Star Trek Enterprise: The Threads that Bind Us
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- Опубліковано 22 сер 2024
- I did not expect, of all series, for Star Trek Enterprise to give me my favorite captain speech of all time. But I absolutely loved this.
If you're like me, and gave up on ST:E early, watch seasons 3 and 4 if you get a chance. It got -so much better-, even if the last episode was pretty crap.
Anyway, this is my first youtube upload. It seemed sad that this speech wasn't up here where people could appreciate it.
Humanity after WW3: “Are we alone?”
Vulcans: “No.”
Humanity when facing the Romulans: “Are we alone?”
Vulcans, Andorians, Tellarites, Denobulans, Rigellians: “No.”
😭
*Salutes the Federation flag*
Yeah about that.
In the Enterprise follow on books, when Earth asked are we alone in the face of Romulan attacks, the Vulcan answer was a big fat YES
@@anthonycunningham8116 Yeah, but we still had the other guys. Vulcans aren't THAT much help in a fight compared to them anyways.
Humans during the Dominion War: "Are we alone?"
"sir, I am receiving "257,385 different hails requesting permission to send aid and reinforcements."
@@hobomike6935 Console: Explodes from the high volume of messages.
This speech gives a prelude into what Enterprise was shaping up to be. It was taken from us too soon.
It wouldn't have if they'd stuck to established cannon and not started that Xindi crap. There were plenty of unknown future Federation members they could have the crew meet. Instead, they gave us a story-line that didn't fit in at all.
@@smf5576 It was seasons 1 and 2 that doomed the show and shed viewers. S3 had issues but the Xindi arc itself was fairly well done imo. S4 it was finally hitting its stride. There were still issues with the new showrunner and direction but it was going places and was overall better than ever.
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Agreed. The whole Vulcan/Human relationship had enough material to carry the series 2 or 3 years alone. A missed opportunity.
They should've have started the series with the founding of the Federation onwards! Unfortunately, the series started to show it's true potential too late!
@@smf5576 how did it not fit?
You know you did a good job if a Vulcan is clapping after your speech :'D
Especially one who was against you from the begining.
My point exactly,
"Listen to me, you're making a MISTAKE!!!"
"When logic doesn't work, you raise your voice?"
And was the first one to start clapping, no less.
"You've spent too much time among Humans."
In Star Trek history Kirk became the man he was by admiring Archer. Even the producers said that.
It's amazing how long ago we learned that, and then to see why in this series...fantastic.
@@michaelheath2866 When do you think we learned that? Because Archer didn't exist as a character or entity in Star Trek until he was invented for the first episode of Enterprise, and I don't think anything ever mentioned Kirk having an opinion on Archer one way or the other.
I believe it.
@@Heavensrun I like to think in the DS9 episode "In the Pale Moonlight", Sisko thought to himself "what would Archer do."
@@Heavensrun Considered by historian John Gill, as the "greatest explorer of the 22nd century," Archer is widely credited with saving Earth from the Xindi and paving the way for the founding of the United Federation of Planets. He went on to become one of the Federation's earliest presidents. (ENT: "In a Mirror, Darkly, Part II")
and altho its the 2009 timeline it is breafly brought up that Kirk knows on a slightly deeper level then a avid fan would about Archer's dog so its likely that Archer may have been a teacher for 2009 kirk and that being a NX ship captain he would infact have some influence (Im not saying he looked up to him but I am bringing some evidence why someone might think that)
This reminds me of what Q told Picard in "All Good Things..."
"That is the exploration that awaits you. Not mapping stars or studying nebulae, but charting the unknown possibilities of existence."
The greatest discoveries aren't out there, they are within us. Star Trek isn't just about exploring space, it is about discovering our own humanity.
And discovering the potential within to move onwards!
Beautiful isn't it!
Which is why it was such a great show from a religious and scientific perspective. Hard to achieve that but star trek did.
(And by religion I mean they included religious themes but weren't preachy. They did it sincerely and were kind.)
Wow you're so pompous.
Kirk: "Spock, you wanna know something? EVERYBODY'S human!"
Spock: "I find that remark... insulting."
My daughter frequently asked why I love Star Trek so much; finally I showed her this, and now she gets it.
Growing up I wouldn't know why my father and grandfather would watch Star Trek often. Until I finally got into it in 2020 then everything changed.
By the way sir, you look like one of the ancestors of Chief O'brien lol.
This speech actually makes me sad as it's pretty much the end of a series that having finally found its feet was cancelled. If ever a fifth season was needed and deserved...
Well, if nothing else, he set the stage for Enterprise Captains doing awesome speeches. Pike. Kirk, Garrett. Picard. Even the F's captain in STO, Shon. And the J's, Dax.
History will never forget the name Enterprise, nor the brave men and women who've captained and crewed them.
They should have done the Klingon War instead of that Xindi bullshit. That would have ensured 7 seasons. Who in the ever living fuck was given the greenlight to pursue that Xindi arc. "So listen to this. There is a Race of sentients with 5 divergent species, and they have overcome hardship to join together, and a timeshifting race from the future that loses their war to vye for control of the galaxy to the Federation, goes back in time in order to manipulate this newly-formed five species unity to destroy earth before it becomes Starfleet." They must have been high on acid. Prelude to Axanar was the Enterprise everyone wanted.
@@KH4444444444N it was the result of a meeting of five men. Three agreed to do the attack on earth and all that TWO didn't want to take the show in that direction. But they where out voted. Next thing was the script for the attack was written and boom there you go.
@KH4444444444N Axanar was a scam so the lead guy could bilk people out of money to build a studio for other projects and make a killing at the same time
Human, Andorian, Tellarite, Rigelian, Vulcan….so it begins; the basis of UFP
ad astra per aspera. starfleet is the tip of the spear that will tame a chaotic galaxy. through wisdom and might, even the Delta Quadrant will acquiesce to progress. Free progress. Long live Zefram Cochrane, Long live Andor, Vulcan, Tellar, Terra. Long live the United Federation Of Planets.
I love how Soval is the first to applaude. he truly respects archer !
And so the federation is born.
note quite, it's a stepping stone for the foundation of the United Federation of Planets, in that moment, they're just formed the Coalition of Planets
The greatest union the galaxy has ever seen. Humanity at its apex. purposeful and resolute. honorable and dutiful to the end. The largest star in the banner of the United Federation of Planets. The homeworld. Ad astra per aspera. Fight for the future.
This is how Enterprise should have ended, I love this speech, Its what binds Star Trek together and its what the entire franchise is based on. It couldn't have ended better, it ended where they began :)
They could've ended it with a mini series on the Romulam-Earth war
In my mind they did end it this way, "These Are They Voyages" was just a deleted bonus episode to me.
I have to agree with ransom182 here. This is the true ending of Enterprise. :)
TheHalomaster256 I agree
the realuanch enterprise novels confirm these are the voyages a factually incorrect historical reconstruction
Say what you want about Enterprise, but this was a damn fine speech.
This was a damn fine speech and would have made a hell of a finale speech.
@@TerranGuy93 It was the finale. These Are the Voyages, never happened... Or if you follow the novels, it didn't happen "that way", which is good enough for me (headcanon)
@@ReelMeurik Oh, I quite agree. The books do an excellent job retconning that awful episode.
Scott Bacula was reliving a 'Quantum' level moment as an actor. Brilliantly written and delivered.
The speech that gave birth to a dream--a dream that many people share now, incidentally.
To this day, this speech is the ending of the Enterprise series as a whole. Every time I watch it, it puts a tear to my eye to hope one day we can as the human race can get to this point. It puts tears and a heavy emotional feeling when he says: "...the final frontier begins in this hall. Let's explore it together"
This was Roddenberrys dream.
It's a hell of a good speech, combined with the solid musical backing.
Only two scenes follow this one and moving this to the end would work really well imo. Trip & T'Pol scene together followed by this speech would have been a solid ending.
This was Gene Roddenberry's dream. This was his vision for a better future. Not just for humanity, but for all the sentient species we'd encounter along the way. Working together. Learning from one another. Striving side by side for a better future.
I'd rank this speech by Archer right up there with Kirk's speech at Khitomer speech in Star Trek VI The Undiscovered County.
Scotty: "Brought a tear to my eye." Hope that this century, humans would finally explore interstellar space. Devoid of War, politics, hate, doubts, rivalry, and prejudices.
Not many Star Trek fans say good things about the Enterprise series, but I swear that this was the best moment in all of the Star Trek universe. Captain Archer set the bar for all others to follow with this moment.
When SOVAL is the one to start the clapping, you just KNOW that Archer's speech was exactly what was needed to cement the founding of the Federation - in everyone's eyes.
Enterprise should have gotten another season just because of Archer's awesome speech, among other things.
Something I just noticed - most of the people in that scene, and especially the Starfleet officers - are wearing the universal translators exactly where Starfleet officers 200 years later would be wearing their combadges. Probably either just a coincidence or a clever prop or costume guy, but still.
I don't know about anyone else but I heard a little Picard in his speech, that not withstanding archer nailed it beautifully, well done :)
Actually, one of my favorite things about this speech is that it is very distinctly Archer. It's informed by who he was and what he and his crew have been through. Picard was at his best when defending issues of morality.
+Jason Heavensrun and when he had to deal with Q and Deanna troi's mother lol
oh yes
I think I can see how the same note of nobility entered Archer's speech that so often rang from Picard's... That said, all I saw and heard was Archer, setting the stage for all Starfleet to follow... and explaining the Heart of all Trek...
This isn't just a great Enterprise moment...it's a great Star Trek moment. When Soval claps first, you know it is. This is very moving and rousing and brings a tear to my eye every time. I only wish they had ended with this instead of Trip and T'Pol because that is SO frickin' sad! Gene would be proud because this is the very essence of what Trek is about. God, I miss Enterprise and Star Trek in general on TV where it belongs.
Picard I really enjoyed esp season 1 n 3
I LOOOOVVVEEE the fact that Soval is the first to stand and applaud Archer. Very fitting.
Star Trek at its best.
Soval let his emotions slip as his head scanned the room for applause. It was like he had spent a lifetime dreaming of a Federation and was overcome by the realization it was happening right there before him.
"The Demons of our past..." spoken by the same actor that played a high school principal plotting to become a Demon from the past.
#BuffyTheVampireSlayer
Coincidence?
Possibly. It is amusing either way. ;p
Only this time, the actor plays a character who uses his charisma for good, to improve the world around him.
He wasn't the principal in Buffy. He was the mayor. The high school principal at the time was played by Armin Shimerman.
@@larryskinner8577 You mean QUARK was there TOO?! In SUNNYDALE?!?! :D
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed and appreciated that...
2:17 - Vulcan be like "Humanity has finally become mature enough....i'll clap a little.....its only logical"
2:19 - Archer "Bitch i wasnt done!"
Silent Gamer2015 Soval is thinking "Well said, human, but I'm going to cut you off before you start talking about the gazelle again."
...and this, my friends, is what Star Trek is all about.
There's a reason Archer ended up as the first Federation President.
Star Trek and speeches go together like bread and butter.
Like Star Wars and cognitive dissasociation.
I just can't bring myself to watch "These are the Voyages". As far as I am concerned, "Terra Prime" is this series' final episode.
Schwatvogel That is probably wise.
Schwatvogel Well, it is the finale.
It has it's goods and it's bads, people die who should not have, people time travel who should not have, but the story holds water, it is worth watching.
These Are The Voyages isn't a bad episode. It's just not series finale worthy.
Final episode? What final episode?
This series is not complete.
I am still waiting for the next season. It'll come eventually, we just have to wait.
OP will deliver. OP will surely deliver, we just have to wait, he will deliver...
Probably the best speech given by any captain in star trek ever......there are messages in there on how we can solve the problems of our own planet at the moment.....prehaps.
i got tears in my eyes in this moment knowing this is going to end :(
one of favourite quotes
"The real final frontier was the friend we made along the way."
if nothing more Star Trek gives me hope for a better future.
I always enjoyed ST:ENT, and especially the selection of background music tracks. They're always well-paired with the acting and the scene that's unfolding.
My favorite part was the fact that they actually got to discover all that tech they'd eventually use. And you saw them upgrade over time. It's the same reason I love SG-1, watching humanity go from a couple guys with P90s to a spacefaring stellar nation who outclasses most of their opponents.
This is the greatest speech ever said in all of Star Trek, I dare you to prove me wrong.
I dunno, have you heard the one about the Gazelle? (/sarcasm) ;p
I have a better one. McCoys speech about individuality. It was slightly better. Or Sarek to Kirk in St3. holy god that was powerful stuff. the mindmeld. Or even who watches the watchers.
0_0 OMG! When the VULCAN claps first, you KNOW its impressive! Wow! lol
This show left me wanting SOOO MUCH MORE!!! loved Enterprise! Forever in my heart!
I will never be NOT anoyed Off this show was cancelled. And For What?!?
I mean, it was canceled because the ratings were pretty bad. It ended up coming together well in the later seasons, but they'd already lost a lot of their audience by then.
Netflix still has the potential to bring back Enterprise. Honestly, I feel as though it's owed a second chance, even though the actors are all aged now.
Rather than "Enterprise" specifically, I'd advocate for a new series called "The Romulan War" that is about, well...that, but which stars the crew of the NX-01, but older in different roles. Like Hoshi's the captain of the Challenger or something, the Enterprise is a museum but gets refit and pressed back into service for the war, etc. Throw the Franklin in there. (Trailer ends on a slow pan up a Romulan officer, and at the end you see it's Trip, death faked, undercover in Romulan space as a S31 agent.)
It's an absolute travesty that this series was chopped.
I agree. This could have gone so much farther. I'd even lay money that it could have been the greatest series of them all. At the very least on par with DS9. This show had so much to offer. We can only enjoy what there is and reflect on what might have been.
@@michaelheath2866 Series 5 was gonna be awesome. I believe they were planning to cover the Romulan Earth war and I even once heard that they were going to have an episode with Mr Shatner in as Kirk. How good would that have been?
@@dennycrane-u1l You're right they were. You can read what would have been that series in the Star Trek: Enterprise books. Believe me, they are worth reading. So amazing. We even get to find out about the origin of the Kobayashi Maru Test. Lets just say it involved Commodore Archer ;)
its an even bigger tragedy when the series ends with "These are the voyages" a tng episode.
@@youtubeistryingtocensorme with the actress playing Troi saying it was only successful because of her and Frakes being on it. She later was in Stargate and said the same thing about a Russian themed episode. They recast her in a later season because, the director said, she is "impossible to work with. Butting heads with the cast and shit stirring."
The human spirit....I can only hope we find that again, and soon, with everything that is happening in this world today....
It really was a great show. That had so many adventures
that could have been explored, if given the chance.
Star Trek Enterprise, for all the flaws it had in the beginning, this is its definitive moment. As for Archer himself, the diplomats that draft the treaties will get the press attention, but Archer was the man out on the frontier doing the real hard work that brought all those races together. He's the one that brought the Vulcans, Andorians, and Tellarites together and made them all allies.
also nice to see that it wasn't just those three races here either. While the Rigellians didn't join until later, they were one of the first to join after the Federation was founded.
👍 This is what I miss on STAR TREK Series/films, there is ALWAYS a WISDOM being imparted at the conclusion of each episode which tackles MANKIND'S place in this Universe, awesome as it is, as we are only Mortals, there's more to us awaiting at the end of each journey, the Never ending quest of exploration, wonder, realization
They're still doing that. Many of the recent season finales have had thesis statements. But also this is a series finale, which none of the new trek series have done jet. They're all ongoing shows.
This is basically my response to 2020 in Star Trek form
Thank you for posting this. Gene would be proud.
When you can get a Vulcan, Andorian and Tellarite to agree on something, you know you've done it right.
i will never not be choked up, even from a clip
I agree with you completely except for the last episode. It leads up to a foundation moment for the rest of the canon and does it in a way every fan has: "I have a very deep problem...how do I fix it? How would Captain Picard/Archer/Sisko/Kirk/Janeway approach it?" The Cook is never shown until that episode, so it leaves a question of if this entire series was a holodeck simulation (like we saw in TNG/VOY with other historical settings). Something that...in a few years we're likely going to have to start dealing with as entertainment and VR tech get closer to holodecks. It also gives a unique perspective into each character. A final good bye of sorts. To me it isn't so much a bad writing point as a unique way of saying "I'll miss you, thanks for the ride." to a series that for those that loved it and stuck to it the entire trip, really meant a lot. At least it did to me.
So I wrote a lengthy response breaking down everything I hate about that episode, but honestly, unless you explicitly want to hear my rant, I don't really see any reason to dig into something you clearly value, so I'll just leave it with "I disagree, a lot, but I value your perspective and I'll leave it at that."
As an episode, "These Are the Voyages" isn't a bad one in and of itself. In fact, on its own it's pretty good. It just isn't, IMO, a good series finale.
Admiral Forrest would have been very proud.
he probably would've started clapping before Soval.
This is Gene Roddenberry Star Trek. Humanity is greater than the sum of its parts, together we can achieve greatness. I hope one day we can reach this.
“Wagon Train to the stars.” - Gene Roddenberry
I'm probably wrong, but the last time I saw the chair of the meeting, wasn't he the demon mayor turning into a 100' snake at Buffy's HS graduation?
Trek Forever 🖖
You know I am well aware of Enterprise's infamy, but come on. Archer's speech was fantastic! I got chills after hearing for the first time and I clapped myself.
When it comes to Speeches, Captain Archer had this one nailed, gives me hope that one day humanity will leave the earth and set out and explore the rest of the Universe, not just back to the moon, or on to mars, but just point our best ship and crew, out their second star to the right, and strange on till morning to quote kirk, a tiny bit.
Yeah, that was especially a big deal, because at the beginning of the series the Vulcan ambassador was hugely opposed to Archer's mission. The character development that took place in the later seasons was seriously outstanding.
2:18 I've never seen a Vulcan that emotional before.
Enterprise and Archer are so Underrated.
Captain Archer, this speech was fantastic, however one question i always had about enterprise was, i do wonder what his speech would have been on the formation of the federation, just a shame we never got to hear it.
That's one of the many things wrong with the so-called finale. It spends the entire episode talking about a big moment that they don't show. But what's more, the moment they're trying to show? THIS IS IT. This is clearly to establishment of the Federation. We don't _need_ another speech, and you can't _top_ this speech, which is why it was stupid to act like they were gonna try. :p
@@Heavensrun i wouldn't go that far, he clearly had one, when he stepped out after he give t pol, a hug at the end of the these are the voyages, if the episode had been done correctly, and without having the next generation crew in it, i believe it would of been very good on par with this one certainly. but yes i think many of the fandom and other would of liked to hear him say it.
This speech alone would assure Archer reaches the Admiralty and future President of the Federation.
2:27 Soval: YEAH! I don't understand clapping, you best be all clapping. YEAH IM LOOKING AT YOU! ANDORIAN! 😂
Anyone clapped when the Vulcan ambassador starts clapping 👏?
He was clapping at 1 half impulse so as not to divulge Vilcans warp secrets.
I thought this crew and Voyager's crew meshed together and really cared for one another. Archer had such a challenging job being I'm command of the first Warp 5 Starship that was really capable of serious exploration.
Listen closely at 2:30 - 2:36. Sounds similar to the famous tune from Star Trek: TOS!!! Perfect way to end this speech!
magical show
I really wish that I could inspire other people like that.
I cried
This Coalition of Planets speech should have been mandatory for the Federation delegates during the "Babel" episode.
The Borg should have reviewed this data before they tried to assimilate us...They would have realized that they would lose a Unimatrix, a Transwarp Hub, and countless drones. We built the Union, and we built it through honor and trust. Through bloodshed and hardship, through freedom and self-determination. They should have known they would never win.
What if Gene Roddenberry was right? What if we’re not alone? Best moment in Star Trek!!
This series deserved more! Just when it got really good, it was canceled!
I was never really into Star Trek but this show was pretty good. Shame it ended.
Enterprise was one of the great Trek series ever.
Great series. What a shame stopped to soon!
ST:ENT didn't have to end, not yet. And if it did, the show would've ended with this episode. Archer's speech, which spoke well to Trekies like myself, the founding of the United Federation of Planets, the end of Terra Prime, which could be looked at as Humanity finally defeating their demons before moving on to the beginning of their history's greatest age, T'Pol and Trip realizing the future they can have together after Phlox said that a Human and Vulcan probably really can have a child with both gene types. It would leave everything to our imagination, the fans, and give us hope, also because whatever it is we'd imagine, it'd be something good.
What do you mean, it did end with this episode, which was definitely the last episode and was followed by absolutely no other episodes at all.
@@Heavensrun Touché
This is what started the Federation of Planets.
Archer's theme is well composed and fits the discovery-adventure theme.
chills...
It is the mucus that binds us together
THIS is the finale to Enterprise. Not that abomination of a final episode. Archer is often not good with the speeches, but this was a great one.
The birth of the Federation...
enterprise deserved so much better
12 Romulans have entered the chat.
Most G'Kar / Babylon 5 moment in series.
Sorry for being late to the party... but I just recognized the actor playing Nathan Samuels is the same one who played Tam Elbrun in the TNG's episode "Tin Man"... Harry Groener.
A love this speech thanks for the upload :)
My country, the United Kingdom, has voted to leave the European Union. While not perfect, the EU has successfully prevented further wars that have historically plagued the continent. To move on as a species, we must recognise that we are all fundamentally the same; we all share similar hopes as well as fears, and by working together we can move forward together. We can learn a great deal from Star Trek.
There aren't "nations" that only seek to kill, destroy, and dominate. There are people in _charge_ of nations that are that way. There are individual people who are that way, but the vast majority of people in all nations are just trying to survive and take care of their friends and loved ones. We are, as humans, all fundamentally similar. What's more, we are demonstrably _better_ at achieving our goals when we cooperate and work together. Contrary to the popular belief engendered by the 24 hour news machine, we are safer, healthier, and more longer lived than at any point in our history, and we owe all of that to the spirit of reason and open cooperation that shows like Star Trek try to promote. That isn't to say that there aren't threats, dangers, and problems, but we handle those problems better when we work together rather than splitting apart.
***** "run by" is the key phrase there. It isn't the nation, it's the leaders. Individuals. You probably share a great deal with most of the populace of those nations, and it's important to keep sight of that. (You are, after all, a human being. I assume.) Of course, none of that has anything to do with the person you were responding to, because he was talking about how Britain withdrawing from the EU was bad, and as far as I am aware, the nations of the EU are not currently enslaving or killing people.
God i hope your not talking about America we are not savages you know not yet at least
Lexington73300 Maybe we can't all get along today, but we will in the 22nd century.
We will, one day, but I fear it will get a whole lot worse before it can get better. Even in Star Trek, the humans had to go through a third world war before they managed to get their shit together.
The BEST Treks aren't those that are easy at their onset. But instead, those that are difficult and filled with hurdles and obstacles. This is what made ENTERPRISE such an EPIC VOYAGE. No. It wasn't the first Star Trek series. But in the mythos, it was the FOUNDATION that everything everything else was based on.
It should have lasted longer. In my opinion. But, even it's short run is a call back to TOS. Both were ahead of their times and unappreciated. Even if for different reasons.
This should have been the series' final scene as there is a sense that "Enterprise" has come full circle. It would have ended not only the series but 18 consecutive years of "Star Trek" on television on a high.
Personally, I feel that the 4th Season is the best simply because it stuck more to continuity. I mean, the Xindi attack on Earth killed 7 million people and it's never referenced again?
I personally feel that had it been like that all the way through, introduced no new races but stuck to old ones or ones referenced but never seen, it would've been miles better.
Terra Prime leader Paxton and his right hand man disliked this video but who cares?
I seem to picture Paxton running in screaming like a mad man that the aliens will destroy Humanity and that they're evil only for T'Pol to give him a Vulcan neck pinch to knock him out and then saying "His ranting was distracting us from the task at hand..."
By giving the ending a little improvement, THIS episode should have been the series finale.
Wish I'd seen that when it originally aired.
I keep looking for this one clip that showed a vulcan, starfleet and andorian ship warp forward and their ingress points were transversed into the three founding stars in the UFP banner. I wept.
I only wish they had continued. If we could have seen the war they were going to do next, and then found the Federation the right way, and not in some stupid holodeck...Oh the wasted glory.
There are those who say the last episode of Enterprise was the worst, or that it ruined the series. But I disagree. Instead it shows that those threads that bind, bind not only those present, but it binds us through the generations; from Zefram Cochrane to Johnathan Archer to Christopher Pike, James Kirk, Rachel Garrett, Jean Luc Picard, Benjamin Sisko, Kathryn Janeway and beyond. As long as we strive for greatness, not mediocrity, as long as we keep searching for knowledge and not burying our heads in ignorance, as long as we keep trying to go forward, not live in the past, that’s what’s important. It’s not important whether the final episode implies that all of “Enterprise” was somehow a program running on a holodeck on Enterprise-D. Even if it was, it just shows that Cmdr. Riker and Deanna Troi were doing some historical research (there’s the “searching for knowledge“ bit, again) for whatever reason. 😊
Have to admit this ranks right up there with Kirk's "All I ask is a tall ship" and Picard's "Who Watches the Watchers" speeches. This is where ST:E should have began - thankfully Berman will never touch the franchise again.