Mar 5, 2025
“Extinction” 20th-anniversary reflections
Arriving at a dangerous planet not clearly marked, Enterprise
crew find themselves being transformed into primitive creatures who
apparently have amazing scientific prowess. Luckily, the mutagenic
virus created by this civilization’s geneticists doesn’t work on
T’Pol, thanks to her Vulcan K cells. Otherwise, all would have been
lost before the end of Act 1. Will Doctor Phlox find a cure in
time? It’s Star Trek meets Planet of the Apes—long before IDW did
an official crossover—in this peach of an Enterprise episode.
In this episode of Warp Five, hosts C Bryan Jones and Matthew
Rushing continue our 20th-anniversary retrospective that takes you
through all of Star Trek: Enterprise, one episode at a time. In
this installment, we continue Season 3 with “Extinction” as we
discuss if anything good comes from Archer, Hoshi, and Malcolm
cracking open a grub-filled coconut.
Chapters
Intro (00:00:00)
Advancing Trip and T'Pol … and Archer (00:03:02)
A Devolving Story (00:09:58)
Borg Parallels (00:19:56)
What Is Going on Here? (00:25:10)
Connecting to the Story (00:31:33)
Final Thoughts and Ratings (00:35:38)
Closing (00:38:24)
Hosts
C Bryan Jones and Matthew Rushing
Production
C Bryan Jones (Editor and Producer) Matthew Rushing (Executive
Producer) Norman C. Lao (Associate Producer)