What was your first reaction to the Spock/Uhura romance?

[spaceoddity]

Curious. Were you spoiled? What is your general impression of it? What do you think will happen in the next movie? etc

 

[F. King Daniel]

What was YOUR first reaction?

 

[Kelso]

"Cool."

 

[C.E. Evans]

Mine was "'bout time" (going way back to the first season episode "The Man Trap," I thought they'd make an interesting couple)

Spock and Uhura on the Enterprise bridge
SPOCK: Miss Uhura, your last subspace log contained an error in the frequencies column.
UHURA: Mister Spock, sometimes I think if I hear that word frequency once more, I'll cry.
SPOCK: Cry?
UHURA: I was just trying to start a conversation.
SPOCK: Well, since it is illogical for a communications officer to resent the word frequency, I have no answer.
UHURA: No, you have an answer. I'm an illogical woman who's beginning to feel too much a part of that communications console. Why don't you tell me I'm an attractive young lady, or ask me if I've ever been in love? Tell me how your planet Vulcan looks on a lazy evening when the moon is full.
SPOCK: Vulcan has no moon, Miss Uhura.
UHURA: I'm not surprised, Mister Spock...

 

[Greg Cox]

Alas, I had been spoiled in advance, which I really regret since I would have loved to have had my jaw dropped . . . .

I thought it was great. About time Uhura finally got some action!

 

[RandyS]

It was such a small thing in the movie that it didn't bother me.

 

[Set Harth]

When Uhura discovers just how small a thing it really is, this relationship won't last.

 

[Enterprise is Great]

I said "Yeah! Spock is getting him some lovin'! Lucky dog. Tap dat!"

 

[Gojira]

I thought it was a great idea!

 

[Trekkie2]

It was about time, and all indications are that the relationship will continue.

 

[Temis the Vorta]

Yeah, I was spoiled because I was too excited about the new movie to tear myself away from this place.

My first reaction was , but I figured if they had to hook her up with one of the guys, Spock was the one to hook her up with.

Then when I saw the movie and realized how different a character Uhura was, it made more sense.

For the next movie, it would make sense to use the relationship to further Spock's character arc of being less emotionally controlled than the Spock we've known to date, or at least throw more obstacles in his way.

 

[BillJ]

Mine was "'bout time" (going way back to the first season episode "The Man Trap," I thought they'd make an interesting couple)

Spock and Uhura on the Enterprise bridge
SPOCK: Miss Uhura, your last subspace log contained an error in the frequencies column.
UHURA: Mister Spock, sometimes I think if I hear that word frequency once more, I'll cry.
SPOCK: Cry?
UHURA: I was just trying to start a conversation.
SPOCK: Well, since it is illogical for a communications officer to resent the word frequency, I have no answer.
UHURA: No, you have an answer. I'm an illogical woman who's beginning to feel too much a part of that communications console. Why don't you tell me I'm an attractive young lady, or ask me if I've ever been in love? Tell me how your planet Vulcan looks on a lazy evening when the moon is full.
SPOCK: Vulcan has no moon, Miss Uhura.
UHURA: I'm not surprised, Mister Spock...

Whether or not I agreed with the execution, it told me that at least Orci and Kurtzman had paid attention when watching TOS.

 

[Greg Cox]

Mine was "'bout time" (going way back to the first season episode "The Man Trap," I thought they'd make an interesting couple)

Spock and Uhura on the Enterprise bridge
SPOCK: Miss Uhura, your last subspace log contained an error in the frequencies column.
UHURA: Mister Spock, sometimes I think if I hear that word frequency once more, I'll cry.
SPOCK: Cry?
UHURA: I was just trying to start a conversation.
SPOCK: Well, since it is illogical for a communications officer to resent the word frequency, I have no answer.
UHURA: No, you have an answer. I'm an illogical woman who's beginning to feel too much a part of that communications console. Why don't you tell me I'm an attractive young lady, or ask me if I've ever been in love? Tell me how your planet Vulcan looks on a lazy evening when the moon is full.
SPOCK: Vulcan has no moon, Miss Uhura.
UHURA: I'm not surprised, Mister Spock...

Whether or not I agreed with the execution, it told me that at least Orci and Kurtzman had paid attention when watching TOS.

There's also the bit where she serenades him in "Charlie X." Anyone watching the first few episodes of the first season could be forgiven for think that the show always intended for there to be romantic sparks between Spock and Uhura . . . .

 

[Admiral Buzzkill]

Yeah, it reminded me of early TOS and I thought it was clever.

 

[Psion]

During the launch bay scene when Uhura debates her assignment with Spock: What is going on here? She's so insubordinate! (A lone neuron fires off that there's something else going on, but the other neurons shout it down.)

During the turbolift scene: What is she--? What the Hell?! Did she just? What's going on here? This is ridiculous, there's no way Spock would--

Hold on a minute, it actually makes some of those old TOS scenes a bit more significant. This is kinda cool!

(And a lone neuron rises above the others and manages to look quite smug. For a neuron.)

 

[CaptainMatt]

I was suprised as I did not expect it, but it did not go too far out of the way of beliveability. I just wished we had Carol Marcus and Kirk instead of Spock and Uhura as a love interest for the film.

 

[1bulma1]

More effective ,loving and believable than Star Wars Anakin and Padme.

 

[CaptainMatt]

Ha! Good one, 1bulma1.

 

[1bulma1]

Ha! Good one, 1bulma1.

thanks...

 

[CaptainMatt]

I would hope nothing in cinema could be as bad. I hope time wil prove me wrong or right.