abruptly." Michelle Erica Green said it was "not a great episode" although it was an improvement over the previous episode "Unexpected". She criticized the episode for being predictable and for its similarities to the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Friendship One". Green was positive about the character development of Captain Archer, and said the other performances were "uniformly fine", but noted the lack of character development of the supporting cast. Jason Bates IGN rated it 3 out of 5. He called it "BORING!" and "Where's the overarching storylines and character development that is (theoretically) going to keep me tuning in week after week?" Keith DeCandido Tor.com gave it 4 out of 10. Brannon Braga said this was his least favorite episode of Enterprise, and called it boring. Braga went on to work on an unrelated series also called Terra Nova. TechRepublic included the episode on its list of the 5 worst episodes of Enterprise. Home media This episode was released as part of Enterprise season one, which was released in high definition on Blu-ray disc on March 26, 2013; it has 1080p video and a DTS-HD Master Audio sound track. References External links Star Trek: Enterprise (season 1) episodes 2001 American television episodes Television episodes directed by LeVar Burton Television episodes written by Rick Berman Television episodes written by Brannon Braga