ENT: Sleeping Dogs

         Presumably the sleeping dogs of the title refers to the Klingons who are unconscious around the ship. But being unconscious isn't the same thing as sleep. They seem determined to save these Klingons but don't bother to try and keep them from dying where they lie which seems kinda counter to their goals. I think this episode mostly exists to make Hoshi seem like a stronger character and yes, she does do her job of translating stuff and it is important, but that is really it. I mean, sure, she does the basics of her job, but she is hardly the hero of the story. If anything that is Malcolm or possibly Archer which isn't exactly new ground for this series.
         We open with Malcolm teaching Hoshi how to shoot her phase-pistol and she seems ok at it but he isn't impressed. On the bridge they have encountered a gas giant with an unknown vessel gradually sinking into its atmosphere with life signs. Archer sends T'Pol, Malcolm and Hoshi to investigate and they discover it is a Klingon ship with an unconscious crew. They start looking around and are watched by a female Klingon who is clearly awake. She attacks Malcolm and steals the shuttlepod but Archer manages to get her with the grappler before she can escape. They knock her out with their phase-pistols and Archer stupidly decides to attempt a rescue with Enterprise but almost immediately gives up. There is some humor about alien food but basically they figure out the ship isn't getting going again. On Enterprise Phlox figures out the Klingons were poisoned by some bad booze and they convince the female Klingon to help them. Archer flies the shuttle-pod back and they get the ship going but more Klingons show up and threaten everybody. But Archer out threatens them and they all go about their way peacefully.

         Review: Watching this it was fun and seemed to make sense. But that is the value of writing up a summary, this episode has a bunch of terrible decisions by Archer once again. And it isn't like people don't make mistakes, but how the hell did this guy become a captain?

4 out of 10