6.043 minSeason 4 • Episode 22
LatestSix years in the future, an emotional Captain Archer and the crew return to Earth to face the decommission of Enterprise and signing of the Federation charter.
During the mid-22nd century, a century before Captain Kirk's five-year mission, Jonathan Archer captains the United Earth ship Enterprise during the early years of Starfleet, leading up to the Earth-Romulan War and the formation of the Federation.
Acting
Scott Bakula's earnest dad energy carries the ship.
Practical Effects
Janky 2001 CGI ages like charming wine.
Writing
Temporal Cold War nonsense aside, character work slaps.
Creators
Rick Berman, Brannon Braga
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The infamous 'Faith of the Heart' theme was producer Rick Berman's hill to die on, over composer Dennis McCarthy's objections. It was briefly removed in season 3, then fans demanded it back.
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