The Augments

Conclusion to the trilogy of episodes involving the Augments attempts to realise their ambitions.

I enjoyed this episode and the previous two parts of the trilogy, for it's connections to the Original Series, The Next Generation and the presence of Brent Spiner.

Star Trek Enterprise went massively off track with franchise continuity and this trilogy feels like it's trying to make up for it with a bit of fan service. I found the concept pretty plausible, particularly the actions of Dr Soong. It has a compelling plot that carried me through to the end. Some of it was predictable, but not enough to frustrate me personally.

Character wise I found it a bit hit and miss. Spiner is great as Soong and his involvement in Enterprise for me is quite bittersweet. He does much to lift the charisma levels, but at the same time highlights the short-comings of the regular Enterprise characters. Malik is an okay villain, but I don't think the part was written strongly enough to work as the Khan homage that it tries to be. Also I found Alec Newman to be too baby-faced and one-dimensional when comparing (as is natural) to the presence of Ricardo Montalban.

The ending is fun and should satisfy Star Trek fans who don't take things too seriously.

Star Trek: Enterprise's Augments trilogy is a highlight in the many episodes of Star Trek. The three Episodes "Boarderland", "Cold Station 12" and "The Augments" are among my all-time favorites. The trilogy combines 2 elements of lore that fans will love: The Eugenics Wars and Brent Spiner. Spiner steals the show in all three episodes. Basic plot of this episode: Ties between Soong (Brent Spiner) and his children become foul. Did he try to save them for nothing? Who can he turn to for help? Are his only possible allies his current worst enemies? Finally, can the STARSHIP ENTERPRISE save the day and avert a major war?

If you're new to Star Trek, definitely catch this trilogy first

For the most part, I loved this version of Star Trek, but this story arc (and this episode in particular) had the worst writing and acting I've seen since the original version.

Udar (aka Smike) played by Kaj-Erik Eriksen is missing in this specific cast listing.

This episode, and the two leading up to it are so cliché they make my head hurt. After many attempts, I was finally starting to enjoy STE, but this writing, and acting makes me furious. Why would AUGMENTS not actually look, act, think, lead, and rule like AUGMENTS? This was the weakest concept I have seen so far in the series.