episode as Vulcan Captain Vanik. He has numerous credited tv shows and movies under his belt. The one character that I remember him playing was Phil Sanders on night court.

They don't hold humans as interesting. Yet they want to hang around them and Observe. I guess Vulcan Logic didn't exist in this timeline eh 😂

Gawdammit, Archer; stand still for a moment.

The way he was ducking under that bulkhead while pacing was very funny

So...did Cmdr Tucker finish his supper?...did he gaze at all that food and think: "are you going to eat that?" Will i have to buy this series to find any answers? :)

I don't think there have ever been Vulcans less interested in having a good time than the Vulcans on this show. Mind you I have to tell you in terms of unpleasant dinners I think my family takes the prize. It's like eating in a damn mausoleum.

This is like a boyfriend to father dinner with girlfriend in the middle… But seriously, this brilliantly awkward dinner scene sets up the dialogue in later episodes where a senior Vulcan, maybe T’Pol’s father expresses the real and present truth and concern that the Vulcans have over Humans. It took them (Vulcans) over a thousand years to recover and develop after a devastating planetary nuclear war. Contrasting starkly with Humans recovery and surging developemt into spaceflight in only 150 years. That is what frightens and fascinates them with regard to their new allies the Humans who managed to do what they did, but in only 15% of the time… The Vulcan leaders recognise the emotional power of imagination and motivation that drives us and which they have banished to protect themselves from their own inner demons. They know and see the benefits of us as emerging allies , it’s just thatthey hate to admit it because it’s a bit humiliating as they see us sucseeding them in time.

Non sono un fanatico di Star Trek ma dipingere in tal modo i vulcaniani rispecchia il bisogno ossessivo di noi umani di disprezzare tutti i modi di pensare e vivere altrui. Sempre convinti di essere i migliori.

At the end he said, "You have the most beautiful eyes in the galaxy." hehe

Thats our Sam Beckett..still leaping and trying to make right what once was wrong...

Dude bit into that green bean(?) like it withheld the cure to his father's illness.

There's something about his accent that makes him even more distant

This and deep space nine are my favorite star trek

By the way, this is from the ep "Breaking the Ice."

I like the Vulcans from this series. I don't know what everyone doesn't like? Vulcans are exactly like that - conservative, traditional, closed, high opinion of themselves. They still helped people to get out of the post-war pit. And, by the way, dealing with another planet is not equal to mixing two different species!

Legend has it Vanik has loosened up a bit and now has it own facebook page and Grindr profile.

Vulcan Capt to T'Pol: "Leave this ship or you will be a shamed female." T'Pol back: "I have already bonded and had sex with a Human so staying on this ship should not be an issue." (She really upped her game on one liners)

I SO thought that Capt. Archer was going to smack his head on the ceiling support at least once while talking to T'Pol.....

And the end, after the Vulcan captain leaves, Trip should have shouted, "Time to break out the keg!"

I just loved this show.

That woman could read the telephone directory for 1960s Doncaster and make it sound sexy!

If the "Captain" asked me to dine with him, I would refuse. Nothing I do is good enough for him. I don't need that STRESS 😖 while I'm eating.

Interesting how this Vulcan has a British accent.

Im surprised no one talked about the comment about Archer saying if he is the type of guy to watch, let him watch lol.

Vanik was such a dick even T'Pol was uncomfortable with his behavior.

Captain Vanak did and does rock!!! -🤘🧛‍♂️

Archer should have just spoken directly.

Tucker is a Wraith 😶‍🌫️🤯

Damn, I miss this show already... It shouldn't be only 4 seasons, and the ending was stolen from the original casts... Capt Archer proves to be one of the best Captain in Star Trek's universe... Of course there are some "less favourite" episodes, but what I like most is the "love-hate" relationship of Archer and Shran...

Ooouuuhhh! Most awkward dinner ever! 🙂

Even though this wasn't a Trip-centric scene, I find it interesting that the Trip centric episodes were clearly among the series-best: the Enemy Mine on which trip has to cooperate with a hostile alien; the one on which Trip and Reed fight hypothermia on a shuttle craft; the one on which Trip saves a kidnapped princess; Trip's pregnancy, among others.

I agree with others, this is a very underrated show. Definitely some flaws, but overall, well written. I found the Vulcan-Human relationship arc... er, fascinating. It took a while for me to get used to the open condescension of the Vulcans and the resentment of the humans, but the Admiral Forest and Ambassador Soval relationship explained it all to me. Both species are vulnerable and fearful of each other, but they come to respect and need each other as allies.

Enterprise was very underrated.

This is straight outta the Shatner acting manual

Vanik: "Humans have never held much interest for me. I just like to watch."

Translation: “you have a great set of norks”

What are the odds that they got the one Vulcan captain who flunked diplomacy 101.

All in all I think that went pretty well. How about we do it again tomorrow?

Archer sounds a bit paranoid

I find it amusing that only a century later these "Primitive" humans were pretty much running the show.

A little food, a little wine, a little sixty-nine.

I like, the fact, than eventually it’s Earth that becomes the dominate world in the quadrant. That Starfleet represents the main organization in what’s to become the Federation.

"Humans have never held much interest for me." "And yet, quite curiously, you lurk around observing and no doubt recording our activities... "

I never really thought about how impractical these uniforms are. Imagine having to pull the thing all the way down every time you have to go to the bathroom. I know they're based on flight suits, but Archer and crew pretty much live in these things.

It’s funny how the Vulcans claim they don’t have emotions. They seem to be petty and vengeful as fuck.

I watched TNG, DS9, VOY multiple times... Why did I never get into Enterprise?

New trek fan here, so far I’ve seen all the shows except for DISC and the TOS movies. Out of all of them, enterprise and Ds9 really stand out for me. Sisko the widower, captain, father and emissary and on top of all that he showed us that brown folk will part of the future. Hip hop shit homie. But Jonathan Archer bro, this fool laid down the path of space exploration, helped form the federation. Like this vato literally was boldly going where no man has gone before, exploring strange new worlds and getting all fucked up in the process. Archer>Kirk 🤷 not to discredit the OG Kirk though he’s still a badass he fucked khan up with a plastic pipe that one time

I guess we Humans wouldn't recognize or appreciate the Vulcans keeping an eye on us for our own protection. We "Boldly go where no Man has gone before" and assume we can handle anything. This series proved otherwise. BUT, we did make it, with a little help from our Friends.

Thanks for the entertainment 🖖🏻😌 ⛄️🧌 😁

"Humans have never held much interest for me" he sounds like a politician

I used to think that ENTERPRISE was the weakest entry in the Star Trek franchise to that point, excluding the animated series... but ever since JJ Abrams and Alex Kurtzman took over, I miss this show more and more.

His cabin has a low ceiling. I guess the times he hits it are edited out.

Funny: Universal Translator doesn't work at the end just so... :-)

In Star Trek they never seem to take those overalls off. Minging. HAHAHA

Vulcans are currious. Archer is mistaken.