Yes, I like many of the fan fiction choices already mentioned. And I’ll throw in a few others, like Shouldknowbetter’s “We’ll Always Have Enterprise,” which has a Casablanca-like feel to it. (And that one has two follow-ups – “Ceti Alpha V” and “Daybreak.”) And a couple more which I think (and hope) are still works-in-progress -- Eratta’s “To Boldly Go Once Again,” and Quills’ “2084.”
Pensive, nice “Horizon” caps. I had forgotten that little look Archer gives after Trip leaves….
unchienne said:
Btw...what episode did you first notice an attraction between these two? While they always looked good together, I think for me it had to be the continuous ribbing that started in "Unexpected" and reared its head in subsequent eps.
Hmm…interesting question. I noticed a certain “intensity” in their interactions during the Broken Bow pilot and thought they seemed to play off each other well, but I wasn’t really thinking about potential pairings at that point. “Strange New World” (especially the last scene between them when they discuss challenging preconceptions) was really the first episode that made me think the writers were potentially setting up a romantic pairing, and “Breaking the Ice” sort of reinforced that view, although they also seemed to be testing other potential pairings as the season went on.
boushh said:
Hhmmm, I always thought that they may have had an idea of the Trellium arc earlier in the season but didn't want to tip their hand too early... perhaps even only certain people may have knonw it was going to play out in that direction. When thinking of "Similitude" one wonders if Manny even knew the direction they were going to go in at that point since he was a newbie... It's possible that the producers and director and/or JB knew, hence the slightly more emotional moments T'Pol has in that episode... because this is post "Impulse" and if one looks at things the way ttb posts below, she may have residual TD in her system or was already messing around with it.
I guess it’s possible B&B had the idea earlier in the season or perhaps they planned for T’Pol to be affected somehow by the trellium but didn’t come up with the specific addiction angle until later. I don’t think I’ve ever seen any definitive comments on when they actually developed that storyline. And I wasn’t following ENT online when those eps first aired, so what I have to go on is mainly the interviews available from that timeframe. Based on those, it seems there really wasn’t mention of the trellium until later in the season – after episodes like “Similitude” and “Harbinger” were already filmed. And I had the impression that the actors (or perhaps CT) didn’t have much advance knowledge about the storyline either. For example, CT indicated that he and JB sat down before filming “Harbinger” and talked about how they could play the scene(s) and try to stay true to their characters. (He said they actually filmed the morning after scene first.) It just didn’t sound like they had much of an inkling as to what was ahead, or it seems to me they might’ve played some of those scenes differently. But like I said, I don’t recall anything definitive about the timing.
If B&B really did have an idea of where the storyline was heading, though, it seems rather shortsighted that more indications weren’t included in the eps leading up to “Damage.” I think a storyline like that one, which had such significant negative implications for a main character, needed to be developed carefully and with the motivations really fleshed out.
HopefulRomantic said:
"Entire" is stating it broadly, too. We can assume that T'Pol knew Trip was coming to see her for neuropressure, and likely she was prepared to make some kind of definitive statement, whether it be a kiss or something more. She sparred verbally with him until she confirmed that he had feelings for her. Then she acted. The scene ended there, so we can only speculate what was planned, or spontaneous, after that.
Yes, that’s sort of how I viewed the scene. It seemed T’Pol was at a point when she wanted some type of clarity re: Trip’s feelings for her and where she stood relative to Amanda. But I hesitate to think she had planned every move out deliberately and carefully… she couldn’t be sure how Trip would react. And initially, T’Pol was acting aloof and reserved, and Trip was the one who actually brought up the jealousy topic – with T’Pol reacting once he essentially admitted his feelings. Re: the lack of pajamas, I’ve wondered if that was really supposed to be an indication of premeditation (or being prepared just in case) on T’Pol’s part, or if it was simply a practical filming element – easier to remove a single item (robe) instead of a two-piece pajama set.
Captain X said:
I think they intended for it to be cute, which is why T'Pol was acting so coy and why Trip didn't walk off after the "exploration" bit.
Yes, I also think it was intended to be cute and end on a lighter tone, and with the implication that there was something more going on beyond the words that were actually spoken. (Wasn’t there a script note that indicated neither of them was sure what had happened between them wouldn’t happen again?) I think the ambiguity at the end gave the writers some flexibility re: what direction to take the relationship. To me, though, it seemed like a missed opportunity to either move the relationship forward or set up the storyline to come (assuming they knew where things were headed at that point).
Lovely caps from “Strange New World” and “Countdown,”
HR – two of my favorites.
And
JohnV, I think this is the scene you’re referring to from “Terra Prime” – the one where Trip and T’Pol grieve and seek comfort together. Very moving….
T’Pol grieves while holding the IDIC pendant.
Trip says the delegates want to attend the service for Elizabeth.
T’Pol replies “She was important.”
Trip goes on to say that he spoke with Phlox and there was a flaw in the technique Paxton’s doctors used for the cloning process.
T’Pol looks at Trip and he continues to explain that
There's no medical reason Human DNA and Vulcan DNA can't combine. "So, if a Vulcan and a Human ever decided to have a child... it’d probably be ok."
And Trip says "That’s sort of comforting."
T’Pol seems to struggle with the implications of this new information then
Reaches out to grasp Trip’s hand as they clutch the IDIC pendant between them.
What a lovely image and poignant scene.
