Doctor's Orders story
As Enterprise passes through a "trans-dimensional disturbance," the crew is put into hibernation, leaving Doctor Phlox in control of the ship. Directed by: Roxann Dawson. Story by: Chris Black.
10 total · 3 choice · 2 major · 5 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| acute anxiety | choice | Phlox became paranoid and sufferer from delusions and hallucinations while the Enterprise crew lay in hibernation. |
| loneliness | choice | Phlox was alone aboard the Enterprise and explained that Denobulans were a social people. |
| questioning one's sanity | choice | Phlox thought his sighting of T'Pol and Xindi insectoids aboard Enterprise may have been a sign he was delusional. |
| delusional point of view | major | Phlox was having hallucinations while alone aboard Enterprise. |
| fear | major | Phlox likened the Enterprise to a haunted house. |
| classic films | minor | Phlox was watching a 1956 film entitled The Court Jester and had been talked into watching The Exorcist by Tucker. |
| fear of being alone | minor | Phlox felt lonely aboard the Enterprise while the rest of the crew lay in hibernation. |
| insectoid being | minor | Phlox thought he saw Xindi insectoid aliens scurrying around aboard Enterprise. |
| master and pet | minor | Phlox was taking care of Porthos while Archer was in hibernation. |
| the life of a loved one vs. the lives of many | minor | Phlox refused imaginary T'Pol's request to wake up Tucker so that he could give his live to save Enterprise from destruction, but lose his life in the process. |