As with all "Star Trek" shows it looked and sounds gorgeous when it aired. Scott Bakula embodied that Wonder and Exploration look that a captain in the first years of Space exploration should have and Jolene Blalock managed to play both sexy and intelligent Vulcan even if the writers had no clue how to write her character. There is some fun and engaging storylines in the last two seasons when writers try to connect the old with the new and I love these ongoing storylines. There is also bad stuff with this show. Anthony Montgomery was totally underused and ended up as the series' Wesley Crusher, I can't remember anything important he gets to do and the theme song was gruesome. The first two seasons had a lot of episodes that went nowhere and had some of the most boring opening scenes put on T.V. It also had a lot of stories that remade older "Trek" shows. The show must have one of the most pathetic final episode of a show ever put on screen. It lacks any punch, memorable moments or feel of being the last show even if it returns two fan favorites from a different "Star Trek" series. Maybe they tried to give it a kind-of full circle feel but they failed. They should have done a proper ending to it.
Review by TV WatcherBlockedParent2021-05-11T18:25:02Z
This is a highly underrated member of the Star Trek franchise! I personally rate this as a tie for 2nd place behind Next Generation (and tied with Voyager).
Do yourself a favor and just tune out the last four episodes - especially the last one. And skip that horrible hippy folk music theme song that should never have been recorded, let alone put on a Star Trek show.
I think casting Scott Bakula as Archer was a mistake, he's such a terrible actor - but he's likable enough in this show to see around it.
I think the main problem with Enterprise is what has also plagued other Star Trek shows (but to a much lesser degree than Enterprise) is the silly and constant time traveling junk. Some of it is entertaining, but most of the time travel episodes are corny and formulaic.
Star Trek always tries to bring the era that the show was made into the show itself and I've always found that silly. Every Star Trek has romantic references to 20th century pop culture (just how many pop culture references to the 1700's do YOU make?) and this show takes it a lot further with "Movie Night". I mean, come on already. That is like me talking about a play in 1705 fondly and naming the cast of it (hint: I can't).