united 13th episode fourth season american science fiction television series star trek enterprise episode overall broadcast upn network february second story included previous episode following episode united written story idea runner directed season set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration episode crew trapped ship captain enterprise attempts gain operation tracking plan complicated commander challenges duel causing archer step defeats races work force retreat vessel missing recovered episode filmed seven days standing sets created previous episode duel choreographed weapon created united watched million viewers broadcast critics responded favourably episode comparing star trek original series episode time actions franchise plot united continues events admiral pilot continue control mysterious look like enterprise destroy vessel despite success senator losing control commander lieutenant board work trap tucker inside service junction attempts divert power leaked radiation orders reed establish damaged warp matrix die reed order rescue tucker aboard enterprise commander ensign travis surveillance grid require coordinated effort space ships seeking help earth vulcan captain realizes need obtain support archer attempt hits dies wound sustained earlier devastated commander openly challenges blood duel ice tool realizing death trade negotiations archer announces substitute duel proceeds archer fortunately able win life antenna duel completed promises continued support grid ambassador enterprise flagship soon engages reed tucker caught unable transported narrowly escape death open space mixed fleet allied vessels arrive forcing recall warp speed space archer invites begin negotiations early aboard suspects pilot actually production united forms second story beginning concluding written newly hired writers fourth season enterprise script forge observer effect showrunner series devised story united directed episode season filming episode took seven days november november half shoot taking place standing ship sets representing enterprise remainder command center sets created united entire guest cast returned previous episode played senator revealed end episode actors previously appeared franchise race debut episode previously appeared film star trek nemesis seen united reused film stunt choreographed fight scene archer doubling wide shots created previous work included variety weapons including bat script simply called dangerous looking weapon design fully coming demonstrate different physiology department created quantity blue blood use scene seen therapy prop earlier scene quantity issue challenge reception home media release united broadcast united_states february upn watched million viewers million saw previous episode million watched described united containing pivotal moment series writing moment founding races federation worked defeat plot praised work adding duel archer kind larger life presence enterprise benefits website reviews gave episode stars compared fight scene star trek original series episode time felt showed similar seen franchise felt main storyline wrapped united despite twist end compared united time review placing archer role captain episode said sense sake entertainment questioned marines board ship couldn fought instead green felt finally showed series similarities hadn allies similarities liked episode posed question sort episodes enterprise chance united released home media united_states november season dvd box set enterprise blu ray edition released april
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