The Forgotten 

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:

Gene Roddenberry (based upon "Star Trek" created by), Rick Berman (created by)

Stars:

Scott Bakula, John Billingsley, Jolene Blalock

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Scott Bakula	...	Capt. Jonathan Archer
John Billingsley	...	Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock	...	Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol
Dominic Keating	...	Lt. Malcolm Reed
Anthony Montgomery	...	Ensign Travis Mayweather
Linda Park	...	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Connor Trinneer	...	Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III
Randy Oglesby	...	Degra
Rick Worthy	...	Jannar
Bob Morrisey	...	Xindi-Reptilian Captain
Seth MacFarlane	...	Engineer
Kipleigh Brown	...	Taylor

Storyline

Enterprise has arrived on time for the appointment with Degra. Captain Archer invites them to their ship, while he does his best to convince both Degra and Jannar that the destruction of Earth is actually part of the grand scheme of the sphere builders to conquer the universe. While Jannar remains reluctant, Degra seems to be slightly won over. Trip Tucker is having a hard time keeping Enterprise in shape and is also having difficulties with writing a letter to the parents of crewman Taylor, informing of her death. Then trouble arises when out of the blue a Reptilian ship arrives.

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Plot Keywords:

extra vehicular activity | damaged spacecraft | damaged starship | degra character | xindi | 

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Genres:

Action | Adventure | Drama | Sci-Fi

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Certificate:

TV-PG

Did You Know?

Trivia

This episode was directed by LeVar Burton, who played Geordi La Forge in Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987).

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Goofs

Archer tells Degra that they were able to enter the first sphere they encountered because it was damaged. In Star Trek: Enterprise: Anomaly, in which they first came across a sphere, the shuttle crew found a hatch which failed to open when they hailed it so they fired on it and this caused the hatch to open.

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Quotes

[first lines]
Captain Jonathan Archer: We're in bad shape, I can't deny that; but we're still in one piece. Enterprise is a tough ship. She took more than anyone could ask her to and then some. And so have all of you. I wanted to say thank you. I only wish I could thank the eighteen crewmen who were lost. Like you, they understood how important our mission is, and they accepted the risks. We came into the Expanse, not knowing what we'd find, with no one to rely on but ourselves. But we're going to succeed. To accomplish...

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Connections

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Soundtracks

Where My Heart Will Take Me
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Russell Watson

User Reviews

Trying to forge an alliance with at least some of the Xindi...

The last several episodes of "Star Trek: Enterprise" have all been like one long movie--not the usual self-contained episodes. They all tell the story of what happens when the ship finally reaches the Xindi ultimate weapon and how the humans and Xindi somehow make peace.

This particular episode features two of the Xindi species (the most human-like by the way) spending time with Captain Archer and discussing a possible peace between everyone. However, it's obvious that the Reptilian Xindi are rather insane and warlike and would LOVE to vaporize the Earth. What also soon becomes obvious is that some of the crew hate the Xindi and just want to kill them--Trip, of course, being among them because of the murder of his sister by their first weapon. Despite this, Degra makes a fateful decision-- one that definitely makes a HUGE departure of the humanoid Xindi from the alliance.

All in all, like all the recent episodes, this one is full of action and tension--and make it among the best episodes of season three. Exciting and well worth seeing.

Details

Official Sites:

Official Site

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

28 April 2004 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Paramount Network Television, Paramount Television

Technical Specs

Runtime:

43 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1