Star Trek: Enterprise (2001-2005)
Episode:106
Terra Nova
Jack's Rating:
Enterprise is sent to learn what happened to an early Human colony called Terra Nova.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 10/24/01
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
Never a huge fan of episodes where humanoids talk in similes. If the character means "lies" then say that instead of "shale". Still - overall - a fun episode.
Episode:110
Fortunate Son
Jack's Rating:
The cargo ship Fortunate is damaged by Nausicaan pirates and Enterprise offers a helping hand| only to find the acting-captain has secret plans.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 11/21/01
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
This is the first stinker in the whole season. It's not terrible, but the acting-captain is not well played and the Nausicaan pirates are way less rough than they should be.
Episode:222
Cogenitor
Jack's Rating:
Enterprise encounters the Vissians and Commander Tucker finds himself troubled by the fact the Vissians are a three-sexed species.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 04/30/03
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
I am going to have a hard time reviewing this one. Trip's actions were totally out of line. Fortunately the character grows from the experience. He has a big heart and wearing it on his sleeve winds up getting him chewed out in one of the most powerful scenes in all of Trek. I do not, however, believe that a senior officer of Trip's status would do what he did. This is a polarizing episode that shows off why we need Star Trek on television. A show that helps us question our own thinking and displays a moral center we should all adopt is TV worth watching.
Episode:224
First Flight
Jack's Rating:
Upon the death of a close friend| Captain Archer tells Sub-Commander T'Pol about his early career as an experimental warp engine pilot.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 05/14/03
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
A sadly heart warming tale with a very emotional ending. I would love to have seen Keith Carradine on the show prior to this episode about his death.
Episode:303
Extinction
Jack's Rating:
While pursuing the Xindi| three crew members are exposed to an alien virus and begin to mutate into Loque'eque| a long-dead alien race.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 09/24/03
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
While very well acted, this story is sub-par. I classify this one with Voyager's much maligned "Threshold". I was going to give is a 2....but the ending moral dilemma garners the extra half point.
Episode:310
Similitude
Jack's Rating:
Commander Tucker becomes comatose after an accident| and a rapid-growing clone is created for the purpose of harvesting brain tissue.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 11/19/03
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
I thought I was going to hate this one. I thought for sure that they were going to...well, I won't spoil it for you. This one turned out to be one of the most heartfelt episodes so far. Connor Trinneer knocks it out of the park.
Episode:320
The Forgotten
Jack's Rating:
Captain Archer deals with the loss of 18 crew members and continues negotiations with two of the five Xindi species.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 04/28/04
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
Here we see repercussions of "Impulse" start to come into play. A terrific advance in the storyline.
Episode:406
The Augments
Jack's Rating:
Dr. Arik Soong finds himself overthrown as father of the Augments and Archer rushes to prevent the destruction of a Klingon colony. As a result of his dashed hopes of enhancing humans| Soong turns in a new direction of research.
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The Klingons
Stardate:
Air Date: 11/12/04
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
A cool end to this three-part story. Love the end with Dr. Soong talking about robotics.
Episode:420
Demons
Jack's Rating:
A xenophobic faction of humanity threatens to undermine talks to form a new coalition of planets.
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Stardate:
Air Date: 05/06/05
Director: LeVar Burton
Jack's Notes
This feels like a very classic Trek story. Love seeing Peter Weller in this role. He has really honed his acting skills over the years.