Was blowing up Romulus a good idea?

[VulcanMindBlown]

I was about to make a thread that the results of Nemesis for Romulus upset me.

Yes, all of the plot threads about the Romulans becoming allies with the Federation seemed to have short-changed the fans. It was a rather dramatic way to end anything done in the Prime-Universe.

 

[locutus101]

The conflict between the Federation and the Romulans was a plot thread in TOS and TNG and there were hints of a possible peace between these two factions in TNG, DS9 and Nemesis.

Then Romulus blows up in Star Trek 2009 and we don't really deal with the ramifications in that film, because is it set in an alternate time line (the new show is set in the past, so it won't deal with this either.)

Was this a whole bunch of set up for nothing? Are Spock's Romulan followers and Admiral Jarok's daughter dead?

Was blowing up Romulus a good idea?

The thing is that now that they know a long time in advance that the star is going nova, they have more than enough time to evacuate the planet.

 

[Arpy]

The thing is that now that they know a long time in advance that the star is going nova, they have more than enough time to evacuate the planet.

Don't let them fool you, kid. Hobus was an inside job. Stars don't supernova like that, threatening the galaxy. The Romulans were experimenting with something or ticked off the wrong ancient superpower and paid for it.

 

[T'Nara]

The thing is that now that they know a long time in advance that the star is going nova, they have more than enough time to evacuate the planet.

Was thinking the same when I watched the movie but then the IDW comic offer an explanation which, despite not being canon, is plausible.

The star that was going nova was in a different system. Spock, who by then was an official ambassador, tried to tell the Romulan senate that the supernova was going to be super and would swallow the whole Romulan Empire. The Romulans didn't believe him, saying their own scientists did not have the same opinion as Spock. Hence they did not take any action.

 

[Bry_Sinclair]

The thing is that now that they know a long time in advance that the star is going nova, they have more than enough time to evacuate the planet.

Obviously they can use transwarp beaming or warp drives that travel sectors in seconds to see to that

 

[locutus101]

Don't let them fool you, kid. Hobus was an inside job. Stars don't supernova like that, threatening the galaxy. The Romulans were experimenting with something or ticked off the wrong ancient superpower and paid for it.

Kid?

 

[locutus101]

Was thinking the same when I watched the movie but then the IDW comic offer an explanation which, despite not being canon, is plausible.

The star that was going nova was in a different system. Spock, who by then was an official ambassador, tried to tell the Romulan senate that the supernova was going to be super and would swallow the whole Romulan Empire. The Romulans didn't believe him, saying their own scientists did not have the same opinion as Spock. Hence they did not take any action.

Supernovas don't swallow other stars, not even the big ones. For a few days people living around neighboring stars need to wear something to block the excess of light and that's pretty much it.

 

[locutus101]

Obviously they can use transwarp beaming or warp drives that travel sectors in seconds to see to that

I don't think they need it. They have close to a hundred years before the star blows up.

 

[The Old Mixer]

Supernovas don't swallow other stars, not even the big ones. For a few days people living around neighboring stars need to wear something to block the excess of light and that's pretty much it.

J. J. Abrams: "You're fired!"

 

[locutus101]

J. J. Abrams: "You're fired!"

 

[Bad Thoughts]

Yes, all of the plot threads about the Romulans becoming allies with the Federation seemed to have short-changed the fans. It was a rather dramatic way to end anything done in the Prime-Universe.

Of course, the motivations and actions of the whale probe, the Borg, and the Dominion, perhaps even all the participants of the future time war, will all be changed because of what happens in a small segment of the galaxy, and they will slink away into obscurity, right?

 

[Kahless the Unforgettable]

When making your Star Wars demo reel, blowing up planets is required.

 

[locutus101]

Of course, the motivations and actions of the whale probe, the Borg, and the Dominion, perhaps even all the participants of the future time war, will all be changed because of what happens in a small segment of the galaxy, and they will slink away into obscurity, right?

Yeah, the whale people threat is still there, unresolved!

 

[T'Nara]

Supernovas don't swallow other stars, not even the big ones. For a few days people living around neighboring stars need to wear something to block the excess of light and that's pretty much it.

Yeah which is probably why the Romulans didn't buy it. But the writers and Spock asked us to suspend our disbelieve and watch the fireworks.

 

[Tenacity]

If the shockwave (or whatever) was strong enough to blast Romulas apart, perhaps it would be strong enough to blow apart the gases making up the Romulan star? Turn those gases into a tiny nebula, or even push the gases ahead of the shockwave.

 

[DonIago]

If we assume the supernova was not a natural incident to begin with (why wouldn't the Romulans know a nearby star was going to threaten their homeworld?), then it's reasonable to assume that an unnatural incident might have unnatural effects.

 

[Laura Cynthia Chambers]

So how will the post-TV series novels address this?

 

[stardream]

So how will the post-TV series novels address this?

They haven't so far. I don't think they have gotten to that point in time yet but I'm still at the halfway point at the moment so I don't know. I'm pretty sure they aren't allowed to mention it the books.

 

[Kor]

Was blowing up Romulus a good idea?

Yes.

Kor

 

[Jedi_Master]

I did find it cheap. Killing billions of people is no fucking joke, and it's unecessarily grotesque just to introduce a villain or start off a new timeline. JJ's a Star Wars fan, but it's different when you're telling a fairy tale set a long time ago in a galaxy far far away vs. four hundred years from now, down the block. I was taken out of the narrative by his The Force Awakens too when they blow up four planets and the entire New Republic central government and they just role with it. Ok?????

Was it specifically stated that billions of Romulans were killed when Romulus was swallowed up by the Hobus supernova?