Episode
Star Trek: Enterprise: Desert Crossing
Overview
When Archer and Trip are invited to a desert-like planet by an alien leader, they discover he is a terrorist who has lured them there under false pretences. Meanwhile, T'Pol, while in command, faces a tough decision when she cannot locate Archer and Trip in the desert.
Details
- Series
- Star Trek: Enterprise
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 24
- Air date
- 2002-05-08
- Runtime
- 44 min
Episode context
Desert Crossing is Episode 24 in Season 1 of Star Trek: Enterprise. It aired on 2002-05-08. The runtime is 44 min.
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Episode 23: Fallen Hero
Enterprise is sent to the planet Mazar to pick up a Vulcan ambassador who has been expelled for misconduct.
Episode 25: Two Days and Two Nights
Archer, Hoshi, Travis, Malcolm and Trip have decidedly different experiences during shore leave on Risa. Meanwhile, on Enterprise, Phlox enters his annual hibernation cycle.
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Episode 21: Detained
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Episode 20: Oasis
While exploring a crashed vessel on a desolate planet, the Enterprise crew is haunted by some ghostly figures, and they encounter an alien race that has survived despite insurmountable odds. Trip helps repair their derelict vessel and is befriended by Liana, an attractive humanoid alien who develops feelings for him.
Episode 19: Acquisition
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Episode 18: Rogue Planet
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Episode 17: Fusion
Enterprise encounters a group of Vulcan civilians who have split off from the normal way of Vulcan life in an effort to explore their emotions. T'Pol is disturbed by the new visitors and warns the Captain that all attempts in the past to integrate Vulcan emotions into their lives has proven disastrous. Meanwhile, a message from Admiral Forrest leaves the Captain with the difficult task of trying to convince one of the visiting Vulcans to call home to speak with his dying father.
Episode 16: Shuttlepod One
Tucker and Reed set out on a mission in a shuttlepod, as Enterprise is busy investigating an asteroid field. Disaster strikes while the pair are away, leaving the shuttlepod damaged and the warp drive inoperable. They manage to make it back to the rendezvous coordinates only to discover Enterprise was apparently destroyed when it crashed into an asteroid. With the ship seemingly no more, the pair are left abandoned in the middle of nowhere with only a few days of air remaining.
Episode 15: Shadows of P'Jem
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Episode 14: Sleeping Dogs
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