to Starfleet Command, Archer is able to keep his emotions in check, and ultimately receives an unexpected thanks from Soval who admits that he was wrong about humanity. Elsewhere, Doctor Phlox learns that some humans still hold a grudge over the Xindi attack, xenophobically blaming all aliens, and Phlox's presence in a bar results in a brawl. Meanwhile, Sub-Commander T'Pol – who has been invited to accept a Starfleet commission – takes the opportunity to travel to Vulcan to visit her mother, T'Les. When Commander Tucker mentions that he does not have a home to go to, T'Pol invites him along. On Vulcan, after a tense homecoming, she learns that her mother has resigned from the Vulcan Science Academy as indirect punishment for T'Pol's actions at the P'Jem sanctuary. One logical way for T'Pol to restore her mother's position is to honor her engagement to Koss, a member of an influential family. Despite Tucker's feelings, who admits to T'Les' observation that he is in love with T'Pol, she consents to marry Koss. Just before the ceremony begins, however, T'Pol quickly kisses Tucker on the cheek. Production When predicting what would be in store for season four, Scott Bakula suggested that he would like to see the crew come to terms with the emotional scars of the mission they had against the Xindi in the third season. He wanted several questions to be covered, such as "How do they come back into society, how do they readjust their behaviors? What has happened to them will always be inside of them, every time they're confronted with new situations." Following the resolution of the mission in "Zero Hour", he wanted the crew to have "a great reception" on their return to Earth. He was pleased with how this was handled in the series, describing "Home" as "a great episode". When actress Jolene Blalock revealed that her character would be getting married in "Home", she joked that she wouldn't need to fight someone – a reference to the Star Trek: The Original Series episode "Amok Time". Dominic Keating summed up the plot of the episode in an interview with Cult Times magazine, saying "Our heroes find that their world has changed after the Xindi annihilation of Florida at the end of the second year." The episode featured the return of several recurring characters, such as Admiral Forrest (played by Vaughn Armstrong), who hadn't appeared