Star Trek: Enterprise was finally gaining some momentum with season four.
That season had some fantastic storylines/episodes, including:
- The Augments Trilogy -
Brent Spiner was fantastic as the creator of the augments and the ancestor of Noonien Soong. Great performance, and a great three episodes connecting back to both TOS and TNG.
- The Vulcan Trilogy -
People were complaining about how the vulcans of Enterprise seemed different from the vulcans of the other series. This "trilogy" helped adress that issue in a great way.
- The Romulan Trilogy -
Lets face it. The romulans are a part of the ST universe. But the problem is that at the time of "Enterprise" the romulans have not yet been seen by humans. This trilogy gives us romulans as the main villains in a great way without going against cannon. Loved it.
- The Klingon Two-parter -
In TOS the klingons looked different from the rest of the series (no ridges). While it was obviously a budget issue, these two episodes give us an explanation within the ST universe. Again, great stuff.
- The Mirror Universe Two-parter -
Twisted and dark. I loved this to death.
- Terra Prime -
The second part of a two-parter with an unfortunately poor first episode (Demons). This, and not the horrible "These Are the Voyages" should've been the final episode, and I will pretend that it is.
There is no doubt in my mind that had it continued into a season five it would've been even better. Manny Coto really gave the series a much-needed jolt of new energy.
Yes, I'm quite the Star Trek geek...