 Critic Matthew Kappell notes that the new episode simultaneously "parodies and valorizes" the original series, highlighting the discontinuities between two eras of "Trek" while trying simultaneously to weave them together.William Riker and Deanna Troi from "The Next Generation" appear in a flash-forward to the future in "These Are the Voyages...", the final episode of "Enterprise".This episode was widely criticized by both cast members and fans for playing more like a "Next Generation" episode to the point of being an inappropriate wrap-up for the series.