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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise

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The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise

During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet,...

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  1. Background image for Twilight
    8.4/10(26 votes)

    #1 - Twilight

    S3:E8

    A spatial distortion leaves Archer unable to form any new long-term memories. Years in the future, he wakes up one morning and is stunned to learn the outcome of the human-Xindi conflict.

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  2. Background image for Kir'Shara (3)
    8.4/10(1.9k votes)

    #2 - Kir'Shara (3)

    S4:E9

    Archer, T'Pol and T'Pau attempt to bring the Kir'Shara — an artifact believed to contain Surak's original writings — to the Vulcan capital, as the NX-01 gets involved in a Vulcan-Andorian military clash.

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  3. Background image for Babel One (1)
    8.4/10(1.8k votes)

    #3 - Babel One (1)

    S4:E12

    Enterprise journeys to Babel with a Tellarite ambassador on board for peace talks with the Andorians, when a distress call from Shran is received.

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  4. Background image for United (2)
    8.4/10(1.8k votes)

    #4 - United (2)

    S4:E13

    Archer tries to unify the Andorians, Tellarites and Vulcans in a plan to capture a marauder ship threatening to destabilize the region.

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  5. Background image for Shockwave (1)
    8.3/10(2.1k votes)

    #5 - Shockwave (1)

    S1:E26

    Starfleet orders Enterprise to return home when the crew seemingly causes the destruction of an alien planet. However, a visit from Crewman Daniels leads Archer to believe that this disaster was the plot of one of the factions from the temporal cold war.

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  6. Background image for Countdown
    8.2/10(25 votes)

    #6 - Countdown

    S3:E23

    With help from Xindi allies, the Enterprise crew attempts to stop the arming of the Weapon aimed toward Earth.

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  8. Background image for Zero Hour
    8.2/10(24 votes)

    #7 - Zero Hour

    S3:E24

    Archer puts his life on the line in a risky gambit to intercept the Xindi superweapon and disarm it from within.

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  9. Background image for The Forge (1)
    8.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #8 - The Forge (1)

    S4:E7

    Earth's embassy on Vulcan is bombed, and the ensuing investigation puts Archer and T'Pol on the trail of a Vulcan religious faction hiding in a treacherous desert.

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  10. Background image for The Aenar (3)
    8.2/10(1.8k votes)

    #9 - The Aenar (3)

    S4:E14

    Archer visits Shran's icy homeworld to find an Andorian subspecies called the Aenar, to determine their connection to the marauder destroying ships in the region.

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  11. Background image for In a Mirror, Darkly (1)
    8.2/10(2.2k votes)

    #10 - In a Mirror, Darkly (1)

    S4:E18

    In the mirror universe, Commander Archer mutinies against Captain Forrest in order to capture a future Earth ship found in Tholian space.

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  12. Background image for Regeneration
    8.1/10(28 votes)

    #11 - Regeneration

    S2:E23

    The remnants of an alien ship and two frozen cybernetic bodies are uncovered in the arctic by a research team. These aliens soon thaw out and flee Earth, taking the research team with them. Starfleet orders Enterprise to find them, but the crew aren't prepared for just how dangerous these aliens really are.

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  13. Background image for Azati Prime
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #12 - Azati Prime

    S3:E18

    Archer sets out on a suicide mission to destroy the Xindi superweapon as Enterprise faces a brutal attack.

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  14. Background image for The Council
    8.1/10(23 votes)

    #13 - The Council

    S3:E22

    Archer and Hoshi stand before the Xindi Council as T'Pol and Reed lead a team into the heart of a Sphere.

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  15. Background image for In a Mirror, Darkly (2)
    8.1/10(2.1k votes)

    #14 - In a Mirror, Darkly (2)

    S4:E19

    In the mirror universe, Archer commandeers the 23rd-century Defiant from the Tholians and uses it in a nefarious power grab.

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  16. Background image for Terra Prime (2)
    8.1/10(1.8k votes)

    #15 - Terra Prime (2)

    S4:E21

    A human isolationist leader threatens to destroy Starfleet Command unless all aliens leave Earth immediately.

    Writer:Unknown
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  17. Background image for The Andorian Incident
    8.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #16 - The Andorian Incident

    S1:E7

    Enterprise visits an ancient Vulcan spiritual sanctuary, despite T'Pol's concerns that her human colleagues will be an awkward and disruptive presence there. Upon landing, they discover that the monastery has been forcibly taken over by the Andorians, a paranoid and highly excitable race of aliens with a long history of conflict with the Vulcans.

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  18. Background image for Dear Doctor
    8.0/10(2.4k votes)

    #17 - Dear Doctor

    S1:E13

    The crew discovers a new planet with two races, one in desperate need of medical and scientific assistance. In the course of trying to help, Dr. Phlox recalls his own Denobulan past to address the ethical dilemmas that arise in the present.

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  19. Background image for Fallen Hero
    8.0/10(2.1k votes)

    #18 - Fallen Hero

    S1:E23

    Enterprise is sent to the planet Mazar to pick up a Vulcan ambassador who has been expelled for misconduct.

    Writer:Unknown
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  20. Background image for Carbon Creek
    8.0/10(27 votes)

    #19 - Carbon Creek

    S2:E2

    After Archer and Trip become curious about a visit she made to a Pennsylvania mining town called Carbon Creek, T'Pol explains to them that Vulcans actually had their first contact with humans in 1957. That year, a Vulcan ship crashed on Earth and three crew members survived, including T'Pol's great grandmother. They pose as humans in Carbon Creek and take on jobs while waiting for rescue and soon find themselves becoming more involved with the town's residents.

    Writer:Unknown
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  21. Background image for Proving Ground
    8.0/10(23 votes)

    #20 - Proving Ground

    S3:E13

    An Andorian ship led by Commander Shran arrives in the Delphic Expanse to help Enterprise hone in on the Xindi super-weapon.

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  22. Background image for Stratagem
    8.0/10(22 votes)

    #21 - Stratagem

    S3:E14

    Archer finds himself face-to-face with Degra, the designer of the Xindi superweapon, and tries to get him to reveal its location.

    Director:Michael Vejar
    Writer:Unknown
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  23. Background image for Awakening (2)
    8.0/10(1.8k votes)

    #22 - Awakening (2)

    S4:E8

    Archer and T'Pol encounter the Syrrannites, a radical group hiding in the Vulcan desert, while the NX-01 crew contends with Vulcan power ploys.

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  24. Background image for Future Tense
    7.9/10(25 votes)

    #23 - Future Tense

    S2:E16

    The Enterprise crew find a small craft drifting in space and are surprised to find it contains a human corpse. More questions arise when the Suliban and Tholians make claims to the craft.

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  25. Background image for Damage
    7.9/10(23 votes)

    #24 - Damage

    S3:E19

    While dissension among Xindi ranks festers, Enterprise tries to recover from a devastating attack.

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  26. Background image for Divergence (2)
    7.9/10(1.7k votes)

    #25 - Divergence (2)

    S4:E16

    With Columbia's help, the Enterprise crew grapples with sabotage to their ship as they pursue the truth behind the kidnapping of Phlox.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Twilight" is the best rated episode of "Star Trek: Enterprise". It scored 8.4/10 based on 26 votes. Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill and written by Michael Sussman, it aired on 11/5/2003. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "Kir'Shara (3)".