We've been told all along that Travis Mayweather came from a family operated freighter. This is intergalactic grunt work, not very romantic. While Enterprise is exploring some planetary phenomena, the Mayweather cargo ship "Horizon" is passing nearby. Travis asks for permission to visit. What he doesn't know is that he had never been informed of his father's death some six weeks earlier. When he gets to the ship, things are tense. His brother is now Captain. There has always been some tension between the boys and Mom has had to play referee. The brother sees Travis's dropping in as a threat, especially when he begins to make modifications to his ship. Cargo ships are often pirated and this is no exception. The other issue for Travis is that he is sometimes seen as a bit of a traitor for leaving his family behind. I know it's not the most exciting episode, but it is decent drama.
10 Reviews
An enjoyable Mayweather episode.
planktonrules28 March 2015
Of all the regulars on "Star Trek: Enterprise", the least interesting and least developed was Ensign Mayweather. Too often, he was little more than a pair of hands manning the ship. Fortunately, in this one he gets to have more of a chance to be noticed and be multidimensional.
The episode concerns Mayweather going on leave. However, unlike most of the crew who'd head back to Earth, his home has always been in space aboard a freighter before coming to Starfleet. Sadly, however, his father recently died and difficulties with him and his family adjusting to this and his being in Starfleet make up the episode. The biggest of these adjustments is Mayweather's younger brother taking command of the freighter. Can the family work out their issues?
The best thing about this show, by far, is a casual reference to the original "Star Trek" episode "A Piece of the Action". On the bookshelf in Mayweather's room is a white book entitled "Chicago Gangs of the Twentieth Century"--and it's the same book and same ship (the Horizon) that led to a planet being contaminated and becoming a planet that emulated the gangsters!! A clever reference an an otherwise enjoyable show.
The episode concerns Mayweather going on leave. However, unlike most of the crew who'd head back to Earth, his home has always been in space aboard a freighter before coming to Starfleet. Sadly, however, his father recently died and difficulties with him and his family adjusting to this and his being in Starfleet make up the episode. The biggest of these adjustments is Mayweather's younger brother taking command of the freighter. Can the family work out their issues?
The best thing about this show, by far, is a casual reference to the original "Star Trek" episode "A Piece of the Action". On the bookshelf in Mayweather's room is a white book entitled "Chicago Gangs of the Twentieth Century"--and it's the same book and same ship (the Horizon) that led to a planet being contaminated and becoming a planet that emulated the gangsters!! A clever reference an an otherwise enjoyable show.
Frankenstein, Popcorn and Resentments
claudio_carvalho21 January 2008
Warning: Spoilers
While traveling to watch volcanic activities in a planet, Ensign Travis tells Captain Archer that his father is very ill and requests a leave to visit his family in the cargo ship Horizon. However his father dies and the Mayweather family reunion shows that his brother Paul is still resented with the absence of Travis. When hostile pirates attack the Horizon, Travis upgrades her systems without the authorization of Paul, increasing the tension between the brothers. Meanwhile, the reluctant T'Pol is personally invited by Captain Archer to watch a session of "Frankenstein", and in the end she surprisingly likes the movie.
"Horizon" has corny moments but it is not a bad episode. The story is predictable, and T'Pol as usual is responsible for the best moments of the episode. Fortunately the writers of this series usually show excellent taste regarding the selection of classic and cult movies in the Enterprise. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Horizon"
"Horizon" has corny moments but it is not a bad episode. The story is predictable, and T'Pol as usual is responsible for the best moments of the episode. Fortunately the writers of this series usually show excellent taste regarding the selection of classic and cult movies in the Enterprise. My vote is seven.
Title (Brazil): "Horizon"
Travis Mayweather episode
snoozejonc18 September 2020
Travis visits the his family cargo ship the Horizon.
This one starts off pretty well as Travis gets some very sad news and gets ably supported by Captain Archer. This is probably the best scene in the episode as it actually made me feel slightly emotional. Unfortunately the plot unfolds into something of a predictable family soap opera.
Anthony Montomery isn't a bad actor, he just lacks the necessary charisma to carry the large part of an episode. It shows in all the scenes he shares with stronger performers like Corey Mendell Parker and Joan Pringle. I primarily blame the series writers for largely ignoring the character and then not giving him the best material in what feels like a tick-box exercise of character development for Travis.
There are also scenes involving T'Pol socialising with the crew during their movie night which are moderately amusing but probably not enough to dedicate an entire sub-plot to.
I do like the concept of the cargo freighters within the Star Trek franchise, I just wish they would explore it with better episodes.
This one starts off pretty well as Travis gets some very sad news and gets ably supported by Captain Archer. This is probably the best scene in the episode as it actually made me feel slightly emotional. Unfortunately the plot unfolds into something of a predictable family soap opera.
Anthony Montomery isn't a bad actor, he just lacks the necessary charisma to carry the large part of an episode. It shows in all the scenes he shares with stronger performers like Corey Mendell Parker and Joan Pringle. I primarily blame the series writers for largely ignoring the character and then not giving him the best material in what feels like a tick-box exercise of character development for Travis.
There are also scenes involving T'Pol socialising with the crew during their movie night which are moderately amusing but probably not enough to dedicate an entire sub-plot to.
I do like the concept of the cargo freighters within the Star Trek franchise, I just wish they would explore it with better episodes.
Pros and Cons
Hughmanity3 April 2021
This is probably the best Travis Mayweather-focused episode so far (watching in order), but that's a very low bar. Anthony Montgomery continues to sound like he's reading a teleprompter at a 3rd grade level, and it becomes all the more apparent when an actual professional actor like Corey Mendell Parker is on screen with him showing how it's supposed to be done.
I liked the exploration of the inner workings of a freighter ship, it was fun to see a different human lifestyle than Starfleet. The attitudes of the crew (or at least Travis' brother) toward Starfleet are interesting, since he sees them as competition for crewmen on his freighter.
The sub-plot of the crew's continued run of 'classic' movies (read: movies so old they are in the public domain, so licensing fees don't have to be paid to show them in a Star Trek episode) barely moves any plot needle, but T'Pol makes it worth watching anyway.
This episode had its pros and cons, nothing special but had enough moments to make it worth watching.
I liked the exploration of the inner workings of a freighter ship, it was fun to see a different human lifestyle than Starfleet. The attitudes of the crew (or at least Travis' brother) toward Starfleet are interesting, since he sees them as competition for crewmen on his freighter.
The sub-plot of the crew's continued run of 'classic' movies (read: movies so old they are in the public domain, so licensing fees don't have to be paid to show them in a Star Trek episode) barely moves any plot needle, but T'Pol makes it worth watching anyway.
This episode had its pros and cons, nothing special but had enough moments to make it worth watching.
Data in Enterprise?
maxsteg18 October 2020
Warning: Spoilers
I have never seen more robotic acting in a Star Trek episode. Anthony Montgomery appears to be trying to make all his lines sound a little extra regurgitated, seemingly reading off a teleprompter. Both Pringle and Parker - playing his mother and brother respectively - are significantly more charismatic and convincing in their roles, despite being on the show only temporarily.
The episode is flawed in many other ways, but Montgomery's abysmal display of acting, or rather lack thereof, puts the final nails in the coffin. The subplot of T'pol seeing Frankenstein is about a thousand times more interesting.
The episode is flawed in many other ways, but Montgomery's abysmal display of acting, or rather lack thereof, puts the final nails in the coffin. The subplot of T'pol seeing Frankenstein is about a thousand times more interesting.
Not important so give it a 'Miss'
bygeahkburchill17 January 2013
No Spoilers. Probably best to just skip this episode as it adds nearly nothing to the overall plot or development of characters. The basic plot sees Travis Mayweather spending several days visiting the freighter he grew up on and encountering various levels of discontent with his having left for Starfleet. We also see T'pol complaining extra hard for most of the episode about being coerced into fraternizing with the crew for 'Movie Night'.
The main flaws are that the episode is corny, poorly acted, badly written and under-dramatic. What could have been a powerful homecoming with a complex emotional landscape falls flat, at best, and is cringe-worthy at worst. The freighter, Horizon, is populated by less-than-believable family members who treat Travis with a coolness that conveys less that they are shunning him and more that they have simply never seen him before and are forced at gunpoint to pretend they have. The acting is terrible on every level with only Billingsley and Trineer coming out unscathed.
Much of the dramatic plot movements happen off-screen which is bad enough but, worse so does the emotional reaction. When we do see an emotional scene it feels forced and stilted with little warmth or realism. The episode is much like a high school play written by an eighth grader. It references the human condition without having long personal experience with it, leaving the viewer bored and incensed with the waste of their time.
The main flaws are that the episode is corny, poorly acted, badly written and under-dramatic. What could have been a powerful homecoming with a complex emotional landscape falls flat, at best, and is cringe-worthy at worst. The freighter, Horizon, is populated by less-than-believable family members who treat Travis with a coolness that conveys less that they are shunning him and more that they have simply never seen him before and are forced at gunpoint to pretend they have. The acting is terrible on every level with only Billingsley and Trineer coming out unscathed.
Much of the dramatic plot movements happen off-screen which is bad enough but, worse so does the emotional reaction. When we do see an emotional scene it feels forced and stilted with little warmth or realism. The episode is much like a high school play written by an eighth grader. It references the human condition without having long personal experience with it, leaving the viewer bored and incensed with the waste of their time.
Travis Mayweather...ugh.
ultrachrome-760628 December 2020
Warning: Spoilers
Mayweather needed to have his comeuppance in this episode with his high and mighty Starfleet attitude brought aboard a space freighter but instead, his meddling in the operations of the freighter and its crew saves the day. The writer missed a real opportunity to add some character to pretty much the most boring character in the entire franchise. Alternately it would have been a great opportunity to kill him off and bring on a new and more interesting character onto Enterprise.
Two stars for T'Pol's interesting take on Frankenstein. This subplot the only bright point of this episode.
Two stars for T'Pol's interesting take on Frankenstein. This subplot the only bright point of this episode.
Extreme apathy!
phenomynouss1 October 2010
Warning: Spoilers
Star Trek has produced loads of boring episodes, but this one has to be near the top, if not AT the top itself. The story is unbelievably stale, boring, predictable, and it centers around a character that, if he were played by someone who was a good actor, or were written with any real personality, would qualify as "uninteresting". As he stands, Travis Mayweather is the OPPOSITE of interesting---this story of his provokes extreme apathy and hatred of everyone on the dimwitted freighter.
So boring was this episode, I groaned out loud for nearly a minute straight, the acting is so unbelievably terrible from the people on the freighter, the story so damn stupid and corny and cliché', it's too much EVEN FOR ENTERPRISE
So boring was this episode, I groaned out loud for nearly a minute straight, the acting is so unbelievably terrible from the people on the freighter, the story so damn stupid and corny and cliché', it's too much EVEN FOR ENTERPRISE
Family Reunion
Samuel-Shovel29 November 2017
Warning: Spoilers
"Horizon" reunites Travis with his family on board the old freighter he grew up on. With the recent passing of his father, Travis' brother Paul is struggling with his new Captain's duties. Meanwhile the Enterprise goes to check out some volcanoes explode and Travis and Archer convince T'Pol to watch Frankenstein.
Okay, the plot involving Travis and the tense relationship he has with his brother over "abandoning" his family makes for good drama and are the best scenes of the episode. Besides these, this episode is a complete bore.
The subplot involving T'Pol and Frankenstein is pointless and dull. Who could care about this? Also why do all these crew members love these old movies? Don't get me wrong, I love the classics like Frankenstein but the majority of people today won't watch them, citing them as "too old". Do you think they will become more popular a few centuries from now? I highly doubt it. I don't understand these screenwriters fascination with old movies.
Thankfully, the scenes on the Horizon salvage this episode to a degree. The two brothers have good chemistry as actors and made this watchable.
Conclusion: An okay plot with a terrible subplot that goes nowhere. Skippable.
Okay, the plot involving Travis and the tense relationship he has with his brother over "abandoning" his family makes for good drama and are the best scenes of the episode. Besides these, this episode is a complete bore.
The subplot involving T'Pol and Frankenstein is pointless and dull. Who could care about this? Also why do all these crew members love these old movies? Don't get me wrong, I love the classics like Frankenstein but the majority of people today won't watch them, citing them as "too old". Do you think they will become more popular a few centuries from now? I highly doubt it. I don't understand these screenwriters fascination with old movies.
Thankfully, the scenes on the Horizon salvage this episode to a degree. The two brothers have good chemistry as actors and made this watchable.
Conclusion: An okay plot with a terrible subplot that goes nowhere. Skippable.
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