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March 20, 2025 47 mins

“Rajiin” 20th-anniversary reflections

While the Xindi Council continues to debate how best to destroy Earth, the Enterprise welcomes aboard a beautiful passenger. Archer rescued the lingerie-clad alien from a slave market on the Xanathan planet where he, Tucker, and Reed sought clues about the Xindi and a way to synthesize trellium-D. It turns out that the freed woman may not have the information they need, but she does have ulterior motives … and the hots for everyone. Things take an even weirder turn when the Xindi Reptilions and Insectoids show up looking for their electric Barbarella.

In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In this installment, we continue Season 3 with “Rajiin” as we discuss Xindi motivations, Rajiin's reality, Archer's hard knocks journey, and how this installment advances the overall story.

Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Xindi Motivations (00:02:14)
Archer Learns Star Trek Tropes (00:07:16)
Should Rajiin Have Returned? (00:14:46)
Muddy Powers (00:18:58)
Susceptible to Abuse? (00:23:36)
Managing Time in Storytelling (00:28:03)
Advancing Trip and T'Pol (00:31:45)
A TOS Vibe (00:37:26)  
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:39:52)
Closing (00:44:07)

Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing

Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)

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