In 2016 "The Hollywood Reporter" ranked "The Andorian Incident" the 100th best "Star Trek" episode, noting how it established the story for the Andorians and Vulcans in the series. A binge-watch guide for "Enterprise" did not recommend skipping this episode. In a 2015 interview with some of the show's cast, SyFy recommended this episode as an Enterprise cast favorite. In 2016, Treknews.net had "The Andorian Incident" ranked as one of the top ten episodes of Enterprise; they note how Captain Archer must deal with an Andorian, Shran, who is introduced in this episode.