Prime Spock's last line?

Captain59 · May 14 2009, 07:59 PM

What did Prime Spock say after turning around and seeing Kirk get his medal? I've seen it twice and still can't make it out. Too back you can't have closed captions at the theater!

Thanks.

anothertrekfan · May 14 2009, 08:00 PM

Thrusters on full.

Kane_Steel · May 14 2009, 08:02 PM

I still dont get that line

anothertrekfan · May 14 2009, 08:04 PM

Yeah I don't really get why he said it either. I guess it's just something he remembered Capt Kirk said a lot.

KirkusOveractus · May 14 2009, 08:06 PM

I think it was just a way to say something about knowing how this crew will have some full-on adventure ahead of them.

cultcross · May 14 2009, 08:07 PM

KirkusOveractus wrote:

I think it was just a way to say something about knowing how this crew will have some full-on adventure ahead of them.

Yeh, it was one of those cheesy nonsense lines meant to evoke feelings along the lines of 'Is the word given Captain?' 'The word's given. Warp speed.'

Misfit Toy · May 14 2009, 08:09 PM

Kane_Steel wrote:

I still dont get that line

It's a sex joke. Spock knew Kirk was still jealous about Uhura.

Chemahkuu · May 14 2009, 08:09 PM

"Who wrote this shit?"

teacherbrock · May 14 2009, 08:10 PM

cultcross wrote:

KirkusOveractus wrote:

I think it was just a way to say something about knowing how this crew will have some full-on adventure ahead of them.

Yeh, it was one of those cheesy nonsense lines meant to evoke feelings along the lines of 'Is the word given Captain?' 'The word's given. Warp speed.'

I think that line is going to have more meaning in the next film. I almost think that Spock Prime had a return plan.

urbandk · May 14 2009, 08:12 PM

Misfit Toy wrote:

Kane_Steel wrote:

I still dont get that line

It's a sex joke. Spock knew Kirk was still jealous about Uhura.

That's going to be the big twist. This Nero nonsense was a ruse. It was all about Uhura.

Dale · May 14 2009, 08:17 PM

It was Spock's way of acknowledging the start of the young crew's mission together/reliving the start of his mission with his Kirk and crew. It was hope and nostalgia mixed together. Spock wanted to ensure that his younger counterpart and young Kirk and the crew he knew would be on the job in this timeline as well... that's why he worked young Spock first, then went to witness Kirk's ascension to Captain.

"Thrusters on full..." was his way of acknowledgint that he'd gotten everyone together and that it was their turn now... their mission was underway.

Flying Spaghetti Monster · May 15 2009, 04:53 AM

I actually thought it was a reference to ST4.
In that film, McCoy insulted him by telling Kirk: "I don't know if you got the whole picture but he's not exactly working on all thrusters."

AdmiralGarak · May 15 2009, 04:57 AM

Tuln wrote:

I actually thought it was a reference to ST4.
In that film, McCoy insulted him by telling Kirk: "I don't know if you got the whole picture but he's not exactly working on all thrusters."

That's a huge stretch, but I like it.

fohatic · April 2 2013, 04:47 PM

As mentioned elsewhere:

It was actually Leonard Nimoy's line (he came up with it, and asked Abrams if he could say a line there when he was initially meant to be silent). Abrams mentions this on the DVD commentary, during the cave scene when Spock Prime meets Kirk. In the commentary it's revealed that he came up with the line while on set, and that it's "his blessing to the future of Star Trek."

SalvorHardin · April 2 2013, 05:44 PM

Epic necro.
Almost 4 years. And two threads too!

May 14 2009, 07:59 PM	#1
Captain59 Fleet Captain Location: CT	Prime Spock's last line? What did Prime Spock say after turning around and seeing Kirk get his medal? I've seen it twice and still can't make it out. Too back you can't have closed captions at the theater! Thanks. __________________ Mark R.I.P. Kellie Waymire

May 14 2009, 08:00 PM	#2
anothertrekfan Lieutenant Commander Location: Memphis, TN	Re: Prime Spock's last line? Thrusters on full.

May 14 2009, 08:02 PM	#3
Kane_Steel Lieutenant Commander	Re: Prime Spock's last line? I still dont get that line

May 14 2009, 08:04 PM	#4
anothertrekfan Lieutenant Commander Location: Memphis, TN	Re: Prime Spock's last line? Yeah I don't really get why he said it either. I guess it's just something he remembered Capt Kirk said a lot.

May 14 2009, 08:06 PM	#5
KirkusOveractus Captain Location: Ambler, PA	Re: Prime Spock's last line? I think it was just a way to say something about knowing how this crew will have some full-on adventure ahead of them.

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May 14 2009, 08:09 PM	#8
Chemahkuu Vice Admiral Location: United Kingdom	Re: Prime Spock's last line? "Who wrote this shit?"

May 14 2009, 08:17 PM	#11
Dale Vice Admiral Location: Mt. Baldy, CA	Re: Prime Spock's last line? It was Spock's way of acknowledging the start of the young crew's mission together/reliving the start of his mission with his Kirk and crew. It was hope and nostalgia mixed together. Spock wanted to ensure that his younger counterpart and young Kirk and the crew he knew would be on the job in this timeline as well... that's why he worked young Spock first, then went to witness Kirk's ascension to Captain. "Thrusters on full..." was his way of acknowledgint that he'd gotten everyone together and that it was their turn now... their mission was underway. __________________ For the time will come when men will not put up with sound doctrine. Instead, to suit their own desires, they will gather around them a great number of teachers to say what their itching ears want to hear. - 2 Timothy 4:3

May 15 2009, 04:53 AM	#12
Flying Spaghetti Monster Vice Admiral Location: Flying Spaghetti Western	Re: Prime Spock's last line? I actually thought it was a reference to ST4. In that film, McCoy insulted him by telling Kirk: "I don't know if you got the whole picture but he's not exactly working on all thrusters." __________________ Life of Pi is the most pleasant film I've ever not cared at all for.

April 2 2013, 04:47 PM	#14
fohatic Cadet	Re: Prime Spock's last line? As mentioned elsewhere: It was actually Leonard Nimoy's line (he came up with it, and asked Abrams if he could say a line there when he was initially meant to be silent). Abrams mentions this on the DVD commentary, during the cave scene when Spock Prime meets Kirk. In the commentary it's revealed that he came up with the line while on set, and that it's "his blessing to the future of Star Trek."

April 2 2013, 05:44 PM	#15
SalvorHardin Rear Admiral Location: Star's End	Re: Prime Spock's last line? Epic necro. Almost 4 years. And two threads too! __________________ www.youtube.com/user/SalvorSeldon