So when Spock was applying for Captain of the Enterprise after TMP in his interview when they asked him about his command experience he could only say I've only ever been in command twice in my 20 odd years in Starfleet. And they ended in disaster.
My take on The Galileo Seven
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ZapBrannigan's explanation cleared it up for me. Spock would say he's been in temporary command multiple times for command experience. His unofficial "first command" of the Galileo Seven however didn't work out so well
Spock's official "first command" then would be the training ship Enterprise in TWOK.
ZapBrannigan's explanation cleared it up for me. Spock would say he's been in temporary command multiple times for command experience. His unofficial "first command" of the Galileo Seven however didn't work out so well
The Galileo incident could go either way for Spock. If he was found to blame for the loss of two men, that's bad. But if not, and especially if it was portrayed in the press as a heroic survival story, then the Galileo would be Spock's PT-109, and he could end up in high office.
Yes it could go Spock saved 5 people from a death situation and in the animated series he stopped an amazing weapon getting into enemies hand
OR
His first command mission he got two people killed and shuttle destroyed
His second an incredible weapon got lost to the Federation
I suppose you could look on all Enterprise missions that way though.
I still tend to think on any command interview they'd be more interested in the times Spock had command of the Enterprise in Kirk's absence.
Lets just ignore the time(s) he committed mutiny or abandoned his post.
Given the length of time he conned the ship in "The Paradise Syndrome" and that Kirk was declared dead in "The Tholian Web", mightn't those count, as well?
Sure, but both came after the Galileo Seven, so at the time, it was Spock's first command. Just stretching the facts presented.
There's also the few hours he commanded the Enterprise in TOS S2 - "The Doomsday Machine".
Also if you go by the dialogue from TOS S3 - " the Paradise Syndrome", Bach spent the months in his quarters trying to decipher the symbols on the Obelisk. <-- So not a very good circumstance to add to your Command resume.
Sure, but both came after the Galileo Seven, so at the time, it was Spock's first command. Just stretching the facts presented.
Right, I was responding to:
So I momentarily abandoned my customary "stuck in 1967" mindset.
Living in two eras is weird...
ZapBrannigan's explanation cleared it up for me. Spock would say he's been in temporary command multiple times for command experience. His unofficial "first command" of the Galileo Seven however didn't work out so well
Which also didn't work out so well either...
Robert
blssdwlf said:ZapBrannigan's explanation cleared it up for me. Spock would say he's been in temporary command multiple times for command experience. His unofficial "first command" of the Galileo Seven however didn't work out so well
Which also didn't work out so well either...
But wasn't that under Kirk's command? He took over command from Spock.
Yeah, but it was Spock who kind of pushed Kirk into taking command, so he still gets some blame.
Yeh dragging and screaming
I was kind of kidding but Spock WAS officially the commander of the Enterprise.
You could say he let a rusty, paper pushing desk jockey of an admiral take over the Enterprise like it was a toy to play with and promptly broke it.
Again, I'm just kind of kidding.
Robert
