As I said in another pageMaybe sexual fidelity is just not a huge priority for 23rd-century Vulcans.
Spoilers Star Trek: Strange New Worlds 2x05 - "Charades"
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Maybe sexual fidelity is just not a huge priority for 23rd-century Vulcans.
It's an arranged marriage.
Spock and T'Pring did not pick each other.
30 years ago, two very important families looked at each other, and said "Imagine the babies we could make together"!
He's still "more than betrothed."
As someone who was willing to wait I definitely understand the reaction.
There's no opportunity to do anything other than wait, if every Vulcan on Vulcan is paired off at 7, unless they are off world, trawling for tourists, or there is an unexpected death.
That works.
Doubtful. Pike stated in the episode he doesn't use synthesized food when he cooks something.
And as for bacon being universally loved, I can attest to that fact that I don't know anyone who doesn't love to eat well prepared bacon.
I do.
Pike isn't a shitty cook, and that's actually portrayed in canon. The SNW episode Serene Squall had the Pirates loving Pikes cooking to the point that he was able to get them to mutiny against their current captain/cook.
In this episode, T'Pring's father also was showing to clearly enjoy Pike's cooking of Vulcan food as well.
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They thought she was the norm because she was the one who was uninjured due to Spock's actions of strengthening the shields in her side of the shuttle. Spock was the only one injured in the crash. (And Spock's actions are only realized by Chapel in the others because the aliens mention it when they go to the anomaly to speak with them.)
Actually I thought in that particular Enterprise episode, some outside environmental factor or alien triggered her Ponn Far.
(And also, she married Kas in season 4 of Enterprise, but at the time and neither of them appeared to be going through Ponn Far, had my point in bringing that up is that obviously Vulcans do not have to wait for/be under the influence of Ponn Far to be married or for the marriage to be recognized in Vulcan society.)
We met her fiance.
Nice bloke.
Spock was going to get married and make babies.
The two things happen at the same time.
I surmised a while back that multiple betrothals have to be the norm, since if one of the betrothed dies unexpectedly, during the decades between betrothal and marriage, then the other one dies too when they try to go through Pon far alone.
Mommy played by Joanna Cassiday had gone through some public shame and was about to lose her job, and status in Vulcan Culture. Kas offered his protection via marriage. The fact that he wanted a wife who was always off planet and in love with another dude.... Closeted homosexual?
I can disagree with the bacon assertion as I know people who can't stand the smell of any cooking meat. (That is not me)Doubtful. Pike stated in the episode he doesn't use synthesized food when he cooks something.
And as for bacon being universally loved, I can attest to that fact that I don't know anyone who doesn't love to eat well prepared bacon.
The captain has the privilege of being able to keep and store fresh ingredients. Most everyone else on the ship mostly eats food from the food synthesizers (La'an mentioned in S1E5 she liked when everyone was on shore leave because there were no lines for the food synthesizers).
Coming soon from Talos IV Publishing: Captain Pike's Diplomatic Delicacies.
Watched it again.
Star Trek has no rights to be this good.
There’s the usual good Star Trek and then there’s this.
It’s one of those rare instances of everything just coalescing. Music, writing, direction and acting just stacking up neatly.
I can’t find anything to dislike about it. This season has pretty much been a home run so far.
The OST. Man, when you tune into it then there’s shades of TOS woven throughout in the form of little leitmotifs and echoes.
There’s the Spock in the bathroom scene that starts sideways, then flips to the right way, before revealing we are looking at a reflection until we see the real Spock. The whole scene does not have to be as cleverly shot as it is. Peck could have solved it without, but it’s those little directorial flourishes that lift this show above.
The whole package is just incredible. Im basking in it for now, ‘cause there’s no way next weeks can top it, but wow. I have to watch it again tomorrow. When I’m not watching it, it always seems to be turning around in my head somehow anyway.
Star Trek has no rights to be this good.
There’s the usual good Star Trek and then there’s this.
It’s one of those rare instances of everything just coalescing. Music, writing, direction and acting just stacking up neatly.
I can’t find anything to dislike about it. This season has pretty much been a home run so far.
The OST. Man, when you tune into it then there’s shades of TOS woven throughout in the form of little leitmotifs and echoes.
There’s the Spock in the bathroom scene that starts sideways, then flips to the right way, before revealing we are looking at a reflection until we see the real Spock. The whole scene does not have to be as cleverly shot as it is. Peck could have solved it without, but it’s those little directorial flourishes that lift this show above.
The whole package is just incredible. Im basking in it for now, ‘cause there’s no way next weeks can top it, but wow. I have to watch it again tomorrow. When I’m not watching it, it always seems to be turning around in my head somehow anyway.
This is definitely above average for a Paramount+ streaming Trek offering. Trek can't always be silly fun but damn, when it tries it needs to be a LOT more like this was.
Only in Star Trek, with a couple of exceptions. I am a die hard romantic at heart but pragmatic at times.
I'm finding my way. Thanks for checking.
I’m really curious. Why only in Star Trek?
Surely love, or even lust, are all part of the human adventure?
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