divergence star trek enterprise divergence sixteenth episode fourth season american science fiction television series star trek enterprise originally aired february united_states upn fourth episode enterprise written episode star trek series directed divergence second story following set 22nd century series follows adventures starfleet starship enterprise registration episode columbia arrives commander tucker transferred conduct repairs enterprise warp engine ships pursue lead research outpost pressure cure virus created augmented human dna filming took days week seasonal hiatus end december addition guest stars appeared joined admiral episode received nielsen ratings percent lower previous week episode critical response negative directed mainly plot holes characterisation story named best storylines seen enterprise plot ship unable decrease speed warp warp core reaching dangerous levels columbia commander tucker rendezvous provide assistance crew realise warp ships need maneuver close proximity order tucker transferred captain archer releases brig perform transfer enterprise tucker successfully performs rapid non standard cold boot warp drive physician badly beaten doctor update general progress contacts admiral tells cure completed soon facility order contain disease enterprise archer questions reed recent actions contacted harris section secretive agency starfleet harris reveals important mission little reed reveals location harris contacts inform enterprise way reveals harris enterprise arrives colony archer beams base confront battle cruiser birds prey arrive orbit orders ships destroy colony enterprise attempts intervene engaged columbia arrives joins combat birds prey enterprise battle cruiser restrained archer needs human cure transports virus battle cruiser crew including needing cure stands attack high council soon agrees distribute cure empire tucker agrees remain board temporarily assist repairs production filming began december ran days cast crew went week break holiday period production overlapped december second unit filming episode united required main cast exception opportunity taken film majority sequences time different sound stage delay production break production resumed january minimal shooting conducted day divergence second unit filming took place afternoon united second day filmed scenes appeared set whilst filming scheduled seven days second unit filming divergence pushed eighth day january overlapped production bound joined staff writers season prior divergence written episodes forge observer effect united stevens said divergence written multiple starship action sequence seen excited bring screen divergence star trek credit director guest cast members resume roles including harris joined divergence grace previously appeared franchise including voice role computer game star trek star trek deep space episode darker death night governor star trek generation franchise debut later better known appearances pam hbo true blood reception home media release divergence originally aired upn february according nielsen_media_research episode received percent share means seen percent population percent viewers watching television time broadcast ratings received previous episode scored ratings percent finished programs nbc abc cbs fox like repeat second half hour review said wasn good previous episode thought plot holes felt episode featured bad science tucker transferred ships criticised archer going base calling said attack destroy ships deadly know bombs thought characterisation forced wanted better resolution events called greatest hours star trek website reviews gave episode score saying battle scenes routine episode runs rails final minutes felt pattern final episodes story arcs having satisfying finish divergence followed pattern set story divergence subsequently ranked fifth best story enterprise den geek writer home media release episode dvd season box set released october november united_states blu ray edition released april
Divergence (Star Trek: Enterprise)