TOS questions...
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Some Vulcans were born with these pointed ears. It may have been a random variation, a genetic mutation, whatever... The point is, all the Vulcans decided that it was a desirable trait, and Vulcans with pointed ears had a higher chance to reproduce, meaning that their pointy ears were passed on to more children than those with non-pointy ears. Eventually, the pointy ears became universal because everyone had ancestors with pointy ears that reproduced to make kids with pointy ears, etc.
That might explain it. t might have been artifical selection, the will of the people, not nature, that did it.
Frankly, I don't see the point.
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She wasn't an alien, she just didn't have much of a personality. She was the first officer, just as Riker was Picard's "Number One." As to whether she was also a navigator, it's possible, but it may also be coincidental that the navigator sat in that spot later in the series.
Seems that she was human enough - no indications to the contrary, at least.
The term "Number One" seems unambiguous enough - it's standard if old-fashioned naval parlance for the executive officer. I doubt the character would have remained nameless if the show went to production with that cast. She'd have eventually gained a name and a backstory, certainly.
And yeah, seems like she also was the navigator of the vessel. Or helmswoman. Or possibly her duties were unrelated to either of those, and the console in Pike's time was configured for a single combined helm/navigation officer (in this case Joe Tyler) and for whatever functionalities the XO would need.
Also, it seems to me that Number One wears the standard command colors, rather than the brown that Gary Mitchell would wear in the second pilot. Consistent with XO, I'd think.
Timo Saloniemi
The term "Number One" seems unambiguous enough - it's standard if old-fashioned naval parlance for the executive officer. I doubt the character would have remained nameless if the show went to production with that cast. She'd have eventually gained a name and a backstory, certainly.
And yeah, seems like she also was the navigator of the vessel. Or helmswoman. Or possibly her duties were unrelated to either of those, and the console in Pike's time was configured for a single combined helm/navigation officer (in this case Joe Tyler) and for whatever functionalities the XO would need.
Also, it seems to me that Number One wears the standard command colors, rather than the brown that Gary Mitchell would wear in the second pilot. Consistent with XO, I'd think.
Timo Saloniemi
That was never quite clear. The initial writer's bible didn't say she was an alien, IIRC. Dorothy Fontana's "Vulcan's Glory" though suggests that she's from a race called Ilyrians. Peter David's New Frontier series suggests that she's an immortal like Flint.
It says she is testing the green make up that was later used on Susan Oliver when she took the form of the Orion. It's clear this isn't exactly that same make up -- it also has the Vulcan slanted eye brows.
For plot purposes, Number One had to be a human, otherwise, the Talosians really screwed up by selecting her to beam down along with Yeoman Colt. Remember, Pike was resisting Vina, so the Keeper and the others granted Pike a choice of two other females so as the propogate the species. If Number One were a humanoid alien, no kids. (And if the Talosians could not even repair their own machines, I doubt they were up to "gene tweaking", allowing the birth of fertile "hybrids".)
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Bill
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Bill
Given what the novels have done, I would very much like to hear the true, full story of Number One:
She is essentially immortal. She has had a number of different names over the years. For example, one such name was Morgan Lefler - she was Robin's mother. Lately she's been Morgan Primus.
That test had nothing to do with the character of Number One and a lot to do with Majel being willing and available to participate in some makeup tests.
I'm curious... how do you know? I seem to recall something about GR considering making her character an alien, and some of the stoic traits that persisted being a part of that (and eventually carrying over to the Vulcan character). I've assumed that photo came from the time when that was being considered... (if it ever was -- I truly don't know).
I wouldn't know, but my gut feeling says it may be just a convenient "hey, let's cover Majel in silly makeup" situation, especially if Gene and Majel already had a relationship back then (but I don't know that).
Also, looking at that page you posted.. what uniform is the girl wearing on the "Spock Make-Up Test" to the left of Majel?
Can we do production-related questions here?
- When was the Romulan Bird of Prey model last seen, and what happened to it?
- What was the deal with someone finding the 'hull' of the Shuttle Galileo in some sort of dump?
- What, specifically, did Pato Guzman and Frank Bachelin contribute to very early Star Trek, before Jefferies became the chief designer? And why wasn't Wah Chang credited for his work?
Also, looking at that page you posted.. what uniform is the girl wearing on the "Spock Make-Up Test" to the left of Majel?
Can we do production-related questions here?
- When was the Romulan Bird of Prey model last seen, and what happened to it?
- What was the deal with someone finding the 'hull' of the Shuttle Galileo in some sort of dump?
- What, specifically, did Pato Guzman and Frank Bachelin contribute to very early Star Trek, before Jefferies became the chief designer? And why wasn't Wah Chang credited for his work?
Am I the only one who thinks this is a silly backstory for her?
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