Reception
Writing for Knight Ridder, television critic Bobby Bryant named "Fight or Flight" among the four best episodes of the season. Bryant cited the Enterprise crew's response to the discovery of a slaughtered alien crew—initially fleeing—as "one of the most honest reactions in 'Star Trek' history." A 2002 review of the episode for TrekWeb commented, "It's interesting to note that the bulk of Enterprise's critical and fan favorite episodes take place in space. Episodes like "Broken Bow," "Cold Front," "Breaking the Ice," "Silent Enemy," "Fight or Flight" and "Shuttlepod One" manage to capture at least some of that thrill of exploration and bring a fresh sensibility to the usual Star Trek cliches." In contrast, a 2005 review of the episode also by TrekWeb was more critical of "Fight or Flight", and categorized it among "stories that were bland and uninspired in its creation and execution, boringly going where everyone else had gone before." Writing for Airlock Alpha, Michael Hinman was also critical of the episode, and commented, "'Broken Bow' hit the small screen of UPN with rave reviews, and impressive ratings. But things went downhill from there after a poor outing with blood-sucking aliens in 'Fight or Flight.'" Hinman observed that the episode was "seriously lacking" in amount of "tense moments"; he went on to note: "Another thing that was missing from 'Fight or Flight' ... was the sweeping camera angles that helped differentiate this new series from the static shots always found in "Star Trek: Voyager" and other incarnations."
In an interview with Ian Spelling of The New York Times, actress Linda Park who portrays character Hoshi Sato on Enterprise cited "Fight or Flight" to the journalist, as an example of the progression and growth of her character during the series. In the book Star Trek 101 by Terry J. Erdmann and Paula M. Block quoted dialog from Park's character, in an overview of description of Hoshi Sato: "I was Jonathan Archer's first choice for this mission. Every inhabited world we come to is going to be filled with language. He needs me here."
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