The series finale of Enterprise is one of the more disdained finales of any show in recent memory.
To the list of detractors you can add Jonathan Frakes, who guest starred as Commander William T. Riker in the finale.
“Do you want to know the truth about that whole Enterprise thing as the show was called? Rick Berman, executive producer of all things Star Trek, called Marina and myself and said ‘we’d like you to do the last episode of Enterprise’,” he tells Hi-Def Digest. “They said it would be a Valentine to the fans, but all of it ended up doing I think was hurting Scott Bakula’s feelings. He was such a gentleman about it and I said to Scott this is weird for me to be on your show and your show is being taken off before it should be taken off and he was such a gentleman about it and said “no, glad you’re here” so it was awkward on all accounts, except with working with Marina again which is always lovely. But I wasn’t crazy about it. And it was so thinly connected, I thought too. Thanks for bringing up such an unpleasant memory.”
This has probably been said countless times before, but I think Rick Berman has a very strange idea of what a Valentine is supposed to be.
The episode just before it was a fine ending. Of course the show became incredible in season 3 and should have had at least 3 more seasons.
I think it’s an unpleasant memory for all of us.
I totally dug the story set in the Mirror universe and how they tied it into TOS episode The Tholian Web. Enterprise really did have great potential and a great cast. What it needed was daring writers and a clear vision.
It did have daring writers and a clear vision, but only at the end. By then, I guess, it was too late.
They should adapt the Relaunch novels into films. The first on is “the Good That Men Do”, and, for starters, retcons Trip Tucker’s ignoble death.