Star Trek: Enterprise: Rejected Twist Would’ve Made Doctor Phlox A Veterinarian

As a big Star Trek fan, I always appreciated how Enterprise focused mostly on human characters, but it was cool they included a couple of aliens. Captain Archer’s ship had T’Pol, a Vulcan science officer played by Jolene Blalock, and Doctor Phlox, the Denobulan chief medical officer brought to life by John Billingsley. I recently learned there was a story idea that didn’t make it into the show, something that would have explained why Doctor Phlox was such a lovable, quirky character. Apparently, the executive producers, Rick Berman and Brannon Braga, decided against it.








