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Title: Breaking the Ice (07 Nov 2001)
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| Episode cast overview: | |||
| Scott Bakula | ... | Capt. Jonathan Archer | |
| John Billingsley | ... | Dr. Phlox | |
| Jolene Blalock | ... | Sub-Cmdr. T'Pol | |
| Dominic Keating | ... | Lt. Malcolm Reed | |
| Anthony Montgomery | ... | Ensign Travis Mayweather | |
| Linda Park | ... | Ensign Hoshi Sato | |
| Connor Trinneer | ... | Cmdr. Charles 'Trip' Tucker III | |
| William Utay | ... | Vulcan Capt. Vanik | |
Enterprise encounters an unusually large comet and Enterprise follows the phenomenon. T'Pol finds the comet contains a very rare element even Vulcan scientists haven't yet examined. Just when Reed and Mayweather are to disembark to drill and retrieve some of it, a Vulcan ship, the T'Mur arrives. and its captain says they're interested in human's curiosity about the comet, but Archer doesn't believe it. Especially not after Tucker discovers a coded message has been sent to T'Pol from the Ti'Mur. Written by Arnoud Tiele (imdb@tiele.nl)
The Enterprise finds an iced comet with the rare mineral Eisilium in its core. Captain Archer sends Lieutenant Malcolm Reed and Ensign Travis Mayweather in the shuttlepod to collect samples 20 m beneath the crust using a portable drilling rig. Meanwhile, the Enterprise is observed by a Vulcan ship and the Vulcan Captain Vanik believes the humans are arrogant and prideful. When the Enterprise discovers an encrypted message from the Vulcan ship to T'Pol, Ensign Hoshi Sato gives the translation of the message to Trip, and he sees that it is a personal letter. The ashamed Commander seeks T-Pol and asks her to forgive him. Later she calls him to discuss the subject. When the drilling team is trapped in a hole in the comet, Captain Archer accepts the offer of help of the Vulcan vessel.
"Breaking the Ice" is the best title of an episode that I have recently seen. This title is related to every situation disclosed in this episode: refer to the surface of the comet; refers to the relationship of T'Pol and Trip, and also to humans and Vulcans. The wise T'Pol has lesson of human free will and uses it to define her destiny. I believe the respect among the humans in the Enterprise and T'Pol will increase. My vote is eight.
Title (Brazil): "Quebrando o Gelo" ("Breaking the Ice")