From Newsgroup: alt.tv.star-trek.tos
From Address: diotonante@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Star Trek (2009) Someone explain this to me?
Duggy wrote:
> On Nov 15, 8:54 pm, Akira Norimaki <diotona...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> Duggy wrote:
>>>> That is the scene where Cadet Kirk, who is a stowaway that is not even >>>>
supposed to be on the ship, is promoted to first officer of Pike's
>>>> Enterprise. Kirk was called on the carpet for cheating on a test
>>>> earlier the same day, which is why he was not even supposed to be on the
>>>> ship... he was supposed to stay behind.
>>
>>>> McCoy brought Kirk aboard with him, under false pretenses, and here's
>>>> what I don't understand:
>>
>>>> Why is Kirk being promoted instead of being thrown into the brig?
>>
>>> Pike likes him.
>>
>>>> I also don't understand why Spock doesn't demote him and throw him into
>>>> the brig, instead of marooning him.
>>
>>>> Can any of you explain any of that to me?
>>
>>> The marooning didn't make much sense.
>>
>> Agreed, on both. It's a funny ride but the plot is rather pointless.
> So it's an action film.
Yeah, pretty much. An action movie in space.
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