Awakening story

ent4x08 · 2004-11-26

Archer & T'Pol find T'Pau and T'Pol's mother and learn that Archer is carrying Surak's katra. Directed by: Roxann Dawson. Story by: André Bormanis.

9 total · 2 major · 7 minor

ThemeLevelMotivation
telepathic society major Archer struggled to come to grip with having been mind melded with by Syrran.
the soul major T'Pol was skeptical of Syrrannite claims that Archer possessed inside him the "katra", or soul, of Syrran inside him.
coping with radiation sickness minor Surak was suffering from radiation sickness.
genocide minor The Vulcan council decided to bomb the Syrrannite dissidents out of existence.
learning about a foreign culture minor The Vulcan Soval confided in Tucker that he's "developed an affinity" for humans from having lived on Earth for over 30 years.
mother and daughter minor T'Pol couldn't understand why her mother T'Les joined the radical Syrrannites movement.
pacifism minor The Syrrannites were pacifists and opposed a preemptive strike on Andoria.
preemptive strike in self-defense minor The Vulcan council planned a preemptive strike on Andoria.
quasi-religious cult minor T'Pol confided in Archer that she felt her mother T'Les joined a cult.