Borderland (Star Trek: Enterprise)

"Borderland"
Star Trek: Enterprise episode
Persis consoles Raakin.
Episode no.	Season 4 Episode 4
Directed by	David Livingston
Written by	Ken LaZebnik
Featured music	Kevin Kiner Dennis McCarthy
Production code	080
Original air date	October 29, 2004 (2004-10-29)
Guest stars
Brent Spiner - Dr. Arik Soong Alec Newman - Malik Abby Brammell - Persis Joel West - Raakin Big Show - Orion Slaver #1 Dave Power - Pierce J.G. Hertzler - Klingon Captain Dayo Ade - Klingon Tactical Officer Bobbi Sue Luther - Orion Slave Woman Thom Williams - Klingon Soldier #1
Episode chronology
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List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes

"Borderland" is the name of the 80th episode from the television series Star Trek: Enterprise. It is the fourth episode from the fourth season of the series, initially airing on October 29, 2004.

The episode is the first of a three episode arc involving the "Augments," followed by "Cold Station 12," and "The Augments."

Plot

A small band of genetically enhanced superhumans ("Augments") escape from their home planet, the first time any of these entities have been encountered since the Eugenics War. They take control of a Klingon "Bird-of-Prey" war-ship and jettison the crew into space. The Klingon Empire threatens to retaliate with everything they've got.

In the meantime, Starfleet's flagship vessel, Enterprise, has completed repairs for damages suffered during the war with the Xindi. The Enterprise is ready to take on its new mission—find the "Augments" and bring them back to avert a war with the Klingon Empire.

Ancestral roles

• "Borderland" is also the first episode in a three episode arc that features the highly anticipated return of Brent Spiner (Data from Star Trek: The Next Generation) as the criminal mastermind Dr. Arik Soong, an ancestor of the scientist who created Data.

• This episode marks the second time an actor from another Star Trek series has played the ancestor of one of their previous characters. The first was Colonel Worf (Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country), who is the grandfather of Worf (TNG) and father of Mogh^{[citation needed]}. Colonel Worf was played by Michael Dorn, the same actor who portrays Worf in The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine, and in the Next Generation-based movies. Jolene Blalock played both T'Pol and T'Pol's great-great-grandmother in Season Two's "Carbon Creek." Kate Mulgrew also played the role of one of her ancestors, Shannon O'Donnell, in the Voyager episode 11:59, which took place around the turn of the 21st century.

Orions; the species

The title, "Borderland," is named for the volatile region of space between the Klingon Empire and the Orion Syndicate where much of the story unfolds. It featured the first on-screen appearance of male Orions, a species that was introduced in the very first Star Trek story, "The Cage."

Historic mark

"Borderland" marks the point in the series history where it had aired more episodes than the parent program, Star Trek: The Original Series, that only ran for 79 installments.

External links

• Borderland at the Internet Movie Database
• "Borderland" at TV.com
• Borderland at Memory Alpha (a Star Trek wiki)
• Borderland at The Trek Nation
• Borderland at StarTrek.com