Region 13 Watch Party – in memory of Bill Cobbs

In the Star Trek: Enterprise episode “Daedalus” (Season 4, Episode 10), Emory Erickson, played by the late Bill Cobbs, returns to the NX-01 Enterprise with a revolutionary transporter technology. As the inventor of the transporter, Erickson harbours a deep personal mission: to rescue his son, lost in subspace during an earlier experiment. Amidst his grief and guilt, he tests the new transporter on the ship, hoping to retrieve his son’s pattern trapped in the Barrens of subspace. Through the episode, Erickson grapples with the consequences of his scientific ambitions and learns the poignant lesson that some sacrifices cannot be undone, even with advanced technology. Bill Cobbs’ portrayal adds emotional depth to Erickson’s character, highlighting themes of loss, responsibility, and the limits of scientific achievement in the Star Trek universe.