Coto has a long way to go if he has any hope of making up for Enterprise'''s transgressions the past three years but if this three episode story arc lives up to the promise shown in "Borderland", he might just pull it off." IGN reviewed the episode again when it was repeated, saying it held up, but said the rest of the arc failed live up to the promise of this episode. Stephanie Vander Weide of Television Without Pity gave the episode a "C" grade rating. She said that she liked the premise of the episode, but felt that the execution was sub-par, describing the augments as "Khannabees" and expressing her disappointment in the actions of Captain Archer. The mini-arc featuring the episodes "Borderland", "Cold Station 12" and "The Augments" were subsequently ranked the sixth best story of Enterprise by Den of Geek writer James Hunt. In 2017, Vulture noted "Borderland" as an episode where the show "hit its stride", and praised actor Brent Spiner for his role in the episode as Arik. They also listed this episode as one of the best of the series, in their episode guide for all Star Trek series. In 2018, Screen Rant'' praised casting Brent Spiner as the character Arik Soong. Awards Alongside his work on the following episode "Cold Station 12", Vince Deadrick, Jr.'s work on "Borderland" was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Stunt Coordination. It was instead awarded to Matt Taylor for his work on 24. Home media release A home media release of the episode was on DVD; having been released as part of the season four box set on November 1, 2005 in the United States. The Blu-ray edition was released on April 1, 2014. References External links "Borderland" at The Trek Nation Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4) episodes 2004 American television episodes Television episodes about slavery Television episodes about eugenics Television episodes directed by David Livingston