Welll… I want to agree with you, basically because I want to watch Michelle Yeoh in Star Trek for as long as I can — but at least in the abstract, I have to say yeah, of course it’s fair for her past to follow her. If (as is the case) she was basically Space Hitler in the Space Third Reich, yes that’s something that — if she wasn’t a fictional character played by Michelle Yeoh having a blast — would be utterly unforgivable, unless maybe if she made a conscious effort to “make up for it”… which, really, she has in no way done, nor would I expect her to. She’s working for our guys now because it’s convenient, and Burnham’s rubbed off on her slightly, but not because she feels especially bad about who she used to be.
If Empress Georgiou were a real life person from an actually existing genocidal Terran Empire, she would absolutely deserve a terrible fate. But of course, she isn’t, and the actress who plays her is fun to watch. It’s the “because it’s fiction and they don’t exist” defense, which is admittedly a weak one.
I agree. This is my stance. It's fiction. She's not real. We didn't see any of what she did, we don't know the context, and most people in the Mirror Universe are evil. I can't get as worked up about fictional characters getting killed when most of them are "the bad guys". I just can't. The dramatic rules are different when it's "bad guys vs. bad guys" instead of "good guys vs. bad guys". Everyone who was united against the Terrans in the TOS Era turned to be just as bad in the DS9 Era. Except for the eating Kelpians part, but that didn't start with Georgiou and it didn't end with her either.
Plus, the most important part (have to repeat it), it's fiction.
Actually let me put it another way: It's fucking fiction. It's not real. The writers are making it up on the fly. I don't care what she did in the Mirror Universe, only the "Prime" Universe. (Quotations deliberate). The character is entertaining, she doesn't suffer fools, and that works for me. I like Michelle Yeoh's performance.
I too would also have a VERY different stance if Mirror Georgiou was a real person. But she's not. She's made up.
Anyway, from the looks of it, the
Section 31 TV Movie will go deeper into her past. Then it'll be possible to go more in-depth.
Kor did horrible things in the TOS Era, but he's "lovable old Kor" in DS9. Garak did horrible things, and he's likeable Garak in DS9. No one ever mentions that stuff.
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As far as Kirk in TSFS and TVH, if someone is
really to blame for anything he did, it's Sarek. He's the one who told Kirk what he needed to do. And it's highly likely that Sarek pulled some strings as Ambassador of Vulcan. But I don't blame Sarek either.
And anyone who's complaining that Kirk got off easy after saving Earth -- and wants to see him punished (being demoted to Captain doesn't count) -- is basically being the person who's "
that person". The heckler in the audience. Don't be
that person.
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EDITED TO ADD: It's probably been about three-ish years since the last time I got into this. I'm set. I wanted to see for myself what it would be like after all this time and I didn't miss it AT ALL. Maybe I'll talk about this again in
another three-ish years. But I prefer
never again. Sometimes I can't help myself. And then I end up making posts like this.
Hopefully I can enjoy
Section 31 from afar and -- at most -- devote exactly
one post to writing a review, so people can see my take, and let that be the end of it. At least for me.
As far as the Kurtzman Era goes, I already have my feet 99% out the door anyway.
Section 31 was the last thing on my list.
I'll give
Starfleet Academy a shot but if the first episode doesn't grab me, that's it. It's been nice to talking about New Trek with all of you. Except when it wasn't. But all of that comes with the territory.
