Anyone who still misses the Kirk-Spock-McCoy dynamic of the original Star Trek may have their prayers answered with Enterprise, as a new triumverate is being formed, the focal point of which is Jolene Blalock's Vulcan first officer, T'Pol. "Playing a female Vulcan has a great advantage, because of the contrast to Scott Bakula's presence as captain, his manly strength, his leadership; because it's a testosterone-driven team, the femininity of the Vulcan officer is actually to our advantage...or to my advantage," muses Blalock. "It's nothing that you have to push. It just is. And so it's easy to embody that and it's a great contrast. There's a power in femininity that I am still discovering. It's slight, but it's beautiful. T'Pol is feline in her movements. She's diplomatic with her words. And she's dry. So in contraxdt to all the emotions, it works well."
Anyone fearing that Blalock comes to Enterprise a complete Trek neophyte can put away their concerns. She's a major fan of the original series. "I grew up on it," she enthuses. "My favorite was Spock, so it's strange for me to play this role. I'd sit there with my dad and brother just watching the show, watching the relationship between Captain Kirk, Bones and Spock. My favourite relationship was between Bones and Spock, because it was just like this love-hate affair. But overall there was such utter loyalty between all three of them. I love the way they worked together, the way Bones would be like, 'You green-blooded fool!' Somewhere in The Next Generation I got lost, but that's the advantage we have being a prequel. For all the the viewers who got lost along the way, this is the beginning. You can get right back on and not miss a beat." SFX

The article is accompanied by a color cover photo of Jolene in a white jump suit, seated with one knee up, looking at the camera; a full page color photo of Jolene standing in a doorway wearing a small leopard skin bikini- Jolene Blalock as she appears in real life. When she's doing the ironing or feeding the cat. You know, things like that.; a half page color photo of Jolene as T'Pol wearing the cat suit- Enterprise's continuity-challenging Vulcan first officer; A small color photo of Jolene as T'Pol- Even on their summer holidays, Vulcans just can't let themselves go and strip off. Worse luck