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* BaitAndSwitch: After Archer tells Trip to have Hoshi make decrypting the transmission her top priority, the scene cuts to the three of them on the bridge, with Hoshi asking Archer if they should go through with it, and he says yes. They then start a reply to one of the schools that sent them letters and pictures.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: T'Pol asking Trip for advice on how to proceed with the marriage is the first step in her long [[IncrediblyLamePun trip]] towards better relations with her human crewmates.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: T'Pol asking Trip for advice on how to proceed with the marriage is the first step in her long [[IncrediblyLamePun [[{{Pun}} trip]] towards better relations with her human crewmates.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Trip's reaction to having to answer a question about what happens when a toilet is flushed.
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* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Trip's reaction to having to answer a question about what happens when a toilet is flushed.flushed.
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%%* IronicEcho: "You are human; you are free to choose."
* JerkAss: The Vulcan captain is at best condescending to Archer, and at times openly rude.
* JerkAss: The Vulcan captain is at best condescending to Archer, and at times openly rude.
* IronicEcho: T'Pol repeats "You are human; you are free to choose." back to Archer when he's having trouble deciding whether to swallow his pride and ask the Vulcans to help them rescue Travis and Malcolm.
* JerkAss: The Vulcan captain is at best condescending to Archer, and at times openly rude.
* JerkAss: The Vulcan captain is at best condescending to Archer, and at times openly rude.
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* SnowballFight: Travis suggests having one on the comet, until Malcolm points out that EV suits would make it less enjoyable.
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* SnowballFight: Travis suggests having one on the comet, until Malcolm points out that EV suits they're wearing would make it less enjoyable.defeat the point.
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* CareerVsMan: T'Pol has to choose between staying on ''Enterprise'' or returning to Vulcan to marry Kos. She insists to Trip that she must do the latter as per Vulcan tradition, but Trip suggests that she's subconsciously leaning towards the former.
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Archer comes across a comet. Meanwhile Trip regrets intercepting and decrypting a message sent to T'Pol.
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In the mess hall, Trip is showing Phlox and T'Pol some drawings drawn by his nephew (who's in the fourth grade) and the nephew's classmates. Then, Archer comes across calls everybody to the bridge because he's discovered a comet. Meanwhile comet (the largest ever seen by a human or a Vulcan) and wants to follow it. That night, Trip regrets intercepting and decrypting T'Pol have a message sent little talk in the mess hall while she reads and drinks tea and he eats pecan pie.
The next day, she notes that the comet contains a rare, elusive mineral called "eisillium". Noting that the deposits are too deep for the transporter, she prepares Malcolm and Travis for a landing in a shuttlepod. A Vulcan ship called ''Ti'Mur'' appears and hails the ''Enterprise'', wanting toT'Pol.
observe what the crew are doing. Archer agrees in the interest of cooperation, but is unhappy at the idea of the Vulcans "looking over their shoulders".
Malcolm and Travis land on the comet and start their scans. Meanwhile, Trip grows suspicious after discovering that T'Pol has received coded messages from the Vulcan ship. He tells Archer, who gets angry and has Hoshi decrypt it. On the bridge, the crew answer several questions from Irish schoolkids, including what happens when you flush a toilet (much to Trip's embarrassment), how they talk to aliens, and whether germs can survive in space.
Malcolm and Travis set up their equipment on the comet, while Travis builds a snowman. Back on the ship, Hoshi hands Trip the message, which she decrypted but didn't read as she thought that'd be rude. Trip translates it with the ship's translation matrix and it turns out to be a personal note relating to her arranged marriage. This embarrasses Trip, who feels he must tell T'Pol. He does, and apologises profusely, but she is still displeased.
Archer calls T'Pol over to discuss inviting the Vulcan captain, Vanik, over to dinner to establish trust between the two species. She then goes to see Phlox about some insomnia, who gives her an analgesic. Meanwhile, on the comet, Malcolm and Travis add pointy ears to the snowman and then Malcolm blows it up.
At dinner, Archer talks to Vanik about various things such as his ship, but Vanik is cold and laconic. Archer notes that he's suspicious that Vulcans keep cropping up yet apparently don't explore and accuses Vanik of spying on ''Enterprise''. Archer then notes that the explosion on the comet changed its course towards the star, thus heating it up. Malcolm and Travis promise to leave.
T'Pol then talks about her arranged marriage to Trip in private, revealing a problem: if she does get married, she'll have to leave for at least a year. Trip gets very angry, since he thinks arranged marriages are unethical, which offends T'Pol and she accuses him of being culturally insensitive.
On the comet, Travis injures his leg, forcing Malcolm to help him walk. They hurry to the shuttlepod with the core sample, but when they get to the shuttlepod, it isn't working, and they fall through the surface. Vanik wants to help, but Archer refuses and tries to have Trip use the grappler instead. However, it doesn't work, so T'Pol convinces Archer to swallow his pride and accept Vanik's help, pointing out that doing so would help Vanik see past his prejudices against humans. Vanik rescues Malcolm and Travis with his tractor beam (which Starfleet doesn't have yet) but refuses the data they collected. Meanwhile, T'Pol decides to reconsider her arranged marriage.
The next day, she notes that the comet contains a rare, elusive mineral called "eisillium". Noting that the deposits are too deep for the transporter, she prepares Malcolm and Travis for a landing in a shuttlepod. A Vulcan ship called ''Ti'Mur'' appears and hails the ''Enterprise'', wanting to
Malcolm and Travis land on the comet and start their scans. Meanwhile, Trip grows suspicious after discovering that T'Pol has received coded messages from the Vulcan ship. He tells Archer, who gets angry and has Hoshi decrypt it. On the bridge, the crew answer several questions from Irish schoolkids, including what happens when you flush a toilet (much to Trip's embarrassment), how they talk to aliens, and whether germs can survive in space.
Malcolm and Travis set up their equipment on the comet, while Travis builds a snowman. Back on the ship, Hoshi hands Trip the message, which she decrypted but didn't read as she thought that'd be rude. Trip translates it with the ship's translation matrix and it turns out to be a personal note relating to her arranged marriage. This embarrasses Trip, who feels he must tell T'Pol. He does, and apologises profusely, but she is still displeased.
Archer calls T'Pol over to discuss inviting the Vulcan captain, Vanik, over to dinner to establish trust between the two species. She then goes to see Phlox about some insomnia, who gives her an analgesic. Meanwhile, on the comet, Malcolm and Travis add pointy ears to the snowman and then Malcolm blows it up.
At dinner, Archer talks to Vanik about various things such as his ship, but Vanik is cold and laconic. Archer notes that he's suspicious that Vulcans keep cropping up yet apparently don't explore and accuses Vanik of spying on ''Enterprise''. Archer then notes that the explosion on the comet changed its course towards the star, thus heating it up. Malcolm and Travis promise to leave.
T'Pol then talks about her arranged marriage to Trip in private, revealing a problem: if she does get married, she'll have to leave for at least a year. Trip gets very angry, since he thinks arranged marriages are unethical, which offends T'Pol and she accuses him of being culturally insensitive.
On the comet, Travis injures his leg, forcing Malcolm to help him walk. They hurry to the shuttlepod with the core sample, but when they get to the shuttlepod, it isn't working, and they fall through the surface. Vanik wants to help, but Archer refuses and tries to have Trip use the grappler instead. However, it doesn't work, so T'Pol convinces Archer to swallow his pride and accept Vanik's help, pointing out that doing so would help Vanik see past his prejudices against humans. Vanik rescues Malcolm and Travis with his tractor beam (which Starfleet doesn't have yet) but refuses the data they collected. Meanwhile, T'Pol decides to reconsider her arranged marriage.
* AlliterativeName: The girl who asks the "poop question" is named Molly [=McCook=].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally breaking the ice on the comet and figuratively breaking the ice between Trip and T'Pol.
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* NobodyPoops: It appears they do, with the result recycled as boots and other useful items. No wonder [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E01E02BrokenBow Klaang was complaining about "stinky boots"]]!
* OhCrap: Trip's face crumbles when Archer tells him to answer a question about where the poop goes on a starship.
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* NobodyPoops: It appears [[AvertedTrope they do, do]], with the result recycled as boots and other useful items. No wonder [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E01E02BrokenBow Klaang was complaining about "stinky boots"]]!
* OhCrap: PlayedForLaughs-- Trip's face crumbles when Archer tells him to answer a question about where the poop goes on a starship.
* OhCrap: PlayedForLaughs-- Trip's face crumbles when Archer tells him to answer a question about where the poop goes on a starship.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The comet is said to have a diameter of 82.6 kilometers, yet when Reed and Mayweather land on it's surface, it inexplicably has a gravity equivalent to Earth. In real life the gravity on such a small object would be extremely weak, but the plot requires it to be stronger to add drama to the away team's mission by having them fall through the ice.
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* ArtisticLicensePhysics: The comet is said to have a diameter of 82.6 kilometers, yet when Reed and Mayweather land on it's its surface, it inexplicably has a gravity equivalent to Earth. In real life life, the gravity on such a small object would be extremely weak, but the plot requires it to be stronger to add drama to the away team's mission by having them fall through the ice.
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* SeriousBusiness: The message about T'Pol's marriage is encrypted for privacy reasons, [[PoorCommunicationKills but as Archer is already suspicious of the Vulcans he has Trip decode it]]. Trip complains that all the Vulcans had to do was label it Private.
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* SeriousBusiness: The message about T'Pol's marriage is encrypted for privacy reasons, [[PoorCommunicationKills but as Archer is already suspicious of the Vulcans he has Trip Hoshi decode it]]. Trip complains that all the Vulcans had to do was label it Private."Personal" and it would've been left alone.
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* SeriousBusiness: The message about T'Pol's marriage is encrypted for privacy reasons, [[PoorCommunicationKills but as Archer is already suspicious of the Vulcans he has Trip decode it]]. Trip complains that all the Vulcans had to do was label it Private.
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* ContinuityNod: Travis mentions only having seen snow twice in his life. Well, [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E01E02BrokenBow we remember one of those times]].
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* StealthPun: The episode's title refers equally well to both plots, literally with the comet and metaphorically with the first contact.
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* TakeOurWordForIt: T'Pol describes a child's drawing of ''Enterprise'' as "crude, but surprisingly accurate". Too bad Trip doesn't angle it for the viewers at home.
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* NobodyPoops: It appears they do, with the result recycled as boots and other useful items. No wonder [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS01E01E02BrokenBow Klaang was complaining about "stinky boots"!boots"]]!
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* OhCrap: Trip's face crumbles when Archer tells him to answer a question about where the poop goes on a starship.
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* SpaceIsNoisy: That was a very nice, ''loud'' explosion on that comet, Malcolm.
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** Also, the comet has a very impressive tail despite not being anywhere near a star. In reality, stellar wind is what produces the tail, and it doesn't always extend behind the comet.
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* MacGuffin: The eisilium in the comet. It's very rare, so Archer seizes the chance to mine some of it. Too bad it's never explained what eisilium is used for.
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* SnowballFight: Travis suggests having one on the comet, until Malcolm points out that EV suits would make it less enjoyable.
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* DefrostingIceQueen: T'Pol asking Trip for advice on how to proceed with the marriage is the first step in her long [[IncrediblyLamePun trip]] towards better relations with her human crewmates.
** IronicEcho: "You are human; you are free to choose."
** IronicEcho: "You are human; you are free to choose."
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* HonorBeforeReason: Why Trip admits to T'Pol that he read her letter. There's no logical reason to do so, but his own conscience won't let it go.
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* ArrangedMarriage: The first time T'Pol's betrothal to Koss comes up. [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS4E3Home It won't be the last.]]
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* ArrangedMarriage: The first time T'Pol's betrothal to Koss comes up. [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS4E3Home [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS04E03Home It won't be the last.]]
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally [[spoiler: breaking the ice on the comet]] and figuratively [[spoiler: breaking the ice between Trip and T'Pol]].
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* AintTooProudToBeg: Archer visibly resists the urge to play this trope straight when Malcolm and Travis are in trouble and only the Vulcans can save them. After deliberation, however, he gives in.
* ArrangedMarriage: The first time T'Pol's betrothal to Koss comes up. [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS4E3Home It won't be the last.]]
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally[[spoiler: breaking the ice on the comet]] comet and figuratively [[spoiler: breaking the ice between Trip and T'Pol]].T'Pol.
* SecretKeeper: Since Trip already read her letter, T'Pol decides to confide in him regarding her ArrangedMarriage.
* WhatTheHellHero: T'Pol chews Trip out for reading a letter addressed to her. Of course, he's already beaten himself up over it.
* YouHaveGotToBeKiddingMe: Trip's reaction to having to answer a question about what happens when a toilet is flushed.
* ArrangedMarriage: The first time T'Pol's betrothal to Koss comes up. [[Recap/StarTrekEnterpriseS4E3Home It won't be the last.]]
* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally
* SecretKeeper: Since Trip already read her letter, T'Pol decides to confide in him regarding her ArrangedMarriage.
* WhatTheHellHero: T'Pol chews Trip out for reading a letter addressed to her. Of course, he's already beaten himself up over it.
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally [[spoiler: breaking the ice on the comet]] and figuratively [[spoiler: breaking the ice between Trip and T'Pol]].
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* DoubleMeaningTitle: Literally [[spoiler: breaking the ice on the comet]] and figuratively [[spoiler: breaking the ice between Trip and T'Pol]].
