12 Most INSANE Star Trek Theories

12. Enterprise Was All A Holodeck Simulation

Enterprise is often seen as the black sheep of the Star Trek family, with many fans wishing it had never happened at all. This theory should delight those fans no end, as it posits: maybe it didn't?

The final moments of Enterprise's final episode show us Next Generation's William Riker, who has been observing the events of the episode on the holodeck. This begs the question: if this episode was simply a holographic simulation, how do we know EVERY episode wasn't also a holographic simulation?

After all, Riker must have some downtime between dealing with the meddlesome Q and defending Starfleet from the Borg. Maybe, like all of us, he likes nothing more than to sit down and watch an episode or two of his favourite show. Unlike most of us, his favourite show is Star Trek: Enterprise.

We're not saying that Captain Archer and Co. never existed, rather that the show we watched was a holographic dramatisation of Archer's 200 year-old logs. It would certainly explain a lot of the aesthetic anomalies and continuity errors that plagued the show.

Plus, it's nice to know that the entire time we were watching Enterprise, good ol' William Riker was right beside us, watching along.