Saavik lit

[Janos]

I'll have to rewatch the TOS movies. The DVD boxed set is on sale here with the advent of Blu-ray. However, I imagine getting the DVDs should be fine since my Blu-Ray machine enhances the DVD viewing experience too I understand. Its been a long time since I saw the movies, so I do want to see the two portrayals of Saavik.

 

[Pauln6]

They're nothing alike. Robin Curtis' performance is far more polished but you lament the soft edges of Kirstie Alley, whose performance had more in common with T'Pol.

 

[Captaindemotion]

I really liked how the novelisation of TWOK fleshed out the character of Saavik and her background. I didn't find later movie novelisations to be anywhere near as good as the first few. I also thought that TPP was excellent, as was Vulcan's Heart. I think it's a shame that the character never reappeared in the movies or in 24th century Trek.

I wasn't aware of the new Saavik-centric novel but will have to check it out.

 

[Mysterion]

Saavik's problem wasn't that she was half-Romulan, it was that she was half-Vulcan, with none of the mental discipline to control her stronger emotions.

More specifically, Saavik's problem was that she was young and still learning to do those things. IMO, it had less to do with her heritage and more to do with her amount/type of life experience at that point in her life. You do not have to be a Vulcan to learn mental discipline. And, anyways, didn't we see a Vulcan sub-culture in Enterprise that embrace emotions?

Also, I agree with everything Christopher said in his excellent post up-thread. The whole "she's emotianal because she's half-Romulan" thing is just nonsense.

 

[Pauln6]

True - but what it did was give layers to the character that could have been explored. Ultimately they decided that they didn't need to explore her and stuck with the olf Kirk/Spock/McCoy stuff.

 

[Christopher]

And, anyways, didn't we see a Vulcan sub-culture in Enterprise that embrace emotions?

Yes, the V'tosh katur. And before them (well, chronologically after them), we saw Sybok. And of course there was the whole of Vulcan civilization pre-Surak, of which the Romulans are a surviving remnant.

 

[T'Ressa Dax]

The Pandora Principle is one of my favorites, and I enjoyed Unspokken Truth nearly as much.

 

[Janos]

The Pandora Principle is one of my favorites, and I enjoyed Unspokken Truth nearly as much.

Great to hear. I have a copy of TPP being sent to me now (purchases online) and I already have UT. So, I'll start with Pandora and the UT... after I get caught on my DS9 relaunch.

 

[Cap'n Crunch]

I haven't read The Pandora Principle, but I did read Unspoken Truths. While I liked the storyline of UT, I didn't like the non-linear aspect of the novel. Which is odd, because that was one of the things I liked the most about Burning Dreams, by the same author.