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Wes and Clay have an “Awakening” in the latest episode of Star Trek: Enterprise. It appears that our predictions from the previous episode have fallen flat. but that won’t stop us from making even MORE predictions in this episode! Will the second episode of the Vulcan Arc shed more light on the intra-Vulcan conflict?
The Wikipedia plot summary for “Awakening”:
Ambassador Soval is summoned before Administrator V’Las and the High Council to face punishment over his use of a mind meld. Since the act is widely considered to be criminal by the Vulcan authorities, Soval is summarily dismissed from the Ambassadorial service. Meanwhile, Captain Archer and Commander T’Pol are questioned by the Syrrannites. After a short while, T’Pol is taken to see her mother, T’Les, and the two disagree about the tenets of the group — the Vulcan authorities call them extremists, a term T’Les disagrees with. Soon, Archer begins to see visions of an old Vulcan, and the dissidents determine that he had the katra of Surak transferred into him via mind meld.
V’Las, now largely unopposed on the Council, becomes increasingly obsessed with decisively ending the Syrrannite threat once and for all. He postpones his plans to bombard the encampment, after delays in convincing Enterprise to leave orbit. He contacts Starfleet, and the Admiralty give Commander Tucker direct orders, which he refuses to carry out. He attempts, with assistance from Soval, to send a rescue shuttlepod to “The Forge”, but they are intercepted by Vulcan patrol vessels. V’Las then finally orders Vulcan warships to directly engage Enterprise, and Soval suggests that they should retreat before they are severely damaged.
A ritual is performed to transfer the katra into the mind of T’Pau, but the attempt fails. Archer continues to see Surak, who informs him that he must find the relic known as the “Kir’Shara”. The Vulcan military begin to bombard the complex. Archer, T’Pol, and T’Pau remain behind to search for the relic, and Archer is able to use his knowledge to unlock a door to reveal it. As they exit, T’Pol finds her mother, but she soon dies after being seriously injured in the attack. On Enterprise, Soval reveals that the Vulcans, despite the recent peace accord, are preparing a pre-emptive strike against the Andorians, and Tucker orders an immediate course at maximum warp.
In this episode of the podcast, Wes and Clay discuss “Awakening” and predicting events incorrectly. Plus! The duo chat about things always being in the last place you look, the “greatest” Vulcan who ever lived, and the authority structure of the Vulcan High Command.