That would be one hell of a shocking moment though
Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 1x10 - "A Quality of Mercy"
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That would be one hell of a shocking moment though
Where's that screen cap guy????if you have a big enough monitor, yes - was readable for me freeze-framed.
This is the best and most imaginative idea I have ever heard, and on an issue of incredible importance. I thought it would be impossible to explain how a human being could somehow change their hairstyle over the course of six years, but you knocked it out of the park and humbled us all by deciphering this complicated riddle, thus allowing the sacred canon and continuity to flow uninterrupted, and preserving his holiness Gene's Vision, hallowed by thy name. Some cynical naysayers may post a facepalm meme in response to these kinds of posts, but the only palm you're getting from this rapt observer is a high-five of sincere admiration.
Locutus, positive and supportive.
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But not the Kirk with the same Star Fleet history.
At least Uhura gets to grow her hair out. Some of us are no longer that fortunate.
Eddie, not bitter
Eddie, not bitter
Uhura’s hair is fine I think. Maybe she *always* has it short like in Strange New World’s, perhaps even during the original series too but we just didn’t see it. It is entirely possible that she chose to wear a wig as a fashion choice during her time under the command of Kirk. Some ladies and even men such as Kirk himself also choose to wear wigs. It’s not a big deal. Our hair does not define us.
I've said this before about SNW, but I think this was one of the best episodes in the history of Star Trek.
If there was ever any doubt about SNW's connection and respect for Star Trek cannon, it's just completed a sixty year old circle by finally showing us what motivated Spock in The Menagerie.
If there was ever any doubt about SNW's connection and respect for Star Trek cannon, it's just completed a sixty year old circle by finally showing us what motivated Spock in The Menagerie.
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@Jag2112 is usually posting them within a week of airing.
What experiences though? Experiences with combat? Experiences with professionals like Spock who would aid in guiding Kirk towards making specific decision, especially from Where No Man Has Gone Before? Kirk isn't the same this time around.
This Pikeverse Kirk does not have his TOS entourage with him. Any Captain is potentially maimed useless without the right crew and ship to command and support him. Kirk could have ended up commanding the Grissom eventually.
Kirk in the Kelvin Timeline is the same age as Prime Kirk if not maybe a little older due to his birth possibly being premature due to stress-induced labor from the Narada's attack on the Kelvin. And he's already a hotshot skirter of the rules by 25 who's only marginally matured and become more professional and polished by 30. Of the three Kirks we know of: Prime Kirk from the original timeline, Pike temporal flash-forward Kirk and Kelvin Timeline Kirk all are different individuals due to their life experiences by the early 2260s, different experiences thanks to each having led different lives.
In effect, they're each different men even though all three have George Samuel Kirk as a father and grew up in Iowa.
In effect, they're each different men even though all three have George Samuel Kirk as a father and grew up in Iowa.
I'm actually very... mixed... about this episode.
I think the premise was a pretty great idea, and the episode had many great callbacks, tweaks and little twists.
I think the main problem is that I just don't feel Paul Wesley's Kirk.
He just doesn't feel right, too stoic. The "real" Kirk had tons of swagger & charm. Chris Pine had different swagger - but he had it, that's why he worked. Wesley's Kirk had Kirk-like dialogue. But I was missing the charisma.
It's weird, if the actor playing Pike feels more like Kirk than the actor playing Kirk.
Everything else was fine.
Also - if I had a nickel for every time a first season of a streaming Trek show has a finale that ends with a Romulan fleet commanded by an angry woman opposing the flagship of the Federation making a plea for peace while being backed up by a useless fake-fleet of mining vessels/hologramm copies - I would have two nickles. Which is not much. But still weird that it happened twice.
I think the premise was a pretty great idea, and the episode had many great callbacks, tweaks and little twists.
I think the main problem is that I just don't feel Paul Wesley's Kirk.
He just doesn't feel right, too stoic. The "real" Kirk had tons of swagger & charm. Chris Pine had different swagger - but he had it, that's why he worked. Wesley's Kirk had Kirk-like dialogue. But I was missing the charisma.
It's weird, if the actor playing Pike feels more like Kirk than the actor playing Kirk.
Everything else was fine.
Also - if I had a nickel for every time a first season of a streaming Trek show has a finale that ends with a Romulan fleet commanded by an angry woman opposing the flagship of the Federation making a plea for peace while being backed up by a useless fake-fleet of mining vessels/hologramm copies - I would have two nickles. Which is not much. But still weird that it happened twice.
So, a walking stack of books with legs?
And I thought stoicism was preferred over emotionality?
Hmm, Kelvin Timeline Kirk was born two months prematurely (January 4, 2233) or conceived two months earlier than Prime-Kirk.
Problem is, that's not at all how he's described in the episode.
Sam Kirk even says, "He's not above relying on charm" and is "a whole deck of [wild cards]" and "he's a huge pain in the ass."
Sam Kirk describes a version of James T. Kirk that fits what we know of the character - independent of his experience in Starfleet. But Wesley's performance manages to convey nothing of that characterization.
That's how TOS played out his Academy career. First the Republic as an Ensign and trainee, then a pre-graduation promotion to Lieutenant a'la Saavik in TWOK and teaching a class where he met Gary Mitchell and finally graduation and serving his first deep space assignment under Captain Garrovick on the Farragut.
Which I would expect him to not be having that characterization.
Maybe Jim was a wild kid. Probably stole a car or something.
Then why does Sam explicitly tell us that is who his brother is ... only for Wesley to convey the complete opposite?
Had Sam actually told Pike, "Look, my brother is brilliant, but he comes across as a stack of books with legs," then at least Wesley's performance would make sense in the episode. But that is clearly not the case.
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