Reading MA recently, I learned how Carol Marcus was omitted from GEN at Paramount’s request. Which is why she did not appear in the Nexus scene and was replaced with Antonia.
It did create a larger question as to why Carol Marcus did not appear in the TOS films again? Compared with David, Saavik, Sarek and Cartwright?
She was not killed off in TSFS, neither in the loss of the USS Grissom or on the Genesis Planet, thereby leaving open an opportunity for her to return in the TOS films. But she never did.
Not in TVH in a cameo beside Saavik. Not in TFF, even though an appearance her probably would have worked with Sybok taking away everyone’s pain, and her as on of his followers. And not in TUC, which is set several years after TWOK and would have been a significant enough time away from Kirk.
Even when considering how her presence could comprise Kirk’s Lone Ranger status, I do not see how a brief cameo appearance would actually compromise that aspect of Kirk.
So, what was it about?
It did create a larger question as to why Carol Marcus did not appear in the TOS films again? Compared with David, Saavik, Sarek and Cartwright?
She was not killed off in TSFS, neither in the loss of the USS Grissom or on the Genesis Planet, thereby leaving open an opportunity for her to return in the TOS films. But she never did.
Not in TVH in a cameo beside Saavik. Not in TFF, even though an appearance her probably would have worked with Sybok taking away everyone’s pain, and her as on of his followers. And not in TUC, which is set several years after TWOK and would have been a significant enough time away from Kirk.
Even when considering how her presence could comprise Kirk’s Lone Ranger status, I do not see how a brief cameo appearance would actually compromise that aspect of Kirk.
So, what was it about?
