The Augments

The Dr. Soong trilogy from "Star Trek: Enterprise" had a lot of promise. Too bad that plot problems make parts 1 and 2 pretty clichéd and annoying. Is this third, and final, episode any better?

Unfortunately, episode three is also filled with odd plot holes which should have been filled. First, the stolen Klingon ship is full of evil, psychotic super-humans who have already murdered and show a STRONG desire to rule the galaxy--and Enterprise has a chance to blow up the ship, they contact these augments and let them take the first shot?! Second, when they are just about to blow up the augment's stolen ship, the augments panic and throw a prisoner onto an escape pod and jettison it--and Enterprise abandons their mission to save the single person in the pod--allowing the psychos to escape! All in all, the humans seem like real potato-heads when dealing with this super- serious threat to mankind. And what is the result? Yup, Malik takes control of the ship away from Soong and plans on a little genocide--releasing a deadly planet-killing virus onto a Klingon colony in order to provoke galactic war! Hello, Captain Archer...think maybe you should have killed these freaks when you had a chance?!?!

On the positive side, lovers of "Paradise Lost" will appreciate the ending! Otherwise a neat idea hindered by indifferent writing.

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

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

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.

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.