This is the only good suggestion I've seen yet. A simple plausible explanation that fits in with established history. Much better than a repeated attempt on half-sibling, orphan or anything else that's been offered thus far.
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Yeah. I tend to think Quinto is a bit too old to play Lieutenant Spock at this point.
Firstly, Michael is a name which can be used by women AND men.
Secondly, the WOMAN thing was just a riff on the old Shouting Spock meme. You know... THE WOMEN!!
I could see the scene with Spock coming home for leave, seeing Burnham, and muttering, "Mother's brought in another stray child, I see..."
Could be part of the reason why Sarek and Spock were estranged. Maybe Spock is jealous of Burnham.
There was also talk of a train layout, which Sarek and Spock built together (complete with working waterfalls near Mount Seleya). Sarek started to show the trains to Burnham, and she started adding other touches which were not to scale. The rift began then between Sarek and Spock.
I honestly had assumed as much from the trailer(s), so not much of a spoiler in my case ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
Probably, but Spock is such a difficult character to portray well, and Quinto is one of the few actors who's done a good job with it, largely I imagine because of Nimoy's mentoring.
I agree completely! It may be possible to have Quinto in a short appearance as Spock, although I'm not holding out hope that any TOS crew would appear on DSC. If they do, I will love it if done well.
My thinking is that you may not see Spock since he and Sarek are not speaking with each other. However, if they time the series to Spock's time of Pon Farr (every 7 years, happened in the second or third year of Kirk's command last we saw), it is possible.
I should add that assuming a woman is trans because she has a traditionally male name shows a severe misunderstanding of trans people.Firstly, Michael is a name which can be used by women AND men.
Secondly, the WOMAN thing was just a riff on the old Shouting Spock meme. You know... THE WOMEN!!
When you stop and think about it, it's a little weird that gendered naming conventions still exist in the Trek future.
Names can change over the course of a few decades. Stands to reason that Michael could become a feminine name by then.
I thought "Amok Time" made it pretty clear that was the first time he experienced Pon Farr?
The Search For Spock implied it first starts during the teenage years. Remember that bit with Savvik.
There was a unisex trend in Hollywood dating back to the 30's and 40's. It's not as uncommon as we might think.
Gene Tierney
Merle Oberon
Michael Learned - from the 70's
Speaking of changing naming conventions, I would like to see more cross-cultural naming. We have an Asian with a Western name, Captain Philippa Georgiou, and this seems to be a fairly common trope in Hollywood. But I want to see the reverse... that is, characters with no apparent Asian heritage but who have very traditionally Asian surnames and given names. The flow of cultural influence should be reversed in the future.
Kor
Kor
I mean, essentially, isn't that the entire plot of ST:TFF?
I just read it as Pon Farr hadn't caught up to Spock yet. Or else, he would have already married T'Pring during a previous cycle.
Spock is easily in his thirties during "Amok Time". So there were windows where he could've been married prior if he had gone through Pon Farr.
Sybok played video games in Trek5? Cool. Also, the drugs make him burst into laughter whenever his parents asked him about it. Joking, just like in my previous post. There is no Sybok in my head canon.
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