Michelle Erica Green writes weekly reviews of the latest Enterprise episodes. To find out more about each episode, please visit the Trek Nation Episode Guide.
Aug 28 - 'World Enough and Time' Fan production 'Star Trek: New Voyages' delivers an episode that holds its own against anything produced by Paramount. May 14 - These Are the Voyages... A Starfleet luminary finds faith of the heart as he studies the NX-01 historical documents, trying to decide what to do about the Pegasus. May 14 - Terra Prime With T'Pol and Tucker held hostage by a xenophobe, Archer tries to salvage a planetary alliance without sacrificing his crewmembers. May 7 - Demons 'Enterprise' finally summons the courage to make an episode reminiscent of the original series rather than just using its props. May 1 - In a Mirror, Darkly Part Two Absolute power corrupts absolutely as Archer imagines himself Captain, Commodore...Emperor! Apr 23 - In A Mirror, Darkly In the mirror universe, first officer Archer leads a mutiny against Captain Forrest to get ahold of invaluable Terran technology. The usual torture, recrimination and sex ensues. Apr 16 - Bound The title of this episode is supposed to make you think titillating bondage-related thoughts. Unfortunately watching it may only appeal to masochists. Feb 26 - Divergence As Enterprise and Columbia attempt to rescue Phlox from the Klingons and Phlox attempts to rescue the Klingons from their own folly, cloak-and-dagger scheming makes matters difficult for Reed and Archer. Feb 19 - Affliction While the Klingons take desperate measures to counteract a plague threatening their existence, Archer learns of a threat to his ship from within. Feb 12 - The Aenar While Archer and Shran go to Andoria for help fighting a telepathically controlled marauder ship, Tucker seeks help fighting his own feelings. Feb 5 - United To try to hold a multi-species alliance together against the Romulans, Archer fights a duel to the death versus Shran. Jan 29 - Babel One While transporting a Tellarites and Andorians who don't trust each other, nor the Vulcan first officer, Enterprise discovers potential alien meddling. Um, yes, this does sound familiar... Jan 22 - Observer Effect Aliens take over the bodies of Enterprise crewmembers, and Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens try to set a record for pillaging previous Trek scripts. Jan 15 - Daedalus When the father of the transporter - and a friend of Archer's own father - comes aboard Enterprise, the ship enters a realm of fear. Dec 4 - Kir'Shara While Archer hopes to change Vulcan from within, Tucker tries to stop a war. Nov 27 - Awakening Archer struggles with the weight of 1800 years of Vulcan tradition while Tucker struggles with Vulcan illogic. Nov 20 - The Forge A violent tragedy on Vulcan takes Archer and T'Pol into the desert, where they have a close encounter with the roots of Vulcan logic. Nov 13 - The Augments While Archer tries to clean up the mess, Soong's children defy their father and threaten to spark a war between Earth and the Klingon Empire. Nov 6 - Cold Station 12 While retrieving the embryos of other Augments, Soong's 'children' show signs of adolescent rebellion. Oct 30 - Borderland Archer must make a deal with the devil in the form of a geneticist determined to find freedom for himself and his 'children.' Oct 23 - Home The meat in the sandwich - T'Pol showing Tucker what Vulcan is like - makes 'Home' substantial, but the two Earth sideplots add unnecessary sugar. Oct 16 - Storm Front, Part Two Nazis, aliens, jets, mobsters, Suliban, Hitler, time travel, shapeshifters, machine guns...reset button. Business as usual. Oct 9 - Storm Front, Part One It's got mobsters! It's got Nazis! It's got exploding ships! It's got aliens! What more does any television show need? Well, a plot would be nice, but besides that. Oct 8 - Trekkies 2 Soundtrack Jacqueline Bundy reviews the official soundtrack of the film about fan lives. Sep 6 - Trekkies 2 Jacqueline Bundy takes a look - along with Denise Crosby and Roger Nygard - at the interesting personalities that make up Star Trek fandom worldwide. May 27 - Zero Hour As the Reptilians approach Earth with the weapon, Archer goes on a potential suicide mission that could change the course of the future and spawn an unbelievable cliffhanger. May 20 - Countdown Archer persuades the Aquatics to help Enterprise and the other Xindi stop the Reptilians from destroying Earth, but the Reptilians have abducted Sato and use her to obtain the launch codes for the weapon. May 13 - The Council As Archer promises the Xindi council proof of the sphere-builders' duplicity, T'Pol leads an away team inside a sphere to provide that proof. May 6 - E² A duplicate Enterprise introduces Archer's crew to its descendants and creates a dilemma for its captain. Apr 29 - The Forgotten Archer knows that he must come to an agreement with Degra, but Tucker can't forgive the Xindi for his sister's death. Apr 22 - Damage With his ship severely damaged and his crew strained past the breaking point, Archer considers an act of desperation that would violate his ethics. Mar 4 - Azati Prime Having tracked the Xindi weapon to its point of origin, Archer contemplates the sacrifice that may be necessary to prevent it from reaching Earth. Feb 26 - Hatchery Archer fights to save a shipful of unborn Xindi-Insectoids while his crew questions his sanity. Feb 19 - Doctor's Orders Alone on the ship with the crew in comas to avoid damage from spatial distortions, Phlox begins to act very strangely. Feb 12 - Harbinger While Archer tries to identify the mission of an alien rescued in the Expanse, T'Pol ponders her relationship with Tucker and Malcolm butts heads with Hayes. Feb 4 - Stratagem Alone on a ship with Degra, Archer tries to find out what makes both the Xindi weapon and its creator tick. Some lovely character-building ensues. Jan 22 - Proving Ground Archer is in for one surprise when Shran and the Andorians turn up in the Expanse to help find the Xindi weapon. Then he's in for some more surprises. Jan 15 - Chosen Realm After Archer saves a group of aliens damaged by an anomaly, he is shocked when they take over the ship and start spouting heavy-handed religious cliches. Nov 27 - Carpenter Street Time-traveling crewman Daniels appears to warn Archer of Xindi in Detroit in the 21st century, leading to some time-travel shenanigans. Nov 20 - Similitude When Trip is nearly killed in an engineering accident, Archer approves a plan to create a symbiont to use for tissue. The result rivals "Tuvix" in ethical dilemmas. Nov 13 - North Star Archer and crew are shocked to find a colony of humans living on a distant planet, where they aren't treating the descendants of their onetime abductors very well. Nov 6 - Twilight After an anomaly wipes out his ability to form long-term memories, Archer is horrified to learn that the Xindi have destroyed Earth. Oct 30 - The Shipment Archer discovers a facility refining a dangerous substance for a Xindi weapon, yet learns that the Xindi working there know nothing of the planned use for their product. Oct 16 - Exile When the alien Tarquin offers to help Enterprise find the Xindi in exchange for Sato's company, Archer reluctantly agrees to let her stay. Fortunately, she's up to the challenge. Oct 9 - Impulse While hunting for protection from the ravages of the Expanse, Archer leads an away team on a rescue mission to a Vulcan ship and discovers that there are worse things than spatial anomalies. Oct 2 - Rajiin When Archer rescues a beautiful woman from sexual slavery, he discovers that her skills may yet pose a risk to his crew. Michelle Erica Green found too much of this episode sleazy and obvious. Sep 25 - Extinction While following a Xindi ship's trail, Archer, Sato and Reed arrive on a planet that transforms them into aliens. Phlox searches for a cure before containment teams exterminate them. Sep 18 - Anomaly While pursuing aliens who have taken advantage of the ship's damaged condition, Archer and crew discover one of the Expanse's best-hidden secrets. Sep 11 - The Xindi After six weeks in the Delphic Expanse, Archer has only a slim lead on tracking down the Xindi. When he follows it, he receives startling information about the mysterious aliens. May 22 - The Expanse When an attack devastates Earth, Archer, T'Pol and Starfleet have difficult choices to make. Despite the tragedy, the second season of 'Enterprise' ends on a high note. May 15 - Bounty While Archer tries to get away from a Tellarite seeking to collect the price the Klingons have put on his head, T'Pol is infected with a pathogen that causes her mating drive to kick in. May 15 - First Flight While searching for a dark matter nebula, Archer tries to come to terms with the death of the friend and rival who vied with him for piloting privileges during early NX testing. This nostalgic episode earns feel-good points for the series. May 8 - Regeneration When a team of scientists is abducted after finding the ruins of a mysterious sphere, Archer and crew pursue the cybernetically enhanced aliens responsible. It's the "never call them the Borg" episode! May 1 - Cogenitor Tucker meets a member of an oppressed third sex, but his interference with the alien culture has grave repercussions. This is Enterprise's finest hour so far. Apr 26 - Horizon When Enterprise heads off to investigate seismic activity on a pair of gas giants, Mayweather takes time to visit his family and Tucker arranges for the crew to watch Frankenstein. Apr 24 - The Breach When Enterprise rescues an Antaran while on a mission to retrieve a group of Denobulans, Phlox refuses to force treatment upon an alien who despises his people. Apr 10 - Judgment When Archer rescues a group of refugees, he is called before a Klingon tribunal and accused of aiding traitors. He must convince his defender that it's worth taking on the system. Apr 3 - The Crossing When Enterprise is taken over by a ship run by non-corporeal beings, Archer must find a way to get his crewmembers' minds back into their bodies. Feb 27 - Canamar On a prison transport, Archer and Tucker discover that there are worse things than authoritarian jailers and terrible food. Feb 21 - Future Tense When Enterprise retrieves a vessel that appears to be from the future, both Suliban and Tholian ships claim the right of salvage. Feb 13 - Cease Fire Archer finds himself in the unenviable position of working with Ambassador Soval and Shran to stop a Vulcan-Andorian war. Good thing he keeps his sense of humor. Feb 6 - Stigma While Phlox searches for a way to treat T'Pol's rare illness without exposing her to the wrath of Vulcan doctors, one of his wives tries to get to know Tucker better. Two stories of tolerance, superbly told. Jan 12 - Dawn Tucker crashes on a moon with the alien who shot him down and plays Enemy Mine. Dec 19 - The Catwalk When the ship must travel through deadly radiation, Archer and the crew hide in the catwalks by the warp nacelles and bond in close quarters. Dec 12 - Precious Cargo When he's called to repair a broken stasis pod, Tucker finds a beautiful woman being held against her will. He plays Han Solo to her Princess Leia, with mixed results. Nov 28 - Vanishing Point Sato uses the transporter and gets her molecules scrambled in just the way Bones McCoy always feared he might. Nov 21 - Singularity When the ship approaches a black hole, the crew starts acting bonkers. You've seen it before, but never with this much humor. Nov 14 - The Communicator When Reed leaves his communicator on a pre-warp planet, he and Archer risk greater exposure to get it back. Well-written but inconsistent, this is still one of the series' deeper episodes. Nov 7 - The Seventh When T'Pol is asked by the Vulcan High Command to apprehend a fugitive, Archer learns of her career before Starfleet. Jolene Blalock gives a great performance in a moving episode. Oct 31 - Marauders While searching for deuterium, Enterprise comes across a colony besieged by Klingons. Though derivative, this Western works well. Oct 17 - A Night In Sickbay When Porthos picks up an alien pathogen and nearly dies, Archer must deal with stress, grief and unresolved lust for his first officer. Did Kirk have problems like this? Oct 10 - Dead Stop When an alien space station offers to repair Enterprise for a pittance, it sounds too good to be true. And it is, but Michelle Erica Green thinks it does quite well until that point. Oct 4 - Minefield Enterprise meets Romulans and Reed gets in touch with his fears. Otherwise, this is a pretty formulaic defusing-a-bomb story. Sep 26 - Carbon Creek After Roswell but before Montana, T'Pol's great-grandmother visits Earth and finds it rather quaint for a planet on the verge of self-destruction. Sep 19 - Shockwave, Part Two Archer constructs a temporal communicator using stone knives and bearskins. Michelle Erica Green was amused but not entirely impressed with the season premiere. May 23 - Shockwave After an Enterprise shuttlepod apparently destroys a mining colony, Starfleet orders the mission terminated. But are those pesky time-traveling Suliban involved? What do you think? May 16 - Two Days and Two Nights A brief sojourn on Risa generates romance in unexpected places, but betrayal in all the spots viewers can see coming. Still, it's a welcome change of pace with beautiful filming, according to Michelle Erica Green. May 9 - Desert Crossing When Archer accepts a dinner invitation from a captain whose ship he helped, he learns that his reputation has preceded him. This well-scripted episode also features great visuals and entertaining action. May 9 - Fallen Hero Archer fights to protect a Vulcan ambassador but can't save this episode from bogging down in its own illogic. May 2 - Vox Sola Archer and Tucker find themselves trapped in the tentacles of a slime creature, but the captain insists they can't give up the game. T'Pol gives Sato a similar pep talk. Game, set, match. Apr 4 - Oasis While scavenging for parts to salvage, Enterprise meets another damsel in distress with a shocking secret. Michelle Erica Green has seen this story before. Mar 29 - Acquisition Long before humans knew their species' name, the Ferengi encountered Archer's crew. Prototypically, silliness ensued. Mar 21 - Rogue Planet The crew encounters a hunting species with great camouflage technology, yet no empathy for the beings they pursue. Think Hirogen chasing Seven of Nine, and you've got this episode. Feb 28 - Fusion When Enterprise encounters a ship of Vulcans who have chosen to embrace emotion, Archer and T'Pol learn about the risks and rewards of such an endeavor. Fine performances and a solid script make this a very solid episode. Feb 14 - Shuttlepod One When they find what they believe to be Enterprise's wreckage, Tucker and Reed come into conflict over the one's resolute optimism and the other's verbose depression. Fine acting can't save a cliche-riddled, anachronistic script. Feb 7 - Shadows of P'Jem Though Starfleet wants Archer to stay out of other species' conflicts, he has no choice but to get involved when her Vulcan superiors reassign T'Pol. Strange humor and smart conflict light up 'Shadows of P'Jem.' Jan 31 - Sleeping Dogs 'Remind me to stop trying to help people,' announces Captain Archer when an encounter with the Klingons proves nastier than expected, yet a lot of fun for viewers. Jan 24 - Dear Doctor In an era before the Prime Directive, Archer must decide whether to save a civilization doomed by evolution to fall. Michelle Erica Green calls this the show's first truly great episode. Jan 17 - Silent Enemy While Enterprise burns, Sato bakes a birthday cake. Michelle Erica Green finds the episode well-paced yet uninspiring. Nov 29 - Cold Front When a crewmember reveals himself to be a time traveler from hundred years in the future hours after a Suliban saves his ship, Archer must decide whom to trust. Michelle Erica Green finds this one of Trek's best time travel plots. Nov 22 - Fortunate Son Enterprise tries to help a cargo ship and ends up in the middle of a messy conflict with Nausicaans in this tightly-written, well-played episode. Nov 15 - Civilization Archer has a 'Thine Own Self' dilemma when he finds aliens meddling with a pre-warp culture. This bland and derivative episode is strengthened by two strong heroines. Nov 8 - Breaking the Ice While Reed and Mayweather try to drill their way to the heart of a comet, Archer tries to melt the facade of a visiting Vulcan captain and Tucker gets a peek behind T'Pol's icy exterior. This excellent character episode has fine visuals, too. Nov 1 - The Andorian Incident When Andorians take over a Vulcan sanctuary, they appear to be living up to their reputations as bullies, but are the Vulcans telling everything they know? Michelle Erica Green finds the performances more interesting than the plot of this episode. Oct 25 - Terra Nova Enterprise goes looking for a lost human colony, but faces the complications of human fear and distrust. Michelle Erica Green finds the episode flawed but engrossing. Oct 18 - Unexpected Tucker gets pregnant, but finds that experience less traumatic than undergoing decompression with Klingons. Michelle Erica Green tries to look on the bright side, yet finds little to like in this episode. Oct 11 - Strange New World The crew of the Enterprise explore an alien world, expressing their wonder about its friendly, Earth-like atmosphere. But then the crew begins to succumb to paranoia, in an episode that Michelle Erica Green says is both creepier and wittier than earlier Trek episodes with the same premise. Oct 4 - Fight or Flight Enterprise encounters a derelict ship whose crew suffered a horrific fate, forcing Sato to reevaluate her desire to travel in space. Michelle Erica Green reevaluates Archer's command style and admires "the creepy haunted-house feel" of 'Fight or Flight.' Oct 2 - Broken Bow Captain Archer is dispatched to return an injured Klingon to his homeworld, sending him on humanity's first deep-space mission. In her own very first Enterprise review, Michelle Erica Green wonders whether the show's "bizarre sort of retro" works to make it a good series.
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