I think he was fabulous and (need I say it?) sexy as hell in Proving Ground. And that Andorian was hot for him, although she was probably a good meter taller than him.

I love all scenes like that, which show that Dominic Keating is a short, adorably short, guy.

I agree, the stuff that they make him do to 'develop' his character is stupid and degrading. I've never noticed a problem with the acting, but that might just be because he's playing emotionally repressed, and I can't tell the different between that and wooden acting.

Over here in England we have just finished season 1 and starting on season 2, so that means i haven't seen minefield yet, but from the way everyone is talking about it, it sounds really good. I can't wait to see it now!!!
I think Enterprise would be a bit boring without the dry and incrediably funny british humour which Mr.Reed does so well. He crackes me up!!! or maybe thats just because im british and your not?!
I agree hes short, but it makes up for shortness with his personality and wit.
I think Reed is a great actor. I can't believe they got to pee in his suit, how embrassing!! To be quite honest NBC haven't a clue what they are talking about and in the past they have only ever praised american actors,and not those from other countries and backgrounds, which is totally unfair.
on finishing i just would just like to say, that i think Reed is brilliant in enterprise.

Actually, the peeing his spacesuit part was just implied in dialogue. Keating didn't have to act it out, and he certainly didn't have to actually do it. It's not nearly as embarrassing as you're thinking.

Katya, I'm British, and to be honest I've totally failed to see anything which could be classified as 'Brit Humour'. The guy can deadpan, it's not exactly Blackadder. And as for British actors recieving praise in America, well, put aside people from homegrown shows (like Golden Globe holder Ricky Gervais), and look at Anthony Head. Who doesn't love them some sexy librarian Giles?

I'm confused -- what does NBC have to do with Enterprise?

Sweet. Reed and Hayes finally duke it out. I've been waiting for this since September, along with getting to know the MACOS better, the females in particular. Seems like they haven't had much interaction with the crew since their first episode. More MACOS, please!! And expand on the Reed/Hayes dynamic (or must I get all my vicarious thrills from fanfic?)
Thanks, Keckler, for your fab recaps. How do you like San Francisco?

In Harbinger, the part I loved best, for Malcolm at least, was that he proved he was more prepared for his job than Hayes when he shocked the alien off the warp core. Hayes had no clue, but it was Malcolm, and his of knowledge of the ship, that saved the day, so to speak. And I think it erased some of the doubt that had crept into his mind.

Me too, frenchtoast. It was great to see Mal know what to do and how to go about it. It calmed his insecurities, and it showed Hayes that Mal really does know his job.

I also liked seeing those two going straight from fighting each other to fighting the outside threat -- they actually seemed to work very well together, once they got over some of their issues.

Same here, frenchtoast & Dane. I haven't enjoyed a fight this much since Jimmy Boy beat the crap out of Finnegan! What I thought really added to the tension was that the conflict wasn't one-sided -- each of them had a valid point. Although Malcolm was in the right, she said loyally.

It seems as if Hayes is a stand in for Malcolm's father--a military man who looks down on Malcolm being in Starfleet. I can imagine that some of Hayes' back-handed compliments must have sounded familiar to what Malcolm has heard from his dad for years. He might have felt that he was knocking around Dad as much as Major Pain-in-the-Behind.

Ooh, good point, Geo Gal. I've gotten out of the habit of analyzing this show that way for any depth. Poor Malcolm.

It seemed to me that Malcolm felt threatened by Hayes. But, I think it stems from what you said geo gal, Hayes was echoing all those denigrating remarks about Starfleet from his dad. And so maybe not a stand in, but a huge reminder of the conflict between science and military, as someone mentioned in the ep thread.

And, akg, not only can the show be analyzed in depth, but it's Malcolm that's being analyzed. Finally !

I don't know what you mean. I always analyze Malcolm minutely.

Heh.

Oh, come on lis, I bet there's not anything minute about your boy Mal.

Ha! I walked right into that one!

Aw, you're welcome. I adore it out here!

O.K. when Quantum first told Reed he needed fighting lessons from Mr. MACO
I was like "christ Quantum, cut his balls off why don't ya?"

Had to spread some Malcolm love--once again in Hatchery , he saves the ship. Not to mention his commanding performance when the Xindi ship came. Took charge and had no qualms. Here's hoping he gets promoted. To captain.

I really think Malcolm is much more attractive than Martin Short. I really do.

I would have to agree, lis.

I imagine he's funnier too.

My tape dispenser is funnier.

Than Malcolm, lis? I'd like to meet that tape dispenser.

Hee! I meant "than Martin Short", but the tape dispenser is, as a matter of fact, quite witty in its own way. I hear it is single, if you want its number.

(Let this be a warning, children- attempting to make jokes about the first thing you notice sitting on your desk is not always a good idea).

I rather liked "by the book" Malcolm disobeying both the Captain and Trip in this episode in order to get the job done. It was probably just a throw-away bit in order to crank up the tension during that scene, but to me it also showed us that Malcolm is more committed to his underlying sense of duty than to the hierarchy of the command structure or to his own safety.

And he's hot, I mean sexy hot, when disobeying orders for the greater good too. He's sexy when he's dirty. As in grimy. Which just made me think of Grimy Limey and now I have to find a place to giggle.

Hee- you and I definitely agree on the hotness of Malcolm.

Add me to that list!

If your tape dispenser can support a wife, I'll take his number, lis.

Hee.

I was also impressed with Malcolm's disobeying orders without making a fuss. He just did the job he had to do.

Aw, I hope it works out for you two crazy kids/office supplies. Stick together, and he'll wear a kilt to your wedding. (He's "Scotch", you know.)

I'll stop now, I promise.

I think they need to put Malcolm and Trip in danger together more often. It brings out the best in both of them.

I do believe Sara M was joking in her comparison. Although, I can definitely see the similarities.

If the show lasts long enough, I hope we get a scene like Julian and Miles's, in that 7th season ep(Extreme Measures?)

"Do you love T'pol?"
"Passionately. But I like you a little..better."

I see a lot of similarities between the two pairs, just in the way they get along, their rapport. Like that scene in Harbinger with the ribbing about Hayes/Cole/T'Pol. ( I was actually hoping, reading the spoilers for The Forgotten, that Trip was gonna confide in Malcolm. Alas, it was not to be.)

See, I can, too, and it is distressing me mightily. Because I find Martin Short yucky and I find Malcolm hot.

Ah, but the best jokes are the ones that are misunderstood. And on that note: Have a nice time with the tape dispenser akg (and I don't know why but I'm beginning to find this increasingly disturbing).



I can see the purely physical similarities (hair colour, height etc.) but for me Martin Short has always come across as, ehm, fabulously, superbly, flamboyantly gay.

...and therefore totally unlike Mr. Lip Gloss. Hee!

Sara M's got it right, I think. He really does look like Martin Short.

It’s a matter of degrees. Until Mr. Lip Gloss does a quick song and dance routine on the bridge (possibly something by Gilbert & Sullivan) I’ll maintain that he is entirely but not quite unlike the illustrious Mr. Short (it’s sort of funny how well he lives up to his name).

Haven't you ever seen Keating in "Jungle 2 Jungle"? In fact, I believe Martin Short was in that as well. Ooh, "Folle d'elle" is another good one.



SNORT! Yup.

Thank you very much for reminding me of that one - I had just managed to repress any and all memories of that (shudders).

No, what I meant was: Overlooking the standard HoYay allusions, Malcolm is not overly flamboyant. Although I could imagine him in a tight silk shirt and a pair of even tighter leather trousers… I’ll be in the shower (cold) if anyone needs me.

Hm, I've never thought Martin Short was overly flamboyant in his "straighter" roles like "Inner Space," so I guess it all depends on the parts. They both have it in them to be flamboyant and they both have it in them to play it straight.

And I'm really having a hard time not seeing the facial similarities between them. Nicely played, Sara M.

I'd like to see more Malcolm and Trip together because their friendship rings truer, in an Odd Couple sense, than Trip and Quantum's. It was Malcolm who was with Trip in Florida and it was Malcolm who offered his shoulder before they departed Earth.

I think it was GoldfishGirl who mentioned she would have liked it had it been Malcolm that Trip broke down to. It made sense for it to be T'Pol, considering the Neural Node sessions, but it would have been equally plausible had it been Malcolm.

He has tried to be a good friend, which we know is even harder for him. It would be rewarding if we got see more of that, perhaps next season.

The DK used to be in this show called Desmonds where he played the only white hairdresser in a black hairdressers/ barber shop. The funny thing about his character was he always, always used to where tight, tight drain pipe tight white trousers. This was the late eighties, early nineties. Consequentially every time I see DK in anything I can't take him seriously. So you'll have to excuse me when I say Malcolm is such a drip.

I remember that one. It was on channel 4 about 10 years ago, right? I can't recall seeing Keating in it though.

Malcolm and Hayes scene before the raid: Kiss him for God's sake! Geeeesh.

Were two men ever more uncomfortable with the mutual UST?

Ten years ago it would have been coming to the end of it's run and Keating had left by then. I think Keating was in it from the beginning, he left sometime before the last series.

It has been mentioned in other threads how well ENT has handled the death of members of the crew rather than sweeping it under the rug. And we were treated to Malcolm's reaction in The Council and Countdown. I like that he is affected by loss of life. It makes him a better officer, IMO. He's not about to send people in willy-nilly with no thought of their safety. But, at the same time, he knows it's part of his job to order to people into dangerous situations. It certainly can't be easy and may also be why he is a little aloof with the crew, he doesn't want to become too emotionally involved.

OK, I've been thinking about this way too much.

ITA, frenchtoast. I like that the crewmember most happy about going into battle is also one of the most sensitive to all the loss of life. Besides, there's no such thing as thinking about Malcolm too much! :)

I was thinking Mal and Hayes should just kiss too. Hee! To bad Malcolm seems like the only one noticing the death toll.

P.S. It was mentioned up thread about how homosexuality is 'eradicated' by whatever year there in, but the startrek books there's usally at least a mention of some one with some one the same gender.

Deleted to avoid Keckler's displeasure.

This discussion doesn't belong in Reed character's thread. We have another thread for this.

I am delighted by all the screen time Mal's gotten this year, and especially the last few episodes. I hope the trend continues. Loved him last week in Countdown, with all the angst, and loved him this week in Zero Hour. Taking out as many Reptilians as he could on the Weapon, (and enjoying every second of it, apparently) volunteering to be the one to stay behind and detonate it, and well, just generally looking good. Yep, I'm shallow.

Wonder what, if anything, he was able to bring back for Trip as a souvenir?

Must be Reed's great grandpa...
I listen to old radio programs via streaming audio on RadioSpirits.com and the hero of today's episode (of a scifi program called "X-minus One") sounds just like Reed. Of course, it can't be the same actor, since the program was originally broadcast in 1956, but the accent and tone is so similar, plus the character is a weapons expert (or rather, a safari guide -- nearly the same). The story is called "A Gun for Dinosaur" (time-traveling safari hunts), the author was L. Sprague de Camp, and the actor was Alistair Duncan. Good scifi story too!