resulted in UPN placing last out of the major networks, with NBC leading during the timeslot with a 6.3/11% rating for Dateline. Joan of Arcadia on CBS was close to NBC's numbers with a rating of 6.2/11%. "The Forge" had a decrease from the 2.1/4% share received by the previous two episodes "Cold Station 12" and "The Augments". IGN gave the episode 3.5 out of 5, and wrote "If Enterprise continues to make these kinds of strides towards becoming a decent series, it might just be worth trying to save". Michelle Erica Green of TrekNation approved of the episode with some reservations. She said that it "beautifully melds together threads from every Star Trek series in a way that's deeply satisfying to this lifelong Trekker", However, she was disappointed at the lack of anything for Hoshi Sato or Travis Mayweather to do, and the obviousness of the use of some green screens in some scenes. Jamahl Epsicokhan of the website "Jammer's Reviews" described the episode as a "jam-packed story that cares about the history of Star Trek". He gave it a score of 3.5/4, saying that it was "an intriguing outing. It's like a cross between Enterprise, The Original Series, and Deep Space Nine, all at once." When later summarising the fourth season, he described "The Forge" as "easily Enterprise's best episode of the season". When watched as part of a trilogy with "Awakening" and "Kir'Shara",they were considered the second best group Enterprise episodes. Home media release The first home media release of "The Forge" was in the season-four DVD box set of Enterprise, originally released in the United States on November 1, 2005. The Blu-ray edition was released on April 1, 2014. References External links Star Trek: Enterprise (season 4) episodes 2004 American television episodes