Star Trek: Enterprise - Tucker Meets the Parents on Vulcan

“Commander Tucker is so angry that T’Pol’s going through with her arranged marriage that (as he later reveals to her mother) it’s at that moment he realizes he loves her. He shows his love in a way that’s appropriate on Vulcan: by doing absolutely nothing, allowing her to do what she needs to to improve her family’s standing.” Watch Every Star Trek EVER on Paramount+: www.paramountp...

[@rubiks6]

" These clothes belonged to my husband. They fit you well." You could not ask for more affirmative approval from a Vulcan mother. One of the best lines in the series.

[@quoniam426]

Plus, she touches him on the shoulders and the arms when Vulcans rarely do that kind of thing, as if she was praising a Son in Law or something...

[@LA_Commander]

He should have shagged her right there

[@jakerazmataz852]

Brought a tear to my eye. I'm an OS guy. I didn't watch many of the series.

[@bsimester2010]

If season 5 had gone through, a storyline that T'Pol found out her father was secretly a Romulan would have been told.

[@dmanc85]

I like the explanation from T'Les that even though Vulcans don't show emotion, they still understand and feel them.

[@gnomeheart1]

Serik Said that Vulcan Emotions run much Higher than in Humans < so they adopted Logic to Curtail their disastrous Emotions.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

It's my impression that T'Les found Trip's concern for not making an already fraught situation for T'Pol, even more so, made him appear to be admirable in her eyes, at least as much as she would grant that distinction to a human.

[@ReaverLordTonus]

Agreed, she says she doesn't condone their relationship but you can rell she doesn't dislike him and has developed respect for him. Probably why she told him this, she figures that if T'Pol were to fall for a human she at least chose a decent one.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

He was willing to take the hit if it made things easier for her. And his assessment of the situation was logical.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​@@ReaverLordTonus, Yes, and it's absolutely visible, after he speaks, in the turn of her head (and the glint of recognition in her eyes) at approximately 2:09.

[@agm8554]

I half expected T'Les to say, "You may be human, but your response is one worthy of a Vulcan."

[@blueduck9409]

Tells me Tles is an honorable person in as much as she recognizes Trips love for Tpol, and she sees it is sincere. Who couldnt honor that?

[@jamesbuchanan4414]

A huge nod to T'Les is that this marriage was about protecting her from political backlash. She actually put herself up as a sacrifice for her daughter's happiness by encouraging Trip to tell her. THAT is deep acceptance.

[@LordTalax]

T'pol's mother is rather emotional for a Vulcan too.

[@futo]

well guess where T'pol got her, emotion close to the surface from

[@msarzo]

Joanna Cassidy probably would have shown even more if it were up to her, but she still had to play it as a Vulcan. She had to show T'Les's emotions as fairly hidden subtext. She did that pretty well.

[@Tylerpierre99]

T'les was a member of the Syranites. Although they're Vulcans, they conduct themselves differently and although they're not emotional, they seem more attuned, more spiritual and well.....they essentially become the Vulcans we grew to know.

[@Nezuji]

Although Vulcans were originally depicted as "emotionless", I think that pretty quickly we learned that they do have emotions, but control themselves and try to detach their thinking and behaviour from them. As humans, one of the best way to "control" our emotions is actually to be completely in touch with and aware of them at all times. To make them an active part of our thought processes, so that we can make allowances for them and limit their impact on our decisions. I picture the Vulcans' intellect the same way.

[@TerryT420]

She understood how much ol' catfish cared about her daughter. Releasing someone that you love is the greatest sacrifice, and he was willing to do it, for T'Pol. Plus, he's good at fixing appliances, too.

[@PR--un4ub]

Commander Catfish!

[@ricaard]

Commander Pan-fried Catfish

[@spuwho]

@@ricaard Don't forget a slice of the pecan pie. (or as a vulcan would say "mostly sugar")

[@virginiaconnor8350]

@@ricaard Gotta have hush puppies, green beans, and sweet tea with your meal too and that pecan pie (even if Connor Trinneer is really from Washington State).

[@ricaard]

@@virginiaconnor8350 now, *THAT'S* a meal!!

[@myfavoritemartian1]

He loved her so much that he would not put "He or me" pressure on her. He knew it was to save her Mother but could not tell her either. Trapped.

[@kristjanpeil]

T'pol's mom actually rocked!

[@richardlahan7068]

There's more to T'Les than meets the eye. Not your "standard" Vulcan.

[@oiman5733]

they were going to reveal T'Pol had Romulan ancestry if the show wasn't cancelled

[@richardlahan7068]

@@oiman5733 That would have been interesting. Might have explained why she struggled with suppressing her emotions and felt more at ease around humans than other Vulcans.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

T'Pol did tell Cpt. Archer her mother was a bit eccentric. I get the feeling that T'Pol was a bit eccentric too and once she felt accepted by the crew, started changing her hairstyle, clothes, and attitude to fit in with them-while still maintaining her own personality.

[@R3dp055um]

She's got some boobies on her.

[@intheworldbutnotofit8002]

Best show ever. How I miss this show.

[@blueduck9409]

Thats annunderstatement

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

Probably my favorite scene in all of Enterprise!!! Phenomenal scene with two excellent actors!

[@virginiaconnor8350]

He only meets one parent, T'Pol's mother, who doesn't like him at first, but soon realises he might make a better mate than Koss. Koss could've fixed her appliances by now, but he didn't. He's an architect, not an engineer who knows how to fix things. I think T'Pol secretly preferred Trip since she wanted an excuse to make Koss wait. She either kissed Trip on her own to tell him to be patient or because her mother gave her some kind of hint to let Trip know she really wanted her daughter to chose Trip.

[@nathanieldaiken1064]

Watching this at 1318 on a Saturday helps me like it more. We sold this show short.

[@iecasper]

The reminder that Vulcan's have emotion's. They're just suppressing them.

[@jasongooden917]

T-Pol's mom ain't half bad either

[@shawnwilt7196]

T'Pol definitely gets two things from her mother.

[@Trev0r98]

god, if I were Trip, I could almost fall for T'Pol's mother.

[@mattrogers5188]

This is from "Home," season 4, episode 3

[@sgt.bunbun1369]

Love this scene! My wife's parents lol

[@michellebruce5092]

My favorite episode 😀

[@praise_kek340]

As they say there is always the mother

[@phillm156]

She was a great Nexus 7 assassin trying to break into the Terrell corporation before being gunned down by that Decker!

[@HandleGF]

There's more chemistry between him and the mother... Star Rack: Enterprise

[@ricaard]

She's rockin'!

[@kreb7]

I have to admit the mother ...

[@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546]

With difference of Vulcan vs human life span in mind, bonding to a human is very much puppy love. Look at Sarek 🥴

[@agm8554]

Twice over.

[@blueduck9409]

Its better to love, honest love, and lost than to never have loved at all.

[@paulprovenzano3755]

Enterprise…….. the last REAL Trek

[@spuwho]

Joanna Cassidy was great casting for T'Pol's mother. But her corset was clearly bothering her during this scene.

[@VektorLomonosov]

;) like! ;)

[@javierbookshadowscontribut6223]

22nd comment

[@jayallen81]

Enterprise was a damn good show and needed a proper three more seasons. It would have been hailed as one of the greatest Treks.

[@OneofInfinity.]

Agreed, instead we get garbage getting renewed.

[@Scylon1]

Went off the rails a bit with all the time stuff, however I did enjoy seeing how an actual captain would make difficult choices when required.

[@sartainja]

Amen. It was really “gelling” when it was canceled.

[@Tigerheart01]

Especially if the rumors were true that Shran was going to join the crew as the new Chief Engineer in the 5th season.

[@kristjanpeil]

Funny how we start swearing when addressing ENT's unrecongnized goodness :)

[@samuelatwood9924]

I loved this particular scene. T'Pol's mother really floored Tripp with her observations and suggestions.

[@deker0954]

She was floored by what he said.

[@christopherpericolosi-king4979]

She realized at that point how closed-minded she was being.

[@aerospacenews]

Those are great performances by two gifted actors. Nicely directed too.

[@Frosteegirl]

I don't care what others thought, Enterprise was just fine to me.

[@Aone339]

if you dont count the 4th season, best ST series to me

[@richardlahan7068]

Just finished rewatching the entire series on Netflix. Enterprise and DS9 are my two favorite Star Trek series.

[@connorsnader891]

Exactly I wish they would have made more

[@IronSpyder-ky2lk]

@@Aone339 the fourth season was the best!

[@IronSpyder-ky2lk]

@HeadshotGamer X the ending of kir’shara was really surprising to me. Shame they didn’t expand on that in later seasons

[@thomassalois3508]

The scene just goes to show you how much trip really did love t'pol he was ready to give her up but in the end they were together

[@uncletaylorify]

How? Tripp died in the last episode.

[@DuchessofSassytown]

@@uncletaylorifyThat old holonovel? It's kind of like a movie biopic. They always make things up to raise the drama, but none of that really happened in real life.

[@starliner2498]

​@@uncletaylorify in the novels, it turns out that trip fakes his death and was recruited into section 31 and much later on moved to vulcan with T'pol and their kids. Thats my personal cannon too

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​@DuchessofSassytown , Yes, as Archer told Reed, in Shockwave, "Just like those old Bible movies, Malcolm. They were never written."

[@midnightrun5622]

She didn't say she disapproved only that she "may not condone" their relationship. Could be one of those "splitting hairs" situations when Vulcans speak.

[@fionam3554]

"can't condone" because of the ramifications of breaking off the arranged marriage. Can also be read to say "If the arrangement blows up on its' own, I approve" Trip used approve, she used condone.

[@andrewleah1983]

She means it in the same way as not condoning a parent murdering someone who raped their child. Whilst that action is agreeable by a huge number of people it’s still wrong.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

In 'Unexpected', T'Pol tells Trip that the first things a female does is invite the make to meet her parents. Archer laughs behind his hand. And what later happens? T'Pol brings Trip home and he meets her mother. I wonder what else her mother told him about her. Did her mother remember T'Pol as she was in the first two seasons or the last 2?

[@ReginaldDj1]

I totally loved this scene where T'pol Mom shows emotion and tries to help Trip to express his DEEP love for T'pol which we all know exists I can remember rooting so hard for them I almost jumped through the TV screen lol 🤣

[@magatrone100]

When a Vulcan is appealing to emotion and the human is the logical one

[@RalphDerGott]

🎶T'Pol's mom's got it going on.🎶 ST: Entreprise is criminally underrated.

[@MonkeyDefenceForce]

Vulcan milf rack

[@R3dp055um]

boinkable

[@bloodyspartan300]

@@R3dp055um Especially in Blade Runner.

[@LA_Commander]

​@@bloodyspartan300blade runner?

[@bloodyspartan300]

@@LA_Commander When Decker was hanging out with the Snake Charmer, as the Union rep, it was a shame eventually he had to put multiple rounds into the Milf without a Boink first,. always a tragic waste when a hotte goes prematurely. They all can break your heart, rare you find one that Can break your neck. In this case Joanna Cassidy.

[@eddiejames7201]

Enterprise was good they should have let it stay on longer and they did trip wrong by killing him off

[@GoGreen1977]

I wish before T'Les died, that she had told T'Pol that Trip loves her and he is worthy of her "respect." T'Pol should not shut him out of her life. "It's the logical thing to do." Btw, this episode makes it abundantly clear that Trip and T'Pol did not just have a one-night stand. Everything that went on between them, physically and emotionally, just wasn't on camera.

[@robertphillips6296]

I like T'Pols mom, she's a good person.

[@kreb7]

May I say T'Pol's is quite an attractive woman

[@bartolomeestebanmurillo4459]

I wish it had gotten another season, they were going to reveal T'Les husband was a Romulan spy and thus T'Pol would be half Romulan.

[@bettyswunghole3310]

Old Ma T'Pol is surprisingly tactile for a Vulcan.

[@dmanc85]

Old Ma T'Pol XD

[@chrisloesch1870]

Trip should have told her he loved her at the lava field but felt hurt that she was going to marry Koss. It’s a shame cause T’pol might have changed her mind but if I remember correctly she would have had to declare the kalefeit and no doubt Trip would have been killed by Koss who said he was prepared to fight for the death. the only way she could have been with Trip was for him to kill Koss which would have been extremely unlikely.

[@M1tjakaramazov]

Enterprise came a decade too early. With a later audience the underdog scenario, personal interactions, and actor performances would have gained a massive following.

[@dmanc85]

I'd watch this series rather than Disco or Picard. Lower Decks is exempt as it's awesome.

[@thunberbolttwo3953]

@@dmanc85 Lower decks is the rick and morty of star trek. Meaning it sucks.

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

@M1tjakaramazov, Its following, if the nascent set of metrics just coming into consideration had been honestly applied, was already large enough to warrant a 5th season. However, Moonves, who openly loathed the franchise, pushed forward an invalid interpretation of the show's numbers, and readily applied the coup de grace.

[@blueduck9409]

It did gain a massive following.

[@VulcanOnWheels]

I like this scene, but the title is wrong. Tucker only met T'Pol's mother.

[@warrenstemphly5756]

Soooo, the moms single?

[@jamesscarano7843]

Just saying . . . her . . . "attributes" were . . . fascinating . . .

[@blueduck9409]

Lol!

[@J0krswy1d]

Right at the end there.. she just truly saw him for the first time.

[@darrylwiggins1156]

Frosteegirl,i was one of the people your speaking of.I thought at first,just what we need,another watered down version of the original series and next generation.I was wrong.this show easily stands by itself as a continuation of a decades long legacy.I wasn't happy with the finale,T'pol and Trip's continuing relationship kept me intrerested.Along with the continuing struggle for order in the galaxy.

[@coolcucumber372]

T’les would of made a great mother-in-law to Trip.

[@saucyduckglobalomnihyperme7510]

Such an underrated show.

[@taiwansivispacemparabellum9546]

Mom : “ this one is a keeper”

[@michaelcopper9993]

Yes Enterprise series of shows were a damn good Siri’s with Archer, T-pol & Trip, & the rest of the Enterprise crew. And the adventures they find themselves in. And how they deal with different trials of other species in space travel.

[@ricaard]

T'Pol's mom has a *rockin'* bod!

[@demarcusfaulkner7411]

Enterprise was a great show

[@mooka4515]

I love Enterprise. One of the best series.

[@JS-vl2pk]

It's time to bring back Enterprise and conclude the story

[@agm8554]

We'll have to wait and see what happens...

[@mitchellmelkin4078]

​@agm8554 , No, sorrowfully, too much time has passed, amongst other matters (Blalock not being available). In any event, I wouldn't want Kurtzman (and his gang) to have his pernicious fingerprints all over it.

[@agm8554]

@@mitchellmelkin4078 It may be alright and Ms. Blalock may consent to come back as T'Pol if Enterprise were revived as an animated show like TOS was. I do agree with you about Kurtzman, but Terry Matalas may do a good job with it if he were to be the showrunner. He did save Star Trek: Picard S3 from being a load of cow dung like the first two seasons.

[@blueduck9409]

Freakin A.

[@Volgan16666]

Anyone else think T'Pol's Mum has a great set??

[@fedr39]

If you want to see her younger, watch Blade Runner 1982 she was Zora.

[@blave549]

I do not remember this epi at all. I thought I'd seen all of them.

[@IronSpyder-ky2lk]

4x03 ‘Home’

[@nbtc971]

I don't remember what happens after this, but I think when Trip didn't want to tell T'Pol because he didn't want to complicate things for her, T'Les changed her mind about him and would approve of their getting together. I could be wrong...

[@blueduck9409]

I think as fans of the show, thats the angle most of us want to believe. Im with you there on that.

[@Still_anonymous1984]

It's amazing how brilliant that show is compared to Star Trek Discovery and the last 3 movies.

[@archer9338]

I liked T'Les. I heard that season 5 was going to reveal that T'Pol's father was Romulan. Though, whether a spy, defector, or spy turned defector, I don't know.

[@nicholasong2892]

This scene is one of the deepest scenes in Star Trek franchise.

[@rubiks6]

One of my favorite television relationships.

[@timezero5949]

Commander Tucker: "Well i see now where T'Pol gets her big juicy Vulcan hooters from."

[@manricobianchini5276]

I thought the show was awesome

[@blueduck9409]

It was

[@oildalestar]

That's when she a Vulcan knew a human could have feelings for a Vulcan

[@blueduck9409]

Not only that, but honest and sincere feeling. Tles knew trips feelings were honorable. I believe she respected trip for that.

[@jwiese100]

You mean he meet The Parent. Singular

[@blueduck9409]

Tpols dad was a romulan spy. He might have been there and met trip in disguise. Just an angle to think about.

[@morefiction3264]

If he said anything would he have to fight the groom to the death?

[@blueduck9409]

Yes.

[@jmcenanly1]

Without the flowing robe, the Vulcan male attire looks like what the Beatles were wearing in the early Sixties.

[@daveconleyportfolio5192]

The haircuts, too. Say! You don't think that ... nah.

[@agm8554]

@@daveconleyportfolio5192 Well, a Vulcan ship did crash on Earth in the late 50s...😆

[@cidysilva77]

💔💔💔

[@blueduck9409]

For real.

[@tonylester3868]

Misleading title, of video. Tucker meets the parents ?

[@PR--un4ub]

I laughed so hard.

[@Columbariusify]

Season/episode?

[@nicolarose8026]

Its disappointing that they killed T'Pol's mother off, she may not have been the most hospitable (from a human standpoint) but from a Vulcan standpoint i think she seemed to like Trip as much as she could. Given time and a few more meetings and i have no doubt Trip would have charmed T'Les.

[@r.c.auclair2042]

Tucker never met T'Pol's father. He was dead before Tucker ever got to Vulcan. Tucker met T'Pol's mother, T'Les, not long before T'Les' death.

[@Rocky-xx2zg]

Wow, hot looking Mature Vulcan!

[@tommargarites2811]

Reflecting on this moment, I could not help thinking, us humans must be the only species in the universe that likes to punish ourselves for what we want rather than just accept that we want it and go for it.

[@blueduck9409]

It should have been Trip that Tpol was marrying.

[@bigpond2607]

Peer pressure not zero tolerance 🌽

[@Nepthu]

Great scene. Their relationship was such a slow burn that I forgot about it. I liked this show, but somewhere along the way, it got boring and I stopped watching before this.

[@virginiaconnor8350]

I didn't. I watched it all and it got better. It was "DS9" that I got bored with as it got too dark. At least, "Enterprise" had humour at times and a cute dog. I think it might have been boring if T'Pol had remained the indifferent Vulcan with those greyish or brownish catsuit. Even Spock and Saavik1 were more likeable. Saavik2 was less Romulan.Dr. Selar was cold and so was Valeris compared to T'Pol. I kept watching and was glad she changed, but I don't think she should've been too vulnerable or fragile. The Trellium poisoning from the Seleya should've been enough w/o the addiction added to it. She got Pa'nar Syndrome from Tolaris-and it was supposed to be an analogy to AIDS-but it her than the Vulcans and Phlox saying it affected her neurological, adrenal, and immune system, we don't really see exactly how it affected her.

[@bigpond2607]

Stop one in front stick up side my way

[@edwardherbert882]

M I L F

[@brandybasham9095]

[CHIAHAKWMYM DOES THEM ALL WITH A COMMENT NO ONE CAN COVER UP.] CHIAHAKWMYM: Well what about, all families? [DOES NOT EVER EXPLAIN IT DESPITE EVERY MOCKING EXPLANATION OFFERED.]

[@donlatinoh3at]

Episode number?

[@mcarp555]

Did you not see 0:04 at the beginning?

[@r0bw00d]

Love the description: "...needs to to..."

[@guybowen5738]

You have in the title Tucker meets parents with out showing the parents?

[@jvolstad]

She has a nice pair.

[@brandybasham9095]

[CHIAHAKWMYM DOES KIRK COMPLETELY WITH HIS OWN EXPRESSION OF HORROR AT DOING HER AND LOSING IT ALL.] CHIAHAKWMYM: No one cared, it seems, because he killed her. [TOTALLY WATCHABLY UNCOVERABLE AND NEVER COVERED UP AGAIN.]

[@brandybasham9095]

[THE BORG EMPEROR DOES HER COMPLETELY. CHIAHAKWMYM TO UTTER HORROR DEFENDS HER ONLY BECAUSE SHE IS A WOMAN.]

[@seanmcdonough4902]

Hot female Vulcans...

[@blueduck9409]

Id visit Vulcan, for sure!

[@Oldspartan65]

Wearing her dead husbands clothes can i say creapy

[@agm8554]

It's T'Les's way of showing her quiet approval of Trip.

[@blueduck9409]

Not creepy. She obviously would not allow trip to wear them if she did not approve of trip in someway. Its a very subtle hint of Tles thoughts about trip. Gota read into it a little bit.

[@blueduck9409]

​@@agm8554Ya, totally.

[@rageagaintstheNWO]

Vulcans like their melons.

[@yzmaximus]

What a rack. Fascinating.