Stigma story
Sub-Commander T'Pol learns she has Pa'nar Syndrome, contracted from her mind meld in "Fusion", and faces being ostracized by Vulcan society. Directed by: David Livingston. Story by: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga.
14 total · 3 choice · 9 major · 2 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with having a stigmatizing illness | choice | T'Pol had contracted a mind melding transmitted disease, called Pa'nar Syndrome, that carried with it a stigma among the Vulcans. |
| hatred of exceptional people | choice | Vulcans were prejudiced against mind melders and stigmatized those who contracted the mind melt transmitted disease Pa'nar Syndrome. |
| what it is like to be different | choice | Vulcan mind melders were outcasts in Vulcan society. |
| compromising one's ethical principles vs. great need | major | Both Phlox and T'Pol had a dilemma about whether to inquire among the other Vulcans about a cure for her Pa'nar Syndrome. |
| coping with unwelcome romantic attention | major | Phlox's wife Feezal make Tucker feel uncomfortable with her amorous advances. |
| doctor-patient confidentiality | major | Phlox withheld from Archer that T'Pol had a mind melding transmitted disease that carried with it a stigma among the Vulcans. Phlox inadvertently revealed sensitive patient information about T'Pol to the Vulcans. |
| having a skeleton in the closet | major | T'Pol kept secret that she had contracted Pa'nar Syndrome, a disease that was stigmatized by the Vulcans. |
| infatuation | major | Phlox's wife Freezal had a thing for Tucker but he was uncomfortable getting involved with a married woman. |
| polyamorous relationship | major | One of Phlox's several wives paid him a visit on the Enterprise, and Tucker struggled to comprehend the nature of their polygamous marriage, typical of the Denobulans. |
| polygamy | major | One of Phlox's several wives paid him a visit on the Enterprise, and Tucker struggled to comprehend the nature of their polygamous marriage, typical of the Denobulans. |