Posted by myst123:
I don't think that the decision to promote the political alliance between Vulcans and humans via Archer and T'Pol had anything to do with a poll. It has to do with what Archer needs to accomplish in space. He needs to get humans to be taken seriously. T'Pol is a colleague and a Vulcan - Archer needs to work with her to bring humans, Vulcans, and one hopes! Andorians together. Trip and T'Pol are aboaut the personal - about interspecies love and expectations. They may fail because it is too early in the alliance for two members of these very different species to make it.
I look forward to Archer learning to take humans forward into space, to make humans part of a larger community. In the past two years, he wanted to be a tourist, in some ways - he didn't want to face the harsh realities Vulcans had been telling him exist. Now he knows. Now he will start helping to create the guidelines which keep humans safe in space. This will be great. And he will have two good friends and colleagues by his side, there to help and be supportive: Trip and T'Pol.
