Precious Cargo story
While answering a distress call, Commander Tucker is kidnapped along with a demanding alien princess. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga.
10 total · 2 major · 8 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with a spoiled brat | major | Princess Kaitaama treated Tucker like one of her subjects. |
| infatuation | major | Tucker and Princess Kaitaama became besotted with each other. |
| attitude of superiority | minor | Tucker was taken aback by the regal condescending manner of Princess Kaitaama. |
| communicating with someone who speaks a different language | minor | Tucker and Princess Kaitaama were unable to understand one another because of a language barrier until he got his universal translator working. |
| helping a stranger in need | minor | Archer went out of his way to help the Retellians repair their malfunctioning stasis pod. |
| hospitality | minor | Archer showed exceptional hospitality by inviting the Retellians to dinner at his table and this was commented upon. |
| human vs. captivity | minor | Princess Kaitaama was kidnapped for ransom by a pair of Retellians. |
| human vs. environment | minor | Tucker and Princess Kaitaama had to wait it out in a swamp while awaiting rescue by Enterprise. They failed to find dry kindling but didn’t let that stop them from making whoopee. [swamp] |
| suspended animation | minor | Princess Kaitaama was kept in stasis while she was being transported by the Retellians. |
| universal translation device | minor | Tucker needed the universal translator to communicate with Princess Kaitaama. |