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'T'Pol' Faces New Challenge at "Home", Plus the Newest NX Ship - First Plot Details (SPOILERS)

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By Steve Krutzler / 19:48, 23 July 2004 / Enterprise

Jolene Blalock let the cat out of the bag during this week's fall press tour: 'T'Pol' may be getting married. In fact, TrekWeb has received the first information on the third episode of the season in which the big event might occur, entitled simply "Home."

In the episode, slated to begin production August 4th under the direction of Allan Kroeker (who is also directing the season premiere "Storm Front, Part 1", credits), T'Pol will face her mother 'T'Las', who along with another family has arranged a Vulcan marriage for the Enterprise science officer. Producers are reportedly looking for an actress in her 60s are are open to "stunt" casting for the role.

UPN president Dawn Ostroff said earlier this week that the network would like to land popular performers in ENTERPRISE guest roles this season; TNG's Brent Spiner is already onboard for a three-part stint, and Shatner talks is omnipresent.

T'Pol's husband-to-be goes by the name of 'Koss' and looks in his late 30s by human standards. Koss is reminiscient of 'Spock', tall and imposing. But T'Pol -- as you can probably imagine -- is unsure whether to go through with the betrothal. Both T'Las and Koss could appear in later episodes.

In addition, we'll also meet the newest NX-class member of the fleet in "Home." The commemoratively-named Starship Columbia is captained by 'Erika Hernandez', a sexy Latin former colleague of 'Archer's from Starfleet's command school.

Rick Berman stated this week that the third episode of the season would be a standalone before launching into the three-part storyline focusing on Spiner as 'Arik Soong', the great-great-grandfather of 'Noonien Soong' (Data's creator) who attempts to continue the work of geneticists with embryos left over from the Eugenics Wars (story).

Until this information if confirmed by Paramount (or blurted out by one of the producers), it should be treated as rumor. "Home" will air in October.



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By: Jadzia-Dax (Odo's file, contact) @ 21:03:04 on Jul 26, 2004

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Quote:"Other than in times of war"... Hmmmm... "Other than" = "not allowed". ;-)

Not necessarily "not allowed," but more like, "We don't trust your ability to lead a ship with 5,000 men and women on it when war breaks out, so we're going to bring in a rear admiral, make your ship his flagship, make you part of a battle group, and make you his XO, but you can keep the rank of captain and you can maybe have your command back when the war is over. Or not."


Which = "not allowed". LOL

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I didn't do that well in Biology, which is why I majored in Journalism (and later, when I finally completed my Bachelor's degree I changed to business management). And could the "incompleteness" of the Y chromosome be due to the fact that it only has three straight lines, while the X has four? (I was going to say "third leg," but, well, you know... :-) )


LOL. Yes. It's missing that whole extra set of genes. The 4th leg. heh ;-)

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BTW, have you ever read the short story "The Procrustean Petard" by Sondra Marshak and Myrna Culbreath, in "Star Trek: The New Voyages 2"? Very interesting story about taking away the Y chromosome, or adding an extra, and the results thereof.


All you have to do is looks at some genetic abberations and see the same. Or note those who have an extra - the "XXY" or the "XYY", etc.

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"Logan's Run". LOL

Oooh, yeah, forgot about that one!


Heh... I head that someone wanted to remake that and then I haven't heard anything since.

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I remember Roddenberry said something like, when the network approved Spock but disapproved Number One, he felt like half a loaf was better than none. It does seem like this was his chance to get a little revenge for that. :-)


Well that was my argument. Especially since he was bopping Majel. LOL

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Quote:Meanwhile, the symbollism of the "woman Captain", is lost due to not identifying the actress as really being "Kirk" (by slapping a uniform on her as a means for the supposed "real" Kirk to "take charge").

That might have been too obvious, and what would be the logical reason for that?


Yes it WOULD have been "too obvious" and that is why I'm saying they didn't do it. However, thanks to Shatner, the end result was the absolute trashing that the episode ended up getting and the near unanimous sentiment that Lester was this "crazy bitch" and other such nonsense.

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Why would Kirk-as-Lester put on a uniform?


Not Kirk-as-Lester. Shatner already has on the uniform. It's Lester-as-Kirk. LOL

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I can't think of a reason, but that doesn't mean one doesn't exist. What would you think?


I think you got them mixed up? LOL I'm saying the actress who ended up "being" Kirk, should have taken the dress off and put on a uniform. This doesn't necessarily mean that Shatner would then switch to a dress...lol Just that you now have 2 people there, in uniform, one of which would be a "woman in uniform" (but with Kirk's "mind" inside her). Thus the symbollism of a "woman as Captain" in a setting where none was permitted by the censors. ;-)

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And like I said, the biggest question would have been "Why?" I'm not even sure that Spock would have thought it a good idea after his mind-meld, because the truth (when it finally came out) would have been all that was necessary.


The symbollism. If she WAS "Kirk", then to me, Kirk would have immediately gone into "Kirk mode" and taken charge - including asserting his rank. And that could have been underscored by putting on the uniform.

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Now, let's say the mind-transfer that ultimately wore off, didn't. Let's say that it was determined that Kirk was going to be stuck in Lester's body. Then, you could have logically put her in a uniform. But there wouldn't seem to be a reason to do it other than that.


As I noted, I think it would have smoothed out the problems with what the episode was trying to suggest and would have been powerfully symbollic.

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