Your Thoughts on Generations / Kirk's Death

[Delta1]

Captain Ice said:
One major thing has always struck me as wrong in this movie. In Final Frontier, Kirk makes a huge deal about the fact that he has always known that he will die alone yet, when he dies, he is not alone. I know that a lot of people choose to interpret this as meaning that no one from TOS will be with him, but it still seems wrong to me that he should actually be with someone else when he dies.

Maybe Kirk was simply wrong about dying alone? I mean, canonically, there's no reason for him to think he's going to die alone. It's just a whimsical notion that he maintains. Outside canon, the Shatnerverse provides a serviceable explanation. Minor spoiler for Avenger:

Spoiler: Avenger

In the Shatnerverse, what's important isn't _how_ he dies, but rather _why_ he thinks he'll die alone.

It's ironic that fans are putting more weight on this line than the writer of TFF does.

 

[The Castellan]

I still wonder WHY killing Kirk was such a great idea.
Felt like a slap to the face for TOS fans, plus Picard lost his ship and yet he gets the E-E, the most advanced ship, within a year too.

I stil picture the bit where Picard sees the E-D saucer flying through the sky and says, "Riker, you dumbass, what the hell did you do?" :P

 

[Broccoli]

The Castellan said:
I stil picture the bit where Picard sees the E-D saucer flying through the sky and says, "Riker, you dumbass, what the hell did you do?" :P

Care of RiffTrax:

Picard: Number One, this is the captain. How's everything going on the ship?
Riker: Boring. I wish there was something to report.
Picard: What's the horrendous sound of crashing accompanied by screams and twisting metal?
Riker: Oh...uh...um...Data's watching "24."
Picard: All right. Carry on.