Carbon Creek (Star Trek: Enterprise)

"Carbon Creek"
Star Trek: Enterprise episode
Episode no.Season 2
Episode 2
Directed byJames A. Contner
Story by
Teleplay byChris Black
Featured musicJay Chattaway
Production code201[1]
Original air dateSeptember 25, 2002 (2002-09-25)[2]
Guest appearances
  • Ann Cusack - Maggie
  • J. Paul Boehmer - Mestral
  • Hank Harris - Jack
  • Michael Krawic - Stron
  • David Selburg - Vulcan Captain[3]
  • Clay Wilcox - Billy
  • Ron Marasco - Vulcan Captain Tellus
  • Paul Hayes - Businessman
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"Carbon Creek" is the second episode of the second season of the science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, the 28th episode overall. It first aired on September 25, 2002, on UPN in the United States. Only three of the main cast appear in this episode. It features a flashback story, and T'Pol tells how first contact between humans and Vulcans actually happened far earlier than the date officially celebrated. Three Vulcans, including her great-grandmother T'Mir, also played by Jolene Blalock, crash landed on Earth in 1957 shortly after the launch of Sputnik.[4] It was directed by James A. Contner, his second episode of Enterprise as director. It was filmed partly on location in Crestline, California.

The episode received positive reviews. One review said that it explored themes of acceptance and alienation.[5] The episode was nominated for a Hugo Award.

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  2. ^ "Next on Enterprise: Carbon Creek". StarTrek.com. Archived from the original on 2002-12-04.
  3. ^ "6 Things to Know About "Frame of Mind"". StarTrek.com. May 2, 2018. guest starred on TNG, appearing as Whalen in "The Big Goodbye" back in season one.
  4. ^ "Carbon Creek". StarTrek.com.
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