| "Impulse" | |
|---|---|
| Star Trek: Enterprise episode | |
| Episode no. | Season 3 Episode 5 |
| Directed by | David Livingston[1] |
| Story by | Jonathan Fernandez Terry Matalas[2] |
| Teleplay by | Jonathan Fernandez |
| Featured music | Dennis McCarthy |
| Cinematography by | Marvin V. Rush |
| Production code | 305 |
| Original air date | October 8, 2003 |
| Guest appearance | |
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"Impulse" is the fifty-seventh episode of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, the fifth episode of season three. The episode was written by story editor Jonathan Fernandez from a story by Fernandez and Terry Matalas. It first aired October 8, 2003 on UPN in the United States. The episode was described by Paramount Pictures as "as close to a horror show as Star Trek gets".[2]
Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. In this episode, while investigating the Delphic Expanse for a Xindi superweapon, the Enterprise responds to the distress call of a Vulcan ship.[3]