See Also: 'The Council' Episode Guide

UPN has premiered the trailer for Star Trek: Enterprise's "The Council", which airs next Wednesday night.

During this episode, directed by David Livingston from a script by Manny Coto, Archer confronts the Xindi Council as T'Pol and Reed lead an away team into the heart of a Sphere.

The 20-second promo is available for download online courtesy of StarTrek.com and The Daily Trekker. For those with slower connections, here's a transcript:

ONLY THREE NEW EPISODES ARE LEFT...

[A crewmember falls into a mechanical pit.]

[Text: '3 EPISODES LEFT']

...UNTIL THE 'ENTERPRISE' SEASON FINALE.

[T'Pol looks up, revealing a rash on her throat.]

[One of the Sphere Builders speaks.]

Sphere Builder: "The Xindi weapon is days away from completion."

EVERY SECOND MATTERS IN THEIR DESPERATE RESCUE MISSION...

[In the Xindi council chamber, an Insectoid attacks Archer.]

[Archer is thrown to the floor.]

[Ships fly over the Xindi weapon.]

Xindi-Reptilian: "Target Enterprise!"

...AS THE FATE OF EARTH HANGS IN THE BALANCE.

[T'Pol flies a shuttlepod.]

[A Reptilian raises his head.]

[A Reptilian hand holds a blade to Degra's head.]

AND WEDNESDAY, A DARING ASSAULT INSIDE THE MOST DANGEROUS MACHINE THE GALAXY HAS EVER KNOWN.

[Text: 'WEDNESDAY']

[The Xindi weapon emerges from underground, surrounded by ships.]

[The shuttlepod breaches a sphere's force field.]

[Three crewmembers in biosuits with weapons walk along a narrow corridor.]

Reed: "I suggest have to work fast."

[Two crewmembers in biosuits raise their weapons.]

[A large grappling claw grabs a crewmember.]

[Another crewmember fires a phase pistol.]

[Weapons fire hits the claw.]

[The claw fires upon the trapped crewmember, who screams and vanishes.]

ALL NEW STAR TREK ENTERPRISE.

[Text: 'Star Trek Enterprise']

[Dissolve to photo of Archer.]

[Cut to photo of the Enterprise crew.]

The promo online can be viewed in streaming Windows Media or Quicktime format at StarTrek.com or downloaded in DivX format at The Daily Trekker.

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