What did Spock do after beaming Kirk ans Scott out?

[Shat Happens]

The movie implies that, but I just don't picture him, with a madman loose in the galaxy with all the redmatter, just finding a chair, pouring a drink, lighting a cig, watch some tv and wait for (btw Kirk and Scott were the only ones that knew he was there and they could have died) someone to come pick him up.

 

[Franklin]

A better question is why he was living in a cave when he knew a Starfleet base was within reasonable walking distance. Nero must've supplied him with enough things to at least live through seeing Vulcan destroyed with time to think about it, afterwards. But sooner or later, he'd have to seek different shelter if he wanted to live.

Spock Prime tells Kirk he's emotionally compromised. Could be Spock Prime resigned to his fate, feeling that the loss of Vulcan was his fault and he had no options to fight back. Maybe he even had a bit of a death wish until he saw young Kirk and felt an old spark that there might be a fighting chance to make things OK, after all.

The base was probably well supplied, after all Scotty and Keenser were stationed there. He could've easily waited it all out, spending the time contemplating how to present himself in this new universe if things did work out. There were probably communication devices there, too, if he needed to make contact with anyone.

 

[BillJ]

The scenes of Spock and Keenser alone on Delta Vega won't be released until the X-rated Director's Cut.

 

[Mudd]

The scenes of Spock and Keenser alone on Delta Vega won't be released until the X-rated Director's Cut.

What about just Spock alone?

 

[Ovation]

The scenes of Spock and Keenser alone on Delta Vega won't be released until the X-rated Director's Cut.

What about just Spock alone?

That's for the NC-17 release.

 

[Franklin]

Pon farr can happen at awkward times.

 

[Timo]

A better question is why he was living in a cave when he knew a Starfleet base was within reasonable walking distance.

You seem to be misunderstanding the timescale here. The entire sordid affair took mere hours, from Nero's capture of 24th century Spock to Nero's defeat in the hands of 23rd century Spock. Within those hours, Nero dropped the older Spock onto Delta Vega - but obviously making damn sure Spock would need more hours than Vulcan had left before he could reach the local Starfleet installation. Otherwise, Spock could warn Vulcan.

Spock would thus indeed be on his way to the installation, but would be too late already (again!). So it would be time to rest - in a cave if one were available. Spock could later complete Nero's sadistic scenario and reach the installation, thereby surviving to grieve.

(Although we don't really see Spock resting in a cave. For all we know, he was walking outside, carrying fire-making equipment provided by Nero lest the Vulcan die of exposure, and saw Kirk and the beast stumbling into the cave; he then followed them in and evicted the beast. After that, he would set up camp there.)

Timo Saloniemi

 

[F. King Daniel]

A better question is why he was living in a cave when he knew a Starfleet base was within reasonable walking distance.

Wasn't he only there for a couple of hours prior to Kirk's arrival?

 

[Nerys Myk]

Spock had a deck of cards with him. He and Keenser played Fizzbin til a ship arrived to rescue them.

 

[urbandefault]

Spock knew he was in the past and didn't want to upset the timeline any further. When Kirk showed up, that was the gamechanger. He knew he had to get Kirk back to the Enterprise.

After he beamed Kirk and Scotty to the Enterprise, who knows? It wasn't stated in the movie, as far as I remember. Maybe there was a supply ship scheduled to stop by, maybe he signaled the closest ship and asked for a ride.

All we know for sure is that he was in that hangar bay when Spock Jr. mistook him for Sarek.

 

[Franklin]

A better question is why he was living in a cave when he knew a Starfleet base was within reasonable walking distance.

You seem to be misunderstanding the timescale here. The entire sordid affair took mere hours, from Nero's capture of 24th century Spock to Nero's defeat in the hands of 23rd century Spock. Within those hours, Nero dropped the older Spock onto Delta Vega - but obviously making damn sure Spock would need more hours than Vulcan had left before he could reach the local Starfleet installation. Otherwise, Spock could warn Vulcan.

Spock would thus indeed be on his way to the installation, but would be too late already (again!). So it would be time to rest - in a cave if one were available. Spock could later complete Nero's sadistic scenario and reach the installation, thereby surviving to grieve.

(Although we don't really see Spock resting in a cave. For all we know, he was walking outside, carrying fire-making equipment provided by Nero lest the Vulcan die of exposure, and saw Kirk and the beast stumbling into the cave; he then followed them in and evicted the beast. After that, he would set up camp there.)

Timo Saloniemi

A better question is why he was living in a cave when he knew a Starfleet base was within reasonable walking distance.

Wasn't he only there for a couple of hours prior to Kirk's arrival?

I suppose he could have been in transit to the base. That never occurred to me.

I always supposed he chose to take to the cave because he was in some kind of shock after the destruction of Vulcan and probably wasn't thinking right and needed to grieve, which would be better done alone, not at a base. After all, true or not, he told Kirk in the mind meld that all of this had happened because of him. Hell of a of a burden to shoulder.

At the same time, you're right that Nero didn't want him dead, but wanted him to live with the burden of what happened to Vulcan, so he put him somewhere where he could eventually find safety, but not before Nero was well on his way to Earth.

I'm just wondering if Spock Prime would've eventually thought wasn't worth it to leave that cave (what's there to live for? who's going to believe him about Nero in the first place? who can even stop Nero if they believe him? what can he do as a man out of time?) until Jim Kirk appears out of nowhere. Kirk's appearance seemed to perk him up and create some hope.

Interpretations vary, of course.

 

[Shat Happens]

Pon farr can happen at awkward times.

OK, now that's funny.

And weirdly plausible, when one remembers that Voyager episode when the Vulcan ensign ponfarred and tried to mate with B'Ellana, therefore proving that ponfarring Vulcans will try and ponfarr members of another species.

Bringing an entire another meaning to that soft whimper poor Kenser made when Scott left him alone with the big bad Vulcan.

He knew.

 

[Melakon]

I just think it's an incredibly lucky coincidence that NuSpock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega, Kirk leaves the escape pod, gets chased by two monsters, rolls down a hill with one monster right behind him, and just happens to run inside the same cave where OldSpock is waiting.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I just think it's an incredibly lucky coincidence that NuSpock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega, Kirk leaves the escape pod, gets chased by two monsters, rolls down a hill with one monster right behind him, and just happens to run inside the same cave where OldSpock is waiting.

Funny how things work out.

What were the chances Khan would attack an installation headed up by Kirk's ex-girlfriend? And Kirk would be on the only ship close enough to respond to Carol's distress call?

 

[T'Girl]

feeling that the loss of Vulcan was his fault

Instead of destroying the red matter, if necessary at the cost of his own life, Spock basically handed it to Nero.

Gee, why would Spock feel that the loss of Vulcan could have possibly been his fault?

 

[Melakon]

I just think it's an incredibly lucky coincidence that NuSpock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega, Kirk leaves the escape pod, gets chased by two monsters, rolls down a hill with one monster right behind him, and just happens to run inside the same cave where OldSpock is waiting.

Funny how things work out.

What were the chances Khan would attack an installation headed up by Kirk's ex-girlfriend? And Kirk would be on the only ship close enough to respond to Carol's distress call?

I'd read in one of the many writing books I was buying during the 80s that one coincidence in a film isn't too bad, but when you put coincidence on top of coincidence on top of coincidence, it starts to get ludicrous and the audience won't believe any of it. And that it's best to put a major coincidence early in the story, rather than halfway through. Despite the incredibility of finding OldSpock, Scotty just happens to be on the same planet too.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I just think it's an incredibly lucky coincidence that NuSpock maroons Kirk on Delta Vega, Kirk leaves the escape pod, gets chased by two monsters, rolls down a hill with one monster right behind him, and just happens to run inside the same cave where OldSpock is waiting.

Funny how things work out.

What were the chances Khan would attack an installation headed up by Kirk's ex-girlfriend? And Kirk would be on the only ship close enough to respond to Carol's distress call?

I'd read in one of the many writing books I was buying during the 80s that one coincidence in a film isn't too bad, but when you put coincidence on top of coincidence on top of coincidence, it starts to get ludicrous and the audience won't believe any of it. And that it's best to put a major coincidence early in the story, rather than halfway through. Despite the incredibility of finding OldSpock, Scotty just happens to be on the same planet too.

And Chekov justs happens to be on the ship that finds Khan. And for some reason all the rest of Kirk's former crew is on the Enterprise, which is commanded by Spock!!!!

Both films are "putting the band together/back together" stories. The character need to unite.

 

[Melakon]

Oh, and NuKirk and NuBones just happen to be on the same shuttlebus. And NUhura just happens to be in the same bar in the same town NuKirk lives in. Are there any I missed? I guess that's the problem with re-union shows.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Oh, and NuKirk and NuBones just happen to be on the same shuttlebus. And NUhura just happens to be in the same bar in the same town NuKirk lives in. Are there any I missed? I guess that's the problem with re-union shows.

Yep, they all gotta meet up to team up.

 

[austen_pierce]

I always had the impression that Spock made contact with Starfleet for a rescue in order to begin the search for New Vulcan.