extinction star trek enterprise extinction fifth episode american science fiction television series star trek enterprise episode season aired september upn network united_states episode following addition prefix star trek title series set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration season enterprise features ongoing story following attack earth previously unknown aliens called episode investigating planet visited including captain infected virus species crew enterprise prevent alien race crew members developing cure episode written story editor directed star trek generation alumnus extinction shot seven days transformed alien jungle filming designed pod alien spaceship strongly disliked required undergo extended sessions days shoot order characters states million viewers watched extinction broadcast critical reception mixed actors underwent additional praised plot found similar previous episodes franchise ending poor plot enterprise sub commander called command center captain archer archer tells located nearby planet recently visited travel surface ensign discover shuttle dead little warning archer reed suddenly begin transform physically new species resistant changes able communicate archer gaining use universal translator learns overcome overwhelming instinct reach city called homeland species commander tucker away team equipped suits manage capture return reed ship archer flee stay doctor soon determines infected virus concludes vulcan rendered immune ships soon arrive demanding access enterprise order stop virus killed millions people years ago tucker refuses invites leader aboard explains original inhabitants planet created virus effort continue species believing impossible cure sends team planet surface archer archer leads find ruins tucker beams team rescues enterprise away alien ships pursue attack ship tucker asks allow time refuses board ship arrives archer restored promises sample later plans destroy virus archer tell legacy extinct species production episode directed previously directed episodes franchise previously played star trek generation praised burton work enterprise saying great energy great sense fun said flame throwers extinction got actor excited writer previously science advisor star trek series story editor enterprise joining cast guest role appeared science fiction series stargate appeared alongside burton generation star men united returning role played episode season corporal filming extinction began july shoot lasted following seven working days represent jungle alien planet inundated foliage landing pod created appear scenes main cast required undergo extended sessions lasting hours day days shoot order characters appear number different stages extensive character vulcan anatomy wear special effect inflated following experience park praised role doctor undertake similar regimes episode landing pod alien spaceship designed produced series designs vulcan shuttle ended written episode pod went designs approved alien spaceship accepted submission regretted submitted spaceship design strongly disliked calling far favorite drawn based housed tool developed concept artwork alien temple episode series following title change enterprise star trek enterprise time new title card appeared extinction dedicated appeared end episode credits died sleep filming episode twilight working pre production north star reception home media release extinction aired september upn united_states received percent share television audience meaning seen percent households percent households watching television time broadcast viewed approximately million viewers making lowest viewed episode season point reviewed episode saying typical transform scary aliens episode compared similar episodes star trek franchise masks star trek generation threshold star trek voyager hope twist story instead found ending episode praise performance keeping credible sympathetic scenes played transformed versions characters home media release extinction season dvd box set released united_states september blu ray release enterprise announced early released january
Extinction (Star Trek: Enterprise)