Your favorite Vanguard characters
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I know, Americans are not interested in soccer. But here´s a little fun fact. As I´m currently watching the Champions League (Munich vs. Porto), I have noticed, that Porto has a player with the name Diego Reyes. He has nothing of his Vanguard namesake. Or rather, nothing regarding age, outward appearance and experience.
And I guess this name is very common in South America. Both Diego Reyeses have something in common, though: they are "in the soup" (one Diego is 0:5 behind with his team, the other in the hands of Klingons: you may choose, which fate is preferable
).
And I guess this name is very common in South America. Both Diego Reyeses have something in common, though: they are "in the soup" (one Diego is 0:5 behind with his team, the other in the hands of Klingons: you may choose, which fate is preferable
).
“Zett's dead, baby. Zett's dead.”
I know. Therefore "gone" was quite euphemistic. I never expected Quinn to be that foe for Zett. Neither did Zett.
To quote German singer Sarah Connor: From Zero to Hero
Marco Palmieri´s story in Declassified was the best so far. I liked to see Fisher and Desai in action (away from the station) and getting to know Gorkon better. A younger Gorkon with a 6 year old daughter, obviously Azetbur.
And it was nice to see more of Hallie Gannon before the Bombay incident.
Alas, Gannon had only few appearances. So my favorites are still Desai, Fisher, Pennington and T´Prynn.
And it was nice to see more of Hallie Gannon before the Bombay incident.
Alas, Gannon had only few appearances. So my favorites are still Desai, Fisher, Pennington and T´Prynn.
^ That would make me quite happy, of course. Sadly, given various realities of TV production, I know it will never happen. So I move on and create new things.
(German for beginners)Interesting to ponder. I think to a large extent my preferences vary from one volume to the next; different authors handled certain characters differently.
If I'm looking to generalize, though, I always really liked Desai. She seemed to have a serious, principled set of ethics that made for thought-provoking contrasts with events around her. It was disappointing to see her role diminished so much as the series progressed.
Conversely, I really never warmed up to Reyes, no matter who was writing him. To be honest, this caused me some frustration with the series overall, given how central he was. Basically he just came across as an arrogant, antisocial, authoritarian prick, with an ends-justify-the-means sense of ethics. Not exactly an example of Starfleet's finest.
Perhaps if the series had spent more time exploring the irony of his prosecution — namely, the fact that he was put on trial for arguably the most honorable thing he'd done, letting a free press disclose important information that shouldn't have been classified in the first place — I might have found him more interesting. Unfortunately, that development really only seemed to be used as a plot device to get him off the station for a while.
If I'm looking to generalize, though, I always really liked Desai. She seemed to have a serious, principled set of ethics that made for thought-provoking contrasts with events around her. It was disappointing to see her role diminished so much as the series progressed.
Conversely, I really never warmed up to Reyes, no matter who was writing him. To be honest, this caused me some frustration with the series overall, given how central he was. Basically he just came across as an arrogant, antisocial, authoritarian prick, with an ends-justify-the-means sense of ethics. Not exactly an example of Starfleet's finest.
Perhaps if the series had spent more time exploring the irony of his prosecution — namely, the fact that he was put on trial for arguably the most honorable thing he'd done, letting a free press disclose important information that shouldn't have been classified in the first place — I might have found him more interesting. Unfortunately, that development really only seemed to be used as a plot device to get him off the station for a while.
I finished the final Vanguard novel yesterday and all my questions were answered. What a showdown. I'm sad for Fisher and Ming Xiong not making it. Great reunification between Rana and Diego.
T'Prynn is still my favorite. Nogura gets more room and character development. I had to smile when he said to Kirk `never let yourself be promoted to Admiral´ or something along these lines.
Khatami grew dear to my heart, too. I like that she is married and has a daughter.
I can't really understand that Starfleet (Intelligence) ordered T'Prynn to dispatch Quinn. It sounds like Section 31. Obviously they weren't involved, but who knows if there were people inside SI who were later recruited or at least sympathetic to their cause.
I can relate to Carol Marcus' misgivings and her argument with her superiors on the station as to the experiments with the Shedai. She is a dedicated scientist, but after what has happened she could be lucky to be still able to be engaged in research. We'll see her again in TWOK, the Genesis Wave novels and S.D. Perry´s Inception.
T'Prynn is still my favorite. Nogura gets more room and character development. I had to smile when he said to Kirk `never let yourself be promoted to Admiral´ or something along these lines.
Khatami grew dear to my heart, too. I like that she is married and has a daughter.
I can't really understand that Starfleet (Intelligence) ordered T'Prynn to dispatch Quinn. It sounds like Section 31. Obviously they weren't involved, but who knows if there were people inside SI who were later recruited or at least sympathetic to their cause.
I can relate to Carol Marcus' misgivings and her argument with her superiors on the station as to the experiments with the Shedai. She is a dedicated scientist, but after what has happened she could be lucky to be still able to be engaged in research. We'll see her again in TWOK, the Genesis Wave novels and S.D. Perry´s Inception.
^ Glad you enjoyed the conclusion of the Vanguard saga.
