Breaking the Ice story
Lieutenant Reed and Ensign Mayweather extract a rare chemical on a comet while Sub-Commander T'Pol considers marriage to Koss. Directed by: Terry Windell. Story by: Andre Jaquemetton & Maria Jaquemetton.
12 total · 2 choice · 4 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| conflict of cultural norms | choice | The Vulcan's circumspect way of communicate personal matters with T'Pol lead to suspicion and conflict with the humans lead by Archer. |
| space exploration | choice | Archer and the crew were elated at the discovery of a new comet that was bigger than any comet humans had ever seen and went on to explore it. |
| astronomy | major | Archer and crew elated at the discovery of a new comet. [comet] |
| duty vs. love | major | T'Pol had to choose between marrying Koss and fulfilling her obligation to serve aboard the Enterprise. |
| mistrust | major | The conflict in this story arose from mistrust between the crew and T'Pol on the one hand and Archer and Vanik on the other. |
| mutual trust | major | T'Pol vis a vis Archer and maybe other crew members. |
| arranged marriage | minor | T'Pol had been arranged to Koss. |
| dealing with children | minor | Archer and crew answered school children's letters. |
| human vs. speculative environment | minor | Malcolm Reed and Travis Mayweather became stranded on the surface of a comet. [surface exposed to the vacuum of space] |
| invasion of privacy | minor | Tucker read T'Pol's private message and then apologized to her. |