Cogenitor story
Enterprise encounters the Vissians and Commander Tucker finds himself troubled by the fact the Vissians are a three-sexed species. Directed by: LeVar Burton. Story by: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga.
17 total · 3 choice · 8 major · 6 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| conflict of cultural norms | choice | The humans, and especially Tucker, felt that they could not stand idly by when they learned that the Vissians treated a third gender among their species as second-class citizens while refusing to see anything wrong about it. |
| interfering in the internal affairs of other powers for humanitarian reasons | choice | Tucker took it upon himself to emancipate the Cogenitors but things didn't work out like he expected. Archer had to decide whether or not to accept its request for asylum on the Enterprise. |
| multi-gendered being | choice | Central to the story are the tri-gendered Vissian aliens. |
| alien point of view | major | The tri-gendered Vissians vis-a-vis the bi-gendered Humans. |
| compassion | major | Tucker was compassionate toward the Coginetor. |
| extraterrestrial civilization | major | The Enterprise crew make first contact with a three-sexed species called the Vissians. |
| first contact | major | The Enterprise crew make first contact with a three-sexed species called the Vissians. |
| sexism in society | major | Tucker felt the Cogenitor was subject to gender inequality in its society. |
| social oppression | major | Tucker felt the Cogenitor gender was subject to oppression in Vissian society. The Cogenitors were not given names, not educated, and moved around like cattle for mating purposes. |
| the right to education | major | The Coginetor was denied the right to even a basic education in Vissian society. |