First Flight story
Upon the death of a close friend, Captain Archer tells Sub-Commander T'Pol about his early career as an experimental warp engine pilot. Directed by: LeVar Burton. Story by: John Shiban & Chris Black.
10 total · 7 major · 3 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| coping with the death of someone | major | Archer grieved over the untimely death of his NX Test program colleague A.G. Robinson. |
| duty vs. desire | major | Archer and A.G. Robinson took it upon themselves to break the warp 2.5 barrier without permission from Starfleet. |
| risk taking in the advancement of science and technology | major | Should the Humans follow the Vulcan's advice and take a slow and measure approach to deep spaceflight development or take risks and possibly get there more quickly? Archer and A.G. Robinson disobeyed orders to break warp speed barrier at great risk to themselves and their mission. |
| risk taking vs. playing it safe | major | Should the Humans follow the Vulcan's advice and take a slow and measure approach to deep spaceflight development or take risks and possibly get there more quickly? Archer and A.G. Robinson disobeyed orders to break warp speed barrier at great risk to themselves and their mission. |
| rivalry | major | Archer and A.G. Robinson competed to be selected as the first pilot to have a chance to break the warp 2.5 barrier. |
| space exploration | major | Archer and A.G. Robinson were passionate about breaking the warp speed barrier and opening up deep space exploration to human as a result. |
| you have to take chances to get ahead | major | Should the Humans follow the Vulcan's advice and take a slow and measure approach to deep spaceflight development or take risks and possibly get there more quickly? Archer and A.G. Robinson disobeyed orders to break warp speed barrier at great risk to themselves and their mission. |
| dark matter | minor | Archer and T'Pol went on a mission to map a dark matter nebula. |
| magnanimity in victory | minor | A.G. Robinson humbly accepted being selected to pilot an historic test flight over his competitor Archer. |
| the qualities of a good leader | minor | A.G. Robinson explained to Archer that he lacked people skills necessary for command. |