male-female bonding theme
Two mature adult characters of the opposite sex strengthen their friendship through some sort of bonding activity or shared hardship etc. Note: This theme is not used if the nature of the relationship is predominantly romantic.
Examples
In ent1x15 "Shadows of P'Jem", Archer and T'Pol are held hostage together, a tribulation during which they come to much better understand each other.
4 total · 4 major
| Story | Level | Motivation |
|---|---|---|
| ent1x15 | major | Archer and T'Pol bonded while being held hostage by Coridanite rebels. Archer bonded a bit with T'Pol, both deliberately and then by being taken hostages. |
| ent2x07 | major | Archer bonded with T'Pol on mission to capture the Vulcan fugitive Menos. |
| movie: Spacehunter: Adventures in the Forbidden Zone (1983) | major | Space rogue Wolff and the teenage Scav Niki became dear to one another in a platonic way as they worked together the rescue three kidnapped women. |
| tng7x08 | major | Picard and Beverly bonded over each others thoughts. |