The Absence of Mr. Sulu...

During the 2nd season, Mr. Sulu left his post on the bridge for several episodes because George Takei was away filming John Wayne's movie, 'The Green Berets'. The show never mentioned or explained why Sulu was missing. Now is your chance to give the 'real' reason that Sulu was gone.

I think he had space hemorrhoids from sitting in his Helmsman's chair for too long.

 

He planned to kick Kirk out of his command chair prematurely.....

 

"Cataloging gaseous anomalies... in... Beta Quadrant."

His job at the beginning of the sixth film is even more trite than we realized; he's already been there, he's already done that.

 

Extended shore leave on Risa, no doubt.

 

He was starring in a hit Broadway musical.

 

An adaptation of 'The Green Berets', no doubt!

 

So, Mr. Sulu could have spoken Chekov's famous line to Kirk from 'Mirror, Mirror'......."If you die, we all move up one step in rank."

 

Had to work the night shift.

 

I doubt that since both Sulu and Chekov were in "Mirror, Mirror".

 

The ship was exploring a strange new world (like in the opening monolog), and when everyone was beaming up, Sulu was behind a bush peeing.

It was months before anyone figured out why he wasn't showing up for his shift.

 

The episode writer could have given Sulu the hit job on Kirk. With that wicked scar on his cheek and that insidious smile Sulu would have been more sinister than Chekov.

 

Teaching fencing classes at Starfleet.

 

Or maybe a revival of "Allegiance"?

 

He had lungworms. It's common for helmsmen.

 

I mean, somebody else has to learn how to fly the Enterprise sometime, right?

 

He got a bit carried away after getting "the happy shot" in "Wolf In The Fold" and was sent to HSA (Happy Shot Anonymous) for treatment.

 

He was there. He just had Tuesdays off, and those 11 episodes coincidentally took place on a Tuesday.

 

Getting busy with Demora's mom.

 

Extended shrink sessions with McCoy, where Sulu was complaining about.....









....you guessed it--Kirk.