Dear Doctor
13th episode of the 1st season of Star Trek: Enterprise / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Dear Doctor" is the thirteenth episode of the first season of the American science fiction television series Star Trek: Enterprise, and originally aired on January 23, 2002, on UPN. The episode was written by Maria and Andre Jacquemetton, and was directed by James A. Contner.
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Star Trek: Enterprise episode | |||
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 13 | ||
Directed by | James A. Contner | ||
Written by | Maria Jacquemetton Andre Jacquemetton | ||
Produced by | Dawn Valazquez | ||
Featured music | David Bell | ||
Production code | 113 | ||
Original air date | January 23, 2002 (2002-01-23)[1] | ||
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Star Trek: Enterprise season 1 | |||
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Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first Starfleet starship Enterprise, registration NX-01. In "Dear Doctor", Dr. Phlox (John Billingsley) faces a serious dilemma as a dying race begs for help from the crew of the Enterprise. The culture consists of two related races, but only the more genetically advanced race has been stricken by a planet-wide plague.
The episode is significant for introducing the concepts and motivations of the Prime Directive just prior to the founding of the United Federation of Planets. UPN requested that the ending of the episode be changed, something that Billingsley did not like. However, he and other members of the cast and crew approved of the final episode. Due to the subject matter and the ending, it is seen as a controversial episode critically and by audience response. Although "Dear Doctor" received the same audience share as the previous episode, there was a 6.6% drop in viewers to 5.7 million viewers for its first broadcast.