Star Trek: Enterprise (TV Series)

Proving Ground (2004)

Jeffrey Combs: Shran

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Quotes 

• Commander Shran : Your world is in jeopardy, and where are your friends - the Vulcans? Where is their mighty fleet? They couldn't even spare one officer.

  Commander Shran : [referring to T'Pol]  She was forced to abandon her career to remain on your ship. A remarkably selfless act - for a Vulcan. But we've come to your aid. We've come into the Expanse when they refused. We're here to help you. If you don't want our assistance, then we'll leave you to deal with the Xindi on your own. Just like the Vulcans have done.

• 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?

• Commander Shran : Take us out of the system, but not too quickly. The Andorian Mining Consortium runs from no one.

• Commander Shran : I can understand why you seek vengeance against these Xindi.

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I'd love to get my hands on whoever ordered that attack. But that's not why we're here.

  Commander Shran : You have no desire to make these people pay for the death of your sister?

  Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III : I just want to make sure they don't get the chance to finish what they started.

• Commander Shran : Captain Archer. Look at the trouble you've gotten your pink skin into this time.

• Commander Shran : No great victory comes without sacrifice.

• [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!

• 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.