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AIRED: 5/13/05

Commander William Riker of the Enterprise-D is torn between his loyalty to Captain Picard and his duty to a former captain. To shed some light on his predicament, Riker visits a holodeck recreation of the final mission of the NX-01 and signing of the Federation Charter.

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Not the voyage they deserved

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By nutcrackr, Jan 12, 2013

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The final episode of Enterprise doesn't do the show or characters great justice. Commander Riker of the Next Generation is at an impasse and he must use the Holodeck to make a decision. His choice is to observe Trip's last mission and it happens to be the one shortly before Archer's great speech. The action aboard Enterprise is set 6 years after the previous episode "Terra Prime" it aims to lead viewers right up to the forming of the alliance. The chief concern is how Trip is dealt with. His death is a needless martyrdom against random aliens who are after the blue skinned Shran. It's not believable or logical that he would set up a system that would blow a hole in several bulkheads, killing the aliens and killing himself. Then, just days after he perishes from plasma burns, the crew don't even seem to care that he is dead. Perhaps his death is an allegory for how the series was treated.

Trip and T'Pols relationship has also been dead for 6 years, nothing has advanced. Even after losing a child together they choose to go their separate ways. This seems rather cold hearted and implausible given the journey we have seen. The rest of the episode is just a jumbled mess with only Shran's daughter's phrase "Thanks Pink Skin" providing laughs. As an episode of saying goodbye to characters it does so by placing Riker as the cook and having the major characters come and talk to him. Most of this discussion is about Trip, but it really does little to help Riker make his decision or help us tip our hats to the characters. There were better ways to say goodbye.

Season 4 has been a bit of a mess in general. The early stages were interesting with the focus on Vulcans. There are a great number of multipart episodes that serve to save money on sets and actors. I feel that the last true Enterprise mission was probably "The Aenar" which concluded things fairly well with the Romulans. The only thing wrong with that episode is Trip leaving, so perhaps the ending of "Bound" is a good enough way to finish Enterprise. Certainly was not a fan of the "In the Mirror Darkly" episodes which seemed to serve no real purpose other than some kind of technicoloured fan service. Both Terra Firma terrorists episodes were awful too even with Robocop trying to steer the sinking ship. Malcolm, Hoshi, Trip, T'Pol, Travis, Phlox and Archer deserved a better note to finish a good series.moreless
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This episode is actually a new synonym for pitiful, disastrous, awful, unworthy, disgrace and - well, just -very, very, very bad.

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By tniedermeyer, Jul 19, 2012

Being a Star Trek Fan, I had my shares of ups and downs with this franchise, but never in all five (six if you count the animation crap as a part of the series) instalments, were I ever so – well lets call it disappointed, even if it is insufficient.

I mean who would have thought that such disturbingly bad episodes like Emergence (TNG), Threshold (Voy) or If Wishes Were Horses (DS9) would look good in comparison to this episode. OK, now that you know how I rate this episode, let’s give you some reasons (just a few because going into detail here would fill a novel) why this episode is so appalling and why Rick Berman and Brannon Braga should be dragged out and beaten with the stupidity stick:

1. Why oh, why did they have to bring back Troy and Ricker? This was supposed to be the end of “Enterprise” and not TNG. And why place this episode back at the 7th season of TNG. Frakes and Sirtis are now 11 years older, and I am sorry to say, but they also look it, making it total unbelievable that this episode fits into the right timeframe. And a holodeck episode as a series finale?!? I mean – honestly, could it be more pathetic?

2. Why build up the relationship between Tucker and T’Pol in Terra Prime just to dismiss it completely one episode later.

3. Why let Tucker die? His death was absolutely meaningless, stupid and no to mention illogical. I mean - honestly – Brannon, Rick, do you believe that the audience is so retarded that we would not notice, the lack of security officers on the ship allowing the pirates to enter the ship without any resistance and without being shoot at before docking?

4. Continuation errors: OK, Trip is dead but he still talks to chef, aka Ricker??? And why aren’t T’Pol and Archer more upset about it?

I could go on and on, but writing about this episode is actually very painful. I just want to forget about it. For me “These Are the Voyages...” is just a very bad nightmare and Enterprise ended with Terra Prime. And to quote a famous filmmaker: “Shame on you Mr. Berman and shame on you Mr. Braga!!!”

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Don't watch it!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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By JoshNX-01, Feb 26, 2012

Like most people I hated the last episode and wish I have never seen it!!! But I just found out there is a book out call "Good That Men DoThe by Andy Mangels, Michael A. Martin" and fixes everything that was so so wrong with that last episode!!! I haven't read it yet so I hope its good!!!!
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With such a great series I think it was true to itself including the last episode.

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By glekos, Nov 09, 2011

Im sad the series is over and sure if it went on It would have been nice if it was like search for spock the movie but they made no movies ,So i guess i'm saying the whole last episode was good except for trip's death but at least he died a warriors death saving his captain.It bothered me more that tpol and trip never developed their relationship and you cant blame that on these are the voyages.I dont really care much for Riker but I think he did a good job also. I just dont get why so many think it was such a bad ending. The show allways let you remember the risks that were taken.moreless
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Disgraceful. An insult to Trek fans. Should be deleted from the series archives. Nearly drove the whole franchise into the ground. Spoilers below - as if Braga's self-indulgent writing didn't "spoil" the show already. "True to itself?" That's meaningless.moreless

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By gun_will_travel, Nov 09, 2011

I leave this review as a warning beacon to Trek fans in the future who journey here to find out about this episode: Do not approach, leave this system at maximum warp.

The many shortcomings of this episode could have warranted the coining of a new word in the English language: "multifailure." Bad format. Bad story. Bad character resolutions. Bad omissions. It's no wonder that cast member Jolene Blalock went off on the writers, calling this eipsode "appalling... a reminder of why we're being cancelled."

First, the episode is presented as a series of MTV-style focus interviews, where characters explain the action in flashbacks for viewers who are too dumb to figure it out watching a straight narrative. Ugh. And it's set in the framework of a holodeck story during an old episode of The Next Generation. Rather than being a tribute to loyal fans of Enterprise, they decided to exhume an obscure story from TNG. Why?

Then there's the treatment of the characters. The popular Trip is killed in a ridiculously contrived scenario that has a ragtag group of pirates overtaking, boarding and commandeering the Enterprise. There's not an ounce of suspense or drama to his death, which obviously cut off the long-developing relationship that had been brewing between Trip and T'Pol. So zero payoff for all that development, and we get neither a symbolic first union between the different races (certainly the theme of the series, and arguably the single most important theme in all of Star Trek) nor the drama of a death scene between the two lovers. Lame.

The other plot point that had been building over the course of many episodes was the birth of the Federation, with a legendary speech to be delivered by Jonathan Archer. We have heard about the impact of this speech on the characters, and we see Archer preparing for the speech, even walking out to deliver it - and then nothing. The writers apparently decided we didn't need to actually hear it. Yeah, why would any fans of Star Trek want to hear words of insipiration which summarize the spirit of the show, on the last episode of (what was at the time) the last Trek show left on TV? We would much rather hear an overweight, overaged Riker tell us what a valuable lesson he learned from his holodeck experience.

So if you are reading this and you haven't actually seen the episode, do yourself the best favor you can do in your Enterprise-watching life and skip it. Go and re-watch the excellent penultimate episode, "Terra Prime," which is a pretty-good wrap-up for the storylines, series, and Pre-Abrams franchise. Imagine the bright future for Trip & T'pol and the Federation which had been hinted at over four seasons. And save yourself from the heavy disppointment of watching perhaps the worst-conceived episode in the entire franchise.moreless
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Dominic Keating	Lt. Malcolm Reed
John Billingsley	Dr. Phlox
Jolene Blalock	Sub-Commander T'Pol
Connor Trinneer	Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III
Linda Park	Ensign Hoshi Sato
Anthony Montgomery	Ensign Travis Mayweather

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Marina Sirtis	Deanna Troi	Guest Star
Jonathan Frakes	William Riker	Guest Star
Jasmine Jessica Anthony	Shran's Daughter	Guest Star
Jeffrey Combs	Shran	Recurring Role

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TRIVIA (2)
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- Trivia: This episode takes place six years after the previous episode, "Terra Prime".
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- Trivia: This episode overlaps the series finale of Enterprise and one of the last The Next Generation episodes "The Pegasus".
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- Archer: You better get out there. You don't want to miss me screwing this thing up.
  T'Pol: I'm going to remain here, if you don't mind.
  Archer: You never were one for crowds, were you?
  (Archer turns and begins walking up the stairs to deliver his speech)
  T'Pol: You look...very heroic.
  (Archer turns, hesitates, and walks back down to hug T'Pol, then walks back up the stairs with T'Pol watching him leave)
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- Riker: I think I'm ready to talk to Captain Picard. I should've done it a long time ago.
  Troi: So I guess we're through here.
  Riker: I guess we are. Computer, end program.
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- Trip: Been a hell of a run, Malcolm. I never thought it would come to an end.
  Malcolm: All good things...
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- (Final words of Star Trek: Enterprise)
  Captain Jean-Luc Picard: Space, the final frontier. These are the voyages of the starship Enterprise. It's continuing mission...
  Captain James Tiberius Kirk: ...to explore strange new worlds, to seek out new life and new civilizations...
  Captain Jonathan Archer: ... to boldly go where no man has gone before.
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- Data: (voice only, over the comm) Data to Counselor Troi.
  Troi: Yes, Data.
  Data: I was wondering if now would be a good time to continue our discussion on the long term effects of space travel on my positronic net.
  Troi: Data, can I give you a rain check?
  Data: You may check me for rain if you wish counselor, but I assure you that I have no water in my---
  Troi: (giggling) I'll get back to you.
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- Scott Bakula (Captain Jonathan Archer), Jolene Blalock (Sub-Commander/Commander T'Pol) and Connor Trinneer (Commander Charles "Trip" Tucker III) are the only actors to appear in every episode of Enterprise.
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- Sound clips of William Shatner (Kirk) and Patrick Stewart (Picard) are used in the final scene.
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- Brent Spiner (Data) has a minor off-screen speaking role.
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- Jeffrey Combs (Commander Shran), Gary Graham (Ambassador Soval) and Matt Winston (Daniels) are the only actors, besides the regulars, to appear in all four seasons.
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- NASA astronaut Mike Fincke plays an NX-01 engineer in one scene.
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- In the auditorium scene, people that can be seen in the crowd are showrunner Manny Coto as an admiral, writer Andre Bormanis in a civilian suit, writer Garfield Reeves-Stevens in a Starfleet jumpsuit, his wife Judith in a futuristic civilian dress, and editor of Star Trek Communicator magazine Larry Nemecek in a suit with his hair slicked back.
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- Star Trek: Enterprise is the first Star Trek series since the animated that does not end with a two-part episode.
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- Star Trek: The Next Generation:
  
  Archer: Here's to the next generation.
  
  The Next Generation is the subtitle of the second Star Trek television show Star Trek: The Next Generation.
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- Malcolm Reed: All good things...
  
  This line is a reference to the last episode of Star Trek: the Next Generation, entitled "All Good Things..."
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- Episode Title: "These Are the Voyages..."
  
  This refers to the opening narration of the various Star Trek captains, from Kirk to Picard, that began each episode of their respective series.
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