Star Trek: Enterprise

10 Worst Episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise

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.

Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 02, 2023.

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Star Trek: Enterprise - S2E17

#10 - Canamar (Season 2 - Episode 17)

Archer and Tucker are arrested and placed on a prisoner transport heading for a penal colony, Canamar. They won't have a chance to correct this error, as one of the inmates plots a takeover of the ship.

The episode was rated 7.28 from 466 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S2E20

#9 - Horizon (Season 2 - Episode 20)

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Mayweather discovers his father has died and that things on his old home, the E.C.S. Horizon, have greatly changed.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 472 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S1E22

#8 - Vox Sola (Season 1 - Episode 22)

A strange, alien creature comes aboard Enterprise, and captures several crew members in its cocoon-like web. With her crewmates' lives in jeopardy, Hoshi faces her biggest challenge yet, in trying to communicate with the lifeform, in order to return it to its home planet.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 510 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S3E17

#7 - Hatchery (Season 3 - Episode 17)

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Archer goes to extreme lengths to save an abandoned nest of Xindi-Insectoid eggs ready to hatch.

The episode was rated 7.24 from 451 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S1E4

#6 - Strange New World (Season 1 - Episode 4)

Archer sends an away team to a habitable, luscious planet for observation. But when a storm occurs, the team begins to experience paranoid delusions.

The episode was rated 7.23 from 676 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S1E10

#5 - Fortunate Son (Season 1 - Episode 10)

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The Enterprise crew is dispatched by Starfleet Command to assist Fortunate, a human freight vessel that has been attacked by Nausicaan pirates. On arriving, they are surprised to find that Fortunate's crew is resistant to Archer's efforts to help them and determined to seek revenge against their attackers, no matter the repercussions.

The episode was rated 7.20 from 562 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S2E5

#4 - A Night in Sickbay (Season 2 - Episode 5)

Archer spends a night in sickbay with Dr. Phlox after Porthos contracts a deadly virus on the Kreetassan homeworld. Crew members suspect Archer's increased stress level is due to Porthos' illness, but Dr. Phlox suspects it has to do with Archer's repressed sexual tension.

The episode was rated 7.18 from 526 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S4E10

#3 - Daedalus (Season 4 - Episode 10)

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The inventor of the transporter, Emory Erickson, comes aboard Enterprise for a risky experiment.

The episode was rated 7.16 from 448 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S1E18

#2 - Rogue Planet (Season 1 - Episode 18)

While exploring an uncharted planet, Enterprise crew members encounter a group of aliens who are hunting down indigenous creatures for recreation. During their exploration, Archer is mesmerized by visions of an elusive, yet familiar woman who needs his help.

The episode was rated 7.15 from 529 votes.

Star Trek: Enterprise - S3E3

#1 - Extinction (Season 3 - Episode 3)

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On a mission to investigate an abandoned Xindi vessel on a jungle planet, Archer, Reed and Hoshi succumb to a virus that mutates them into a primal life form.

The episode was rated 7.07 from 490 votes.

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