Daniels' cabin and any temporal secrets it may hold. Production The episode was directed by Robert Duncan McNeill, who played Tom Paris in Star Trek: Voyager. McNeill had directed multiple episodes of Voyager but missed on several chances to direct on shows that were cancelled before completing a full season, and was enthusiastic about directing on season 1 of Enterprise. Around the time the pilot episode was filming, he asked Rick Berman to give him a chance to direct as soon as possible and asked what he needed to do to make it happen. He kept asking, and spent more time in editing and screening sessions, particularly screenings when Rick was in the room, to get a better understanding of the way Berman wanted things done. McNeill found it interesting to direct, it was only the second episode to feature the Suliban, and was a mystery that is not fully resolved by the end of the episode. McNeill later noted that there had been high expectations on set, "they were just getting going and everyone was a bit tense. It seemed to be a combination of the cast and crew trying to distance themselves from Voyager, and to establish the tone and style of the show." Writers Stephen Beck and Tim Finch worked as executive story editors on this first season. Beck and Finch previously worked on the UPN series Seven Days before joining Enterprise. John Fleck returns as a Borothan pilgrim and Silik. This is the first episode to include Matt Winston as Daniels. Winston is the son of special effects master Stan Winston. Reception Cold Front was first aired in the United States on UPN on November 28, 2001. According to Nielsen Media Research, it received a 4.7/8 rating share among adults. This means it had an average of 7.33 million viewers. The top rated show for the hour was NBC's Christmas in Rockefeller Center. Enterprise came in fourth place. Sunny Lee of Entertainment Weekly wrote: "Finally, they did it. The writers of this week's Enterprise, Steve Beck and Tom Finch, provided the season's first truly compelling episode. Until now, each show has been wrapped up in an agreeable but ho-hum way. But "Cold Front" was more complicated, with an ending that was both intriguing and unsettling." Chris Wyatt of Cinescape gave the episode a B+ grade. He enjoyed the plot, adding to the mystery of the Temporal