Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)

Proving Ground (2004)

Scott Bakula: Capt. Jonathan Archer

Quotes 

• Commander Shran : The last time we met, you helped my people avert a war. I don't like unpaid debts.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : We keep doing each other favors.

  Commander Shran : Isn't that how alliances are born?

• [the Andorians have appropriated the Xindi weapon for themselves] 

  Commander Shran : [about the Vulcans]  For 200 years, all that's kept them from invading Andoria is the threat of massive retaliation. With a weapon of this magnitude at our disposal, they wouldn't dare attack us.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : You're putting Earth at risk because of a border dispute with the Vulcans?

  Commander Shran : We disrupted the Xindi test, took their weapon. We may have helped *save* your world!

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I guess I'm not familiar with the Andorian concept of help!

• [Archer has destroyed the prototype weapon, which caused significant damage to Shran's ship] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : Captain's starlog, supplemental - Commander Shran graciously declined our offer of help. The last we saw of them, they were limping away on auxiliary power.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : [of the Andorians]  They're here to help, T'Pol.

  Sub-Commander T'Pol : That doesn't mean we shouldn't exercise caution.

  Captain Jonathan Archer : I'm not gonna ask them to work with guns at their heads just because you don't like them.

• [Archer has punched Shran in the face] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : You like to talk about repaying debts? I've owed you that for a long time!

• [last lines] 

  Captain Jonathan Archer : [to T'Pol]  Why don't you and Trip join me for dinner tonight? I have some Andorian ale you might like to try.

• Captain Jonathan Archer : How did you get picked for this assignment?

  Commander Shran : I volunteered. It made sense. I've had the greatest amount of contact with pink... with humans.