Malcolm wishes he had back the time he spent watching the movie.  He even seeks intelligence in his film. Intelligence or explosions.  Intelligence and subtle humor <sigh> not to mention the way he sits at this station!
    We don't get to see Malcolm's reaction to Archer inviting strange aliens on board.  Surely he wishes to protest, when he stops rolling his eyes.  No don't involve Security!  The head alien dude gives Archer a clock.  Malcolm would suspect it was a bomb!  That or a 22nd Century rubix cube.  T'Pol, however, is on guard and apprehensive of the aliens.

    So, who gets to meet the aliens next? Hoshi! Reed quickly asks her what the aliens were like, and Hoshi tells him they didn't look like the type to steal secrets.  Mal still fears Archer will send the tour to the Armoury, but he is right!  Right but bored out of his mind at the thought of 'friendly' aliens.  Always thinking of protocol, unlike some! Malcolm tells Mayweather he has the bridge, even though he'll only be fixing the sensor for a moment.  How T'Pol of him!  Malcolm also enjoys making Travis stew, but he would not find it so humorus that Trip is showing the aliens engine skematics!
    T'Pol seems more relaxed on the bridge, and depsite his plain view of her ass, Malcolm keeps his head down, firmly buried in his sensors.  But, he can't help himself, and slowly looks up and takes it all in. Yeah, baby, yeah!  DK really gets into the shaking when the ship hits some turbulence. Shaken, not stirred.  Malcolm seems pissed at the damage. All for alien visits and science!

    Speaking of science.  Ms. Pol doesn't seem so eager to spend the night with the aliens, unlike Phlox.  I guess she is more interested on collecting data on Enterprise. Data of the Reed kind 80)   However, I just can't help but wonder...what if Malcolm had to have a bunkmate that majored in chaos theory?!
    Stupid Daniels.  Malcolm would have him in irons already! Oh wait, he still hasn't been informed about all this yet!  No, The words war and armory officer don't go together, not at all!  T'Pol meanwhile argues time travel with Trip and Archer.  If time travel is supposed to be illogical, then why do Vulcans study it so much?  T'Pol is skeptical of Daniels, to put it mildly.  No, don't tell Malcolm, please I insist! He must never know...

    Even Porthos finds out before Reed, and Archer even ignores his dog!  Even Phlox can tell.  Obvious much, are we,  Jon?  T'Pol tells Trip its one thing to be open minded versus believing something because you want it to be true.  Malcolm, does want you, T'Pol, it's true.  Man, even fricking Daniels tells them to contact Reed, complete with security team playset.  I guess Mr. Reed's reputation preceeds him! But do they inform him they are altering internal sensors? No!
    Malcolm is informed of the Suliban onboard too late, of course.  Ladies and gentleman, if you have a hostile alien onboard, do not inform the police last!  I suspect Malcolm would admire Silik's evasiveness, if only he were on our side!  Malcolm, however, is not interested in the Plume. (Nor is T'Pol!)  You think he'd be up for a natural explosion.  Malcolm's eyes must be sore at the rolling they've been doing this episode.  Pissy Zoolander look number 41675 when Archer finally tells him.  Did you hear how snippy his response was? 'Understood!'

    Trip also has a fixation.  Malcolm wants to plant flags and all Trip talks about this episode is heads and tails and legs up. Go fig.   He gives Archer Daniel's morphing through walls thing.  Again, don't tell Malcolm what the mysterious technology is.  Reed says 'Sir?' as in 'Is there anything else you might want to tell me, Sir?'
    T'Pol wants to pursue when Archer let's Silik get away, but The Captain says no and orders Malcolm to reasign Chaos Boy and seal Daniel's quarters.  Malcolm blinks like 'Put me on Laundry duty, too why don't you?!' and quickly leaves.  Reed practically raises his eyebrow at the prospect of Daniel's quarters.  The wealth of  information being withheld is just...illogical!