Star Trek: Enterprise (season 3)

Star Trek: Enterprise (season 3)
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Country of origin	United States
No. of episodes	24
Release
Original network	UPN
Original release	September 10, 2003 – May 26, 2004

The third season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise commenced airing on UPN in the United States on September 10, 2003 and concluded on May 26, 2004 after 24 episodes. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01, and its crew.

Plot overview

The third season embraces a heavily serialized format initially dedicated to the search for a Xindi superweapon. It focuses on the Enterprise NX-01's mission to prevent a second, and more powerful, Xindi attack from destroying Earth. It also explores and develops the early encounters between Humans, Vulcans, and Andorians. Additionally, main characters such as Captain Archer, Commander Tucker, and Sub-Commander T'Pol receive considerable character development throughout the year.

Cast

Main cast

• Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer
• Jolene Blalock as Sub-Commander T'Pol
• Connor Trinneer as Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III
• Dominic Keating as Lieutenant Malcolm Reed
• Linda Park as Ensign Hoshi Sato
• Anthony Montgomery as Ensign Travis Mayweather
• John Billingsley as Doctor Phlox

Recurring cast

• Rick Worthy as Jannar (10 episodes)
• Randy Oglesby as Degra (10 episodes)
• Scott MacDonald as Commander Dolim (8 episodes)
• Tucker Smallwood as Xindi-Primate Councilor (9 episodes)
• Steven Culp as Major Hayes (5 episode)
• Sean McGowan as Corporal Hawkins (4 episode)
• Matt Winston as Temporal Agent Daniels (3 episodes)
• Daniel Dae Kim as Corporal Chang (3 episode)
• Jeffrey Combs as Commander Shran (2 episodes)
• Gary Graham as Ambassador Soval (1 episode)
• Molly Brink as Lieutenant Talas (1 episode)

Episodes

In the following table, episodes are listed by the order in which they aired.

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
53	1	"The Xindi"	Allan Kroeker	Rick Berman & Brannon Braga	September 10, 2003	40358-053	4.1[1]
Captain Archer and Lieutenant Reed visit a mining facility in order to track down a Xindi.
54	2	"Anomaly"	David Straiton	Mike Sussman	September 17, 2003	40358-054	4.3[1]
The crew of Enterprise encounters the rigours of the Delphic Expanse first-hand, and deal with pirates operating from a giant cloaked alien sphere.
55	3	"Extinction"	LeVar Burton	André Bormanis	September 24, 2003	40358-055	4[2]
While pursuing the Xindi, three crew-members are exposed to an alien virus and begin to mutate into Loque'eque, a long-dead alien race.
56	4	"Rajiin"	Mike Vejar	Paul Brown & Brent V. Friedman (Story) Brent V. Friedman & Chris Black (Teleplay)	October 1, 2003	40358-056	4.5[1]
A slave girl Archer rescues from an alien bazaar seeks refuge aboard Enterprise but betrays the crew instead.
57	5	"Impulse"	David Livingston	Jonathan Fernandez & Terry Matalas(Story) Jonathan Fernandez (Teleplay)	October 8, 2003	40358-057	4.2[1]
Enterprise encounters a Vulcan ship whose crew has become unstable due to Trellium-D exposure. Sub-Commander T'Pol soon begins to exhibit the same symptoms.
58	6	"Exile"	Roxann Dawson	Phyllis Strong	October 15, 2003	40358-058	3.5[1]
A Beauty and the Beast-like tale involving Ensign Sato encountering a potentially helpful telepathic on a deserted world.
59	7	"The Shipment"	David Straiton	Chris Black & Brent V. Friedman	October 29, 2003	40358-059	3.7[1]
Captain Archer learns of kemocite, a key element in a new weapon being built to destroy Earth, and seeks to follow its supply to the superweapon.
60	8	"Twilight"	Robert Duncan McNeill	Mike Sussman	November 5, 2003	40358-060	4.1[1]
A parasite causes Captain Archer to lose his long-term memory, and he (with the help of T'Pol and Doctor Phlox) seeks a way to change the past.
61	9	"North Star"	David Straiton	David A. Goodman	November 12, 2003	40358-061	3.9[1]
Investigating a planet found to be inhabited by humans, the crew find a town resembling the American "Old West".
62	10	"Similitude"	LeVar Burton	Manny Coto	November 19, 2003	40358-062	4.59[3]
Commander Tucker becomes comatose after an accident, and a rapid-growing clone is created for the purpose of harvesting brain tissue.
63	11	"Carpenter Street"	Mike Vejar	Rick Berman & Brannon Braga	November 26, 2003	40358-063	3.7[1]
With the help of Temporal Agent Daniels, Captain Archer and Sub-Commander T'Pol go back to 2004 Detroit to stop a group of Reptilians releasing a biological weapon.^TCW
64	12	"Chosen Realm"	Roxann Dawson	Manny Coto	January 14, 2004	40358-064	3.9[1]
Religious zealots seek to execute Captain Archer, for supposed acts of sphere desecration, after hijacking Enterprise.
65	13	"Proving Ground"	David Livingston	Chris Black	January 21, 2004	40358-065	3.4[1]
Xindi scientists test their new, planet-killing weapon in an asteroid field as Captain Archer is suddenly assisted by Andorians in the Delphic Expanse.^Fed
66	14	"Stratagem"	Mike Vejar	Michael Sussman (Teleplay) & Terry Matalas (Story)	February 4, 2004	40358-066	4.1[1]
A Xindi scientist, Degra, is tricked into giving Captain Archer information about the location of the new superweapon.
67	15	"Harbinger"	David Livingston	Rick Berman & Brannon Braga	February 11, 2004	40358-067	3.9[1]
Enterprise encounters a dying alien, one of the Sphere Builders, for the first time.
68	16	"Doctor's Orders"	Roxann Dawson	Chris Black	February 18, 2004	40358-068	3.73[4]
As Enterprise passes through a "trans-dimensional disturbance," the crew is put into hibernation, leaving Doctor Phlox in control of the ship.
69	17	"Hatchery"	Michael Grossman	André Bormanis & Michael Sussman	February 25, 2004	40358-069	3.52[5]
Captain Archer becomes overly protective of an Insectoid hatchery, to the point of endangering their mission.
70	18	"Azati Prime"	Allan Kroeker	Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Manny Coto	March 3, 2004	40358-070	3.7[6]
Finding the superweapon on Azati Prime, Captain Archer embarks on a suicide mission to destroy it, and Enterprise suffers a devastating attack by the Xindi.^TCW ^Fed
71	19	"Damage"	James L. Conway	Phyllis Strong	April 21, 2004	40358-071	2.86[7]
Enterprise, now heavily damaged, seeks a warp coil from an alien vessel but is forced to steal it.
72	20	"The Forgotten"	LeVar Burton	Chris Black & David A. Goodman	April 28, 2004	40358-072	3.35[8]
Captain Archer deals with the loss of 18 crew members and continues negotiations with two of the five Xindi species.
73	21	"E²"	Roxann Dawson	Mike Sussman	May 5, 2004	40358-073	3.25[9]
The Enterprise crew meet their own descendants from an alternate timeline in the past.
74	22	"The Council"	David Livingston	Manny Coto	May 12, 2004	40358-074	3.41[10]
Captain Archer speaks at the Xindi Council, sparking a civil war for control of the superweapon.
75	23	"Countdown"	Robert Duncan McNeill	André Bormanis & Chris Black	May 19, 2004	40358-075	3.46[11]
Captain Archer seeks the support of the Aquatics in order to tip the war in their favor.
76	24	"Zero Hour"	Allan Kroeker	Rick Berman & Brannon Braga	May 26, 2004	40358-076	3.91[12]
The final showdown with the Reptilians and their Guardian allies occurs.

Production

Season 3 was the first to use a single story arc for an entire season, and was the only season (of every Star Trek series) not to feature a Klingon character.^[13] The season was cut from 26 to 24 episodes by Paramount, following some disappointing early ratings. In an attempt at boosting ratings, the series title was changed to Star Trek: Enterprise after "Extinction" (earlier episodes released later on DVD were updated to reflect this change) and the theme music was made more upbeat.

Broadcast

Season	Timeslot	Season Premiere	Season Finale	TV Season	Rank	Viewers (in millions)
3rd		September 10, 2003	May 26, 2004	2003–2004	178[14]	3.26[14]

Media information

Season three was also included in a complete set containing all four seasons of the series.^[15]

Star Trek: Enterprise – Season 3
Set details		Special features
24 episodes 6-disc set 1:85:1 aspect ratio Subtitles: Danish, Dutch, English, English for the hearing impaired, French, German, Italian, Norwegian, Spanish, Swedish English (Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround), French, German and Italian and Spanish (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround)		DVD and Blu-ray: Enterprise Moments: Season 3 The Xindi Saga Begins Enterprise Profile: Connor Trinneer A Day in the Life of a Director: Roxanne Dawson Behind the Camera: Marvin Rush Enterprise Secrets Deleted scenes: "Similitude ", "Chosen Realm" and "E2". Outtakes[16] Blu-Ray: In a Time of War: Call to Arms, Front Lines, Final Conflict Temporal Cold War: Declassified[16]
Release dates
DVD		Blu-ray
Region 1	Region 2	United States (Region free)	United Kingdom (Region free)
September 27, 2005	September 5, 2005	January 7, 2014[17]	January 27, 2014

See also

• Star Trek portal
• Science fiction portal

References

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13. http://en.memory-alpha.org/wiki/ENT_Season_3 Season 3 - Background Accessed 2014-01-18
14. "Season to Date Program Rankings - Part 2". ABC Medianet. June 2, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
15. Young, Susan (December 10, 2005). "'Sex and the City' Headlines Seven Complete TV Series Sets". Oakland Tribune. Retrieved January 4, 2014. (subscription required)
16. "Star Trek: Enterprise S3 Blu-Ray Details". TrekToday. November 11, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
17. "Enterprise Season: Three Blu-ray Available". Star Trek.com. Retrieved 18 January 2014.

External links

• Episode guide at StarTrek.com
• Season 3 on Memory Alpha
• Season 3 on IMDb