Civilization story
Captain Archer and an away team go undercover to a pre-industrial civilization in order to investigate an unexpected sensor reading. Directed by: Mike Vejar. Story by: Mike Sussman & Phyllis Strong.
6 total · 2 choice · 1 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| extraterrestrial civilization | choice | Crew make first contact with middle age era civilization against the better judgment of T'Pol. |
| the ethics of interfering in less advanced societies | choice | Archer decided to interfere in Akaali internal affairs against T'Pol's better judgment. |
| infatuation | major | Archer and Riaan. |
| appearance altering technology | minor | Phlox made landing party look Akaali in facial appearance. The Malurians wore a form fitting masks to appear like an Akaali. |
| communicating with someone who speaks a different language | minor | Archer's universal translator broke down and he was unable to communicate with Riaan. |
| universal translation device | minor | Archer's universal translator broke down and he was unable to communicate with Riaan. |