storm star trek enterprise storm second episodes fourth season american science fiction television series star trek enterprise broadcast october october respectively upn network united_states written executive producer directed episodes resolved cliffhanger end season finale zero hour episodes new runner series set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration episode destroying weapon enterprise finds 20th century world war nazis control captain archer joins stop alien nazis restore timeline end temporal cold war episodes featured return recurring characters stunt casting form appearances episodes franchise shot digitally film stock filming halves completed days seen million viewers increasing second episode storm poorly received critics complaints directed pace episode ending temporal cold war general premise plot following events zero hour commander ensign travis survive attacks arrive enterprise temporal agent daniels near death suddenly appears doctor warns alien named leader faction temporal cold war altered timeline catastrophic consequences enterprise brought mid-20th century end temporal cold war factions including federation earth captain escapes germans american resistance fighters ambush convoy wounded taken resistance brooklyn germans controlling revealed aliens known sworn allegiance nazi_germany providing advanced weapons technology exchange material supplies build time period leader boarded enterprise manages steal fly earth tucker sent find archer contacts sub commander stolen transported enterprise dying daniels asks archer stop dangerous earth away team find destroy captured taken interrogation lieutenant finds point divergence timeline murder witnesses claimed killer vanished thin air removal prevents october revolution successfully taking place causing hitler perceive russia threat weight nazi war machine directed western_europe united_states seeks alliance enterprise releasing tucker hopes new understanding archer medical soon reveal tucker actually disguise archer realize need help enlist help resistance destroy shields complex help rescue tucker complete mission killed guard near archer nearly shot confused tucker alien shields enterprise completes atmospheric entry flying new_york_city destroying alien facility torpedoes episode ends daniels showing archer threads timeline normal temporal cold war finally ends death archer demands daniels visit bother enterprise mission completed enterprise finally arrives proper time period crew welcomed escorted entire squadron starfleet vessels production premise writing decision introduce nazi threat enterprise decided producers wrapping season executive producer explained remember said nazis ended nazis didn feel like decided alien nazis scene featuring nazis filmed previous episode zero hour intention resolve quickly start fourth season avoid lengthy storyline changes occurred prior start fourth season executive producers took step brought new showrunner enterprise found got nazi story season greater freedom connect series star trek original series described cliffhanger characters needed written set plan place resolve decision switch story purely time travel based featured alternate history resolving temporal cold war wrote script parts casting resumed recurring roles enterprise parts storm daniels resumed role zero hour agent previously appeared nazi star trek voyager episode killing game enterprise episode actors returned storm previous voyager appearances appeared titular episode played heroes demons star trek debuts storm including better known main cast role upn appeared hbo appearances described stunt casting upn president cast villain filming filming began july marked occasion episode franchise shot digitally traditional film stock director photography later explained easy transition added filming process easier high definition monitor available set allowing departments immediate adjustments directing enterprise half storm helmed previous episode zero hour production parts days second half directed initial days filming took place standing sets representing enterprise shoot moved stage paramount lot resumed weekend break set represent interior new_york_city apartment subsequently area paramount dressed appear exterior areas nazi occupied new_york_city included reproduction boxing poster previously shown original series episode city edge forever number references production crew couple locations appeared franchise shown including street corner shown enterprise episode carpenter street arrow voyager episode furthermore bus stop voyager non filming second half episode wasn standing sets scenes shot including site shooting park previously voyager episode future end locations included dressed paramount site night shoot required sequence featuring explosions stunt work additional post production work required appeared number scenes normally wears role reception broadcast storm debuted october gala evening paramount lot hosted screening followed panel discussion featuring rush supervising producer sony executives fourth season enterprise moved friday nights upn network episode storm broadcast october watched million viewers second shown following week number viewers increased million critical reception newspapers said half fell flat promises series adding storm represented confusing premise flat production recycled stories website reviews gave parts half stars wrote episode time travel baggage previous episodes including season final seconds premise ultimately episode breaks entire temporal war think single battle earth past revolves single sci nazis constructing described thoroughly entertaining uneasy series producing irrelevant felt episodes refreshing change arc season said second inherited issues past episodes opening strong fake footage adolf_hitler arriving new_york_city didn like temporal cold war storyline ended clear resolution lack character moments episode ign gave half adding episode suffered lack pace described awful second episode rated called thin plot praised killing long term pain adding worst aliens created trek franchise closed hope conceptual away actually chance enterprise decent final run inevitable end won award best visual effects broadcast series work second storm nominees pilot episode stargate atlantis episode stargate home media release parts storm released home media united_states november season dvd box set enterprise blu ray edition released april
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