 It was the second script written by Alan Brennert and Ken LaZebnik , and was directed by David Straiton - his second of the season . " Daedalus " was a bottle episode which used only the standing sets . Show runner Manny Coto had sought to create an origin story for the transporter with " Daedalus " , but was not pleased with either the script or the completed episode . The episode originally aired on January 14 , 2005 , on UPN . It received a Nielsen rating of 1 @.@ 9 / 4 percent . Critical reception was mixed , but the relationship between Doctor Erickson , his daughter Danica ( Leslie Silva ) and Captain Archer ( Scott Bakula ) was received positively due to the character development . 
