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Star Trek: Enterprise S2E16 — Future Tense
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Star Trek: Enterprise•Season 2•Episode 16

Future Tense

8.1/10 · 2,101 votesFeb 19, 200343 min

Ranked #6 of 26 in Season 2•+0.7 vs season avg

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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.

Directed byJames Whitmore Jr.
Written byMichael Sussman, Phyllis Strong
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Episode Summary

"Future Tense" is episode 16 of Star Trek: Enterprise season 2. It scored 8.1/10 from 2,101 votes, ranking #6 of 26 episodes this season (season average 7.4). Directed by James Whitmore Jr. and written by Michael Sussman, Phyllis Strong, it aired on February 19, 2003.

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