These Are the Voyages...
- FIRST SHOWN (US)
- 13 May 2005
- ON
- UPN
- STARDATE
- 47457.1
- DIRECTED BY
- Allan Kroeker
- PRODUCTION NO.
- 098
WRITTEN BYWritten by Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Aboard the Enterprise-D, Commander Riker turns to the holodeck and the final voyage of Archer's Enterprise for help with a difficult decision of his own.
Red alert: the full plot, ending included. Haven't watched yet?REVEAL SYNOPSIS
In 2370, Commander Riker of the Enterprise-D is troubled by a secret involving his former commanding officer, Admiral Pressman. At Counselor Troi's suggestion, he runs a holodeck recreation of Archer's Enterprise in 2161, six years after “Terra Prime”, as the ship heads home for decommissioning and the signing of the Federation charter. Riker observes the crew, at times posing as the ship's chef. Shran, who faked his own death, asks Archer to help rescue his kidnapped daughter, and despite T'Pol's worries about the timing, Archer agrees. The rescue succeeds, but the kidnappers board Enterprise, and Tucker gives his life to save Archer. Archer struggles with the speech he must give, but T'Pol assures him Tucker would have thought it worthwhile. As Archer steps out to address the founding ceremony, Riker resolves to tell Picard the truth, and the captains of three Enterprises recite the famous opening words.
- 01The frame story runs alongside the Next Generation episode “The Pegasus”, with Jonathan Frakes and Marina Sirtis returning as Riker and Troi.
- 02Jolene Blalock called the episode appalling before broadcast, and Brannon Braga later admitted that killing Tucker “wasn't a great idea”.
- 03In the closing montage, Patrick Stewart and William Shatner, both uncredited, join in reciting the “Where no man has gone before” speech.