"Enterprise" Twilight (2003)

Director:

Robert Duncan McNeill

Writers:

Gene Roddenberry (creator "Star Trek")
Rick Berman (creator) ...

TV Series:

"Enterprise" (2001)

Original Air Date:

5 November 2003 (Season 3, Episode 8)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Enterprise is hit with a rather intense anomaly. Refusing to leave an injured T'Pol behind, Archer is struck by the anomaly...

Plot Keywords:

Captain | Space | Prequel | Planet | Exploration

Cast

Scott Bakula	...	Captain Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Commander T'Pol
Dominic Keating	...	Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer	...	Commander Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
Gary Graham	...	Vulcan Ambassador Soval
Brett Rickaby	...	Yedrin Koss
Richard Anthony Crenna	...	Guard

Company:

Paramount Television

Trivia:

A small statue of a man pointing up is often seen in Archer's quarters, and in episode #3.8, "Twilight", is even used as a weapon. This statue is of human warp drive creator Zephram Cochrane, and appears to be a miniature version of a statue described in Star Trek: First Contact (1996).

Quotes:

[last lines]
Captain Archer: [to T'Pol] You know - you'd make a wonderful nurse.

Movie Connections:

References Rosemary's Baby (1968)

One of the Best episodes of the series

"Twilight" is without a doubt one of the best episodes of Enterprise. It is an engaging story that is wonderfully directed by Robert Duncan McNeill of Star Trek Voyager fame.

The plot deals with an anomaly hitting Enterprise and knocking Archer unconscious while at the same time infecting him with some kind of parasite. While at first it might seem like a relatively simple plot for an episode the writers take this idea and effectively turn it into some sort of alternate future where Archer's mission to stop the Xindi fails. It is very interesting to see how a relatively small idea can be expanded into a really ambitious episode. It is basically a story with heart, guts and a really big punch. The writers did their job well for this episode.