What I have read here, about T'Pol (and Vulcan in the main) pushes me to try to state some considerations, someway also personal.
Why do I love T'Pol? And why Enterprise? Surely there are NOT certain responses. My own taste, my past experiences, something I saw in the show and that struck me, and a lot of other things, more or less evident, more or less clear.
But , for me, there's one thing above all.
The sense of primitivism, of "This is the beginning", which pervades Enterprise.
Humans are reorganizing after the war. They hope and are naive. They are about to conquer the Space.
Under the not too liked tutelage of Vulcans.
And Vulcans?
Well, they, too, seem to me a little bit "primitive".
Of course. It's so.
Their society is slightly paranoid, and full of prejudices (not only in the matter of Humans, I think - BTW, it's Enterprise's merit to show something about these imperfect Vulcans).
OK.
So, in this Vulcan society a Vulcan female grows up, nurtured with all the ideas (and all the prejudices) of this society.
She's young, smart, curious, and (Eh, just so
) also lovely.
And absolutely Vulcan.
And suddenly this young (YOUNG, remember!) Vulcan girl finds herself among an emotional (who knows? Maybe also scary?) crew of Humans.
And between this crew, there's a man, in particular, who tickles her.
Et Voila, les jeux sont faites!
Well, in the authors' intentions probably there was the only will to create a sort of potentially romantic situation (Which works always), and the predestined man likely was another.
But you know. Sometimes things win the day (Luckily!
)
Anyway, in the circumstances I have described it was inevitable that something would happen,
And now we are at the point.
How can it be handled a young Vulcan female in love?
That’s easy with a Human. But with a Vulcan? Female, furthermore.
Simple, very simple!
It's be sufficient to make her behave in the way we have seen on the screen.
A little bit of so said Vulcanity; a little bit of so said Humanity.
One step ahead; two steps backward.
The famous angst of the fourth season which so much irritates me (Well! I said: me!
)
An gruelling shilly-shally!
But (I can hear somebody telling me that) she's Vulcan. She doesn't know how she have to handle emotions. Mosts, she suppresses emotions. As Vulcans do.
Mh... Here there's something which gives me a lot of things to consider.
Maybe I'm mistaking, but the truth is that Vulcans are CONTROLLING emotions, rather than suppress them.
They are a very emotional race. No doubt about that. They have a very superior brain ability (perhaps), but they HAVE emotions.
And (If I'm wrong, correct me please) it's only on Enterprise that you can hear of "suppressed emotion", rather than "controlled emotions".
And then... Please tell me if it isn't an emotion the T'Pol's wish to experience emotions.
But she have to be Vulcan. Cold.
So, here it is Kir'Shara.
She understands. She searches for her true path.
Honestly I find Kir'Shara indeed more foolish than CX finds foolish the Bond.
At least Vulcans are known as a sort of telepathic race.
A fine, telepathic, EMOTIONAL race which - suddenly - is capable of finding herself in the mysticism of Surak. Twice! Earlier, they are almost destroying reciprocally themselves (because of their strong emotions) and then, abruptly, they become capable of controlling them (Ah, the logic!). After, they rediscover Surak, and they (and T'Pol) must follow again the true path.
Poor Trip! Into what kind of trap he has fallen!
Ah, but don't worry! There's Phlox!
Now, I know I'm about to say something many people will find as wrong. Very wrong.
I like Phlox, but not too much.
I don't find him too nice.
Not only he's the prototype of the omniscient and paternalistic doctor that I (I, be sure!) hate. (I prefer the evanescent doctor of VOY).
Oh yes! It's a very good doctor, the doctor who dismisses a Trip in love with a problematic Vulcan female (who doesn't cease to be stubborn and stupid) using a few of unceremonious and cold words. Just he! Who had almost pushed T'Pol to go with Trip!
So, at last, you can understand why I love Enterprise. And T'Pol.
If, in the end of all these jeremiads, I'm here, talking about Enterprise and about Trip and (Eh Eh... above all
) about T'Pol...damn it! There must be really something strongly alluring in Enterprise. And in T'Pol!
Oh well! I posted a very long message!
I hope it was understandable, at least a tiny bit.
But you must forgive me.
I wanted to celebrate.
I became Commodore!
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