The Best Episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise Season 3

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1. #1 Fan Favorite
   

   7.7/10(1991 votes)

   #1 - The Xindi

   S3:E19/10/2003

   Captain Archer and his crew set out to gain information about the mysterious and antagonistic Xindi race.

   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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   Director:Allan Kroeker

   Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman
2. 

   7.7/10(1894 votes)

   #2 - Anomaly

   S3:E29/17/2003

   Enterprise starts experiencing effects of the spatial distortions pervading the Delphic Expanse, and falls victim to predatory aliens.

   Director:David Straiton

   Writer:Michael Sussman

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   Director:David Straiton

   Writer:Michael Sussman
3. 

   6.0/10(1959 votes)

   #3 - Extinction

   S3:E39/24/2003

   On a mission to investigate an abandoned Xindi vessel on a jungle planet, Archer, Reed and Hoshi succumb to a virus that mutates them into a primal life form.

   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writer:André Bormanis

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   Director:LeVar Burton

   Writer:André Bormanis
4. 

   6.9/10(1899 votes)

   #4 - Rajiin

   S3:E410/1/2003

   The NX-01 gets closer to a showdown with the Xindi when Captain Archer takes on an enigmatic passenger: a beautiful slave named Rajiin.

   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writers:Chris Black, Paul Brown, Brent V. Friedman

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   Director:Michael Vejar

   Writers:Chris Black, Paul Brown, Brent V. Friedman
5. 

   7.4/10(1953 votes)

   #5 - Impulse

   S3:E510/8/2003

   When Enterprise responds to a distress call from a Vulcan ship stranded in the Delphic Expanse, Archer and his boarding team are attacked by insane zombie-like Vulcans.

   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Jonathan Fernandez

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   Director:David Livingston

   Writer:Jonathan Fernandez
6. 

   6.8/10(1863 votes)

   #6 - Exile

   S3:E610/15/2003

   A powerful telepath makes contact with Hoshi and offers to help Enterprise find the Xindi ... for a price.

   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Phyllis Strong

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   Director:Roxann Dawson

   Writer:Phyllis Strong
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7. 

   7.5/10(1857 votes)

   #7 - The Shipment

   S3:E710/29/2003

   Archer, Reed and Major Hayes infiltrate a Xindi-Sloth industrial colony to learn more about the weapon of mass destruction that will be used against Earth.

   Director:David Straiton

   Writers:Chris Black, Brent V. Friedman

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   Director:David Straiton

   Writers:Chris Black, Brent V. Friedman
8. 

   8.6/10(2493 votes)

   #8 - Twilight

   S3:E811/5/2003

   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.

   Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

   Writer:Michael Sussman

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   Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

   Writer:Michael Sussman
9. 

   6.9/10(2042 votes)

   #9 - North Star

   S3:E911/12/2003

   When a settlement of humans living a 19th-century Western lifestyle is discovered on a Delphic Expanse planet, Archer and crew set out to learn how they got there.

   Director:David Straiton

   Writer:David A. Goodman

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   Director:David Straiton

   Writer:David A. Goodman
10. 

    8.4/10(2456 votes)

    #10 - Similitude

    S3:E1011/19/2003

    When Trip suffers a catastrophic injury, his only hope for survival is a transplant from a "mimetic symbiont" which Phlox grows from one of his exotic creatures.

    Director:LeVar Burton

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:LeVar Burton

    Writer:Manny Coto
11. 

    7.4/10(2024 votes)

    #11 - Carpenter Street

    S3:E1111/26/2003

    Archer and T'Pol travel back in time to 2004 Detroit to stop a Xindi plot.

    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman
12. 

    6.7/10(1926 votes)

    #12 - Chosen Realm

    S3:E121/14/2004

    Religious zealots hijack Enterprise to use it as a weapon against the enemies of their faith.

    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Manny Coto
13. 

    8.4/10(2039 votes)

    #13 - Proving Ground

    S3:E131/21/2004

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

    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Chris Black

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    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Chris Black
14. 

    8.1/10(1931 votes)

    #14 - Stratagem

    S3:E142/4/2004

    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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    Director:Michael Vejar

    Writer:Unknown
15. 

    7.3/10(1915 votes)

    #15 - Harbinger

    S3:E152/11/2004

    As Archer tries to unravel the mystery of a rescued alien, long-simmering feelings explode among his senior officers.

    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Unknown

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    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Unknown
16. 

    7.4/10(1927 votes)

    #16 - Doctor's Orders

    S3:E162/18/2004

    The fate of Enterprise is in Dr. Phlox's hands as the rest of the crew must be induced into a coma in order to survive a trans-dimensional disturbance.

    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Chris Black

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    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Chris Black
17. 

    6.6/10(1822 votes)

    #17 - Hatchery

    S3:E172/25/2004

    Archer goes to extreme lengths to save an abandoned nest of Xindi-Insectoid eggs ready to hatch.

    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Michael Sussman, André Bormanis

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    Director:Michael Grossman

    Writers:Michael Sussman, André Bormanis
18. 

    8.5/10(1991 votes)

    #18 - Azati Prime

    S3:E183/3/2004

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

    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, Manny Coto

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    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman, Manny Coto
19. 

    8.1/10(1897 votes)

    #19 - Damage

    S3:E194/21/2004

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

    Director:James L. Conway

    Writer:Phyllis Strong

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    Director:James L. Conway

    Writer:Phyllis Strong
20. 

    7.9/10(1844 votes)

    #20 - The Forgotten

    S3:E204/28/2004

    Two high-ranking Xindi offer to stop the launch of their superweapon if Archer can prove they've been manipulated. Meanwhile, the crew mourns their lost mates.

    Director:LeVar Burton

    Writers:David A. Goodman, Chris Black

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    Director:LeVar Burton

    Writers:David A. Goodman, Chris Black
21. 

    7.9/10(1937 votes)

    #21 - E²

    S3:E215/5/2004

    An attempt to use a Xindi subspace corridor leads the Enterprise crew to a bizarre encounter with their own descendants.

    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Michael Sussman

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    Director:Roxann Dawson

    Writer:Michael Sussman
22. 

    8.4/10(1848 votes)

    #22 - The Council

    S3:E225/12/2004

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

    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Manny Coto

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    Director:David Livingston

    Writer:Manny Coto
23. 

    8.5/10(1863 votes)

    #23 - Countdown

    S3:E235/19/2004

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

    Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writers:André Bormanis, Chris Black

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    Director:Robert Duncan McNeill

    Writers:André Bormanis, Chris Black
24. 

    8.5/10(1946 votes)

    #24 - Zero Hour

    S3:E245/26/2004

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

    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman

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    Director:Allan Kroeker

    Writers:Brannon Braga, Rick Berman