Carbon Creek story
Sub-Commander T'Pol relates the tale of a Vulcan crew stranded on Earth in the 1950s. Directed by: James A. Contner. Story by: Rick Berman, Brannon Braga & Dan O'Shannon.
15 total · 1 choice · 7 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| the ethics of interfering in less advanced societies | choice | T'Mir and Stron initially wished to avoid contaminating 1950s Earth culture at all cost, but ended up helping them out of a sense of compassion when the miners were trapped in an explosion and when Jack couldn't pay his tuition to enter college. |
| alien point of view | major | The Vulcans were mildly baffled at all things human, for example: nuclear war, pool, and kissing. |
| compassion | major | Vulcans learned compassion form humans, especially Mestral. At the end T'Mir felt compassion for Jack and helped him get into college. |
| duty vs. compassion | major | Vulcans argued whether to help the trapped miners and risk revealing their technology. |
| first contact | major | Vulcans made first contact with humans. |
| learning about a foreign culture | major | The Vulcans, especially Mestral, were interested in learning about Human culture. |
| life in post-war America | major | Vulcans visited a 1950s American town with all the trappings. |
| mother and son | major | Maggie and Jack. |
| alien living secretly among us | minor | Vulcans secretly lived amongst Carbon Creek inhabitants. |
| aliens meddling in history | minor | Vulcans visited Earth and taught humans how to make velcro. |