could lead to it being an anticlimax. Jamahl Epsicokhan, on his website Jammer's Reviews, gave the episode a rating of three out of four. He felt that the structure of the plot was the same as the previous episode, but that it had no story and was "simply plot and action skillfully assembled — a series of events framed as goal-oriented nonstop momentum." He was pleased to see an improvement in the writing of the Reed/Hayes relationship and the MACOs, although he felt the collaborative working between the two parties should have occurred earlier in the season. In 2016, Digital Trends highlighted the best episodes from each Star Trek series, and picked "Countdown" and "Zero Hour" as the winners for Star Trek: Enterprise. In 2021, The Digital Fix said that this episode, and the following episode "Zero Hour", were "an exciting end to an ambitious season." Awards The episode won an Emmy Award in the category "Outstanding Special Visual Effects for a Series". The episode "The Council" was also nominated. Home media release The home media release of "Countdown" was as part of the season three DVD box set which was released in the United States on September 27, 2005. The Blu-ray release of Enterprise was announced in early 2013, and released on January 7, 2014. The Blu-Ray has a surround sound 5.1 DTS-HD Master Audio track for English, as well as German, French, and Japanese audio tracks in Dolby audio. References External links Star Trek: Enterprise (season 3) episodes 2004 American television episodes Emmy Award-winning episodes