Any Trek authors pitched a post Romulus story to Pocketbooks yet?

[Trent Roman]

I hate to burst your bubble, Trent, but the bit about "funny ethnic accents" is a holdover from TOS. Pavel Chekov's accent was always used for comedic effect -- remember that scene from Star Trek IV where he was running around 1980s San Francisco asking for nuclear wessels?

REALLY!? Wow, I was completely ignorant of that! Thank you for enlightening me! The fact that they did something in the sixties and then again in the eighties totally justifies doing it now!

(Very) Fictitiously yours, Trent Roman

 

[kkozoriz1]

Sarek asked T'Lar for Fal-tor-pan. It's reasobanle to assume that this was communicated to Kirk during the meld. Otherwise why wouldn't Sarek just say "You must take McCoy to Vulcan"? McCoy was on Earth. Sarek had no way of knowing Spock had been resurrected. Asking Kirk to break the embargo, which Sarek would undoubtedly know about as he had just seen all the information, just to bring Spock's body home for burial doesn't make a whole lot of sense. By including the Vulcan mysticism makes it appear that Sarek knows more than he's letting on.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I dont think fal-tor-pan entered the picture until they discoverd Spock's rejuvinated body. The body Sarek sent Kirk after would be a radiation ravaged, decomposing corpse.

 

[kkozoriz1]

No, but it shows that Sarek was at least familiar with an ancient ritual that was regarded as a legend. Who knows what other aspects he's familiar with. Maybe the katra and body are both necessary regardless of wether you are planning on doing a re-fusion or not.

 

[David cgc]

That's what was in the novelization. The body was necessary for interring the katra in the Hall of Ancient Thought, even though the katra was safely inside McCoy's head. The fact that they found a living, empty-headed body was a helpful bonus.

 

[Nerys Myk]

But if thats true, wouldn't Spock let someone know not to dump his body? A message in McCoy's head or a will.

 

[JarodRussell]

But if thats true, wouldn't Spock let someone know not to dump his body? A message in McCoy's head or a will.

Might be a Spock vs. Sarek thing. Sarek never agreed with Spock joining Starfleet, so he probably refused the idea of burial at space. But Spock never expressed the wish to be buried only according to Vulcan traditions.

 

[David cgc]

But if thats true, wouldn't Spock let someone know not to dump his body? A message in McCoy's head or a will.

That was explained as his Will saying he should be buried in space, as he didn't think he'd be able to do the katra thing since he was half-human, and expected that if he did manage to pull it off, he'd be able to get a message to his host. The reason he couldn't, and why Bones went all crazy, was that McCoy was "allergic" to mind melds.

 

[Nerys Myk]

But if thats true, wouldn't Spock let someone know not to dump his body? A message in McCoy's head or a will.

Might be a Spock vs. Sarek thing. Sarek never agreed with Spock joining Starfleet, so he probably refused the idea of burial at space. But Spock never expressed the wish to be buried only according to Vulcan traditions.

But he dumped his katra into McCoy. Which would indicate a change of heart.

 

[kkozoriz1]

It's The Galileo Seven all over.

KIRK: There's really something I don't understand about all of this. Maybe you can explain it to me. Logically, of course. When you jettisoned the fuel and ignited it, you knew there was virtually no chance of it being seen, yet you did it anyhow. That would seem to me to be an act of desperation.
SPOCK: Quite correct, Captain.
KIRK: Now we all know, and I'm sure the doctor will agree with me, that desperation is a highly emotional state of mind. How does your well-known logic explain that?
SPOCK: Quite simply, Captain. I examined the problem from all angles, and it was plainly hopeless. Logic informed me that under the circumstances, the only possible action would have to be one of desperation. Logical decision, logically arrived at.

 

[Nerys Myk]

And he didn't have the heart to tell his Dad he wanted a human burial. Man, their relationship sucked.

 

[Therin of Andor]

And intent? Piffle. I doubt anybody who wrote "These Are The Voyages..." intended it to be the historical cover-up of a mind-boggling conspiracy.

IIRC, Berman & Braga said that, had ENT continued for Season Five, they'd have come up with a way to undo Trip's death. Certainly, the actor was still under contract for another whole season, and he was a popular character.

 

[David cgc]

The way to undo Trip's death would be to end the show before season 10. Easy enough.