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Star Trek: Enterprise , originally titled Enterprise until Season 3, is the sixth series set in the Star Trek universe. Created by Rick Berman and Brannon Braga , and based upon Gene Roddenberry 's classic 1966 Star Trek (and its subsequent spin-offs), Enterprise was a prequel set a century before the time of Kirk and Spock . The series followed the voyages of the first starship Enterprise and mankind 's first steps into the "final frontier". Initially titled as simply Enterprise , the series ran an abbreviated four seasons. The series debuted in 2001 on the United Paramount Network replacing Star Trek: Voyager . It was canceled in 2005 .

As of 2024 , due to its placement in the Star Trek timeline, Enterprise is the only Star Trek production whose continuity is not affected by the events of the 2009 film reintroducing the crew of James T. Kirk , making it the only TV series in the Star Trek universe to maintain continuity in both the prime and alternate realities .

Main Title Theme (seasons 1-2) file info
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" Where My Heart Will Take Me " lyrics (composed by Diane Warren , vocals by Russell Watson )
Mirror Main Title Theme file info (used in episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II ", composed by Dennis McCarthy & Kevin Kiner )
2 Plot summary
3 Reception
4.1 Special guest stars
4.2 Recurring guest stars
5 Production crew
6 Opening credits
7.1 Season 1
7.2 Season 2
7.3 Season 3
7.4 Season 4
7.5 Proposed Season 5 stories
8 Related topics
10 Video games
11 Syndication
12.1.1 "Archer's Theme"
12.1.2 "Where My Heart Will Take Me"
13 External links

Summary [ ]

Enterprise was created in the hopes of revitalizing the Star Trek franchise since ratings for the previous series, Star Trek: Voyager , had waned near the end. Intended to be more modern, with characters far from Gene Roddenberry's 24th century Utopian Humanity, Enterprise was situated in one of the least explored eras in the Star Trek universe and a time only 150 years from present day.

Enterprise was set in the 22nd century , at a time before the Federation and while United Earth was just becoming a player in interstellar politics .

The producers – under the guidance of Roddenberry's successor, Rick Berman – sought to set the series apart from those that had come before, creating nearly every set, prop and costume anew and tending toward a more encompassing, "you-are-there" style of storytelling.

According to comments made by Executive Producer Brannon Braga in discussions with fans at TrekMovie.com , Berman's original idea for the series was to have the entire first season set on Earth as Humanity's first-ever warp starship was constructed. This was soon decided to be too far removed from the style of the franchise as a whole, and so the premise was redrafted.

Enterprise , like Star Trek: Deep Space Nine before it, featured numerous story arcs throughout its run. Story lines included the Temporal Cold War and the Xindi arc that took up the show's entire third season.

The series was the first to incorporate lyrics into its opening theme song (unused lyrics did exist for the original series' fanfare); it also did not include the words Star Trek in its title until the third season episode " Extinction ".

Like its predecessor, Star Trek: Voyager , Enterprise aired on UPN , rather than in first-run syndication like TNG and DS9. Premiering on 26 September 2001 with a strong opening, the two-hour pilot " Broken Bow " garnered a 9.9 overnight rating and a 15% share. Ratings, however, declined over the next few seasons, dipping to an average 2.5 million viewers an episode.

As early as the second season , rumors of the show's imminent cancellation pushed the producers to find new directions to take the series. Beginning with the series' third season, Enterprise adopted a darker tone and a more violent arc, in some ways mirroring the post 9/11 sentiment.

While many critics were impressed with the new pull of the series, ratings remained low, and the show was canceled at the end of its fourth season.

Even so, Enterprise accomplished a number of technical firsts for a Star Trek series. It was the first series to air in high definition , with " Exile " being the first episode to air in that format. It was produced with third-generation Sony HDTV cameras starting in Season 4; the first 3 seasons were filmed with traditional 35mm film cameras (which were then transferred to digital for broadcast). [1] (X) The series was also the first to be produced in widescreen format. The decision to air Enterprise in the widescreen (16:9) format was made halfway through filming of the first season, which required episodes filmed prior to the decision to be re-telecined from the original masters (which had been filmed in the 4:3 ratio used for all previous Star Trek television series). [2]

Enterprise was nominated for five individual Saturn Awards , won an ASCAP Award in 2002 for "Top TV Series", was nominated for seventeen Emmy Awards , winning four, and two episodes were nominated for Hugo Awards .

Plot summary [ ]

Launched in the year 2151 , the NX-class starship Enterprise (the first of United Earth 's advanced warp five vessels) was at first on temporary assignment . Though years of preparation still lay ahead, the ship was unexpectedly put into service when a Klingon national crash-landed on Earth , putting the entire planet at stake should he not make it back to his people. Under the command of United Earth Starfleet Captain Jonathan Archer , son of the famed scientist Henry Archer , the crew of Enterprise succeeded in their mission, but found themselves surrounded by deeper mysteries. Warranting the extension of their assignment into a full-blown mission of deep space exploration, the crew of Enterprise set off into the unknown, taking with them a Vulcan science officer (or chaperone) named T'Pol and a Denobulan doctor named Phlox .

Enterprise 's first years were rocky; while the ship made contact with such species as the Suliban and the previously mentioned Klingons, such contact was not peaceful. In its first two years alone, the ship's crew found themselves in armed conflict with a range of species from the Tholians to the Coridanite to the Borg ... and things only got worse. By its third year in space, an alien species known as the Xindi brutally attacked Earth, killing millions.

The NX-01 was dispatched to a remote and previously uncharted area of space known as the Delphic Expanse in order to prevent the Xindi from completing their ultimate goal of destroying Humanity . While the mission was successful, after nearly a year in the Expanse, the ship suffered severe damage and many losses.

Upon returning home, Enterprise served a more diplomatic role in the service of United Earth, easing relations between the Vulcans, the Andorians , and the Tellarites , and paving the way toward a Coalition of Planets , an alliance that eventually lead to the founding of the United Federation of Planets . Though still often tumultuous, Enterprise continued its mission of exploration as well, bringing Humans in contact with even more new worlds and new civilizations .

Reception [ ]

During its four-year run, Enterprise was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards , mostly in "technical" categories such as visual effects and makeup. It won four: "Outstanding Hairstyling For A Series", "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)", and "Outstanding Music Composition For A Series (Dramatic Underscore)" (twice).

Main cast [ ]

Scott Bakula as Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley as Phlox
Jolene Blalock as T'Pol
Dominic Keating as Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery as Travis Mayweather
Linda Park as Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer as Charles Tucker III

Production crew [ ]

Rick Berman – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Brannon Braga – Co-Creator, Executive Producer, Writer
Chris Black – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
Manny Coto – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
John Shiban – Co-Executive Producer, Writer
David A. Goodman – Supervising Producer, Writer
Ken LaZebnik – Supervising Producer, Writer
Mike Sussman – Producer, Writer
Alan Brennert – Producer, Writer
André Bormanis – Executive Story Editor, Science Consultant, Writer
Alan Kobayashi – Graphic Designer
Dawn Velazquez – Producer
Gene Roddenberry – Creator of Star Trek

Opening credits [ ]

The opening credits for Star Trek: Enterprise contained a number of images referencing modern-day as well as historical exploration and space travel leading up to the launch of Enterprise NX-01 in 2151, including the Enterprise OV-101 shuttle, named in real life in honor of Star Trek . Also used in the sequence is a clip of Zefram Cochrane 's ship, the Phoenix , from Star Trek: First Contact , and the real-life animated footage of the Mars rover .

Two versions of the opening title sequence were created, one for the prime Star Trek universe to the tune of " Where My Heart Will Take Me " which was seen at the beginning of the majority of episodes, and the other which documented the rise of the Terran Empire in the mirror universe episodes " In a Mirror, Darkly " and " In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II " which was done to an instrumental.

Episode list [ ]

Season 1 [ ].

ENT Season 1 , 25 episodes:

Season 2 [ ]

ENT Season 2 , 26 episodes:

Season 3 [ ]

ENT Season 3 , 24 episodes:

Season 4 [ ]

ENT Season 4 , 22 episodes:

Proposed Season 5 stories [ ]

Video games [ ]

Only two official video games set in the Enterprise era have been released – Star Trek: Encounters and Star Trek: Legacy . However, these two games are not true Enterprise games, as they cover the franchise as a whole.

Syndication [ ]

With four seasons, Enterprise reached syndication less than a year after its cancellation, in some markets airing multiple times a week beginning on 17 September 2005 . The syndication run of the series features the first episode of season 1 , two episodes of season 2 , and all episodes of the final season . Notable stations cleared Enterprise in syndication for most of the run including WNBC in New York City, KNBC in Los Angeles and WCIU in Chicago. However, with the 40th anniversary of Star Trek , Enterprise was replaced in syndication by "remastered" versions of classic TOS episodes on 16 September 2006 .

Episodes are available on CBS.com and its sister site TV.com . Netflix online streaming subscribers can also view episodes.

The first three seasons are also available on the Xbox Live Marketplace (currently US only), a premium service offered with the Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Each episode costs about two to three US dollars, and are available in both standard and high-definition widescreen. Two part episodes are broken up into two separate episodes and must be purchased separately.

All seasons are also available on the iTunes Store and on Amazon Instant Video in both standard and high-definition widescreen.

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"Archer's Theme" [ ]

"Archer's Theme" is an instrumental piece of music used over the closing credits. It was composed by Dennis McCarthy .

The theme was originally intended to be played over the opening credits of the show. ( citation needed • edit ) McCarthy, having also composed the theme for Star Trek: Deep Space Nine , wrote the piece in a style reminiscent of the later Star Trek series. Even though the piece opens with a subdued but recognizable version of Star Trek theme fanfare, McCarthy wrote it in keeping with the spirit of the show to be overall less classical and more modern instrumentally.

The producers' decision to use "Where My Heart Will Take Me" in its stead was a controversial decision that the producers made in an attempt to make the series appeal to an audience wider than that of existing Trek fans. ( citation needed • edit )

Altogether four different versions of end credits were used in the show. In the pilot episode, "Broken Bow", an instrumental version of "Where My Heart Will Take Me", also known as "Faith of the Heart", was used.

In the following episode, " Fight or Flight ", "Archer's Theme" is heard in a different arrangement. In addition, there is a different closing theme in the double feature " In a Mirror, Darkly ", reprising this episode's unique opening credits music.

"Where My Heart Will Take Me" [ ]

The use of an album-oriented rock theme tune is in stark contrast to previous series in the franchise, and provoked a negative reaction in some fans, ( citation needed • edit ) to the point of protesting outside the studios.

One of its most prominent detractors is Simon Pegg . Pegg was a fan of Star Trek prior to appearing in the films, but according to a 2011 interview:

" I think that the theme music to Enterprise was probably the most hideous Star Trek moment in history. I couldn't believe that they had this great idea of sort of pre-Kirk/Spock Star Trek , and they gave it a dreadful soft-rock music start. It just seemed so ill-advised. I mention Admiral Archer [in 2009's Star Trek ] – it isn't struck off because of the terrible music. Scotty actually mentions him. But [the theme music] is terrible. I've never seen Enterprise , because I couldn't get past that music. It would still be ringing in my ears when the show starts. " [3] (X)

External links [ ]

Star Trek: Enterprise at StarTrek.com
Star Trek: Enterprise at the Internet Movie Database
Star Trek: Enterprise at Memory Beta , the wiki for licensed Star Trek works
Star Trek: Enterprise at Wikipedia
2 ISS Enterprise (NCC-1701)

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Broken Bow Rating: 3 – Watch Fight or Flight Rating: 3 – Watch Strange New World Rating: 1 – Skip Unexpected Rating: 3 – Watch Terra Nova Rating: 2 – Skippable The Andorian Incident Rating: 4 – Watch Breaking the Ice Rating: 2 – Skip Civilization Rating: 2 – Skippable Fortunate Son Rating: 2 – Skippable Cold Front Rating: 3 – Watch Silent Enemy Rating: 4 – Watch Dear Doctor Rating: 1 – Skip Sleeping Dogs Rating: 3 – Watch Shadows of P’Jem Rating: 3 – Watch Shuttlepod One Rating: 0 – Skip Fusion Rating: 2 – Watch for Continuity Rogue Planet Rating: 1 – Skip Acquisition Rating: 2 – Skippable Oasis Rating: 2 – Skippable Detained Rating: 2 – Skippable Vox Sola Rating: 2 – Skippable Fallen Hero Rating: 2 – Skippable Desert Crossing Rating: 2 – Skippable Two Days and Two Nights Rating: 3 – Watch Shockwave, Part 1 Rating: 4 – Watch

Shockwave, Part 2 Rating: 3 – Watch Carbon Creek Rating: 3 – Watch Minefield Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Dead Stop Rating: 4 – Watch A Night in Sickbay Rating: 1 – Skip Marauders Rating: 3 – Watch The Seventh Rating: 2 – Skippable The Communicator Rating: 3 – Watch Singularity Rating: 1 – Skip Vanishing Point Rating: 1 – Skip Precious Cargo Rating: 1 – Skip The Catwalk Rating: 2 – Skippable Dawn Rating: 2 – Skippable Stigma Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Cease Fire Rating: 3 – Watch Future Tense Rating: 4 – Watch Canamar Rating: 3 – Watch The Crossing Rating: 2 – Skippable Judgment Rating: 4 – Watch Horizon Rating: 3 – Watch The Breach Rating: 3 – Watch Cogenitor Rating: 4 – Watch Regeneration Rating: 3 – Watch First Flight Rating: 3 – Watch Bounty Rating: 2 – Skippable The Expanse Rating: 4 – Watch

Season Three

The Xindi Rating: 3 – Watch Anomaly Rating: 3 – Watch Extinction Rating: 1 – Skip Rajiin Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Impulse Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Exile Rating: 3 – Watch The Shipment Rating: 3 – Watch Twilight Rating: 3 – Watch North Star Rating: 3 – Watch Similitude Rating: 2 – Skippable Carpenter Street Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Chosen Realm Rating: 3 – Watch Proving Ground Rating: 3 – Watch Stratagem Rating: 3 – Watch Harbinger Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Doctor’s Orders Rating: 2 – Skippable Hatchery Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Azati Prime Rating: 3 – Watch Damage Rating: 4 – Watch The Forgotten Rating: 3 – Watch E2 Rating: 3 – Watch The Council Rating: 3 – Watch Countdown Rating: 3 – Watch Zero Hour Rating: 3 – Watch

Season Four

Storm Front Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Storm Front, Part II Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Home Rating: 2 – Watch for continuity Borderland Rating: 3 – Watch Cold Station 12 Rating: 3 – Watch The Augments Rating: 3 – Watch The Forge Rating: 3 – Watch Awakening Rating: 3 – Watch Kir’Shara Rating: 3 – Watch Daedalus Rating: 2 – Skippable Observer Effect Rating: 3 – Watch Babel One Rating: 3 – Watch United Rating: 3 – Watch The Aenar Rating: 3 – Watch Affliction Rating: 3 – Watch Divergence Rating: 3 – Watch Bound Rating: 3 – Watch In a Mirror, Darkly Rating: 3 – Watch In A Mirror, Darkly Part 2 Rating: 3 – Watch Demons Rating: 3 – Watch Terra Prime Rating: 3 – Watch These Are The Voyages… Rating: 0 – Do Not Watch.

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Jolene Blalock as Subcommander T'Pol
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Dominic Keating as Lt. Malcolm Reed
Anthony "A.T." Montgomery as Ensign Travis Mayweather
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A Viewing Guide for Star Trek: Enterprise

Back in September, I did a ranking of every episode of every Star Trek series .

But what if you haven’s seen all of the Star Trek series? And what if you’re all ready to binge-watch another series this year?

If you haven’t seen Enterprise , the Trek franchise’s first prequel series, you’re probably not alone. While I have found several people who consider it their favorite, anecdotally, it appears to be the least watched series outside of the original animated one.

And I understand. The first two seasons are tough going a lot of the time. The theme song never gets better (except for briefly in season 4). However, as with all Trek, Enterprise –by and large– ages pretty darn well and scratches some itches you didn’t know you have about Andorians, Vulcans, and the founding of the United Federation of Planets.

The following list cuts 44 of the 98 episodes out of the mix, giving you enough grounding with the characters in the first two seasons to better enjoy the increased continuity and worldbuilding of the final two seasons.

If you find you really are enjoying the series, you can always catch up on those missing episodes in the inevitable rewatch for completeness (I’m cutting some episodes I really like, but –if I’m being honest– aren’t necessary for a first watch).

Also, after hearing the opening theme song, feel free to turn down the volume or skip the intro entirely except for “In a Mirror, Darkly” in the fourth season (I love the visuals, I’ve tried and the song doesn’t work for me).

Skip most of it except:

“Broken Bow” (Eps 1 & 2)
“The Andorian Incident” (Ep 7)
“Silent Enemy” (Ep 12)
“Dear Doctor” (Ep 13)
“Vox Sola” (Ep 22)
“Shockwave, Pt. 1” (Ep 26)
“Shockwave, Pt. 2” (Ep 1)
“Carbon Creek” (Ep 2)
“Minefield” (Ep 3)
“Vanishing Point” (Ep 10)
“The Breach” (Ep 21)
“Cogenitor” (Ep 22)
“The Expanse” (Ep 26)

Season Three

Watch most of it, except:

“Extinction” (Ep 3)
“Exile” (Ep 6)
“Similitude” (Ep 10)
“Doctor’s Orders” (Ep 16)

Season Four

“Daedalus” (Ep 10)
“These Are the Voyages…” (Ep 22)

As per the showrunner, the true series finale is “Terra Prime,” episode 21.

There you go! A Star Trek binge-fest that can easily fit into the rest of the year.

(Note: I did this one as a favor to someone who had meant to watch the series, but couldn’t get into it and have since been told by several people that they were in the same boat (or NX-class starship?). If people think I should do viewing guides for other series, let me know!)

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After more than a decade of television supremacy, Star Trek: Enterprise would prove to be the final frontier for Gene Roddenberry's space opera, at least where television was concerned, accidentally killing the franchise until J.J. Abrams hit the movie reboot button in 2009. Because of that, it's gained a reputation for being a pretty crappy Star Trek all things considered, and while it's certainly not up there with the highlights of Trek 's 49-year history, it's also not as bad as many people think.

A prequel to the original Star Trek , Enterprise let producers reset the franchise from the increasingly safe era of The Next Generation and Voyager , where technology could be relied upon to save the day and humanity had evolved past petty hatred and things that could provide easy drama. By showing the origins of Starfleet and the United Federation of Planets, the logic went, the series could delight long-time fans while also drawing in new viewers... except that the reality proved to be almost entirely the opposite.

A decade since the show's cancelation, it's time to revisit Enterprise , and see how it stands up to the test of time (and space).

Number of Seasons: 4 (98 episodes)

Time Requirements: If you push it, you could manage to get through the entire series in just under two months. (Two episodes a night during the week, three per day on the weekends.) There are times when it'll seem difficult to push through, but we have faith in you.

Where to Get Your Fix: Netflix, Amazon Prime, Google Play, iTunes, CBS.com

Best Character to Follow: Although there are certainly more likable characters in the show—step forward, Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) and Hoshi Sato (Linda Park)—the best characters to follow are probably Scott Bakula's Captain Jonathan Archer and Connor Trineer's engineer, the resident fake McCoy, Trip Tucker. They are, after all, characters who get something resembling development throughout the entire series, as opposed to just an episode of spotlight every now and again. (Jolene Blalock's T'Pol also falls into that category, but also unfortunately alternated between "generic Vulcan" and "hot lady" in terms of her treatment across the show's run, making her a frustrating character to focus on at times.)

Seasons/Episodes You Can Skip:

There's no real way of avoiding it: The first two seasons of Star Trek: Enterprise —officially titled just Enterprise , the Star Trek didn't show up in the title until the third season—are uneven at best, and the third is... well, it depends how you feel about what was intended to be a new direction for the show, shall we say. This leaves the series feeling pretty skippable in large part until the show's fourth and final year, where things got a lot better very quickly. But if you're looking for specific episodes to avoid, here are some you can definitely do without.

Season 1: Episode 18, "Rogue Planet" What if Captain Archer fell in love with a mysterious woman on an alien planet, only to discover that she's actually a giant snail? Oh, sorry: We've spoiled the twist in the tale of this suitably sluggish, slow episode that might just make you want to climb into a shell and never come out.

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Season 1: Episode 23, "Two Days and Two Nights" Every single time any Star Trek series broached the idea of their crews grabbing some rest and relaxation, things threatened to get unwatchable, and never more so than this episode, which sees the Enterprise crew hit pleasure planet Risa only to be seduced by "exotic" aliens in such a manner that makes you wonder if the cast were as embarrassed speaking the dialogue as we are listening to it.

Season 2: Episode 26, "The Expanse" A controversial suggestion for some fans, "The Expanse" was obviously the Enterprise writers' response to the political fallout of 9/11 (the episode aired May 2003), and temporarily retooled the series as something more aggressive, with the Enterprise given bigger weapons and a new group of soldiers as they respond to a massive alien attack that killed millions by setting out to stop war at any cost possible. There are some interesting ideas in the season that follows—not least of which is the idea of a cold war between time travelers, which involves different factions playing with history for their own ends—but in many important ways, it doesn't feel true to the ideals of Star Trek . Your mileage, as they say, may vary.

Season 4: Episode 22, "These Are the Voyages..." In general, Star Trek series nail their final episodes, but *Enterprise'*s final hour is so off-base that it's gained a reputation amongst fans for being one of the franchise's worst episodes overall, with later spin-off novels not only undoing one of the more dramatic plot twists of the story, but also making fun of the nonsensical nature of the episode overall. An embarrassing, ignoble end for a show that, while not perfect, deserved better.

Seasons/Episodes You Can't Skip:

The shorthand version of what Enterprise to watch if you're pressed for time is, "Season 4." Sure, it starts with a surreal resolution of the previous season's storyline (hello, space Nazis!), but everything that follows all the way up until the terrible final episode is golden. If you're looking to take a more leisurely stroll through the series, however, watch out for these episodes.

Season 1: Episodes 1 and 2, "Broken Bow" The pilot for the show is as messy as the series' first couple of years, but there remains something charming about the uncertainty with which the crew of the first Enterprise reacts to their looming mission, before events—and the episode's plot—overwhelm them. Plus, finally we get translation problems with aliens. It'd only taken us 30-something years!

Season 1: Episode 7, "The Andorian Incident" Talking about showing things that fans had long wanted to see: This is the episode that finally put subtext into text—yes, Vulcans really are dicks. In fact, they're hateful, xenophobic dicks, although their hatred for the Andorians isn't entirely off-base, as the audience quickly learns. But nonetheless, "Infinite Diversity in Infinite Combinations" Vulcans, these are not, and they're all the more fun for it.

Season 2: Episode 2, "Carbon Creek" The idea of taking a regular cast member and placing them in more-or-less contemporary Earth had become a Star Trek tradition by the time this episode rolled around, but Jolene Blalock acquits herself admirably, playing an ancestor of T'Pol in 1950s America. Sure, there's a plot explaining why they're there, but that's not what anyone is watching for. We just want the culture clash hijinks.

Season 3: Episode 10, "Similitude" The ethics of cloning are explored in a surprisingly subtle way in this episode in which a second Trip is "grown" to act as, essentially, an organ farm for the original version. Sounds a little creepy? Well, you're not alone in thinking so, which is where the episode's heart comes from. OK, that and the fact that the clone has all of Trip's memories and emotions, but not necessarily the social knowledge in how to deal with them.

Season 3: Episode 21, "E2" Thanks to the "temporal cold war," the crew encounters a version of the ship that had been sent back in time more than a century, and is now populated by their own descendants. Can this other Enterprise help prevent the time traveling that created them in the first place? If Back to the Future made your head hurt, this episode could be fatal, and we mean that as a compliment.

Season 4: Episode 3, "Home" What happens after Earth, humanity, the universe, and the timeline as we know it has been saved? If you're the crew of the Enterprise , you get to go home and find out how everyone else has been doing in your absence. After the previous year's high drama, this episode of downtime and after-effects is wonderfully fulfilling, humanistic, and feels very much like a course correction from where the show had been heading up to this point. Just great stuff.

Season 4: Episodes 4, 5, and 6, "Borderland," "Cold Station 12," and "The Augments" Tying together various threads in Star Trek mythology, including Khan (as in The Wrath of ) and *The Next Generation'*s Data, with Brent Spiner reappearing to play the ancestor of Data's creator, who also happens to be a fan of genetic experimentation and the closest thing Star Trek ever got to a mad scientist. You can tell that he's loving the role, and the result is something pulpy, fun, and filled with Trek Easter eggs for the fanbase.

Season 4: Episodes 18 and 19, "In A Mirror, Darkly" Parts 1 and 2 And here's another Easter egg for the faithful: a two-parter set in the "mirror universe" of the original series' "Mirror, Mirror," and relishing the campy drama that comes along with the setting. For the continuity-minded, there are excerpts from Star Trek: First Contact to explain where the mirror universe branched off from the regular Star Trek timeline, while the rest of us can enjoy the 1960s costumes and the suitably different opening titles.

Season 4: Episodes 20 and 21, "Demons" and "Terra Prime" Forget about the horrible final episode of the series (no, really, forget about it): This two-parter that immediately preceded it offers a far better conclusion to everything that came before, as discussions about the formation of what will eventually become the United Federation of Planets are disrupted by a xenophobic faction that wants to rid Earth of all aliens. What's that, you say, unsubtle political commentary? You betcha, and it's wonderful.

Why You Should Binge:

Because, thanks to the 2009 movie, Star Trek: Enterprise is now the only television series that is still canon. (No, really; Archer even gets referenced in the dialogue of the first one, as does his dog. Watch the Scotty scenes again.) Also, as rough as the series can be at times, there is something occasionally thrilling about seeing everyone involved try and retro-engineer the Star Trek that the audience knows and loves—and watching Enterprise in binge-mode is probably the best way to do it, as you see the show work its way backwards in terms of influence; it starts off in the mode of Star Trek: Voyager , but by the final (and best) season, there's a lot more of the original series in there. A forgotten classic? That might be going a little too far, but Enterprise is certainly not as bad as common wisdom remembers it to be.

Best Scene—"Let's Go" There are many fine moments throughout the 98 episodes of Enterprise , but nothing quite manages the moment in the pilot where the ship leaves the security of space dock for the first time. It's a moment filled with anticipation for what's to follow, which only feels fitting.

And, hey, it could be worse:

Much, much worse.

The Takeaway: In a way, Enterprise mirrors the earliest years of Earth's interplanetary exercise: an awkward start, some false moves in there, but things get closer to plain sailing as time goes on. Admittedly, the cancellation of the show four years in kind of ruins that metaphor a little bit, but work with us here. (And the less said about the coda in the finale, the better.)

If You Liked Star Trek: Enterprise You'll Love: If nothing else, most of the Trek canon. Probably some Battlestar Galactica , too.

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Star Trek: Enterprise - Episode Guide - Season 1

Though noted elsewhere on Star Trek Guide, this bears mentioning again in order to properly understand just what in the name of Cochrane happened with this season- and this show in general: What ultimately saw production as the premiere episode “Broken Bow” was originally conceived to be played out over an entire season. This could also explain the ridiculous reticence on the studio’s part not to include “Star Trek” in the title of the series, as the crew wasn’t supposed to be, well, star trekking in season 1.

Instead, Enterprise season 1 ends up as a run of padded episodes bogged down with intensely slow pacing. Pressed for ideas in a hurry, Braga & Berman plus a handful of writers could not spontaneously produce the scripts of, likesay, season 4, but instead result in the derivative and (let’s face it) boring stuff cluttering this inaugural run of episodes.

1-2. Broken Bow – It starts so strong … The Enterprise series-opener ends up one of its very best. Amid a complex story (guess that’s what happens when a story arc meant to span 25 episodes or so is compressed into a 90 minutes of screen time. And underneath the hints of the Time War, a handful of Klingons and the Enterprise’s initial launch, “Broken Bow”, like DS9’s “Emissary”, sneaks in a wonderful story about a boy and his father. ****

3. Fight or Flight – Perhaps the most common Enterprise trope (seriously, half the first two seasons are about this one) gets introduced very early in the series: Sato and Reed are dispatched to an Empty Alien Ship. In this case, the entire crew has been wiped out and others ships soon arrive to hash things out. Toss on the other classic trope of the Improperly Outfitted Starship and you’ve got some standard Enterprise stuff. ***

4. Strange New World – Literal head trip for Tucker, T’Pol, Mayweather and two near-Red Shirts. This away team investigates a planet whereupon the dominant life form is a flowering plant which dispenses hallucinogens into the air. We learn that endless tripping sequences cannot substitute for plot. **

5. Unexpected – So … this is Enterprise’s version of Junior? The accent is on the humorous as Tucker’s seemingly innocuous visit to an alien ship has somehow left him pregnant. T’Pol’s “Three days” line is easily the best in all of Enterprise season one. ***

6. Terra Nova – The Enterprise is sent to investigate the site of Terra Nova, an Earth colony established some 79 years previously. While the colonists’ descendants have survived, they eke out an existence in caves underground. ***

7. The Andorian Incident – Remember the Andorians, rarely seen outside of cameos and crowd shots since TOS? They return in this episode, spearheaded by Tholos, who proved popular enough to become a recurring character on the show. ***

8. Breaking the Ice – Subplots of Reed and Mayweather investigating a comet and Vulcans who may or may be spying on the Enterprise are intertwined in this one. Minus points for Archer’s ridiculous staring contest with the Vulcans while his crewmembers’ lives are in peril. **

9. Civilization – An interesting pre-Prime Directive story in which Archer, Tucker, Sato and T’Pol disguise themselves to investigate a high-tech power source within a pre-industrial society, only to find a second alien culture also undercover and surveying the local inhabitants. ***

10. Fortunate Son – The Enterprise encounters a freighter which has been attacked by Nausicaan pirates … but their crew appears to be keeping secrets … **

11. Cold Front – The Suliban, mysterious aliens of “Broken Bow”, are back in an attempt to destroy the Enterprise. Luckily, Daniels, a Federation time agent from the 31st century (still the furthest that the ST franchise has reached into the future), is on hand to help – and enigmatically drop hints about the Time War, which won’t see final resolution until season 4. ****

12. Silent Enemy – While on a technical mission involving the deployment of communications equipment, the Enterprise is attacked a few times by an alien starship about which little is learned except for how to disable its warp drive. **

13. Dear Doctor – Phlox takes center stage in a well-written tale of two sentient races sharing a planet, but not the destructive genetic disease that is slowly exterminating one of them. ****

14. Sleeping Dogs – A Klingon ship whose crew has been nearly completely wiped out is trapped within the orbit of a gas giant. Archer decides that the Enterprise will assist, whether the Klingons want it or not. ***

15. Shadows of P'Jem – Archer and T’Pol are abducted by Andorians, who seemingly are just plain really into abductions. Tucker and Reed, together with a separate group of Andorians led by Tholos, go on a rescue mission to save the pair. ***

16. Shuttlepod One – Whilst on a shuttlecraft, Tucker and Reed rather spuriously deduce that the Enterprise has been destroyed. They’re left with 10 days of air, which Malcolm happily starts using up by recording messages to his so-called friends. *

17. Fusion – A classic “Vulcans Are Weird” episode of Enterprise; this one has the crew meeting a group known as “Vulcans without logic.” T’Pol is affected by her comrades psychologically, but shockingly little actually happens in this episode. **

18. Rogue Planet – Archer, T’Pol, Sato and Reed end up smack in the middle of an interplanetary “hunt” involving one sporting race of aliens hunting difficult-to-track beings known as “wraiths.” ***

19. Acquisition – Ferengi in Enterprise? Apparently so, despite the fact that about 200 years later Captain Picard notes that the Ferengi had never established visual contact with the Federation. (Okay, so technically he’s correct because the Federation doesn’t yet exist in the time of Archer et al, but come on.) In a welcome retcon, here the Ferengi are portrayed as pirate types in similar fashion to their introduction in “The Last Outpost.” Essentially, they’re tougher to beat as mega-capitalists… ***

20. Oasis – An away team finds survivors still aboard a transport ship that crash-landed some 22 years previously. Naturally, the leader of the group and the situation itself is not as it seems – but is incredibly predictable. **

21. Detained – Head trip for Archer and Mayweather: The latter finally gets his chance to be abducted with the captain. The two wake up in prison. The plucky Enterprise crew then devises an escape plan, as by this point they’re all really quite good at them. **

22. Vox Sola – A rather straightforward episode about an alien creature slowly taking over the Enterprise is enlivened by the linguistic machinations and philosophy from the highly underrated and underemployed Hoshi Sato. ***

23. Fallen Hero – The Enterprise is tasked with transporting a Vulcan ambassador from her planet of assignment to a Vulcan cruiser ship. Along the way, they are attacked by aliens with a grudge against her. ***

24. Desert Crossing – The Enterprise answers a distress call and then before you can say “here comes the abduction”, Archer and Tucker are falling for the old “come visit my home planet” routine by a dude who seeks to recruit these two humans into his terrorist organization. ***

15. Two Days and Two Nights – Risa! Whoo hooo! While on shore leave, Sato enjoys a positive relationship, Archer not so much, and those wacky dudes Tucker and Reed are liberated from their major possessions. Meanwhile, Dr. Phlox is awakened from his necessary six-day hibernation to address an emergency, with effective if bizarre results. ***

26. Shockwave, Part I – After an accident apparently caused by an Enterprise shuttlecraft results in the deaths of 3,600 colonists, the ship is recalled to Earth. However, Daniels returns to war of a Suliban plot. Getting to work in clearing their names results in a direct confrontation with the Suliban. However, at a decisive moment, Archer is whisked away to the future – a future which has paradoxically advanced without time travel thanks to the very rescue of Archer in the first place… ***

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Star Trek: Discovery Season 5 Returning Cast & New Character Guide

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Warning: SPOILERS for Star Trek: Discovery Season 5, Episode 5 - "Mirrors"

It was a missed opportunity for Mirror Universe legacy characters like Spock or Kirk to make an appearance in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5.
Burnham's reflection on the ISS Enterprise could have tied back to her time in the Mirror Universe with Georgiou.
The story of ISS Enterprise's escape from the Mirror Universe teases a powerful rebellion and hope narrative.

Star Trek: Discovery brought back the ISS Enterprise that was introduced in the classic Star Trek: The Original Series episode, "Mirror, Mirror," but the show could've done so much more with the Mirror Universe version of Star Trek's most iconic ship. In its fifth and final season, Star Trek: Discovery has sent its characters on an intergalactic treasure hunt centuries in the making. In their search for the powerful technology of the Progenitors, Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and her crew have already faced numerous trials, and their most recent clue took them to a relic from the 23rd century.

In Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 5 , "Mirrors," written by Johanna Lee and Carlos Cisco and directed by Jen McGowan, Captain Burnham and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) must enter interdimensional space in search of the next clue on their quest to find the Progenitors' technology. After Burnham and Booker make it into the wormhole, they find the heavily damaged, but still intact ISS Enterprise. As they search the ship, they discover that refugees used the Enterprise to escape from the brutal Mirror Universe in search of a better life. While it was certainly fascinating to learn more about the ISS Enterprise and its journey, the appearance of the centuries-old ship could have had more of an impact.

As Burnham seeks the universe's greatest treasure in Star Trek: Discovery season 5, she'll need help from a host of new and returning characters.

The ISS Enterprise Provided The Perfect Excuse For A Strange New Worlds Cameo

Michael could've found a recording from mirror universe spock or kirk..

As Captain Burnham and Cleveland Booker explore the bridge of the ISS Enterprise, Michael gets emotional looking at what would have been her brother, Spock's (Ethan Peck), terminal. While this is a nice moment, it would have been a great opportunity to include a recorded message from Mirror Universe Spock or someone else who was on board the ship. Not only would it have been fun to see Ethan Peck with Mirror Spock's goatee, but it could have been a nice moment for Michael to see an alternate version of her brother.

It's a missed opportunity that no Star Trek legacy characters made an appearance in "Mirrors."

Whether due to budget constraints or scheduling conflicts, it's a shame that Star Trek: Discovery did not get Ethan Peck or Paul Wesley, who plays Lt. James T. Kirk on Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , to make a quick cameo. Seeing the Mirror Universe Captain Kirk would have been a nice way to shout out Star Trek: The Original Series , while also connecting Discovery to Strange New Worlds . Star Trek: Discovery has shown recordings of legacy characters before, such using old footage of Leonard Nimoy's Spock in the Discovery season 3 episode "Unification III", and it's a missed opportunity that no Star Trek legacy characters made an appearance in "Mirrors."

The ISS Enterprise Should've Reminded Burnham Of Her Time In The Mirror Universe With Georgiou

Didn't all of the mirror universe iconography remind burnham of her experiences there.

While Captain Burnham did have a moment of reflection regarding Spock, she never mentioned the time she spent in the Mirror Universe or her connection with Emperor Philippa Georgiou (Michelle Yeoh) . The Mirror Universe played a major role in Star Trek: Discovery season 1, and Burnham spent a fair amount of time there. Michael also grew close to Georgiou after she traveled back with the USS Discovery to Star Trek 's Prime Universe. It stands to reason that Michael would likely have been reminded of her time in the Mirror Universe as she was exploring the ISS Enterprise.

Two of Star Trek's best modern villains, Emperor Georgiou and Captain Gabriel Lorca (Jason Isaacs), came from the Mirror Universe. Michelle Yeoh will reprise the role of Georgiou in the upcoming Star Trek: Section 31.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5, episode 4 , "Face the Strange" revisited several moments from Captain Burnham's past, but didn't touch on the Mirror Universe. Allowing Michael to have a moment of remembrance on the ISS Enterprise would have been a nice connection to season 1 and another way to show how far Burnham has come. Whether or not Burnham has spoken with Book about her experiences in the Mirror Universe, she could have shared a memory of her time with Georgiou. Discovery season 5 already has a lot going on, but they missed out on what could have been a nice moment of reflection for Captain Burnham.

The Mirror Universe is home to the darkest and most depraved versions of our favorite Star Trek characters, but which of these variants is best?

Star Trek Should Tell The Story Of The ISS Enterprise's Escape From The Mirror Universe

Discovery teases what could be a powerful story of rebellion and hope..

One of the most interesting aspects of the ISS Enterprise is the story of how the ship ended up in interdimensional space in the first place. After Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) visited the Mirror Universe in Star Trek: The Original Series, he inspired Spock to initiate a series of reforms to prevent the Terran Empire from falling. Unfortunately, the Empire fell anyway, but some people took Spock's ideas to heart and rebelled against the new regime. After "a Kelpian slave turned rebel leader" — aka Mirror Universe Saru (Doug Jones) — told others about the Prime Universe, they began searching for a way to get there.

Star Trek: Discovery could have done more with the ISS Enterprise, but at least they turned the former warship into a symbol of hope.

The ISS Enterprise became a lifeboat, as Saru helped refugees steal the ship and take it to the Prime Universe. Book reads their story from a plaque on the wall, but it sounds like a tale that deserves more than a few sentences of dialogue. The story of a group of rebels who steal the Enterprise, ride it into another universe, and then have to adapt to an entirely different way of life would make a great movie or mini-series. Star Trek: Discovery could have done more with the ISS Enterprise, but at least they turned the former warship into a symbol of hope.

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Kirk tries to flirt with Uhura during the bar sequence. He tells her, "You've got a talented tongue" (we are told she is a linguist, but there is the double-entendre meaning of oral sex). Uhura replies that she is surprised he "Doesn't only have sex with farm animals" and he replies "not only." Edit
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A man attacks another when he insults his lack of some qualities. One of the men chokes the other. Edit
A man is interrogated by aliens, and it is implied that he was tortured. They force a small creature down the man's throat. Edit
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Original ‘Star Trek’ Enterprise Model Resurfaces Decades After It Went Missing

The model used in the original series’ opening credits is now back with Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the show’s creator

Julia Binswanger

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Nearly 50 years after it went missing, the original model of the USS Starship Enterprise from the hit show “ Star Trek ” is finally voyaging home. The 33-inch model—the same one that appears in the opening credits of the original series—is now back with Eugene Roddenberry Jr., the son of the show’s creator.

“After five decades, I’m thrilled that someone happened upon this historic model of the USS Enterprise ,” says Roddenberry, who goes by “Rod,” in a Heritage Auctions statement . “I remember how it used to adorn my dad’s desk.”

The tiny model has been missing since Roddenberry’s father, Gene Roddenberry (who died in 1991), lent it to the makers of 1979’s Star Trek: The Motion Picture , the first Star Trek feature film. Unfortunately, he never got it back. What happened to it at that point is unknown.

Last fall, the spaceship popped up on eBay —with a starting bid of $1,000. The listing was titled “Rare Custom Star Trek USS Enterprise Spaceship by Richard Datin .” Datin, a model maker from the Howard Anderson special-effects company, built the original model out of solid wood. The New York Times ’ Emily Schmall reports that the seller came across the item after discovering it in a storage unit. After receiving many inquiries about the item, the seller contacted Heritage Auctions.

“Once our team of experts concluded it was the real thing, we contacted Rod because we wanted to get the model back to where it belonged,” says Joe Maddalena, executive vice president at Heritage Auctions, in the statement. “We’re thrilled the Enterprise is finally in dry dock.”

The ship’s whereabouts after its disappearance remain a mystery; unfortunately, the missing years aren’t described in a captain’s log. The younger Roddenberry says there had even been rumors that he’d thrown it into a pool as a boy, per Jamie Stengle of the Associated Press (AP).

While the model would “easily” sell for over $1 million at auction, it’s a “priceless” piece of television history, Maddalena tells the AP.

Since Star Trek ’s debut in 1966, the Enterprise has become an instantly recognizable image—and a pioneering design that inspired many other fictional spacecraft.

“We didn’t want the Enterprise to look like something currently planned for our space program,” said Walter Jefferies, the Star Trek art director who designed the fictional craft, in the 1968 book The Making of Star Trek , per the auction house. “We knew that by the time the show got on the air, this type of thing would be old hat. We had to go further than even the most advanced space scientists were thinking.”

The younger Roddenberry rounded up a group of Star Trek production veterans to help authenticate and restore the model. One of them was Gary Kerr, a “Trek x-pert” who worked on the 2016 restoration of an 11-foot model of the Enterprise for the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum . Kerr still had old photos of the model sitting on the elder Roddenberry’s desk.

“We spent at least an hour photographing it, inspecting the paint, inspecting the dirt, looking under the base, the patina on the stem, the grain in the wood,” Roddenberry tells the Times . “It was a unanimous ‘This is 100 percent the one.’”

While other models of the Enterprise exist, the newly discovered ship is the original. Looking ahead, Roddenberry wants to ensure that this one-of-a-kind artifact is accessible to the public.

“This is not going home to adorn my shelves,” he tells the AP. “This is going to get restored and we’re working on ways to get it out so the public can see it, and my hope is that it will land in a museum somewhere.”

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Star Trek Has Finally Revealed the Evil Enterprise's Weird Fate

Watch out for any goatees.

Today, everyone knows what a multiverse is. But back in 1967, parallel universe stories weren’t nearly as common as they are now, even within the sci-fi genre. A classic Star Trek episode, Jerome Bixby’s “Mirror, Mirror,” helped popularize the alternate universe trope, complete with meaner versions of yourself who may rock an evil little goatee like Mirror Spock.

Star Trek’s Mirror Universe also gave us an alternate version of the USS Enterprise in the ISS Enterprise , a ship that served the Imperial Terran Empire, not the United Federation of Planets. Now, in the Discovery Season 5 episode “Mirrors,” the evil ISS Enterprise is back... as a force for good. Here’s what it all means. Spoilers ahead.

The ISS Enterprise returns

Burnham looks at the ISS Enterprise in 'Discovery' Season 5

Captain Burnham watches the ISS Enterprise warp to Federation HQ.

While pursuing the thieves Moll and L’ak, Book and Burnham take a shuttlecraft into an unstable wormhole and discover the floating, pseudo-derelict ISS Enterprise . One of the clues to the Progenitor’s tech has been hidden on it, but for Burnham, it’s kind of like a bizzaro universe homecoming. Burnham spent a decent amount of time in the Mirror Universe in Discovery Season 1 , and in Season 2 she found herself on the Enterprise with her brother Spock just before jumping from the 23rd century to the 32nd century.

In “Mirrors,” Burnham notes that “crossing between universes has been impossible for centuries,” which means the ISS Enterprise must have crossed over into the Prime Universe well before the 32nd century. Burnham is referencing the events of Discovery Season 3, when we learned that Philippa Georgiou, a resident of the Mirror Universe, couldn’t go back to her home universe because those dimensions had drifted apart. But the ISS Enterprise , which was previously captained by an evil Kirk, crossed over into the Prime Universe well before that moment, and Discovery has now added details connecting The Original Series, Deep Space Nine , and Discovery Season 3.

How evil Spock became good

Mirror Spock talks to Kirk in the 'Star Trek' episode "Mirror, Mirror.'

Spock talking with Kirk in “Mirror, Mirror.”

In the Deep Space Nine episode “Crossover” we learn that after Kirk talked to Mirror Spock and encouraged him to try making the Terran Empire a peaceful power, Mirror Spock did just that. But as Mirror Kira explained, Mirror Spock’s idealism didn’t work out the way he’d hoped:

“Spock rose to Commander in Chief of the Empire by preaching reforms, disarmament, peace. It was quite a remarkable turnabout for his people. Unfortunately for them, when Spock had completed all these reforms, his empire was no longer in any position to defend itself against us [the Klingon-Cardassian Alliance].”

Discovery appears to be referencing this exact event, even if Spock isn’t named outright. When Book learns the ISS Enterprise became a refugee ship for people who’d turned against the Empire, he says, “The Terran High Chancellor was killed for trying to make reforms.”

This likely references Spock, but adds the twist that he was perhaps betrayed by other people within the Terran Empire, even if Earth adopted his reforms. Now, by the end of “Mirrors,” the 23rd-century ISS Enterprise has been moved to the Prime Universe and the 32nd century. It’s an antique by modern standards, but it’s a contemporary of the USS Discovery, so it’s still serviceable. This means that by the end of Discovery Season 5 there will still be a version of the classic Enterprise floating around Federation headquarters, so when the Starfleet Academy series debuts, 32nd-century Starfleet cadets will have access to the classic version of the most famous Enterprise. It may technically be an evil twin, but its historic adventures aren’t over just yet.

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Keyla Detmer piloted the ISS Enterprise in Star TrekL Discovery season 5, joining the ranks of Enterprise helmsman in the process.
The USS Enterprise has had other notable helmsmen like Sulu and Geordi La Forge across different versions.
Discovery provided Detmer with the chance to pilot a version of the Enterprise, filmed on the set of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds.

Star Trek: Discovery season 5 enabled the show's pilot, Keyla Detmer (Emily Coutts) to join an important legacy for the USS Enterprise. Detmer has been the helmsman of the USS Discovery since season 1, and an integral part of Discovery 's cast of characters up through season 5 . Although she has largely been a supporting character on Discovery , Detmer has still enjoyed some important moments, including a few memorable subplots in both seasons 1 and 3.

Despite Detmer not appearing in Discovery season 5, episode 5 , the show bestowed an important milestone on her off-screen. Episode 5 saw the retrieval of the Mirror Universe's ISS Enterprise after a clue in the search for the Progenitor's technology led Captain Michael Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and Cleveland Booker (David Ajala) to a heated confrontation with L'ak (Elias Toufexis) and Moll (Eve Harlow) on the abandoned ship. Discovery managed to save the Mirror Enterprise from interdimensional space , and Captain Burham assigned Lieutenant Commander Detmer and Owosekun (Oyin Oladejo) to take it back to Federation Headquarters.

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Star trek: discoverys pilot commander detmer is the latest enterprise helmsman, detmer flew the iss enterprise in discovery season 5.

Thanks to episode 5, Detmer has joined the ranks of those who had piloted a version of the Enterprise in Star Trek history . Detmer could have had the opportunity to pilot the USS Enterprise during Discovery season 2, especially considering that its Captain Christopher Pike (Anson Mount) , was a main character on the show. Discovery 's time jump to the 32nd century made any further encounters with the Prime Universe's Enterprise impossible, but season 5 finally gave Detmer the chance to be included in the category of legendary Enterprise helmsman.

It seems Discovery has given Detmer the chance to pilot the only Enterprise she will likely ever get to during the rest of the show's run.

Although the ISS Enterprise is different from the Prime Universe's USS Enterprise, the two are similar enough that Discovery filmed episode 5's Enterprise scenes on the set for Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , which is set on the USS Enterprise in Discovery 's old time period, the 23rd century. It seems Discovery has given Detmer the chance to pilot the only Enterprise she will likely ever get to during the rest of the show's run. Of course, Detmer piloting any version of the USS Enterprise is still a huge honor, considering which characters she shares the distinction with.

Star Treks Enterprise Helmsmen Explained

The uss enterprise has had some notable helmsmen.

The various versions of the Enterprise have had some incredible helmsmen, and the ship has the interesting distinction of being piloted by two father-daughter teams at different times . The most famous Enterprise Helmsman is, of course, Hikaru Sulu (George Takei) from Star Trek: The Original Series . Sulu and his other versions, including his Mirror Universe counterpart, faithfully piloted the Enterprise for many years of the franchise's timeline, and Sulu's daughter, Demora (Jacqueline Kim) took on the task years later during Star Trek Generations .

Sulu isn't the only famous character to have been an Enterprise helmsman, however. Geordi La Forge (LeVar Burton) was the initial helmsman for the USS Enterprise-D in Star Trek: The Next Generation , and like Sulu would share the honor with his daughter, Sidney (Ashlei Sharpe Chestnut) who took on the role in Star Trek: Picard season 3. More recently, Strange New Worlds introduced Erica Ortegas (Melissa Navia) as the helmsman under Captain Pike. Ortegas has proved to be one of Star Trek 's best pilots and a memorable addition to the Enterprise pilot ranks , similar to Detmer on Star Trek: Discovery .

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Star Trek: Discovery

Star Trek: Discovery is an entry in the legendary Sci-Fi franchise, set ten years before the original Star Trek series events. The show centers around Commander Michael Burnham, assigned to the USS Discovery, where the crew attempts to prevent a Klingon war while traveling through the vast reaches of space.

Cast Blu del Barrio, Oded Fehr, Anthony Rapp, Sonequa Martin-Green, Doug Jones, Wilson Cruz, Eve Harlow, Mary Wiseman, Callum Keith Rennie

Release Date September 24, 2017

Genres Drama, Sci-Fi, Adventure

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Franchise(s) Star Trek

Writers Alex Kurtzman

Directors Jonathan Frakes, Olatunde Osunsanmi

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The series highlights the importance of empathy and respecting other (alien) races and cultural traditions while co-existing peacefully. Storylines sometimes act as metaphors for contemporary social issues, like discrimination and ethical practices in scientific research. Additional themes include communication, courage, and teamwork.

Positive Role Models

Starfleet places a premium on conformity and obedience. Characters, often guided by Captain Jean-Luc Picard, often debate right and wrong and how their actions will affect others. Picard is a thoughtful, sincere leader who strives to be the best example he can be, while also being a good friend and captain. The show is often racially diverse both in its main cast and guest stars. Women are often shown as high-ranking Starfleet officers.

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Plenty of spaceship battles, phaser shootouts, and even the occasional fistfight -- but the conflicts are generally pretty bloodless.

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Sex, Romance & Nudity

Mild flirting and occasional romance, but no onscreen nudity. Characters are sometimes seen in bed together and sex is implied. Occasional episodes revolve around concepts of sexuality both alien and familiar, including a species of aliens who are all homosexual, and a traditional Betazoid nude wedding (no body parts shown).

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Some social drinking, but nobody ever seems drunk. Characters on the Enterprise drink Synthohol, a synthetic alcohol.

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Parents need to know that Star Trek: The Next Generation is pretty different from the original series . While the first series broke ground for addressing important social issues, The Next Generation is more focused on pure entertainment than social commentary. It's plenty of fun; the special effects are a vast improvement over the original; and many episodes do try to make a larger point, but in general the goal is simply storytelling. And that's just fine. The show contains frequent sci-fi violence, but for the most part it's bloodless. Swearing is infrequent, as is romance.

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STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION stars Jean-Luc Picard ( Patrick Stewart ) as the unflappable captain of the new Enterprise. He is a calm and organized leader -- a sharp contrast to the original Star Trek's James T. Kirk ( William Shatner ). While TNG is about mankind's ongoing quest to promote peace and tranquility, it's also about having adventures in space. These adventures take the lively crew to far-flung planets and into the past and future. All the while, Picard wrestles with the Prime Directive -– his oath to help people and fix problems without imposing his own will on others.

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The real accomplishment of this series is that it managed to create an entire future universe that seems plausible, is nearly religious about maintaining internal consistency, and is loads of fun to watch. Star Trek: The Next Generation is much bigger than the original series -- the bridge, where much of the action takes place, is bigger, the crew is bigger, and even the Federation seems to cover more of the galaxy. Each episode seems to introduce a new race of people (or creature -– or even entity), so viewers might need a guidebook to keep track of which ones are allies and which are hostile. (Fortunately, the series was so popular in its seven seasons on the air that several of those books are available.)

TNG gradually created an elaborate canon of Star Trek lore, which has been replicated in three additional spin-off shows. This complex, finely nuanced interior literature gave the series a strong foundation for storytelling, and many of the episodes have complex, intriguing plots and profound social undercurrents.

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Families can talk about the Prime Directive in Star Trek: The Next Generation , which is never interfere in the natural pace of another race's development, because it's almost certain to permanently alter their evolutionary path, and not always for the better. Do you agree with this approach? Does it have any parallels in real life? Are there times when doing what seems like the humane thing can have negative consequences?

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Last updated : February 3, 2023

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Sex & Nudity. Mild 23 of 49 found this mild. There are some scenes where some gel is applied to the skin but is highly sexualised. There is a scene where two characters perform neuropressure. The female character's Side boob and naked back are visible. She covers her breasts with her hands when faced by the camera.
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Review before watching with the kids. This is startrek pre Kirk in a different timeline. There is stuff you are going to want to fast forward. And like most all Star trek series there are whole episodes that with kids you might just want to skip. This series showed More blood and talks about men woman relations more than any I recall at lest it ...
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Star trek Enterprise is another exciting and entertaining Star trek series, HOWEVER contrary to what CSM says there is more swearing (in my opinion) than any other star trek series, also there is a good deal of violence: charecters getting beaten up by aliens "phase pistol" shootouts and one episode where a character gets impaled through the leg by a metal spike.
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