council seventy fourth episode american science fiction television series star trek enterprise second episode season aired upn network united_states episode fifth series written directed fourth season set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration season enterprise features ongoing story following attack earth previously unknown aliens called episode captain attempts convince use earth leads away team nearby sphere attempt retrieve data core order information sphere builders episode featured returning guest stars including additional sets required scenes sets ship created earlier episode scenes filmed february scenes featuring sphere builders filmed conjunction following episode february reviewers praised episode nominated primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects slight increase ratings episode earning audience share translating approximately million viewers plot mid february enterprise route escort ship captain archer member species council friendly ships soon join escort approach planet flagship commander tense backs planet archer enter council chamber present evidence gathered representatives angered walks protest guardian appears later promising dominance continues original plan containing sub commander ensign departs investigate nearby sphere order try collect data increasingly concerned human threat away team successfully enters exhaust vent reaching core able retrieve memory module intrusion automated defense system helping escape doctor commander tucker create version sphere builder archer presents council admit resemblance guardian race people worship council votes delay weapon launch agreeing night confronts quarters stabs declaring revenge destruction ship family meeting openly admits death members leave soon launch escorted flagship enterprise friendly vessels pursuit kidnaps disappears vortex production filming council began february concluded february having taken seven days film shooting placed hold presidents day exception scenes featuring sphere builders shot conjunction following episode countdown february wrote council fifth episode enterprise directed episode fourth season tying episodes season second time collaborated episode having previously worked number temporary sets built episode including meant originally created universe extinct race sets ship continued enterprise sets featured damage following actions earlier episodes council featured larger normal number guest actors represent members included member previously appeared role earlier season appeared genre space fourth final appearance series council final appearance returned female sphere builder appearing damage enterprise debuts sphere builders reception home media release council aired upn received share meaning seen percent households percent households watching television time broadcast translated approximately million viewers slight increase ratings received previous episode viewed audience share watched episode calling tense action episode predictable plot twists felt revealed felt launch murder found episode thought council demonstrated enterprise coming website reviews said death shame season pivotal interesting character said shot launched terrific shot gave episode score episode nominated primetime emmy award outstanding special visual effects lost team worked episode countdown home media release council season dvd box set released united_states september blu ray release enterprise announced early released january
The Council (Star Trek: Enterprise)