News Rapp: Lt. Stamets Is Super-Smart With A Softer Side

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A new news article has been published at TrekToday:

In a new interview with StarTrek.com, Anthony Rapp spoke cautiously about his Star Trek: Discovery character Lt. Paul Stamets. Rapp is cautious...

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[Jackson_Roykirk]

This part sounds a little like Sheldon Cooper:

Stamets is super-smart and is the expert in his field, and so he encounters other people and can be a little impatient, or flinty, or short with them,” he said. “So, part of the journey is getting to know these people with whom I’m first sort of like, ‘Who are you? What good are you to me?’

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[Mr. Laser Beam]

Law & Order: SVU fans ought to recognize Stamets. He's basically Trek's version of Rafael Barba (the assistant district attorney).

The main difference being that Barba isn't a complete jerk and does manage to have more than one friend.

 

[Longinus]

I really don't think Stamets came across as a jerk. He was pretty understandably upset given the circumstances.

 

[Long Syntax]

I hope we get past "everyone is super smart" starting EP4.

 

[Mr. Laser Beam]

I really don't think Stamets came across as a jerk. He was pretty understandably upset given the circumstances.

Stamets was a jerk even before Straal died.

 

[Longinus]

Stamets was a jerk even before Straal died.

Yeah, but he's annoyed because Lorca stole his mushroom farm. I get him, I am too. I would be way happier if this stupid mushroom thing was not on this ship or in the show altogether.