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Enterprise is welcomed home after saving Earth and the crew takes a much needed vacation. Tucker & T'Pol visit Vulcan where T'Pol must consider marriage to Koss. Erika Hernandez becomes captain of the Columbia and renews her acquaintance with Archer. Phlox encounters prejudice on Earth. Directed by: Allan Kroeker. Story by: Mike Sussman.
15 total · 2 choice · 6 major · 7 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| cross cultural romance | choice | T'Pol and Tucker took the next step in their interspecies romantic relationship. |
| duty vs. love | choice | Should T'Pol go through with her arranged marriage or be with Tucker? Archer and his old flame didn't pursue their relationship in the past because she was his subordinate. |
| arranged marriage | major | T'Pol had been arranged to marry Koss and her parents expected her to follow through with her commitment. |
| choosing between lovers | major | Should T'Pol stay with Tucker, whom she loved, or marry Koss in accordance with Vulcan custom? |
| love triangle | major | T'Pol was engaged to Koss but she loved Tucker. |
| mother and daughter | major | T'Les and T'Pol. |
| old flames | major | Archer his former subordinate Erika Hernandez. |
| xenophobia in society | major | A xenophobic man confronted Malcolm, Phlox, and Mayweather and expressed his concern about the Enterprise mission resulting in all sorts of alien races knowing where Earth is located. |
| coping with being famous | minor | Archer went mountain climbing to get away from people asking him for his autograph and so on. |
| engaged couple | minor | T'Pol and her arranged husband Koss. |