STAR TREK ENTERPRISE 'In a Mirror, Darkly' Opening Titles (HQ)

Alternative Mirror Universe version seen during the Season 4 two-parter.

[@Xion999]

The fact that they went out of their way to make a special opening for this episode arc is great attention to detail

[@VigilanteJustin]

Well of course it was. It was two episodes from the alternate universe.

[@ananousous]

I love that SNW has done the same a few times now (not mirror specifically, but unique intros)

[@crystalheart9]

I've recently been watching this show for the first time in reruns and when this episode came on I was totally confused. I thought they changed the theme music which I never liked and then I saw the earth with a dagger through it and I had no idea what was going on. I saw the second part last night and I still don't understand what is going on. The original people were on the old enterprise dressed like the original show. I love that part but I don't understand the story line. The mean Captain Archer was so crazy and out of control it was nuts and I did laugh when Hoshie poisoned him and started making out with Mayweather. The episode didn't seem to have an ending unless there is more to it. It was wild and crazy. The original Star Trek show made more sense with the parallel good and evil universe, at least to me it did.

[@crystalheart9]

Thank you so much. I saw TOS but didn't remember that. I know Archer was making fun of the idea of a federation of planets. Did the Enterprise crew go back in time and end up on the original Enterprise and wearing the old uniforms? I loved that part.@@KingCrab85

[@crystalheart9]

You are awesome! Thank you for the explanation. I didn't realize the connection.🤗

[@toddsmitts]

0:57 Commander Neil Armstrong smiled coldly as he pressed the Imperial flag into the lunar soil. The wound in his right shoulder stung, but it didn't matter. Buzz Aldrin's mutiny attempt had failed and he would deal with the treacherous Lunar Module Pilot later. He knew his first words on the surface had been well-chosen. "That's one small step for a man, one great world conquered for the Empire!" Emperor Nixon would be pleased.

[@PCCphoenix]

N I C E

[@mikeoyler2983]

and what was Michael Collins doing while all of this was going on ; )

[@procyon6370]

Mike Collins, on the other side of Luna, is now faced with two options: Deny his involvement in the mutiny, let Armstrong on, and hope he isn't killed, or leave Armstrong on the planet and return to Terra with the glory previously split.

[@Crrrow]

I have to wonder what the plaque Apollo 11 left on the moon would have on it in the mirror universe.

[@jamesboulger8705]

Nice

[@ChoolyBuzkill]

All these comments are saying that the Mirror Universe is our universe, but let's not forget that humanity was just as warlike in the prime universe right up until they nearly blew themselves to smithereens in World War III...

[@FieldMarshalFry]

I think that is the divergence point, the "evil" faction (THE IMPERIUM OF MAN!) actually won World War 3

[@CobraRedstone]

Just wait till ww3, once we have won that war we will find another to fight

[@kimmendrzycki8671]

If you read the books with by William Shatner, the divergence point was in the movie First Contact. Zephran Cocran flipped a coin wheaher to decide to tell the Vulcan's about the borg or not. He didn't and it resulted in the Prime universe, was as when he did resulted in the empire universe.

[@LongLiveLeninandStalin]

Mirror Archer said that the Empire has lasted for centuries, and in this intro we see they conquered space and the moon, I think its actually an Empire from way back, maybe the 1950´s or 1940´s, making it more reasonable (2155-200=1955), this would make it at least 200 years, while if it started after WWIII, lets say, at the moment of the First Contact (2063) it would be less than 100 years And thats considering the minium, who knows, maybe the Terrans were there from 1600´s, or even 1400´s

[@LongLiveLeninandStalin]

+Kim Mendrzycki Do you know how the First Contact ended in the Mirror Universe? Zefran shoot the Vulcans, that isnt exactly tell them about the Borg

[@patatakap]

Gotta admit,the dark themed version for the ENTERPRISE opening was surprisingly good.

[@biggshoverwelder3690]

And this is why I play a secret mirror universe operative on Star trek online.

[@kaktuskopf3214]

I like the fact that in the later seasons of enterprise where the story got darker the theme went with happier

[@Yasuda9000]

While I hate the Terran Empire, I do agree that this opening is pretty good.

[@CaptainSovereign]

@@biggshoverwelder3690 hmmm lorca?

[@biggshoverwelder3690]

@@CaptainSovereign when did i say lorca?

[@barneyrubble4293]

It's been a long raod....Killin from there to here....

[@kirtb7]

Followed by a metal riff

[@SouthTexasPrepper]

When I first saw this intro when it aired, I had just walked into the room and I thought I was watching a rerun of of "Star Trek: First Contact." That was up to the point when the Vulcan got shot. When I saw that, I said "WTF?" Then, the intro for "Star Trek: Enterprise" ("In A Mirror, Darkly") started and I said to myself, "Oh, no way!" Then, I smiled! :-) How they explained about what happened to the U.S.S. Defiant (NCC-1764) after "Star Trek: TOS": "The Tholian Web." It was very well done. Both episodes were very well done and directed. It tied up everything very, very nicely. "5 Stars."

[@Nostripe361]

+SouthTexasPrepper THis was when the show was actually getting really good. They pretty much knew they were getting canceled so the last two seasons they tried new things. With the third season being one long arc with morally questionable issues being brought up and emotions running high. And the fourth season did what they should have done from the beginning of the show and made an actual prequel that tied in stuff from the other shows to show how this could lead to what happens in them. I hate that they only started actually trying things when they had already lost too many viewers to get another season. They were even planning to do one or two seasons on the Earth Romulan War and how that makes the federation.

[@Matthew-wz8ig]

Xindi storyline was hands down the most creative in any star trek series

[@mitchjones7403]

@@Nostripe361 Yeah I was disappointed when they cancelled it, it was just getting good and then smack its all over. If I ever get a time machine I will definitely be making sure it gets more seasons.

[@desiderious1]

Thank you for sharing your story, I had a similar experience and the same reaction and I agree they did a great job explaining the USS Defiant and the Tholian's.

[@LordFalconsword]

@@Nostripe361 If there had been more ST-E like In a Mirror Darkly, the series wouldn't have crashed and burned.

[@thekingoffandoms8126]

The Enterprise cast might be the most underrated cast with their roles in the Mirror Universe. They rarely get a mention, but they are so good playing the two types of characters

[@atlev]

Apparently Dominic Keating hated these episodes because he didn't like playing a morally bad character. He was so amazing as evil Malcom though!!

[@EvilJ069]

MMM, Hoshi Sato

[@VigilanteJustin]

The actors had a blast. I know Scott Bakula probably enjoyed it.

[@chainsawkillers]

They should have written a lot more screen time throughout the series for Hoshi. This episode really showcases what could have been.

[@KristopherPrime]

@@EvilJ069the ladies were quite something in said episodes!

[@DanClassic]

Saw this when it aired originally. The cold open twist was crazy and when I saw the Terran Empire ensignia I literally cheered. Awesome two parter. This series should have gotten at least two more seasons.

[@VRGamercz]

When it finally got good, they canceled it. Voyager got a chance for soft reboot in season 4 with 7 of 9 and Voyager was way worst than Enterprise. Don't see why they didn't gave same chance to this show.

[@530skeptic]

@@VRGamercz I honestly blame it on the intro song. You want a theme, not a spoken word balad. Is that something you want to hear 150 times throughout the run of a show? I don't think it is. People would hear it and probably change the channel.

[@thomashong2938]

Blame it on not enough people watching this network show. It started with lower ratings than Voyager and went progressively lower from then on. In hindsight, it was lucky to last four seasons. I loved the show but hated the cheap-looking bridge. Archer was far from the most likeable character that Scott Bakula has ever played. And I say that as someone who loves the original Quantum Leap and NCIS New Orleans.

[@thomashong2938]

@@VRGamercz Low ratings and expensive show to make equals cancellation.

[@adiraiju9336]

Ah, the Mirror Universe. Where people are unfailingly polite and friendly online, but will stab you for the hell of it out on the street.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

More more exciting than Orion slave girls! Sick of them!

[@Arinacat]

So. I'm living in the mirror universe already? Because that's just how it is in most parts of europe right now. "Hatespeech" gets you banned and punished to make everything nice, censored and happy, while our politicians import illegals to endager their population for no reason.. -.-

[@Arinacat]

​@Berzerk Llama Nice try. Better luck next time.

[@mikecronis]

Stab you? Only for gain.

[@aurorauplinks]

well the irony is in the mirror verse your polite if your not in stabbing range... so everyones nice and civilized up until your within arms length plus a dager blade :/ i am sorry

[@Whoami691]

Watching humanity destroy the Klingon vessel is epic. Like a "Warriors? Bitch please THIS is how to be a fucking warrior!"

[@KsieciuZla]

Klingons might be the warriors but Humans are the killers ;)

[@VerdeMorte]

Not only that, but one getting shot in the chest by the descending ISS trooper

[@gmlaster]

Damn, that's hot!!! The idea that humans are the real warriors and not Klingons…I love it!!!

[@heyhayhi1]

"Honor....what? Humans are bloodthirsty war machines, we got no time for honor!"

[@MegaZeta]

That is... _not_ the message of the season that leads with them shooting a spaceship to pieces as they fly off to a (later-averted) future of bloody war and mutual destruction.

[@inside98]

I still remember the first time I saw this. I was giggling like an anime school girl through the whole episode.

[@RealPlaygameProductions]

No wonder why the Xindi were so desperate to destroy Earth.. lol.

[@nasauria-selliamarina2972]

Playgame Productions heh!

[@Yasuda9000]

Maybe that is how the Sphere Builders tricked them into helping them. They showed them footage of the Terran Empire from Mirror Universe destroying everything then claimed it was from Earth in the prime universe. This is possible since the sphere builders can see and travel into other universes at least from that one mission in Star Trek Online, since the player had to travel to the JJ Abrams's Star Trek Universe and stop the Sphere Builders. During the mission, there are consoles in the spheres that explain that the Sphere Builders were trying to conquer other universes but they ended disastrously with that universe being destroyed or they met heavy resistance like in one universe the Dominion made an alliance with the Iconians to stop the Sphere Builders.

[@RealPlaygameProductions]

@@Yasuda9000 Think you were cut short a little too early at the Dominion allying itself with an unknown party. But that scenario with the sphere builders is entirely possible.

[@aleksandergrzybowski142]

Maybe, however in this reality humans could have stopped Xindi attack by heavy force and then destroyed their world in retailiation

[@quuaaarrrk8056]

@@aleksandergrzybowski142 Which world lol

[@ArtemisandVenus]

I personally love this particular theme. It's so dark, and dramatic, with some great solos in the brass. Plus, it fits with the pictures really well.

[@worlwr2]

Yeah this mirror universe intro is exceedingly better than the normal prime universe intro for ENT. No vocals, no acoustic guitar, fits the style of and conveyed the tone of the images. The normal one is too "conventional" and taking "down to Earth" too literally. They could've went with an instrumental only transitionary piece between conventional "earth" music and intergalactic / energetic trumpet prominent music.

[@econ347]

@@worlwr2 I wouldve preferred this intro music over the actual one, just replace the "terran propaganda" with something else, like enterprise or its crew fighting xindi. Wouldnt fit for the first 2 season though

[@remrad4315]

I like both themes... both of them fit their respective shows.

[@soljafon]

All reused footage: 1:07 reused Voyager footage 1:10 when enterprise attacked Duras 1:13 the mine raid 1:15 romulan holo ship masquerading as enterprise 1:18 enterprise pursuing the xindi death star

[@GeoStreber]

The shot at 0:59 is from Star Trek: First Contact. First flight of the Phoenix

[@hornet370]

how on earth was 1:07 from voyager??

[@soljafon]

​@hornet370 the bombing of the city was from dragons teeth, the vaadwuar episode

[@King_Dogspeed]

​@@hornet370they probably thought it was the Prometheus with it's multivector assault mode. But it's not, you're right.

[@AdmRose]

0:45 was from U-571

[@porpus99]

Funny thing is that I recognized immediately where those two clips of submarines involved in a battle came from. First one was a Russian sub from Hunt for Red October, and the second one was a German U Boat in the movie U571.

[@masonwong8007]

Yeah. The missiles were from The Sum of All Fears intro as well. A lot of it is US Government footage that’s public domain. They probably had to borrow b roll from a lot of IPs that Paramount also owned just to fill the intro and I can’t blame them.

[@TheEightfoldWay]

@@masonwong8007 That shot always seemed familiar, thanks! Similarly, I think the shot immediately after that (of a targeting system locking onto a fighter jet) is from Top Gun.

[@HrLBolle]

Alfa-class attack submarine V. K. Konovalov, commanded by Captain Tupolev, torpedoing the Red October

[@AndrewChapman]

The sound effect heard as the logo changes from white to black sends a shiver down my spine. I think the "In a Mirror, Darkly" 2-parter is definitely two of my favourite episodes of Star Trek: Enterprise.

[@Omega21487]

I know I'm late to the party on this, but that note and really this intro as a whole... it kind of scares me. Its just so unlike star trek for the most part, and very abrupt like god damn.

[@levioch]

@@Omega21487 Yeah, after all these years I finally got on board with enterprise and this episode swept me off my feet, totally unexpected , super cool and well done.

[@MaxMercuryAnonymous]

Slaashr I think the whole point is really to be kind of an unsettling experience. Like a haunted house or a nightmare. Things that look so familiar but twisted with no possible out from the horror. There’s something kind of cool about it in a creepy way.

[@gmlaster]

The theme music…perfect setup for two of the best episodes ever. That should've been the theme for the show, not Faith Of the Heart.

[@atlev]

I've heard that exact sound effect on Kitchen Nightmares lol. Although commonly used on reality TV, Kevin Kiner used it very well here.

[@Ramschat]

This was the most silly fun I ever had watching two episodes of Star Trek. Many episodes have humor, but this was something else!

[@810PRODUCTIONS]

+Ramschat It was so amazing. I only wish I had at least one friend to have watched it with when it aired. The intro blew me away.

[@AlbertaRose94]

It was a very dark humour. It might have been a stress release for the fact it was the show’s final season.

[@barbariansteve]

goddamn this remains such a solid banger of an intro. What a track.

[@soljafon]

You mean what a trek Hehehe

[@michaelramsey82]

@@soljafon ba dum tss

[@TheHulk2008]

The most badass theme in Star Trek

[@gmlaster]

By far.

[@keegobricks9734]

Now I just want to see an entire series about how in the mirror vs humans are the ultimate badasses and kick the crap out of the klingons. I mean... I guess that's what 40k is, but still.

[@silver4831]

40k has more medievil/dark age feels, with the lost of old technology and the rise of religion.

[@johnshowinc]

You got your wish

[@girlgarde]

In the ST:TNG novel "Dark Mirror", by the 2360's, the Mirror Terrans have conquered their universe's version of the Klingons and have ruled over them for decades PLUS it seems that they broke their will to resist Terran rule. Of course, that's not a canon novel.

[@thefirstprimariscatosicari6870]

@The Future is Waifu Until in DS9 the humans started a rebellion supported by a few other races who also didn't like how the new overlords were possibly even worse than the old Terran Empire, and managed to get their hands on the Defiant blueprints from the normal universe, resulting in the rebels having access to one of the strongest ships in their entire universe.

[@L0rd0fLight1]

@Martin Beck Doesn't sound like Karma to me. As you said Spock did major reforms and I believe the Empire became Pacifist.

[@ZargalaSapphire]

I'd love an entire series on the Terran empire. I think it would a good series

[@peterlagunas3391]

Definitely...a series based on the mirror universe would be awesome....if today's writers took risks in storytelling....

[@Songbirdstress]

Game of Thrones, Trek style

[@SamuelBlack84]

I'd like to see it in the form of a radio drama

[@thomashong2938]

Too dark for Paramount. They would reject a Terran Empire series just like they rejected the proposed Section 31 series starring Michelle Yeoh.

[@CringePanda]

I think we're living it now.

[@WyrmLimion]

I love the fact that this opening is a full mashup of clips from documentaries and movies. For example at 0:48 the shot of those missiles is the same shot in the opening of the movie The Sum of All Fears

[@1GNUN0N]

I'm glad I was not the only one seeing this!

[@MatanteDodo]

I'm not a big fan of the Enterprise series, but I have to love it if only for the mirror universe opening. What makes me love it is how the default Enterprise opening starts with historical images of discovery and innovation and extrapolates into a future where the Federation can exist, the mirror opening starts with historical images of war and conquest and extrapolates into a future where the Empire can exist. They're both rooted in our reality, but chosen according to differing ideas of what makes a society great, kind of asking the question of what kind of people, a few centuries from now, will be writing our history.

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

I think what enterprise gets wrong is that its whole aesthetic and especially that intro pretend mankind went on a clean path to discovering warp technology. That has never been the case in Star Trek lore.

[@SamuelBlack84]

Some of our ideas of democracy have sinister undertones, too Terrible things can happen with the best of intentions and are often ignored if they go towards satisfying the majority

[@MegaZeta]

I'm not entirely sure you've even seen the episode. You just described the obvious meaning of the video clip that everyone in the comments also watched.

[@EvilJ069]

They should really make a series based on the Mirror Universe

[@AkrekzDragoon]

all of my yes

[@DKrueger1994]

Hell yeah! We've seen some of the Mirror episodes from the Star Trek franchise, but never a series, I would love to see that happening

[@nicfred500]

This needs to happen.

[@thomasrodgers2291]

That episode of Voyager could technically be seen as a mirror universe episode, even though it was a misrepresentation by the alien race. The Warship Voyager has a good ring to it, lol.

[@EvilJ069]

Thomas Rodgers Is it sad I know exactly what you're talking about?

[@videowilliams]

I hate to say it as a Trekker, but the Terran Empire would kick ass. What a war machine!

[@PhoenixT70]

@Infinite Possibilities True, but dictatorships are more willing and able to reach that point first, and indeed are always preparing for it. The more militaristic a country is, the more willing the population is to comply.

[@Detson404]

To quote Discovery, “their strength is painted rust.”

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@PhoenixT70 This is also why the Terran Empire's fallen about six or seven times.

[@theylivewesleep.5139]

@@PhoenixT70you’re so dense man. You talk like someone whose entire historical knowledge is based off of pop-culture.

[@SamuelBlack84]

An empire like theirs would never last with how easily everyone is so happy to slaughter each other for power

[@andyhight9441]

The whole series is highly underrated, and it was a real shame it was canceled. I can imagine if we did get 7 years of Enterprise, we might have gotten an episode or 2 a year of mirror episodes. The way it ended did leave room for more stories.

[@BeesechurgerProductions]

The crew have since said that the plan was literally that, every season they'd have a "checkup" episode or two on the Mirror Universe. Its really a shame we never got more

[@antagonist99]

The funniest thing to me is the implication in ST: First Contact that without the Borg's interference, there would never have been a Federation of Planets...

[@pwnmeisterage]

Discovery is redundant, this Enterprise intro sequence already firmly establishes that the Terran Empire predates First Contact. Imperium flag on the moon (circa 1969?), nationalistic symbols (from proto-Imperium?) on all the WWI and WWII and post-war troops/vehicles, strange (not British, not American) flag flown by the naval tallship "Enterprize".

[@aurorauplinks]

The moon scene may have been post first contact if they decided to create a empire of planets, with a new empire of space travel, what better place besides earth then the moon, then the rest of the planets

[@kenetickups6146]

Adam Levine discovery isn't canon

[@KertaDrake]

It is the Terran Empire we're talking about. No doubt the empire is some kind of stable time loop caused by Mirror Kirk wandering back in time to set things "right" by installing an ancestor on the throne in the 20th century or some other craziness like that.

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@KertaDrake There's probably many Mirrors - an infinity of diverging alternates - because the shows don't always seem to visit the "same" one.

[@geraldmuntuerto5769]

what scares me the most is that many of those earlier clips of the terran empire come from our own history

[@CobraRedstone]

Humanity is somewhere between the mirror universe and the normal one, somewhere between the two but not quite sure where.

[@LIONtib]

Most likely it'll end up being like the UEG in Halo or Systems Alliance in Mass Effect.

[@girlgarde]

Humanity was still pretty warlike and aggressive even in the Prime universe until WW3 and the aftermath. It took first contact with the Vulcans and their continued influence over the course of nearly a century to cause us to become peaceful. I agree though that we won't likely become the utopian Humans in Star Trek, we can of course be democratic and not starting wars with aliens but we'll likely still have big corporations, corruption issues, internal disputes and other negative things follow us to the stars. Babylon 5 is a more realistic vision of what Humanity will become, flawed but well meaning.

[@scutumfidelis1436]

@@LIONtib I hope not, I want a return of Kings, I'd even take a dictator at this point.

[@Jesus_Offical]

We are The Mirror Humanity Admit it

[@CobraRedstone]

@@Jesus_Offical No, and stop blaspheming.

[@sandorreki418]

When I first saw this opening, it immediately fascinated by this music. I think, beautiful, I had heard a hundred times.

[@gmlaster]

The music was SPECTACULAR!!! That's what a Star Trek theme should sound like.

[@richardwatson289]

I would love a full series set in the mirror universe

[@MrPeterpiper1969]

So would I but if it helps there are several books set there. Bantam Books published at least 3 set in the Next Gen era with a dark Picard. Watch out for Troi in those, she sets a whole new standard for creepy evil.

[@CrystalBearer20]

You mean our universe?

[@Jalide]

The actual Star Trek universe was destroyed by atomic wars before they entered the golden age.

[@analien4813]

Right, we never have done good things. *facepalm*

[@rharris4736]

Space, the final conquest. These are the exploits of the Warship Enterprise. It's sacred mission: to subjugate strange alien worlds, to seek out new wealth and new glory for the Empire, to boldly bring order where only chaos has existed before.

[@andrewbloom7694]

Still the greatest opening theme in star treks history

[@Treklosopher]

Absolutely not. What's wrong with you.

[@gmlaster]

Totally agree! And that music should've been the theme music for the whole show, not just those episodes.

[@pwnmeisterage]

@@gmlaster This mirror theme music for the show was excellent. The usual theme music for the show was awful. I used to pre-record the show just so I could skip over that whiny noise at the beginning.

[@gmlaster]

@@pwnmeisterage So did I.

[@remrad4315]

This is really good for a theme but I'd say far from the best.

[@undrhil]

Of all the mirror universe episodes of the various Star Trek shows, I believe this one is the best. It ties in a TOS-era episode from the normal timeline and it gives a feel for how the mirror universe timeline evolved because of that other universe incursion into it. Also, the opening title is spectacular!

[@CommanderBohn]

HUMANITY F*** YEAH!!!

[@sayachan6069]

Even being human won't keep you safe since your superiors can send you to an agony booth for blinking the wrong way. Also all your underlings are plotting to murder you to asend the ranks :p

[@benjaminottwein9788]

@@sayachan6069 Glory to the human race

[@kabob0077]

Commander Bohn The Imperium of Man is better, and that's literally a Fallen Empire!

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

Coming to save the mother F*** in day yeah!

[@andrewthorne3570]

THIS is the prequel series we want

[@gmlaster]

Yes, yes, and HELL YES!!!

[@om3ga109]

This was so badass, I wish they could have made more of these! Too bad it got cancelled.

[@judic1964]

I was so pissed when I found out that they left the story of In a mirror darkly on a MASSIVE cliffhanger

[@cristianruiz1972]

0:58 "That's one small step for man, one giant leap for Terran Empire".

[@FieldMarshalFry]

Fear The Alien. Hate The Alien. Kill The Alien

[@AleksandrPodyachev]

praise be to the Emperor

[@Howyaduing]

"Long Live The Empire!!!"

[@FieldMarshalFry]

Howyaduing *BLAM!* FOR THE IMPERIUM OF MAN!

[@keegobricks9734]

warhammer 40k is the star trek mirror verse; CONFIRMED!

[@danforrester1610]

BLAM! ( more like PEW!) look men the commissar seems to have fallen down, probably well shooting at one of my men loyal men.

[@AleksandrPodyachev]

Conquer the Aliens! for the glory of Terra!

[@tuttt99]

LONG LIVE THE EMPIRE!!!!!!

[@alqu6375]

All Hail Empress Sato! All Hail dat midriff!!!

[@ReaverTChannel]

Beware of the alien, the mutant, the heretic! Woops wrong universse... Or is it?

[@aurorauplinks]

@@ReaverTChannel ... impretty sure warhammer happens in the events after star trek and after star wars since star wars was a long time ago... hrrm interesting

[@aiosquadron]

@@aurorauplinks WAIT.... Is it possible that the mirror universe corresponds to an Star Wars alternate universe that the Sith Empire conquered the old republic?

[@antdude]

This should had been a whole series!!

[@Jakethegoodman]

This is more likely than the federation by far

[@Jesus_Offical]

Sadly yeahs

[@Ben82077]

I would of liked to have seen a mirror darkly episode with the TNG cast (Picard, Date, Riker etc.) That would of been interesting to see.

[@Autocon609]

There's an episode of TNG that shows a plethora of multiverse Enterprise-D vessels. Within the menagerie is an ISS Enterprise-D.

[@DannyBaylis]

There's a Star Trek Novel Called "Dark Mirror" is pretty damn close. Have a Read!

[@Ben82077]

I'll check it out, thanks.

[@danieljames1868]

Dark mirror is definitely enjoyable, like most of Duane's works, but, also like most of her works, is heavily de canonized(it called expanded universe for a reason.) However, though Gene may have hated it, I still prefer the characterization of Romulans in the "Rihannsu" trilogy by Duane, and recommend that trilogy if you enjoyed "Dark Mirror."

[@Whoami691]

At that point the Federation did not exist, the Terran Empire was gone, overthrown by the Klingon-Cardassian alliance.

[@johnbrown1860]

Some history trivia: the scene at 0:30 is actually the American victory parade at the liberation of Paris (so it's not some sort of fascist military parade, but literally the opposite).

[@darthcentat528]

Best Intro ever

[@lukehudson5064]

Is it just me who feels pride thinking the Terran Empire could dominate the Alpha Quadrant so quickly?

[@ephennell4ever]

But only briefly.

[@naverilllang]

Canonically the Federation would easily wipe out any enemy if they abandoned their principles of peace and transparency, and properly armed starfleet with the very OP tech that they very much know how to build. I am not convinced Starfleet doesn't know how to create a cloaking device. There's no way an officer hasn't hid away the blueprints somewhere in case a war breaks out with Romulus. That's not even mentioning that transphasic cloak. Also, Project Genesis that can literally wipe out an entire system without a trace using a single bomb? If starfleet had the instructions still around, all they needed to do to win the dominion war is drop a genesis bomb in the great link and watch changelings change into trees and frogs for the last time.

[@curseofgladstone4981]

@@naverilllang They can do that with conventional weapons. In fact they did. The Changlings were already gone to another world and the fleet that did it got wiped out.

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@naverilllang They DO know how to make one. They just signed a Treaty saying they won't. Course, thatjust means that the Federation invested heavily in ways to BEAT Cloaking, which it succeeded at extremely well. And as a byproduct meant they had the best goddamned sensors in most of the Milky Way.

[@keithallver2450]

A new series set in the Terran Empire Universe would be awesome.

[@KertaDrake]

Best credits switch-up ever.

[@brianholmes1812]

The music is way better than the regular theme

[@TheSimmr001]

listen to archers theme. Producers wanted that instead. executives (same guys who kept pushing Temporal Cold War) wanted the pop song.

[@davecrupel2817]

Well....i wouldnt say that...

[@crylittlesister6377]

Anything is better than that song 😁

[@rogerdogkiller2000]

Guess it all comes down to personal taste because out of every star trek, I enjoy enterprise's music the most. Really curious what lies in store with the two new series coming out later this year. Especially excited for Patrick Stewart's return!

[@rogerdogkiller2000]

@Sean Michaels Not sure if you ever say the original Mirror verse or the one's in Deep Space Nine but that's just how they are depicted in that universe.

[@musicalnotextr]

A series set in the Mirrorverse? So GAME OF THRONES in space...

[@JimbobHarrigan1984]

Long Live the Empire

[@dbnx1701]

No, HAIL THE EMPIRE!!!

[@tareqn.gaming1622]

First, lets go find Thanos and kill him

[@DaleRoberts-xm8ye]

Hail the Empire and long live Empress Hoshi Sato! May she continue to reign supreme!

[@gmlaster]

This should’ve been the actual theme music for the show. It’s pure genius! I absolutely hated “Faith of the Heart” with a passion for which there are no words. The whole easy rock thing was just wrong for any Star Trek. As for the imagery, let’s face it…most of that was actual footage. We really fired all those bombs and blew people up. I think the show would’ve been SO much better had it been premised on a violent but realistic past THAT WE OVERCAME…somehow, but the mirror universe people did not. Meeting the Vulcans was the point of divergence. We aspired to conform. They aspired to conquest. But stabbing people in the back and sleeping our way to the top…that’s who we really are. We are WAY more like the mirror universe people than people living in the Star Trek utopia.

[@Tuberuser187]

A more accurate intro, shows mankind's true nature rather than the optimistic portrayal in Star Trek. Even though I love ST there is no denying it shows how mankind should be rather than who we actually are.

[@californiasunbear8420]

Tuberuser187 I wish we had this instead of enterprise.

[@brotalnia]

Soul Taker A series based solely in the alternate universe would be pretty sweet.

[@JimKirk1]

Tuberuser187 I think the mirror universe and the prime universe were too unrealistic, so I think that humans will take a path that is a compromise between these 2 universes, but lean toward the Terran Empire side.

[@TheFi0r3]

Tuberuser187 the thing is, there is no truth path, there is a constant change between peace (or the more common pax) and imperial expansionism. There is always change, staying in only one of them would lead to stagnation and eventually, self destruction.

[@SuperJoshuaAguilar]

while I do agree that the show is unrealistically optimistic, I do think humanity will advance. sure, way more wars but it will advance. we have so far.

[@danielpinsent8908]

By far the best intro in Enterprise

[@Eisen_Jaeger]

Would have rather had a series based on this than STD

[@gmlaster]

They REALLY should do a spin off on the mirror universe featuring Emperor Georgiou, direct descendant of Emperor Hoshi.

[@oddish4352]

EMPRESS Hoshi, if you please. She'll stick you in the agony booth for saying otherwise.

[@Maplelust]

no they shouldn't. these 2 episodes were bad enough.

[@gmlaster]

@@Maplelust We'll have to agree to disagree.

[@raditya13818]

@@Maplelust lmao i quess everyone have different opinion

[@Maplelust]

@@raditya13818 well I suppose so. I didn't like these episodes but I do like t'pol. maybe we can all agree on that?

[@csehszlovakze]

Best Trek intro ever.

[@dariustiapula]

Funny thing is. The mirror verse Archer is a lot more better man and captain. Then the canon Archer. For one thing, he will actually honored his words. And another, he puts the Empire needs above his and other personal feelings or their petty squabbles. Unfortunately, mirror T'pol choose the wrong side. Because Archer would free her people or at least acknowledge them. Finally, mirror verse Archer choose the wrong women. I guess mirror verse Archer is the one canon Enterprise needs, but not the one they got.:(

[@JounLord1]

Darius Tiapula Mirror Universe Archer could also win in a fist fight unlike his prime universe counterpart.

[@girlgarde]

Plus Mirror Archer despite being brutal and bad tempered cares about Humanity as he was angry when he learned what his Prime Universe counterpart did and accused him of selling out his people to aliens and in betraying his Human heritage. I've got a feeling that he and Paxton of the Terra Prime movement from the Prime Universe would get along well. Then again, Mirror Archer could very well be disgusted with his hypocrisy for taking alien drugs to stay alive. I know that Mirror Archer would bring in Paxton's right hand man into his crew as he actually practiced what he preached.

[@darkmaster83]

1:05 - Best bit Enterprise comes about escorted by two Jupiter Classes. bombing a city (I am aware that scene was from ST: Voyager)

[@bangpow6160]

I dont think they r that class

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

Those are Warp Deltas. They're a patrol frigate armed with laser cannons.

[@Tyr_Archalion]

Gives me chills

[@earthwolf82]

This is the actual future that fits us

[@earthwolf82]

Definitely

[@dwnkaomwn3953]

earthwolf82 It doesn't have to be. We can be better than this.

[@earthwolf82]

We can be for sure, but sadly we continue to act in such a way that this is our future.

[@solar9368]

FOR THE IMPER- um, i mean, FOR THE TERRAN EMPIRE!

[@admiralspire8867]

The Spitfire We could mix the Imperium of Man, the Terran Imperium, and the Galactic Empire and all others sci fi Human Supremacists Fascists Empires to form one single extremely OP Imperium

[@chancerbox1935]

@@admiralspire8867 don't forget the Terran Dominion from starfox

[@PT-pn5ge]

1:08 Im pretty sure this is a re-used asset from the Voyager episode where the Vaadwaur planet is being bombarded from orbit. Never realized it untill now.

[@ohmss069]

This theme always gave me the best goosebumps. If the Federation is Roddenberry's philosophical Heaven, what is our Hell?

[@croix444]

Randy Williams So what was first contact with the Vulcans like in the mirror universe?

[@croix444]

Randy Williams I know. I'm asking you what it was like.

[@WitchyWynne]

Randy Williams Yeah. Though the main split of the Mirror universe is before that. Sometime in the mid-20th century seems to be the general consensus of when the Terran Empire started.

[@WitchyWynne]

croix444 They attacked the Vulcan ship, stole the technology, and started a war with them.

[@tuttt99]

croix444 watch?v=u-DEDyv-E8I

[@lebensraummetal]

this is one of the greatest star trek moments of all time

[@erbenton07]

Best intro of any movie I've yet seen. I have the DVD set for all seasons, not whats sold here but a set I bought somewhere else at least a few years ago. Some things are worth having, i also have the entire DVD set for the 1980's Miami Vice. My favorites there are El Viejo and Evan

[@mcmax571]

The Terran Empire, peace was never an option!

[@anidiot2284]

They never heard of that word until they looked int he defiant’s data base

[@KH4444444444N]

Gut the spoonheads, cut the Klingons to the core, outwit and outplay the Romulans.

[@Jebu911]

This is the kinda intro we should broadcast to aliens so they get a good idea of what humanity is like.

[@Jebu911]

@@veeeks2938 Wouldnt work in real life as radio signals would have already reached the probes.

[@DGAMINGDE]

Humanity in Reallife is a mix of main and mirror universe in my opinion. If you want to look at human history there are good and bad characters.

[@skynetprime82]

In at least one episode of every trek series they should have thought of a dark intro/story like this one, I tip my hat to the orchestra folks because this theme was badass 😎

[@ratclone]

The spinning globe with the knife through it and the end is perfect!

[@hootsifer-darling]

Two of the best episodes of Star Trek, all time. If there had been a season 5 we were apparently going to get a 5 episode arc in the mirror universe. They did transcribe at least some of the story into a novel about Hoshi's reign, I don't remember the name but it should be fairly easy to google

[@dataquester]

These two episodes r by far my favs of this series!!!!

[@larry-three8225]

Reminds me of the Imperials from Star Wars.

[@FieldMarshalFry]

+Larry-three “Larry-3” pfffft, they're a bunch of amateurs, try the Imperium of Man

[@jimhughes3961]

+Field Marshal Fry Dropping the exterminatus on all them xeno scum!

[@AleksandrPodyachev]

+Larry-three “Larry-3” More like the Imperium Of Mankind from Warhammer 40K!

[@evertonporter7887]

Imagine this music being used in the Star Wars opening crawl😄.

[@mavrosgorillas8886]

This was sheer epicness

[@wafldread2770]

We must all strive this never becomes our reality...

[@user-wi9kw9xp9l]

It already is... think about it... 😮

[@chriscole8253]

Awesome opening!! Perhaps this shows the beginnings of the Terran Empire like no other Star Trek show. A tribute to the episode: Mirror Mirror.

[@williammclean3550]

That awkward moment when we realise we are the mirror universe.

[@user-wh7et4vg5n]

this is our universe

[@cliffcorson4000]

I always felt they needed to do more than episodes in the mirror universe

[@timcirulis5273]

This caught me off guard the first time I saw it.

[@Krasinet22]

I loved the episodes this comes from, largely because it shows the original Constitution-class updated to modern standards. It also shows how awesome it really is compared to 22nd century ships, which is great because the original series never had many battles (because of the budget and technology available).

[@oddish4352]

Am I the only one who thought this intro was WAY better than the easy listening crap of the actual series?

[@pwnmeisterage]

1) This ENT intro music was fairly great, maybe epic 2) The usual ENT intro music was fairly mediocre, maybe awful Easy listening soft country muzak may have adherents but it has no rightful place among the other Star Trek intro scores.

[@ironinquisitor3656]

The Enterprise theme wasn't bad. The song was inspiring to me. Might have been better if they had just gone with Archer's theme tho.

[@oddish4352]

@@ironinquisitor3656 Archer's theme would have worked. It wasn't as good as Voyager's (still the benchmark), but it was Trek music.

[@ironinquisitor3656]

@@oddish4352 Archer's theme was good.

[@kevinlee149]

1. The theme music for this is far preferable to the usual strains on "Star Trek: Enterprise." 2. The historic panorama here is sadly more representative of humanity's actual past.

[@girlgarde]

To be honest, Humanity's past is a mixture of both this video and the one from the Prime Universe version of Enterprise, both good AND bad which makes us flawed and complicated but with potential for good or evil.

[@diegov1290]

I agree

[@bdavis24fan]

0:43 That's footage from Hunt For the Red October.

[@CK2012]

It is ? I thought it was from U-571

[@bdavis24fan]

Nope that's Red October. Early CG.

[@ProphetChuck8471]

Yep! ^^

[@CK2012]

Right on

[@ephennell4ever]

@@CK2012 - the German WW2 shot is, I think, yes ... The brief shot just before that is from H4RO.

[@KH4444444444N]

Regina of Andor, Dominous of Q'onos, Conquerer of Vulcan, All hail the Emperor, Iaponius Centaris, Phillipa Georgiou.

[@MadTurnip]

In the mirror universe, they watched the entire series of this show and a couple of episodes from this universe's Enterprise. And when they did, they thought "Such pussies!"

[@kabob0077]

Cerberus: Humanity First.

[@Crrrow]

Just remember mirror spock calculated the Terran Empire would only last 264 years where in Voyager it became apparent that the federation would exist as far as the 29th century.

[@kabob0077]

***** We.Need.WAR!

[@wolfpup3]

I don't know why you'd think that.

[@kabob0077]

wolfpup3 WAR IS THE MOTHERFUCKING ANSWER!

[@QuarkGamingLLC]

When you lose you’re faith, of the heart

[@GrayifiedX]

This must be the intro for our universe.

[@rofl0rblades]

This is so infinitely better than Discovery

[@cmdr501generalvenator3]

This intro is so much better than the regular Universe one.

[@VerdeMorte]

I'm glad Dark Matter made a tribute episode to this arc...

[@geraldking4080]

Star Trek Empire would be a hot mini-series to follow PICARD. How would their Dominion War go?

[@anidiot2284]

It wasn’t against the dominion the wormhole was not yet discovered In DS9 it was shown to be a Terran Empire and the Terran rebellion fighting a war against the alliance and accordingly STO the Terrans won

[@SilverWingedOne]

Long live Empress Sato.

[@Sommer57]

Long live Emperor Spock!

[@Ozzy_2014]

SilverWingedOne 1st 2nd 3rd. watch out Typhus pact Be nothing to Terrain empire! love to see history w/o the threat of Borg! spoilers if missed Destiny trilogy of novels. humanity involved w very origins of the Borg! captain Hernandez's crew!

[@pedropedra8477]

Sommer57 Spock fucked the Empire

[@imperialguardsman521]

According to some books, this was actually Emperor Spock's master plan cause reform to weaken the Empire, and lead to it's seeming death, which would make him one of the best alien believers of HFY of all time. Eventually, revolution will come, and the Empire is reborn as a sort of human-centric Galactic Republic - shorn of all the weaknesses but with an unquenchable thirst for HFY.

[@Walterwhite12377]

Those books were some of the best I've ever read.

[@maxskullic9879]

Watching this for the 1st time back in the day was a Mind Blowing Experience! My jaw dropped and I was loving every moment of it. Wish I could do a mind wipe just to experience it all over again for the 1st time!

[@kevinborgan8544]

Other than the Xindi story arc, probably the best episodes of series. Like all the Mirror Universe stories, it was great to see the actors playing their evil selves. Linda Park in particular.

[@keiththorpe9571]

I've actually thought many times that this isn't a mirror universe. The Federation and Starfleet is the mirror. We're heading to this Prime universe. This is what we are. This is the future we seem to want.

[@beerrox711]

Lol I’ve said this since the US created the space force we’re definitely gonna be the Terran empire

[@viperkilo]

Humanity, FUCK YEAH.

[@ksmatch06]

And now the return of the Empire with ST Discovery. How delightful !

[@dudebro755]

man it doesnt matter if humanity was evil or good, the fact they were dominant force in the universe makes me proud to call myself a human being

[@JeromeFDavis]

If every episode in Star Trek : Enterprise was a mirror, ratings would have shot up and the series run for 7 seasons instead of 4.

[@LongLiveLeninandStalin]

I dont know, I was sad to see the characters I followed for so much time being... animals

[@palabrajot505]

masterace088 It would still be on and Scott Bakula wouldn't have been available when yet another NCIS spin-off was churned out.

[@MrTurdFurgeson]

Well folks, you're now getting what you all wanted, less Bakula's crew!!