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Series: 'Enterprise'
Episode Title: 'Fusion'
Episode Number: 117
Synopsis: "The Enterprise hosts a group of Vulcans who, unlike T'Pol and the other Vulcan High Command, are eager to embrace and experience their own emotions. When one of their rank tempts her to adapt their more free-spirited approach to life, T'Pol finds herself faced with a confusing and intriguing dilemma."

Original Airdate: February 27, 2002
Rerun: August 07, 2002
Fan Rating: 7.2/10 (Full Poll Results)

Credits

Story By: Rick Berman & Brannon Braga
Teleplay By: Michael Sussman & Phyllis Strong
Directed By: Rob Hedden

Guest Stars:

Enrique Murciano as Tolaris
Robert Pine as Tavin
John Harrington Bland as Kov
Vaughn Armstrong as Admiral Forrest

Notes

Reportedly centres around the Vulcans and T'Pol. (December 15, 2001 - TrekToday)
Rumoured to involve a group of renegade Vulcan civilians, who have rejected logic and set out to explore other ways of life. T'Pol struggles with these Vulcans and their new ways of thinking. (December 17, 2001 - TrekToday)
Rumoured to feature Tucker befriending one of the renegade Vulcans who has become estranged from his father. (January 11, 2002 - TrekToday)
Previously titled 'Equilibrium.' Recieved a name change in oder to avoid conflict with a Deep Space Nine episode of the same name. (January 26, 2002 - TrekToday)
John Billingsley: "We have an episode coming up in which - I won't say a renegade band of Vulcans - but a splinter group who believe that it is possible to allow oneself more emotional availability than most Vulcans do, arrive on board and they try to inculcate T'Pol in their way of thinking with calamitous results." (February 20, 2002 - TrekToday)
Brannon Braga: "We have a show coming up where T'Pol gets nasty with a Vulcan. And that's a real sexy show. [...] We're going to meet some Vulcans who are trying to put emotion into their lives. And T'Pol is going to become enmeshed in a twisted tale of seduction, like a Vulcan '9 1/2 Weeks'." (February 26, 2002 - TrekToday)

Reviews

Michelle Erica Green - The Trek Nation
Colin 'Zeke' Hayman - Fiver (Parody)
Matt D. - =Trek5.com - 5/5
Julia Houston - About.com
'Hercules' - Ain't It Cool News - 3.5/5
Richard Whettestone - First TV Drama
monkee - monkee's place - 9/10
Tim Lynch - Psi Phi - 4.5/10
CJ Carter - ScoopMe
'Q' - Section 31 - 3/10
Gisele La Roche - Starfleet Com Net - C+
Keckler - Television Without Pity - B
Amy Miller - TrekEnterprise.net - 5/5
Jacqueline Bundy - Trekker Newsletter - 7/10
O. Deus - TrekWeb

Poll Results

How would you rate 'Fusion'?
7-8	35.2% - (228 Votes)
9-10	24.6% - (159 Votes)
5-6	14.2% - (92 Votes)
Wasn't able to see it	13.3% - (86 Votes)
3-4	6.5% - (42 Votes)
1-2	3.5% - (23 Votes)
Didn't want to see it	2.4% - (16 Votes)
Total Votes: 646

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