chance, and he agrees to lobby the Vulcan High Command on her behalf. As they leave, Phlox revives T'Pol with a hypospray, and Archer says that she will be on Enterprise for a while longer. Production The events of "The Andorian Incident" are referenced in this episode, and Jeffrey Combs returns as the Andorian Commander Shran. The episode included a sight gag in which T'Pol and Archer, tied back-to-back, try awkwardly to get themselves free, their efforts ultimately resulting in Archer momentarily being smothered by T'Pol's breasts. Blalock commented that one time during rehearsals the crew played "Love Shack" by B-52s and gathered around them singing and clapping, while she and Bakula were stuck unable to move. When asked if he enjoyed the scene Bakula responded "Oh, sure. If you've got to be tied up with somebody, it might as well be her." Reception Shadows of P'Jem was first aired in the United States on UPN on February 6, 2002. According to Nielsen Media Research, it received a 3.8/6 rating share among adults. It had an average of 6.1 million viewers. Aint It Cool News gave the episode 2.5 out of 5. The review was critical of the episode for repeating what had already been made clear, that T'Pol had become part of the crew. He said the scene where T'Pol and Archer were tied up does "at times skirt the realm of crude and jarringly inappropriate slapstick". Television Without Pity gave the episode a grade C+. Keith DeCandido of Tor.com gave it 7 out of 10 in his 2022 rewatch. In a 2004 interview with Cinefantastique magazine, Blalock criticized this episode as an example of the inconsistency and discontinuity that undermined the series: "In 'Shadows of P'Jem,' they made this huge story about how Vulcans were undermining Starfleet and had some kind of agenda, but they never went to readdress it." Home media This episode was released as part of Enterprise season one, which was released in high definition on Blu-ray disc on March 26, 2013; the release has 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio sound track. References External links Star Trek: Enterprise (season 1) episodes 2002 American television episodes Television episodes written by Rick Berman Television episodes written by Brannon Braga