Attention. I agree that it is possible and maybe valid for somebody the existence of the opinion that T'Pol was the self-seeking intrigant who conceived the cunning plan to become the ambassador by the speedy way deceiving the few humans, making involved with her some human male and pretending to be the best friend of the Earth. I really think that any opinion may be valid. But the outlined opinion infringes upon my beliefs about T'Pol, her aspirations, her character and her possible reactions. I may not discuss that opinion (whether it is logical or not, whether it has a common sense or not). I can stay away that theme or express with passion my thoughts and rather my feelings in respect of that question (and later without respect of persons).
Sorry in advance to those posters whose beliefs will insult. I try in real life to find out beforehand the hot topic of my opponent because I can be a berserk if I became strong involved in my hot topic.
I now catch such topics which do not affect my Enterprise beliefs.
Firstly, I fully agree with Kotik and others that 4 season permitted with the unfeasible angst. But I am sure that if Enterprise had the perfect depiction of TnT (both as the pair and as the individual characters) I could be very happy but I would spend my time on other things (other movies, PC games, books et al). I adore the movie "Gattaka" but I was rewatching it very rarely and I never seek other lovers of this movie in internet.
I prefer to focus my attention on the positive TnT dynamics and disregards the rest. I offended somebody in this year maybe three times (and even very strongly). But I made many good deals for this person. I perceive the Enterprise (especially season 4) as some neighbour decided to tell everybody all my quarrels (TnT miscommunication and discord) and to mention only few good deals casually.
Kotik wrote: How did Koss or even T'Les know that T'Pol was coming home? One can guess that T'Pol told her mother by subspace transmission, but Koss could only know from T'Les. Her mother obviously was conspiring with Koss.
Silverbullet wrote: That was not the Human Flag ship they travelled to Vulcan on. the flagship0 was Enterprise and it was in dock. I believe they travellled on a vulcan Ship so that rules out how Koss would guess that T-Pol would be visiiting Mother.
I may find out all info about the train trips or flights of some person from my city in 2005 for example. There are many people which are the strangers for me but they may find out all my trips have been registered in any databases in this year, month.
Kos has a powerful father and he may have his friends in Vulcan customs office, the border services, the carrier company et al. Seeking T'Pol in her mother house is a logical step after that.
Kotik wrote: b) T'Pol had made it clear that she did not want to marry Koss. It may be tradition to do arranged marriages, but traditions are not LAW. So enforcing tradition against another beings will by threatening is blackmail. T'Les' logic should have told her that. Since I have been exposed to violence and blackmail by my own mother I react very badly to that.
I agree in this question with WarpGirl. T'Les may comprehend the feelings of her daughter but thinking that this marriage is beneficial for her. And it is not betrayal or evil. I have the constant arguments with my mother (and many other peoples) thinking that my lifestyle is not proper, my goals are not right. Maybe it is. But my opinion about the place of the family and the friends in my life proves its value so far. My friends are more helpful than many relatives which often are of new troubles not of use. T'Pol is not well informed about the position of her mother. T'Les does not have to tell all about her life, especially, when this talk can give her daughter a chance to refrain from such marriage.
Kotik wrote:c) Koss did gain nothing by that marriage. He had the ceremony and T'Pol left a contrail right afterwards. The whole marriage had illogic written all over it. They enforce the tradition of the arranged marriage, but foreswear the tradition of living a year together? Logic my ass.
I do not have my opinion about Kos. I have read many stories (fanfics, of course) about him with the romantic Kos, the evil Kos, Kos as the sacrifice of the circumstances, his despotic father and many other interesting ideas. And all of them are plausible for me.
I am very sad about that unfeasible twist in "Home" which is repulsive for me but I love this episode which had the beautiful views and the nice TnT moments in the beginning, introduced T'Les, showed Kos and nspired many fanfics authors.