Editing Azati Prime (section)

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| series = [[Star Trek: Enterprise]]
| season = 3
| episode = 18
| production = 318
| airdate = {{Start date|2004|03|03}}
| story = 
* [[Rick Berman]]
* [[Brannon Braga]]
* [[Manny Coto]]
| teleplay = [[Manny Coto]]
| director = [[Allan Kroeker]]
| music = [[Jay Chattaway]]
| guests = 
* [[Matt Winston]] as Temporal Agent [[Daniels (Star Trek)|Daniels]]
* [[Randy Oglesby]] as [[Degra]]
* [[Scott MacDonald (actor)|Scott MacDonald]] as Commander [[Dolim]]
* [[Tucker Smallwood]] as [[Mallora|Xindi-Primate Councilor]]
* [[Rick Worthy]] as [[Jannar]]
* Christopher Goodman - Thalen<ref name="radiotimes">{{cite news |title=Star Trek: Enterprise Series 3 - 18. Azati Prime |newspaper=Radio Times |url-status=dead |url=http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/8p2b/star-trek-enterprise--series-3---18-azati-prime |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121123002554/http://www.radiotimes.com/episode/8p2b/star-trek-enterprise--series-3---18-azati-prime |archive-date=November 23, 2012 |access-date=April 1, 2021 }}</ref>
| prev = [[Hatchery (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Hatchery]]
| next = [[Damage (Star Trek: Enterprise)|Damage]]
| episode_list = List of Star Trek: Enterprise episodes
| season_article = Star Trek: Enterprise season 3
}}
"'''Azati Prime'''" is the eighteenth episode of the [[Star Trek: Enterprise season 3|third season]] of the American science fiction television series ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]'', the 70th overall. The episode aired on [[UPN]] on March 3, 2004. The episode was written by [[Manny Coto]] from a story developed by Coto, [[Rick Berman]] and [[Brannon Braga]]. It was directed by [[Allan Kroeker]], his second of the season. The episode featured several guest actors, including those playing members of the [[Xindi Council]], as well as [[Matt Winston]] who reprised his role of Temporal Agent [[Daniels (Star Trek)|Daniels]] for the second time this season.

Set in the 22nd century, the series follows the adventures of the first [[Starfleet]] starship ''[[Enterprise (NX-01)|Enterprise]]'', registration NX-01. Season three of ''Enterprise'' features an ongoing story following an attack on Earth by previously unknown aliens called the [[Xindi (Star Trek)|Xindi]]. In this episode, the crew track a Xindi superweapon down to a planet and Captain [[Jonathan Archer]] ([[Scott Bakula]]) seeks to destroy the weapon in a suicide attack. He is captured, and the ''Enterprise'' is seriously damaged after an attack by four Xindi vessels.

The USS ''[[Starship Enterprise#Alternate Timelines|Enterprise]]''-J appeared in this episode, based on designs by [[Doug Drexler]]. The ship was from 400 years in the future from the timeframe that the series is set in, and the bridge set was created mostly using [[green screen]]. [[John Eaves]] also created several designs of aquatic Xindi vessels for this episode. "Azati Prime" received [[Nielsen ratings]] of 2.6/4 percent. Critical reaction was mostly positive, with praise directed at the pacing of the episode and the plotting of the overall arc.