The Forge story
Earth's embassy on Vulcan is partially destroyed by a bomb, killing Admiral Forrest. Archer & T'Pol travel to Vulcan in search of an alleged terrorist group blamed for the explosion, of which T'Pol's mother is a member. Directed by: Michael Grossman. Story by: Garfield Reeves-Stevens & Judith Reeves-Stevens.
16 total · 2 choice · 3 major · 11 minor
| Theme | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| international politics | choice | Earth's embassy on Vulcan was bombed by terrorists. |
| terrorism | choice | The main suspects in a bombing of Earth's embassy on Vulcan were members of the Syrrannite order of religious zealots. |
| human vs. desert environment | major | Archer and T'Pol trekked through a desert, called the Forge, in search of T'Pol’s mother. |
| religious fundamentalism | major | Syrrannites were described as religious zealots and were suspects in the bombing of Earth's embassy on Vulcan. |
| telepathic society | major | Soval performed a mind meld on a comatose guard. Syrran mind melded with Archer moments before Syrran died. |
| human self-sacrifice for another | minor | Maxwell Forrest saved the Vulcan ambassador V'Las' life by pushing him out of the way of an exploding bomb, but lost his own life as a result. |
| human vs. beast | minor | Archer and T'Pol were stalked by a Sehlat in the desert. |
| husband and wife | minor | T'Pol and her husband Koss. |
| mother and daughter | minor | T'Pol was presented with evidence that her mother was part of an extremist group called the Syrrannites. |
| political neutrality | minor | Archer explained that Earth had taken pains to remain a neutral party in the conflict between the Vulcans and Andorians. |