George Samuel "Sam" Kirk

[Jack Wolfe]

I'm beginning to believe Sam was destined to get taken out by either a flying splat of fake vomit or a stealthy whoopee cushion, and it came down to a coin toss. He's little more than comic relief and plot red(shirt) herring.

 

[fireproof78]

I doubt any cats watching Star Trek Strange New Worlds care.

8 out of 10 cats don't care.

 

[Yistaan]

Sam finds a time crystal that tells him he'll be killed by a flying jellyfish. Assuming it's on a Starfleet mission he quits starfleet and goes to a colony, ending up causing his vision.

 

[Turtletrekker]

Sam finds a time crystal that tells him he'll be killed by a flying jellyfish. Assuming it's on a Starfleet mission he quits starfleet and goes to a colony, ending up causing his vision.

He chooses not to take the crystal in order to avoid his fate, but it happens anyway.

 

[thribs]

I hope he's the Kenny in every episode. He's always the one that gets injured or taken out.

 

[Nerys Myk]

He chooses not to take the crystal in order to avoid his fate, but it happens anyway.

He sees his fate and ignores it, because the guy in the vision is his brother wearing a fake moustache.

 

[TRON JA307020]

I hope he's the Kenny in every episode. He's always the one that gets injured or taken out.

I think its the beginning of Sam making mistakes and being to laid back for starfleet. Probably why he left or was stationed on a colony planet. Serving on a starship isn't for everyone.

 

[arch101]

Now we know how he will be killed- he almost certainly walked right over to one of those flying spore things on Deneva and tried to pet it…

 

[Ryan Thomas Riddle]

I'm beginning to believe Sam was destined to get taken out by either a flying splat of fake vomit or a stealthy whoopee cushion, and it came down to a coin toss. He's little more than comic relief and plot red(shirt) herring.

Sam did act a little foolish for a trained scientist. Much like those idiots in PROMETHEUS... especially that dude who touched the deadly space genital unprotected.

 

[Jack Wolfe]

You'd think people would have the "don't pet the mysterious space egg" thing sorted by now.

 

[Yistaan]

Sam did act a little foolish for a trained scientist.

It's Trek. Sam's right up there with Daystrom, the Soongs, Ira Graves, Kila Marr, and even Zefram Cochrane as far as impulsive behavior.

 

[DEWLine]

Definitely a trope.

 

[Donald G]

It's Trek. Sam's right up there with Daystrom, the Soongs, Ira Graves, Kila Marr, and even Zefram Cochrane as far as impulsive behavior.

Joe Tormolen taking off his glove to scratch his nose.

 

[thribs]

I just assumed he left Starfleet to be with his family. That’s the obvious answer

 

[PT109]

During early TOS, communication with far flung space vessels was not treated as casual and common.

Yep, if I recall, Deneva hadn’t communicated with the Federation in over a year in “Operation”.

 

[thribs]

Yeah. You had better sense of distance in early TOS as it took time to communicate with the more distant colonies. Now they can have real time holographic communications with them.

 

[shapeshifter]

He chooses not to take the crystal in order to avoid his fate, but it happens anyway.

They should have him start to forget, feel a little better, then the crystal suddenly shows up in his sock drawer. lol