 Filming began on October 4 , 2004 and continued until October 12 . Despite the desert locations , all filming took place on soundstages . These represented a variety of places throughout the Vulcan desert @-@ like Forge . The remaining sets used were either standing sets , or those which had been constructed for the previous two episodes . The exceptions to that were two sets to represent scenes on board Commander Shran 's Andorian vessel . The Andorian bridge set , which had been used previously in the series , had a single wall brought out of storage in order to appear as a backdrop for Shran when he appears on the Enterprise viewscreen . The Andorian brig was built specifically for this episode for scenes with Shran and Soval . 
 Filming began on October 4 , 2004 and continued until October 12 . Despite the desert locations , all filming took place on soundstages . These represented a variety of places throughout the Vulcan desert @-@ like Forge . The remaining sets used <a href='uninflect' title='1'><mark>were</mark></a> either standing sets , or those which <a href='been_done' title='2'><mark>had</mark></a> been constructed for the previous two episodes . The exceptions to that <a href='uninflect' title='3'><mark>were</mark></a> two sets to represent scenes on board Commander Shran <a href='null_genetive' title='4'><mark>'s</mark></a>Andorian vessel . The Andorian bridge set , which <a href='been_done' title='5'><mark>had</mark></a> been used previously in the series , had a single wall brought out of storage in order to appear as a backdrop for Shran when he <a href='uninflect' title='6'><mark>appears</mark></a> on the Enterprise viewscreen . The Andorian brig was built specifically for this episode for scenes with Shran and Soval . 
Filming began on October 4 , 2004 and continued til October 12 . Despite the desert locations , alll filming took place on soundstages . These represented a variety of places throughout the Vulcan desert @-@ like Forge . da remaining sets used was either standin sets , or those which done been constructed fir the previous 2 episodes . The exceptions to that was two sets to represent scenes on board Commander Shran  Andorian vessel . The Andorian bridge set , which done been used previously in the series , had a single wall brought out of storage in order to appear as a backdrop for Shran when he appear on the Enterprise viewscreen . The Andorian brig was built specifically for this episode fa scenes w/ Shran and Soval .