Star Trek: Strange New Worlds is finally doing Star Trek: Enterprise more important. Originally aired from 2001 to 2005, Star Trek: Enterprise tried to overcome franchise fatigue with a prequel series set at the beginning of the Star Trek timeline. Star Trek: Enterprise starred Scott Bakula as Captain Jonathan Archer in command of the previously unknown NX-01 Enterprise in the 2150s. Archer was joined by new characters in already familiar crew positions Star Trek fans, with Ensign Hoshi Sato (Linda Park) handling communications, Chief Engineer Trip Tucker (Connor Trinneer) and Ensign Travis Mayweather (Anthony Montgomery) in charge.
Although Star Trek: Enterprise followed a familiar format, Enterprisethe uncomfortable position of Star Trek prequel meant he had a hard time fitting in Star Trekof the organically shared universe. Star Trek: The Next Generation, Star Trek: Deep Space Nineand Star Trek: Voyager benefited from a shared schedule, Star Trek character crossovers and reverence for Star Trek: The Original Series. Star Trek: Enterprise couldn’t easily reference series that happened later without shoehorningand its characters could not have been mentioned in previously produced shows. Without the same success, Enterprise It is not remembered as fondly as the previous series.
Star Trek: Enterprise got long-awaited respect from strange new worlds
Strange New Worlds shows how Archer’s company fits into Star Trek history
Star Trek: Enterprise obtained the long-awaited respect of Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 2, episode 7, “Those Old Scientists.” After being surprised by the hero worship of 24th century Ensigns Beckett Mariner (Tawny Newsome) and Brad Boimler (Jack Quaid), Captain Christopher Pike’s (Anson Mount) Enterprise crew imagines meeting their 22nd century heroes. Finding a piece of Archer’s Enterprise inside Pike’s Enterprise, they discover that Pike’s admiration for Captain Archer is matched by Ensign Nyota Uhura’s (Celia Rose Gooding) respect for Hoshi Sato and Lieutenant Erica Ortegas’ (Melissa Navia) appreciation. by Travis Mayweather. Even the NX-01 grapplers deserve a nod.
The conversation gives Star Trek: Enterprise a historical context that was not previously possible Star Trek show. Instead of being the often forgotten characters of Star Trek black sheep of the franchise, the crew of Archer’s Enterprise is equally important to the Star Trek: Strange New Worlds characters like Pike’s Enterprise crew are to Mariner and Boimler’s Star Trek: Lower Decks. This bow shows how important NX-01 and its crew are to the Star Trek universe, and always have been, even if they could not have been referenced in Star Trektrifecta of the 1990s.
Why Scott Bakula’s Company Is So Important to Star Trek
Star Trek: Enterprise laid the foundation for Star Trek as we know it
Scott Bakula Star Trek: Enterprise It’s important Star Trek why Archer’s Enterprise helps Star Trekthe idealized future of the company comes into existence. On humanity’s first warp-5 capable spaceship, the galaxy is a much bigger place for Captain Archerwhose reckless optimism is as admirable as it is flawed. The rules that guide Star Trek Captains, like Starfleet’s Prime Directive, haven’t yet been invented – and Archer helps invent them. Archer’s friendships with T’Pol (Jolene Blalock) and Thy’lek Shran (Jeffrey Combs) are precursors to the alliance of Humans, Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites to form the United Federation of Planets.
Like the audience whose first introduction to Star Trek could have been Star Trek: Enterprise ages to adulthood, it’s easier for Star Trek retroactively build on the foundations that Star Trek: Enterprise established. Far from being Star Trekforgotten series, modern Star Trek references Star Trek: Enterprise more often than you might think. From casually mentioning Trip Tucker to revealing the profound effect of the Temporal Cold War, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds confirms the place of Captain Archer and the NX-01 crew in Star Trekhistory as true pioneers worthy of respect.