Spock and Uhura [SPOILERS]
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Am I the only person who thinks that what we saw might have not have been romantic or sexual?
Spock had just lost his planet, and more specifically, his mother. Uhura (talking about Uhura Prime here, obviously) has always been a little unusual in her expressions of affection from an American point of view. I took it to be an African thing, but maybe it's just a Uhura thing - I dunno. But regardless of which it is, that was the impression that I got from those scenes - that she was doing whatever she felt to make sure that Spock knew that someone was there and cared, and that he wasn't alone.
Spock had just lost his planet, and more specifically, his mother. Uhura (talking about Uhura Prime here, obviously) has always been a little unusual in her expressions of affection from an American point of view. I took it to be an African thing, but maybe it's just a Uhura thing - I dunno. But regardless of which it is, that was the impression that I got from those scenes - that she was doing whatever she felt to make sure that Spock knew that someone was there and cared, and that he wasn't alone.
Except the scene in the transporter room would negate that theory. How much comfort could she have dragged out and gotten away with if their relationship was merely as friends or as teacher/student? It was pretty clear that this was an extension of an ongoing relationship they have had.
Actually, probably quite a bit more, since my interpretation means no unethical teaching practices on Spock's part, and Uhura's friends and family would probably corroborate that that's just how she is.
Remember the scene with her and Scotty in ST:V? I know it isn't canon anymore, but still... And that's just the most prominent example.
Do people really think Uhura would have kissed him on the mouth several times out of mercy or compassion? Well, I don't.
They set up the relationship earlier when Spock was hesitant to show favoritism to her; she put her foot down and he toed the line.
That wouldn't happen in an unequal relationship, like teacher/pupil.
They set up the relationship earlier when Spock was hesitant to show favoritism to her; she put her foot down and he toed the line.
That wouldn't happen in an unequal relationship, like teacher/pupil.
I hate to call bollocks, but not only does she moke with Spock in the transporter room right in front of Captain Jimmy and Scotty, but you have that scene in the "blimp hangar" when Uhura puts her foot down and forces Spock to put her on the E so they can be together.
They are doing the Wild Thing. Period.
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Well, it's still canon, just in it's proper universe. Here, who knows?
But yes, I actually enjoy that scene very much in Star Trek V. Then again, I love that movie.
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I wasn't referring to the whole Prime/Nu Continuities thing, I was referring to the fact that Gene Roddenberry himself decanonized Star Trek V.
Other than it, and TAS apparently, it's all canon. It just isn't linear.
why would you say that? whatever happened between Uhura and Scotty in STV is still canon.
really?! where did he do that? do you have a link?
how come no one ever tells me these things?
Last paragraph in this section of the Wikipedia entry.
really?! where did he do that? do you have a link?
how come no one ever tells me these things?
I don't think that's "official," as much as any of this is. Roddenberry may have stricken STV from his mind, but I don't think it was ever officially stripped from the sequence. (Remember, Roddenberry had little or no influence over the movie series.)
Lord knows I've worked characters and references to THE FINAL FRONTIER into my books and nobody at Paramount has ever objected . . . .
Someone in another thread suggested T'Pring lives. (I like it.) Was Spock betrothed to her and if so, what does he do about her and Uhura?
Yeah, as if they needed more angst ....
Yeah, as if they needed more angst ....
Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry jokingly considered elements of this film to be "apocryphal at best", and particularly disliked the idea that Sarek had fathered a child (Sybok) with a Vulcan female before Amanda. Roddenberry made similar statements about elements of Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country. Nevertheless, both films are included in Trek canon.[10] Ralph Winter said they should have recognized the film's plot was too reminiscent of V'ger from Star Trek: The Motion Picture.[1] Shatner blamed himself for what he believed ended the franchise; only because the 25th anniversary of the series was approaching did Frank Mancuso, Jr. approve the development of the next film.[3]
am I reading the bolded section wrong?
it's still canon.
really?! where did he do that? do you have a link?
how come no one ever tells me these things?
I don't think that's "official," as much as any of this is. Roddenberry may have stricken STV from his mind, but I don't think it was ever officially stripped from the sequence. (Remember, Roddenberry had little or no influence over the movie series.)
Lord knows I've worked characters and references to THE FINAL FRONTIER into my books and nobody at Paramount has ever objected . . . .
okay, thanks, that's more like it.
Well, it still sucked.
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