August 2153. Six weeks into the Delphic Expanse (see episode 
The Expanse, s.2), Captain Archer and his crew learn of a Xindi working at a mining colony, and set out to track him down and gain information about the mysterious antagonistic race. 
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Steven CulpNathan Anderson
 Daniel Dae Kim
 Marco Sanchez
 Richard Lineback
 Stephen McHattie
 Chris Freeman
 Randy Oglesby
 Scott MacDonald
 Rick Worthy
 Tucker Smallwood
 Adam Taylor Gordon
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Major HayesSergant Kemper
 Corporal Chang
 Corporal Romero
 Kessick
 Alien Foreman
 Alien Head Guard
 Degra
 Xindi-Reptilian
 Xindi-Sloth
 Xindi-Humanoid
 Young Trip
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Production : #053
| Written by : |   |   Rick Berman & Brannon Braga | 
| Directed by : |   |   Allan Kroeker | 
 
Credits 'The Xindi' : 
Complete credits
 
Notes :  Follows The Expanse, kind of cliffhanger of the season 2. Marks the first appearance of Enterprise's new military contingent, the Military Assault Command Operations team (MACOs). Complete turnover in the show style, after the sink of the first 2 series. S. Culp should have been the Commander Martin Madden, the new first officer of the Enterprise-E in Star Trek: Nemesis, but this role was cancelled due to changes in the original script. D. Dae Kim played the telepath First Officer in 'Crusade' (Babylon 5 sequel), recurrent character in 'Angel' and the astronaut in the episode 
'Blink of an eye' of Voyager (season 6). N. Anderson was Namon in Startrek : Nemesis. M. Sanchez was Sensor Chief Miguel Ortiz in 'Seaquest'. Several new sets for the Enterprise in the 3rd season : a command centre and the brig. For other previous characters : _ Richard Lineback previously appeared as Romas in The Next Generation's "Symbiosis" and Selin Peers in Deep Space Nine's "Dax", while Stephen McHattie uttered the immortal line, "It's a fake!", as Vreenak in DS9's "In The Pale Moonlight". Tucker Smallwood was Admiral Bullock "In the Flesh" on Star Trek: Voyager. _ Randy Oglesby has several Trek credits, including the roles of Trena'L in Enterprise's "Unexpected", Kir in Voyager's "Counterpoint", Silaran Prin in Deep Space Nine's "The Darkness and the Light" and Ro-Kel/Ah-Kel in that same show's "Vortex". _ Scott MacDonald played Lieutenant Rollins in Voyager's "Caretaker", Sub-Commander N'vek in TNG's "Face of the Enemy", Tosk in DS9's "Captive Pursuit" and Goran'Agar in "Hippocratic Oath". _ Rick Worthy is probably best known to franchise fans as Crewman Noah Lessing in Voyager's "Equinox, Parts I and II", but his Trek alter egos also include Automated Personnel Unit 3947 in "Prototype" (Voyager), Koman in "Soliders of the Empire" (DS9) and an Elloran Officer in Star Trek: Insurrection. (thanks to trekweb for the extensive info).
 
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