54th episode american science fiction television series star trek enterprise second episode season episode written producer directed fifth set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration season enterprise features ongoing story following attack earth previously unknown aliens called episode enterprise attacked vessel pursuit discover aliens information retrieve help mission guest cast included previously appeared wore costume originally created film core episode received ratings percent according nielsen_media_research previous episode watched million viewers increase fourth highest far actions captain received criticism episode special effects action sequences praised plot enterprise travels ship damaged destructive spatial primary systems line ensign notices ship nearby life signs detected captain archer leads away mission discover crew dead taking return resume mission soon vessel approaches enterprise group aliens beam board stealing weapons food equipment crew finally aliens called captured archer hopes recover stolen items masked trail confronts brig explains traders attempting find new trade routes hit spatial unable leave resorted piracy crew able track vessel finding large year old sphere constructed single archer away team discover series habitat containing stolen items crew finds cargo manifest ensign soon learns recently attacked ship archer confronts demanding know initiating cycle soon revealing downloaded database providing access codes computer alien ship returns maneuvers enterprise close download bulk archer sends people production writer producer wrote script episode originally intending origins species changed new species episode shot seven days majority filming taking place standing ship sets enterprise set second time having previously appeared episode season introduced new set season area enterprise crew plan mission new set created brig held prisoner day filming sets represent base majority green screens allow sets digitally inserted post production debut corporal having beaten actors costume wore episode reused having created originally paramount_pictures film core worn rose fan time described dad set returned second time appeared previously appeared cast second season fifth episode directed reception aired united_states upn september according nielsen_media_research received percent share adults means seen percent households percent watching television time broadcast estimated watched million viewers highest future tense february watched million fourth highest far writing compared actions archer episode second star trek voyager episode felt came horrific felt archer actions typical hollywood fantasy nightmare leader thought realistic praised elements special effects derelict ship calling creepy vivid entirely believable website reviews called episode proof action centric trek work work thought vast improvement previous episode found stronger version archer interesting praised soundtrack felt suggested typical star trek music revised gave episode score half home media release season dvd box set released united_states september blu ray release enterprise announced early season expected released january
Anomaly (Star Trek: Enterprise)