Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? - Page 6

Agenda · July 28 2009, 04:26 PM

apenpaap wrote:

I voted the fourth, as it should be Spock/Saavik.

No offense, but that's kinda boring, not to mention a little icky.

DevilEyes · July 28 2009, 05:56 PM

Beyond Antares wrote:

apenpaap wrote:

I voted the fourth, as it should be Spock/Saavik.

No offense, but that's kinda boring, not to mention a little icky.

More than a little icky

and boring at the same time.

diftorhehsmusma · July 28 2009, 05:58 PM

alright, i'll bite the embarrassing bullet - who is saavik?

DevilEyes · July 28 2009, 06:25 PM

diftorhehsmusma wrote:

alright, i'll bite the embarrassing bullet - who is saavik?

She's a character from TOS movies, played by Kirstey Alley in STII: The Wrath of Khan and Robin Curtis in STIII: The Search for Spock and STIV: The Voyage Home (Alley wasn't available so they just changed the actress). She was a Vulcan (a half-Romulan according to some sources) Starfleet officer and Spock's protege. I can't say more without spoiling the movies.

diftorhehsmusma · July 28 2009, 06:31 PM

ah. i have not seen those since i was a little kid, and of course i didn't understand a damn thing that went on. kirstey alley? really?? wow. what, did she dump 'trek' for 'cheers'? ha!
thanks for telling me and not picking on me for being a n00b. but, uhm, why would it be icky?

DevilEyes · July 28 2009, 06:33 PM

diftorhehsmusma wrote:

ah. i have not seen those since i was a little kid, and of course i didn't understand a damn thing that went on. kirstey alley? really?? wow. what, did she dump 'trek' for 'cheers'? ha!
thanks for telling me and not picking on me for being a n00b. but, uhm, why would it be icky?

See The Search for Spock for the answer...

JustKate · July 28 2009, 06:33 PM

^ Because Spock was her mentor - sort of half teacher, half uncle (and I think there is speculation, though I don't know how cannonical, that he might have been more closely related than that?) Yeah, it really would have been kind of icky, IMO.

Agenda · July 28 2009, 06:33 PM

We've gotta be honest here though. There is ST:III, but to me that didn't really count as it was more a matter of survival than of romance.

DevilEyes · July 28 2009, 06:38 PM

JustKate wrote:

^ Because Spock was her mentor - sort of half teacher, half uncle (and I think there is speculation, though I don't know how cannonical, that he might have been more closely related than that?) Yeah, it really would have been kind of icky, IMO.

Beyond Antares wrote:

We've gotta be honest here though. Saavik does do the pon farr thing with him in ST:III, but to me that didn't really count as it was more a matter of survival than of romance.

I don't know about him being related to her, but I know that they never seemed to have any romantic interest in each other that we know of - not on screen, anyway - and Saavik did it with a teenage resurrected Spock only to help save his life. And not only was he a teenager physically, but since he was without his katra (living spirit) and he grew up into a teenager in a matter of hours and days, all alone on the Genesis planet, without having any chance to develop mentally according to his physical age, he was mentally and emotionally a baby for all intents and purposes. That alone is more than enough to make it very icky as far as I'm concerned.

JustKate · July 28 2009, 06:39 PM

^ Oh, yeah. Icky. On so many levels.

diftorhehsmusma · July 28 2009, 06:40 PM

i'm..... not sure i wanna see this movie.

Agenda · July 28 2009, 06:40 PM

Ya know, they actually do marry in the books. But thankfully, a lot of crap happens in the books that ain't canon. With all due respect to the author.

Agenda · July 28 2009, 06:41 PM

diftorhehsmusma wrote:

i'm..... not sure i wanna see this movie.

It's not required.

KimM · July 28 2009, 07:47 PM

I've watched the movies and read the book referred to but was unaware of the possible family ties. *runs away to hide and rethink whole dern thing*

How close is the alleged tie? Is he an uncle or cousin or is Saavik another secret/hereunto unknown sibling?

JustKate · July 28 2009, 08:14 PM

^ Well, I could easily be wrong, but...

Personally, I think the mentor/semi-uncle thing makes it icky enough, but maybe that's just me.

View Poll Results: Which pairing do you prefer...
Spock/Uhura	48	66.67%
Spock/Christine Chapel	11	15.28%
someone else - I prefered episodic love interests who weren't part of the crew	2	2.78%
I don't want Spock to have a love interest at all	11	15.28%
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July 28 2009, 05:58 PM	#78
diftorhehsmusma Lieutenant Commander Location: Ohio, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? alright, i'll bite the embarrassing bullet - who is saavik?

July 28 2009, 06:31 PM	#80
diftorhehsmusma Lieutenant Commander Location: Ohio, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? ah. i have not seen those since i was a little kid, and of course i didn't understand a damn thing that went on. kirstey alley? really?? wow. what, did she dump 'trek' for 'cheers'? ha! thanks for telling me and not picking on me for being a n00b. but, uhm, why would it be icky?

July 28 2009, 06:33 PM	#82
JustKate Rear Admiral Location: Indiana, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? ^ Because Spock was her mentor - sort of half teacher, half uncle (and I think there is speculation, though I don't know how cannonical, that he might have been more closely related than that?) Yeah, it really would have been kind of icky, IMO.

July 28 2009, 06:33 PM	#83
Agenda Fleet Captain	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? We've gotta be honest here though. There is ST:III, but to me that didn't really count as it was more a matter of survival than of romance.

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July 28 2009, 06:39 PM	#85
JustKate Rear Admiral Location: Indiana, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? ^ Oh, yeah. Icky. On so many levels.

July 28 2009, 06:40 PM	#86
diftorhehsmusma Lieutenant Commander Location: Ohio, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? i'm..... not sure i wanna see this movie.

July 28 2009, 07:47 PM	#89
KimM Rear Admiral Location: The poster formerly known as ORSE	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? I've watched the movies and read the book referred to but was unaware of the possible family ties. runs away to hide and rethink whole dern thing How close is the alleged tie? Is he an uncle or cousin or is Saavik another secret/hereunto unknown sibling? __________________ Just one woman; doing what I can, with what I've got, where I'm at!

July 28 2009, 08:14 PM	#90
JustKate Rear Admiral Location: Indiana, USA	Re: Shipper war: Spock/Uhura or Spock/Chapel? ^ Well, I could easily be wrong, but... I thought there was some speculation that he was her father...but I am going by memory here. I haven't seen or read anything that indicated this myself. And as we know, a lot of this 'is he/she or isn't he/she?' stuff is extremely speculative. Or perhaps "imaginative" would be a better word? Personally, I think the mentor/semi-uncle thing makes it icky enough, but maybe that's just me.