When Reed says starboard tubes loaded, the reactor is beamed aboard then transported to space. T'Pol orders Reed to fire, however the torpedo leaves the port aft tube, not the starboard aft.
Riann brews up some tea. Tea is a plant indigenous to Earth and the pre-industrial civilization of the Akaali would have no knowledge of it. Similarly, Riann seems to understand when Archer mentions his dog - a species which would be unknown to the Akaali.
However, the Universal Translator was functioning at that time, so Rianna didn't actually say "tea" and it is not made clear what she heard when Archer said "dog".
However, the Universal Translator was functioning at that time, so Rianna didn't actually say "tea" and it is not made clear what she heard when Archer said "dog".
The alien ship is in geosynchronous orbit on the opposite side of the planet and is shuttling cargo back and forth from from their mining operation in the city below Enterprise. Are the sensors on the Enterprise so poor that they wouldn't detect a alien shuttle landing and taking off right below their position?
It is an odd coincidence that the Akaalis' culture also involves kissing and that it has the same meaning. It is more odd that Archer would make that assumption.
In the beginning, when they discuss current observations, Tucker calls the three observed neutron stars "stone cold". In reality, neutron stars are thought to be very hot, typically 600,000 Kelvin at the surface.