Among the character threads we already have for SNW, now we can have one for Sybok! His return to the screen has already created mixed emotions for fans, but since we've already gotten to know his mutinous adopted sister, we might as well get to know his renegade half-brother a bit better while we're at it.
In the TNG episodes "Descent," we see Data being fed negative emotions - and only negative emotions. That leads to dark & destructive consequences for all, but all along, he's encouraged by our heroes to explore other emotions because negative emotions aren't the only ones that exist. Not all emotion leads to such horrific ends.
Also in TNG, even though Spock wanted to bring the gospel of logic to Romulus in "Unification," there were hints that the Romulans could also teach the Vulcans a few things (when they weren't trying to invade their planet, that is). Eventually, that vision is imperfectly realized anyway in what comes to be known as Ni'Var, but no one said it'd be easy.
As SNW fleshes out Sybok in a deeper way, could we start to see a more well-rounded approach to emotion + logic, rather than having them destined to be opposites forever? A "both/and" approach instead of "either/or." It makes one wonder if Spock's more "human" moments throughout Trek were, in fact, him getting in-touch with the joy that does dwell deep within the Vulcan heart as well, as seen in ST:V.
[P.S. Mods, I figured that the thread title itself wasn't a spoiler, since Sybok has been known about for a few decades now.
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In the TNG episodes "Descent," we see Data being fed negative emotions - and only negative emotions. That leads to dark & destructive consequences for all, but all along, he's encouraged by our heroes to explore other emotions because negative emotions aren't the only ones that exist. Not all emotion leads to such horrific ends.
Also in TNG, even though Spock wanted to bring the gospel of logic to Romulus in "Unification," there were hints that the Romulans could also teach the Vulcans a few things (when they weren't trying to invade their planet, that is). Eventually, that vision is imperfectly realized anyway in what comes to be known as Ni'Var, but no one said it'd be easy.
As SNW fleshes out Sybok in a deeper way, could we start to see a more well-rounded approach to emotion + logic, rather than having them destined to be opposites forever? A "both/and" approach instead of "either/or." It makes one wonder if Spock's more "human" moments throughout Trek were, in fact, him getting in-touch with the joy that does dwell deep within the Vulcan heart as well, as seen in ST:V.
[P.S. Mods, I figured that the thread title itself wasn't a spoiler, since Sybok has been known about for a few decades now.
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. Wasn’t there a point where Sarek and Spock stopped speaking for a *very* long time? Has the event or chain of events that stopped them speaking occurred by this point in the Star Trek timeline or are they still yet to come? I wouldn’t *really* want another recast of Sarek unless it was essential to the storyline though. 
