It had been introduced as a new set for the third season as an area on the Enterprise where the crew would plan their next move in the mission against the Xindi. The Command Centre set was used for the second time, having previously appeared in the first episode of the season. The episode was shot over seven days, with the majority of filming taking place on standing ship sets for the Enterprise. Sussman said it was a difficult script to write and even though he was officially the sole credited writer, that "Brannon easily wrote half of it" and in particular gave credit to Braga for the confrontation in the airlock, which he thought was the best scene in the episode. But this was changed to a new species, the Osaarians, during rewrites. Writer and co-producer Mike Sussman, wrote the script of the episode, originally intending for it to show the origins of the Orion species. When the alien ship returns, Mayweather maneuvers Enterprise close enough for Sato to download 90% of the database. Orgoth reveals that they downloaded the Xindi database, and provides the access codes to their computer. To make him talk, he drags the Osaarian to an airlock, initiating the decompression cycle. Archer once again confronts Orgoth, demanding to know everything about the Xindi. The crew also finds a cargo manifest, and Ensign Sato soon learns they had also recently attacked a Xindi ship. Archer and his away team discover a series of habitat modules containing most of the stolen items. The crew are able to track the Osaarian vessel, finding a large 1,000-year-old sphere constructed out of a single alloy that the pirates are using as a hideout. He explains they were traders attempting to find new trade routes, but after being hit by the spatial anomalies they were unable to leave and resorted to piracy. Archer hopes to recover the stolen items, but the Osaarians have masked their ion trail. The crew finally prevails, and one of the aliens, an Osaarian called Orgoth, is captured. Soon another vessel approaches Enterprise, and a group of aliens beam on board, stealing weapons, food and equipment. Taking what they can, they return and resume their mission. Captain Archer leads Lieutenant Reed and several MACOs on an away mission, and discover the crew are all dead. With most of the primary systems off-line, Ensign Mayweather notices another ship nearby but no life-signs are detected. The actions of Captain Jonathan Archer ( Scott Bakula) received criticism in this episode, but the special effects and action sequences were praised.Īs Enterprise continues to travel through the Delphic Expanse, the ship is damaged by destructive spatial anomalies. It was watched by 4.29 million viewers which was an increase and the fourth highest so far in 2003. The episode received ratings of 2.6/5 percent according to Nielsen Media Research, which was the same as previous episode " The Xindi". The guest cast included Robert Rusler, who had previously appeared in Babylon 5, and Julia Rose, who wore a costume originally created for Hilary Swank in the 2003 film The Core. In this episode, the Enterprise is attacked by an Osaarian vessel, and in pursuit they discover that the aliens have information on the Xindi which they must retrieve to help them on their mission. Season three of Enterprise features an ongoing story following an attack on Earth by previously unknown aliens called the Xindi. Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. The episode was written by co-producer Mike Sussman and directed by David Straiton, his fifth for the show. " Anomaly" is the 54th episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, the second episode of the third season. 2nd episode of the 3rd season of Star Trek: Enterprise " Anomaly"
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |