TV: Star Trek Enterprise

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An attack on a Klingon ship is traced back to a group of genetically enhanced humans. Captain Archer conscripts Dr. Soong (Brent Spiner) from prison to help track them down…

For the first time this season an episode of Enterprise really hits the mark. This opening of a three-part story arc features Brent Spiner as Dr. Soong – the model for Star Trek: The Next Generation’s android Data. It’s easy for prequel episodes to be constrained by the fact that we know what comes after, but even with so much Trek Lore on show – the Eugenics Wars, Dr. Soong and the Orion slave traders – it still works.
Spiner is in playful mood, bringing Soong to life as a half-mad scientist. The well-crafted episode shows touches of realism, such as when T’Pol and an ensign are stuck together and she has to ask his name. This falters elsewhere, such as the enhanced humans killing the Klingon crew but only disabling the Enterprise personal.

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