"Dawn" is the thirty-ninth episode (production #213) of the television seriesStar Trek: Enterprise, the thirteenth of the second season. Set in the 2100s of the Star Trek universe, the NX-01 Enterprise has set out to explore the galaxy.
Commander Trip Tucker's shuttle pod is fired upon by an Arkonian ship and is stranded on a desert moon with his attacker. As dawn comes on the moon, the temperature increases beyond what the characters can survive.[1] Meanwhile, in orbit Captain Archer of the Enterprise tries to deal with the Arkonions.[1]
Commander Tucker is off-ship testing the new autopilot technology on one of Enterprise's shuttle pods. Without warning, his craft is approached and fired upon by an Arkonian ship. With the main systems damaged and central power lost, he is forced to crash-land on one of the system's many moons. On the moon, Tucker survives the crash and tries to repair the communications systems. He realizes that he is not alone, and is ambushed by the Arkonian pilot, who has also crashed on the moon. After turns taking each other prisoner, a truce of sorts occurs as they both realize that surviving is their main goal.
Meanwhile, having lost contact with the shuttle, Enterprise commences a search of the area. They are soon intercepted by a large ship belonging to Arkonians, who claim this region as their own. The Arkonians are territorial and aggressive, and have their own strained history with the Vulcans. While they demand that Enterprise immediately set course out of their system, their captain is reluctantly persuaded by Captain Archer to agree to a combined search of the sixty-two moons.
Finally, Tucker is able to use the surviving technology from both shuttles to get the transmitter working, managing to contact Enterprise. To complicate matters, the sun is slowly rising, and the temperature on the moon is becoming lethally hot. Moreover, since the moon's atmosphere interferes with the shuttle pods' power systems, Enterprise will have to beam the survivors up. The Arkonian, Zho'Kaan, is in too much physiological distress to survive transport, and Tucker refuses to abandon him. Archer then has the Arkonians launch a shuttle modified to function in the moon's atmosphere. Later, with the crew back on board, Zho'Kaan tells Tucker that he is thankful that he failed to shoot down Tucker's pod. Sub-Commander T'Pol concedes that the rescue has allowed for friendlier and more productive relations with the Arkonians in one day than the Vulcans managed over a hundred years.
Productionedit
This was the third episode directed by Roxann Dawson. She praised guest star Gregg Henry and felt the antagonistic relationship between his character and Connor Trinneer worked beautifully. She found Tucker to be one of the most interesting characters on the show, because he is so accessible and his reactions feel real.[2][3] The episode was written by John Shiban who had come to Enterprise from The X-Files and earlier in season 2 wrote the episode "Minefield" also directed by Dawson.[4] Producer Rick Berman described the episode as being like Enemy Mine and that the episode would have "a lot of action and suspense."[5]
Guest star Brad Greenquist (the Arkonian captain) previously appeared in the Star Trek: Voyager episode "Warlord" and in the Deep Space Nine episode "Who Mourns for Morn?". Gregg Henry (the Arkonian pilot Zho'Kaan) appeared in Star Trek: Insurrection as one of the Son'a.[3]
Receptionedit
"Dawn" first aired on UPN January 8, 2003. It had a Nielsen ratings share of 2.5/4.[6] It had a total average audience of 3.99 million viewers.[7][6]
The plot has been compared unfavorably to the classic The Next Generation episode "Darmok", in that two strangers from alien races must transcend a communication barrier in order to survive, but that "Dawn" is more derivative, simple, and lacks "challenge" or "vision".[8] Bureau 42 accuses John Shiban of plagiarism of the film Enemy Mine.[9] Michelle Erica Green of TrekNation found the episode derivative, and was disappointed that the B-plot wasn't more interesting to compensate, and that the episode did not take any real risks.[10] In 2021, The Digital Fix compared "Dawn" to the episode "Darmok", and said it was not terrible but for watchers of Next Generation this and some other stories could seem familiar.[11] In his 2022 rewatch, Keith DeCandido of Tor.com gave it 5 out of 10.[12]
Releasesedit
"Dawn" was released as part of the season two DVD box set, released in the United States on July 26, 2005.[13] A release on Blu-ray Disc for season two occurred on August 20, 2013.[14]
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Dawn is the thirty ninth episode production 213 of the television series Star Trek Enterprise the thirteenth of the second season Set in the 2100s of the Star Trek universe the NX 01 Enterprise has set out to explore the galaxy Dawn Star Trek Enterprise episodeEpisode no Season 2Episode 13Directed byRoxann DawsonWritten byJohn ShibanFeatured musicDavid BellProduction code213Original air dateJanuary 8 2003 2003 01 08 Guest appearancesGregg Henry Zho Kaan Brad Greenquist Captain Khata n ZshaarEpisode chronology Previous The Catwalk Next Stigma Star Trek Enterprise season 2 List of episodesCommander Trip Tucker s shuttle pod is fired upon by an Arkonian ship and is stranded on a desert moon with his attacker As dawn comes on the moon the temperature increases beyond what the characters can survive 1 Meanwhile in orbit Captain Archer of the Enterprise tries to deal with the Arkonions 1 Contents 1 Plot 2 Production 3 Reception 4 Releases 5 See also 6 References 7 External linksPlot editCommander Tucker is off ship testing the new autopilot technology on one of Enterprise s shuttle pods Without warning his craft is approached and fired upon by an Arkonian ship With the main systems damaged and central power lost he is forced to crash land on one of the system s many moons On the moon Tucker survives the crash and tries to repair the communications systems He realizes that he is not alone and is ambushed by the Arkonian pilot who has also crashed on the moon After turns taking each other prisoner a truce of sorts occurs as they both realize that surviving is their main goal Meanwhile having lost contact with the shuttle Enterprise commences a search of the area They are soon intercepted by a large ship belonging to Arkonians who claim this region as their own The Arkonians are territorial and aggressive and have their own strained history with the Vulcans While they demand that Enterprise immediately set course out of their system their captain is reluctantly persuaded by Captain Archer to agree to a combined search of the sixty two moons Finally Tucker is able to use the surviving technology from both shuttles to get the transmitter working managing to contact Enterprise To complicate matters the sun is slowly rising and the temperature on the moon is becoming lethally hot Moreover since the moon s atmosphere interferes with the shuttle pods power systems Enterprise will have to beam the survivors up The Arkonian Zho Kaan is in too much physiological distress to survive transport and Tucker refuses to abandon him Archer then has the Arkonians launch a shuttle modified to function in the moon s atmosphere Later with the crew back on board Zho Kaan tells Tucker that he is thankful that he failed to shoot down Tucker s pod Sub Commander T Pol concedes that the rescue has allowed for friendlier and more productive relations with the Arkonians in one day than the Vulcans managed over a hundred years Production editThis was the third episode directed by Roxann Dawson She praised guest star Gregg Henry and felt the antagonistic relationship between his character and Connor Trinneer worked beautifully She found Tucker to be one of the most interesting characters on the show because he is so accessible and his reactions feel real 2 3 The episode was written by John Shiban who had come to Enterprise from The X Files and earlier in season 2 wrote the episode Minefield also directed by Dawson 4 Producer Rick Berman described the episode as being like Enemy Mine and that the episode would have a lot of action and suspense 5 Guest star Brad Greenquist the Arkonian captain previously appeared in the Star Trek Voyager episode Warlord and in the Deep Space Nine episode Who Mourns for Morn Gregg Henry the Arkonian pilot Zho Kaan appeared in Star Trek Insurrection as one of the Son a 3 Reception edit Dawn first aired on UPN January 8 2003 It had a Nielsen ratings share of 2 5 4 6 It had a total average audience of 3 99 million viewers 7 6 The plot has been compared unfavorably to the classic The Next Generation episode Darmok in that two strangers from alien races must transcend a communication barrier in order to survive but that Dawn is more derivative simple and lacks challenge or vision 8 Bureau 42 accuses John Shiban of plagiarism of the film Enemy Mine 9 Michelle Erica Green of TrekNation found the episode derivative and was disappointed that the B plot wasn t more interesting to compensate and that the episode did not take any real risks 10 In 2021 The Digital Fix compared Dawn to the episode Darmok and said it was not terrible but for watchers of Next Generation this and some other stories could seem familiar 11 In his 2022 rewatch Keith DeCandido of Tor com gave it 5 out of 10 12 Releases edit Dawn was released as part of the season two DVD box set released in the United States on July 26 2005 13 A release on Blu ray Disc for season two occurred on August 20 2013 14 See also editHell in the Pacific 1968 film Enemy Mine 1985 film Darmok episode of Star Trek The Next GenerationReferences edit a b Erdmann Terry J 2008 09 23 Star Trek 101 A Practical Guide to Who What Where and Why Simon and Schuster ISBN 978 1 4391 1787 3 Cult Times 94 July 2003 Dawson s Cheek Page 16 a b Production News 11 15 02 Dawson s Dawn StarTrek com 2002 Archived from the original on 2002 11 18 08 01 02 Minefield Completes Disarming Schedule StarTrek com 2002 Archived from the original on 2003 04 23 Ian M Cullen 13 December 2002 Berman Gives Some Insights Into What Lays Ahead On Enterprise Sci Fi Pulse Archived from the original on 2004 12 30 a b Episode List Star Trek Enterprise TVTango Archived from the original on February 15 2016 Retrieved April 1 2021 Brian Lowry 18 January 2003 Playoffs give an assist to Fox CBS Calendarlive com Los Angeles Times Archived from the original on 2003 01 18 Epsicokhan Jamahl Dawn Star Trek Enterprise Jammer s Reviews Brian January 9 2003 Enterprise Review Dawn Bureau 42 Michelle Erica Green January 12 2003 Dawn TrekToday com Baz Greenland 2021 03 22 Star Trek Enterprise Revisited A Look Back At Season Two The Digital Fix Retrieved 2021 04 08 DeCandido Keith 12 September 2022 Star Trek Enterprise Rewatch Dawn Tor com Archived from the original on 2022 09 12 Ordway Holly E August 7 2005 Star Trek Enterprise The Complete Second Season DVD Talk Archived from the original on July 28 2015 Retrieved February 7 2019 Enterprise Season Two Blu ray Available August 20 StarTrek com May 23 2013 Archived from the original on February 18 2014 Retrieved February 15 2016 External links edit Dawn at IMDb nbsp Dawn at Memory Alpha Dawn at StarTrek com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Dawn Star Trek Enterprise amp oldid 1147346699, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
