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Episode Summary & Review

Summary

Before attempting to use a Xindi subspace corridor to reach the Xindi council, the Enterprise crew faces a bizarre encounter with their own descendants on an Enterprise. Captained by T’Pol’s son Lorian, the ship warns Archer of an alien attack by Kovaalan ships. Enterprise escapes into the subspace corridor, but attack damage destabilizes the corridor, causing a time shift with the ship emerging in 2037. Will foreknowledge change anything?

Our Take

A clever time loop premise that gives the whole cast a chance to react to their own futures, and the doubles angle mostly pays off. Lorian is a genuinely interesting addition, and the emotional weight of T’Pol meeting her son lands better than expected. It’s a quieter hour before the season’s endgame, but the character work earns it. Worth your time.