Spock/Burnham

[GeekUSACarl]

Nah, after a rough start they'll be BFFs by the end of the season and it'll be common knowledge they're brother and sister.

People here will insist that Spock constantly spoke of her in TOS every time the camera was off him and there's no contradiction

Just wait for the next reissue of Final Frontier when they edit SMG in over sybok and change a couple of spocks lines.

 

[Captain of the USS Averof]

If I remember right, there was just as much grumbling about Spock suddenly having a brother back when TFF came out.

And then we all watched TFF and our minds were set at ease.

 

[BillJ]

Just wait for the next reissue of Final Frontier when they edit SMG in over sybok and change a couple of spocks lines.

If it costs more than eighty cents to accomplish, Paramount/CBS will want no part of it.

 

[Markonian]

FWIW, Michael and Spock try to mend their relationship in May 2255 during a life-or-death mission (DSC novel: Desperate Hours).

 

[GeekUSACarl]

If it costs more than eighty cents to accomplish, Paramount/CBS will want no part of it.

Or we'll get those big head overlays like the espn commercials.

 

[BillJ]

FWIW, Michael and Spock try to mend their relationship in May 2255 during a life-or-death mission (DSC novel: Desperate Hours).

I seriously doubt that will have any impact on the season two storyline.

 

[Markonian]

I seriously doubt that will have any impact on the season two storyline.

Agreed. I just hope they don’t contradict it overtly either. I like continuity.

 

[Krandor]

If I remember right, there was just as much grumbling about Spock suddenly having a brother back when TFF came out.

Spock having a brother was the least of my issues with TFF.

 

[Nyotarules]

The sad part is Sarek in his dying days in TNG conveyed (through Picard) how much he loved Amanda and Spock.

No mention of Burnham ever. Yet this show portrays Burnham as the chosen one and his best accomplishment.

Of course, at some point they'll 'update' the TNG era as well.... so it's all moot.

Off screen
Sarek does mention Burnham but Picard thought he said Burn Em!

 

[Hythlodeus]

Sarek: I love my son, I love my wife and....I love... Michael!
Picard: Whoa, too much information, you old Vulcan pervert*

*dialogue not at all based on the views of this poster but on the way Trek decided to (not) handle homosexuality in the 80s and 90s

 

[XCV330]

I seriously doubt that will have any impact on the season two storyline.

They've already quoted from the book in the last episode.

 

[XCV330]

Sarek: I love my son, I love my wife and....I love... Michael!
Picard: Whoa, too much information, you old Vulcan pervert*

*dialogue not at all based on the views of this poster but on the way Trek decided to (not) handle homosexuality in the 80s and 90s

Only Android-Security Officer Love was acceptible.

 

[BillJ]

They've already quoted from the book in the last episode.

That sucks. The book was piss-poor.

 

[Greg Cox]

One more time:

Spock never mentioned pon farr until he had to. Spock never mentioned that he had a fiancee/wife. Spock never mentioned that his father was the Vulcan ambassador. Spock never mentioned that he had a brother. Spock never mentioned that his katra had to be returned to Vulcan if he died . . .

But somehow it defies logic and canon that he never mentioned his foster sister?

Spock has never been forthcoming about his family and personal life. In this respect, DISCO is 100% consistent with canon.

 

[Agony_Boothb]

One more time:

Spock never mentioned pon farr until he had to. Spock never mentioned that he had a fiancee/wife. Spock never mentioned that his father was the Vulcan ambassador. Spock never mentioned that he had a brother. Spock never mentioned that his katra had to be returned to Vulcan if he died . . .

But somehow it defies logic and canon that he never mentioned his foster sister?

Spock has never been forthcoming about his family and personal life. In this respect, DISCO is 100% consistent with canon.

Yep, I'm pretty sure until the crew found out about Sarek and Amanda, they all just assumed Spock hatched from an egg fully grown. The dude was private yo.

 

[Greg Cox]

They've already quoted from the book in the last episode.

Yep. When Burnham started telling Ash exactly how her parents died, I was like "Hey! I know this already! This was in Dave's book!"

Meanwhile, let it be noted that STAR TREK is also down with Ambassador-Sparkly Energy Cloud love.

 

[Tallguy]

The sad part is Sarek in his dying days in TNG conveyed (through Picard) how much he loved Amanda and Spock.

No mention of Burnham ever. Yet this show portrays Burnham as the chosen one and his best accomplishment.

Of course, at some point they'll 'update' the TNG era as well.... so it's all moot.

TNG is probably more of a stumbling block to Michael that TOS is, just because Sarek should have mentioned her. (Of course he doesn't mention Sybok either and all of Sarek's TNG appearances post-date The Final Frontier.)

How many times did Spock mention his parents by name other than the episode they were in? Does he mention them ever in season three? Does he talk about T'pring outside of a single episode?

Kirk meets Sarek twice in The Search for Spock and nobody mentions Amanda once.

The interesting thing about watching Sarek in Discovery is the realization that we only saw him eight times (plus TFF). And most of those times it was more about plot than any character building for him. He's a blank slate.

 

[BillJ]

But somehow it defies logic and canon that he never mentioned his foster sister?

If it was the first time it happened, it wouldn't be a big deal. But, I bet Pocket would laugh at someone who submitted a story with Spock having another secret sibling after Sybok.

 

[urbandefault]

I don't talk about my family business at work. Why would Spock?

 

[CorporalClegg]

I'm going to go on the assumption that Jimmy and Micheal will eventually hook-up, only for things to fizzle out. Spock never talks about her around his friend because ... awkward.

Agreed. I just hope they don’t contradict it overtly either. I like continuity.

Then why do you read Trek Lit?